The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-10
REAL REPUBLICANS
AFTER THE BUNCH
Workers in the Party Hold a
Meeting and DenOuBce
the Gang.
RED-H0T MEETING HELD
in THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Attempts of Henchmen and
Relatives of Federal Bunch to
Capture Meeting Fail.

There was at red hot meeting In the
office OF the sheriff OF salt Lake county
Wednesday night in which tho regular
Republicans. the real workers in the
party and the federal bunch. through
The relatives of the bunch. mdused in
some rather warm and vigorous Ian
suase.
The regular Republicans have become
tired OF the domination of the bunch
and they arc in open rebellion. The ap-
pointment of Pcewce Thomas to succeed
himself as postmaster was tho last straw;
hence the revolt.
The meeting OF Wednesday night was
su adjourned meeting from one held last
Saturday night It's object is 60 complete
sn organization against Flc federal
bunch, go az 10 give that gang a knock
out blow In the next state and county
eve ming Jody Edredge, Julian Riley. WI.
lisyo McCrea &. u. II. Thompson and
several members of the Callister- Ander-
son and Eldredge tribe represented the
federal bunch
They went to the meeting for the
purpose OF capturing it and squclchins
cessful An effort to place Jody lGldredsc.
assayer. IN charge OF the United states
assay office. in the chair failed.
Plain Talk Indulged In,
In the discussion which occurred the
object Of the meeting was plainly set
forth, The intent Is to formulate dec
laratien OF principles, the cardina fca-
ture OF which VIII be that in order 70
hold office in the state or county otu
salt Lake II is not necessary that q man
hc 4 tithepaNer to the hierarchy OF be
= member of the tribe OF Eldrcdee. An
oIerson, Callister, Thomas, or Booth. or
owe absolute allegiance TO the congress
siouaI delegation.
In the tsilc WAS shown that In the
county recorders office there were clhl-
dren at work, their only qualification be
listere. ii was also charged by the reg
ularS that Democrats were given official
places over straight out Republicans
over men who gave their time and means
10 the cause OF RepublcanIsln.
Open Charges Made.
1t MAS charged. and not denied. that the
Thomas family, The Anderson ialaliy, ana
the Calistor family were ncpotlStS III all
thai the term implies. II Was declared that
while John J. Thomas had been set
board OF equalization that inc was still
retained as q clerk at high salary and |
that deserving men In The party were ig-
nured.
ii Was declared that Jody Eldredse..s
pa, who was always a Democrat while |
resident and office holder in Rich
county. changed his co.ors. and thai
since that change he had secured cinch |
hold. like Pcewee Thomas, ON the public |
teat. and that this hold was So tigh'
that he could not he forced 20 lc; 60
In so far is the sincwS of wal i'll !
campaign were concerned, the matter oil
money IL wss openly charged that the
federal bunch had kicked and squirmcd !
nd had not come down with ihe dough. |
Icewee Thomss's contribution OF So !
only being cited in particular.
What Regulars Demand.
Every. member Of the icderoi bunch |
vas denounced for parsimony in con'ri- !
buttons for the number OF iclativcs upon !
the payroll. the. Callisters, AndeTsons
Thomascs EldrcdSes aud Hulls in par |
ticulat What the regulars want. what !
they propose TO have is a diyy. They hold |
That SO long as Joseph i. Smith. who IS
the real head ol the federal bunch, has |
absolute control of Inc tithing barrel. hc
should provide FOR n-law Kcssler and |
thus allow worker in the party TO ill |
They Demand that John j Thomas let
go of the clerkship on the state board Of !
equalization. They demand that the Cal /
lister family be bounced from the coun
~ recorders office in view that Ed Cal |
lister holds the lucrative office Of inter- !
nal revenue collector. They demand that !
the Edredpc family be bounced from
tho land office the county clerks office
and tho census office in view that Jody ,
Eldredge holds the position OF asSaycr in !
chgrce OF the United States assay office |
They demand that the Anderson family |
be reiegated from the positions they hold ,
in view that Fussy Jimmy. alias Navajo |
Jimmy. holds the position OF United
States marshal.
Just a Few Things Mentioned.
These were few of the things that .
were brought out al the meeting on We'd !
nesd3y night and incidentally il was |
rena rSed that one George SutherlandS
would have TO step down from the United !
States senatorship and not be candi |
date again.
The revolt against the bunch has as |
sumed great proportions and IL Is still I
spreading. The workers are in earnest |
and the Gcht is to be TO a finish. An
other meeting will be held Saturday |
evening.