The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-30
Boss-Ridden Politics Complete
ly Exemplified by the Utah
County Republicans.
NO SLIP IN PROGRAMME;
PLATFORM ALSO PREPARED
A Prohibition County Rejects
Prohibition in Its Declara-
ton Of Principles.
Special to The Tribune.

AMERICAN FORK. Sept. 2s.--The Re-
publican county convention held here to-
day was rather warm In many ways and
on many questions, but the regular or
der which had been previously made
went through with only slight variations
Before the convention was called to or
der every delegate In the convention
knew the ticket made up and the plat
form TO be adopted
The American Fork delegation was d.
vided on the candidacy OF President
Stephen L. Chipman of the Alpine stake
and John H. Wootton. for the nomination
for state senator. At the primary. each
OF these candidates asked TO be indorsed
and after two votes Wootton had a ma
tority OF flve. but the Chipman crowd
charged fraud.
Called to Order
County Chairman Eph Homer called the
convention to order at 0.45, and after
the reading OF the call oy Secretary John
temporary chairman and William Thorn
ton OF American Fork. secretary. Mrs.
ELIAS Hanson OF Spanish Fork, assistant
secretary: Mrs. Luella Thorne OF Pleasant
Grove, second assistant secretary, Jesse
NJ Harmon OF Provo, sergeant-at- ARMS.
Chairman CluT. in taking the chair.
said ne was very much surprised, but
conferred. "Before this " campaign is
over" ne said. I'VE will have the Demo
Gratis completely frightened, as they are
already scared half frantic" Mr. Cluf
llkened the two parties. locally. to a
frightened man. and black cat which
frightened him. He referred 10 the ad
ministration Of President Taft, and was
meagerly applauded. but when the speak
er connected the name OF Theodore
Roosevelt with that of Taft. the conven-
ton was much more emphatic In Its ap-
plause.
After naming committees on creden.
tlals. organization and order OF business
and platform and resolutions, the con-
Vcntion adjourned until . p. m,
AT o'clock the convention reconvened
and the committees reported. The COM
mittee on credentials recommended that
each delega tion present be permitted to
cast the entire vote OF the delegation.
and reported 3l1 delegates present. Cln-
Thistle. Tucker and Spring Lake were
not represented. '-| a-s
Was It Trick7
The Benjamin delegation. with George
A. Hone at the head arrived too late
TO take part In the temporary, dclibera-
lions Mr. Hone, who was to have been
temporary chairman. was misinformed as
TO the time Of trains and the converting
of the convention. There are those who
believe that Mr.. Hone was purposely
lbera,e subterfuge induced to wait for
a train which 1t was known would ar
rive in American Fork hours after the
time set for the convention TO be called
TO order, Mr.. Hone and his delegation
are somewhat sore over the incident
the mistake" as it has been eX-
planned.
Permanent Organization,
The committee on permanent organi-
cation and order OF business reported as
Jacob Evans. Provo. chairman; Carl
Hopkins; Lehi' first vice chairman j. S,
Page. Ta,sH ePaysoni second vice chairman;
futile, Spanish Fork. first assistant sec
retary; Nina Houston. second assistant
secretary. BENJAMIN Bates. Alpine. SER
geant at arms; II. II. Cluff. Provo. chap
lain.
Mr., Evans. in taking the chair. spoke
on the different issues In this campaign,
TO the liquor question, explaining the
difference between state wide prohibi-
tion. as declared for by the Democrats
and l9Ial oPti9In as Is favored by the
Is very plain that. II the Democrats
elected every state senator and legis-
lator, they could not pass a prohibition
senators. and all OF them are Republi-
cans. bound by the Republican plat
form, which is local option Mr.. Evans
state wide prohibition. because the en-
forccment OF the law would devoIve upon
the state, and in cities where the people
not enforce the law Mr., Evans said
the liquor question is the live wire in
this campaign The only way. said
Mr.. Evans, is TO thresh this thing out
mixing in the politics Of the state. Mr.
Evans referred to the fact that there
was not s,saIn saloon Licensed BY the county
which has adopted prohibition.
The Platform.
A minority report on platform and
resolutions was presented by George
Startup OF Provo and w. w Warwick
of Pleasant Grove, The minority report
would amend the platform. TO give the
same powers TO all officers In enforcing
the prohibition ordinances. as is now
conferred on the health officers OF the
George F shelley a delegate from
rlcan Fork read the state platform.
which referred to the liquor question.
form by making counties the unit Both
OF these amendments were lost on vote
OF the conception and the platform as
by the committee. follows.
I'VE, e. the Republicans OF Utah county.
in convention assembled, renew our al
leglance to the national Republican party
and the principles adopted in the ma
indoree the splendid administration OF
the Hon William II Taft and especial
" do we indorse the superior work OF
our congressional delegation at Wash
ington In maintaining and standing for
such legislation as IL properly protects
the industries OF this state, such as lead. !
wool sugar, etc, and especially com
mend the work In securing better home |
stead laws for the state Of Utah. dry
farm ard provisions 10 continue the rec
lamaton services and 10 encourage tho |
home seeker and the great development
OF the arid west We indorse the pres
cnt demonstration OF our state and
and especially do we approve the |
attitude OF Governor William Spry to-
ward the good roads and conservation |
enterprises which so greatly concerns
us as a state. We indorse In it's en-
tirety the platform adopted by the Re-
publican state convention at Ogden. and
we pledge our legislative candidates 10
a careful consideration of the princl- !
pies contained therein and the policies
outlined thereby and we especially COM
mend that portion q the state platform
urging our campaign speakers TO es-
pecially urge the people to vote for the