The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-20
Republican State Convention,
Which Assemblies Today,
Promises to Be Lively.
MAY DRAW LINES AS TO
INSURGENTS AND REGULARS
Plenty of Candidates in Line
for Nomination for Head
of Ticket.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 10
| with a wealth OF candidates for the
goVernorshlp nomination and several
| other places on the ticket botly con.
tested for; strong movement, particu-
iarly among the younger element, for a
pronounced progressive platform; and
division of sentiment as to what shall
be done In the matter of approving the
record of United States Senator Simon
Guggenheim, the Republican state CON
Ventlon, which meets In this city tomor-
row morning, promises 10 be an inter
esting battle Of leaders from the start.
In nearly all of the counties resou.
tlons indorsing the Taft administration
| were adopted but in all but one of
them Roosevelt and his policies were
| lauded also, and in some the former
president was given the greater praise.
Denver Leaves Out Teddy.
Denver alone neglected to make any
mention of Roosevelt and for this credit
Is given the old guard whose wish was
TO avoid being classed with the pro-
gresslves. Since the Denver county con-
vention of Saturday they have ex-
planned that there was no desire to ig-
more Roosevelt or belittle his idea Of
progressive legislation; they wanted
simply, they say, TO take n conserva-
tive position, by indorsing the Repub-
lican party's record in national affairs
and incidentally the present national
administration.
1t is certain that platform making
will be the most important preliminary
work of the convention and it may de-
velop big fight.
Several of the candidates who have
announced themselves as seekers for the
gubernatorIal and other nominations,
learning of the action taken by the
Denver Republicans and believing that
an attempt will be made by their big
delegation of 1877 to force their views
upon the state convention, have stated
that unless the convention followed n
moro progressive course, they could not
accept places on the ticket.
Will Strive for Harmony,
In order to avoid any embarrass ssms It
10 them. it is reported that an offer will
be made TO have a report from the plat.
form committee before nominations are
taken up.
Individual members Of the party at
tending the convention are much at sea
on the question Of indorslng Senator
Guggenhcim. Several of the county
conventions made no mention of him
whatever while others approved of his
acts in the senate looking to the up
building Of Colorado.
The only candidate for the nomination
for governor who has come out square
" as a supporter for Roosevelt policies
is Merle D. Vincent of Paonia. When
Colonel Roosevelt was in Denver sew
cral weeks ago as the guest Of the Cat
tie Growers association, Mr.. Vincent
made a speech recounting the acts Of
the Roosevelt administration and stat
ing Roosevelt policies as he understood
them. Colonel Roosevelt. who followed
said that Vincent had stated his poll
cies better than he could have stated
them himself and intlmated that his
(Rooscvelt's) friends in Colorado
could hardly do better than vote for
Vincent
This gave Vincent n great boost on
the western slope, but his friends could
do little toward getting delegates in
structcd for him. There are many 9th
cr candidates.
Late tonight il appeared that the con-
ventions choice for the governorshlp race
probably will fall between State senator
John f. Stephens Of Colorado City a
former railroad engineer. who is sup
ported by labor interests and Rush H..
Holland OF Colorado Springs. an attor-
ney, and ono time grand exalted ruler of
the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Iclks The platform as now forcshad-
owed probably will indorse President
tariff and touch upon The Roosevelt polli
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