The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-27

Rt nNc minutes 10 eleven last
night, after rather long drawn out
convention, tho Honorable Joseph
Howell was renominated congressman
by vote of is4 IL out OF possible
627, his opponents. Harry Josephs, re,
ceiving II IL votes and Farley P,
Christensen 60 votes. Chief Justice
ID n, Straup WINS renominated for
the supreme bench by acclamatiOn.
The first voice of insurgency was
raised in the convention when Chas.
r Hollingsworth OF Weber county In
troduced an amendment to the report
OF the committee on resolutions pro
vidinc for the direct vote Of the peo-
pie in naming men for official posi-
tion, commonly known as the primary
law, championed on Che floor of the
convention by Parlcy P. Christensen,
candidate for nomination for con-
grcsS, and others
insurgency Pronounced.
The storm had been brewing all
day, but It took no pronounced form
until this time and ii looked for awhile
as though the resolution would be
made part of the report OF the com
mittee The resolution was presented
to the convention in the form of an
amendment to the committee report
and it was questionable for time as
TO whether the chairman would not
rule II to be a resolution that, under
the regulations OF the convention pre-
yiously made in adopting the report
of the committee on organization and
order OF business, should be referred
to the committee on resolutions br fore
action should be taken on it on the
floor Of the convention
It being explained, however, that
the resolution had been presented to
the resolutions committee and had
failed of passage. and that the only
recourse was to bring It before the
body OF the convention. the chairman
ruled that it would be considered as
an amendment to the report of the
resolutions committee and was open
for discussion by the delegates
Farley Christensen lead in the dis
cussion and occupied much time In eX-
planning the necessity OF the Repub-
lican party OF Utah getting into line
with the progressive Republicans Of
the nation by adopting the primary
law. He said that Theodore Roose-
welt is advocating it and that many
OF the other states of the union had
adopted It, and were well satisfied
with It
Christensen for Direct Primary.
Mr.. Christensen talked so long
about il that tho convention became
quite impatient and some of the mem
bers became so rude as to ask Farley
10 SIT down and let the matter drop.
Farley would not do that for he had
made up his mind to rid the party of
"bossism, machine tactics and other
things that he mentioned. and place
II in a position. as he put it. Ito give
the people a square deal in tho Sc
lection Of men for the various political
positions. He said that political or
CARNATIONS have become very cor
rupt, that the voice of tho populace Is
no longer being hoard in the primaries
and that the conventions, both county
and state. are being filed with ward
heeleUs and bosses.
The speaker said he did not think
there Is any fairness in any OF the
primaries OF conventions that are be-
ing held In Utah because the machine
men and political bosses are controll-
ing the primaries. sending whom they
may 10 lnc conventions. dUu l0e COLI
ventions in turn nominating the fel.
lows that can win. This plan. he said.
is keeping people in the back ground,
they having but little choice In the
matter of selecting the men they
should like TO have run for office
HaIVereon Refers to Gag Rule"
Others who spoke in favor OF the
amendment became personal 10 n de-
gree and intimated at times that gag
rule" was being attempted in that the
chairman conjcctured whether the
amendment was a proper question for
consideration before the body of the
convention George Halvcrson OF OG-
den intimatcd that gag rule" should
not prevail in the convention and that
be felt that the primary law should
be migrated into the platform Of the
republican party
Chairman Smoot took exceptions TO
the remarks OF Mr.. HalveTson and
promptly advised the convention that
he was not in favor of gag rule any
more than was the Weber county at
torney, but that he was willing TO re-
main in the convention all night and