The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-27
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SEPTEMBER e.

isn iine chairman % In your district II tina
g - a., voiceIThas's all right, too
? Mr' Christensen-Yes there is no dis
rict within the boundaries of Utah /,
, Sist,c, trh II s lsn true, II perchance such.
tns this Suicl exists. then the chairman and tn,
ieadlng members Of my party In that dis
, ,n ,Iict arc sycophants, without ability a
uey 'SSaG dominas l1gr the or 1Eg men can abso
not In what district IL may be.
Second Provo Ward.
of N Nolce-How about the Second ware
Mr. Christensen-And the Second WARD
OF Provo just as we'll us any other ward
Applause: cries of hear, hear; calls OF
lIme, go on etc.
Mr. Christensen-The convention. Mr.
CHAIRMAN, VIII be called in Mr., Kelley's
mousse. Four or five OF us will attend |!
mere are not enough by half past eight
nJ h VIII go OUT and get some more: Ii
another bunch. and if we are afraid, be
.orc the primary meets. we will do like
shey nave done in some other districts
Where they expected fght-we Will line
up -FOUR or five or dozen or n half a
dcZen big black nsggers In the front par,
OF the hall and none of the people Will
plause)
Mr.: chairman. if you want to have a
fair field and free fight in Utah politics,
that's good" cheers.) Is there a NAH
or a woman In this house that Is afraid
my own district, and no doubt would
be II tho people had fair expression.
CLaughter) That Is the question that we
should now and here declde-glve the
10 have adopted a direct primary law.
tcries OF time; we want to hear
| from Kclley.'D
Well, Mr. Kelley is right here
The chairman want to say to the
gentlemen Of the convention that Mr..
Christensen has the floor; There is no
| tion.
Finds Doubter.
Mr.. Christensen-Now, is there soul
In this convention that has any doubt
about what | say? is there ward or a
district in Utah in which local bosses
cannot dominate the will of the. peop!a
In their district? tCries of sure" yes
| We'll. how is that. II the Third ward
| OF Provo isn't dominated by anybody and
we elect our candidates? Now, what Is
! the result? Oh. | meet John Homer; Eph
Homer has n large part to do with the
controlling OF the whole state. but John
| Homer is the local bosslet OF his ward.
and, Mr. Chairman. both OF them are
sterling Republicans. of the finest and
cleanest type. and when we get a direct
| primary law, John Homer | believe
your people will elect you as delegate to
| every convention you want 10 go to:
Mr.. Chairman. why should we In Utah
up into the front ranks OF political and
economic advancement and adopt di-
rect primary system? We have bosses
we have organization. we have machines.
and those organizations. those bosses and
those machines have accomplished for us
what we have prayed for-Republican
regret to say that we have gone beyond
that. We have unmade and made candi-
dates. IL Is not the function OF any po-
litical organization or any political ma
OF fo Uh ho iS IN
the party. TO say who is TO be the candl ,
date OF the people upon any, political
constituency. to the people, And when
| address you. Mr.. Chairman and gentle-
men OF this convention my garments are
moi entirely free. / have taken my part;
as a subordinate, in the local political
organization. l have to some extent
dominated my primaries and tried TO
dominate my convention. II Is the natural
result of our present political system,
and In the name OF present advancement
OF present ideas. in the name OF those
two men who look into your faces at
the present time and both Of whom you
adore. Theodore Roosevelt and President
Taft (cheers), In the name OF the po-
litleal condition that is bound TO come In
Utah. ask OF you to calmly consider the
idea of giving the people clean cut, fatr
deal in your fight.
Talks Direct Primary.
Mr.. Chairman. is there anything for
US 10 fear In having direct primary
law? If there is. In the name OF de-
cency what is ~. Our political advo-
Gates have said that II, is expensive
You can limit the expense. 1t Is en-
tirey within the power OF the legislature
10 say how that shall be done, but. Mr
Chairman, do not let us continue IN the
barbaric system the damning condition
of having the local district chairman the
monarch: the plutocrat OF the local PR,
mary Do not let u9 continue TO have
a primary called two days before we
meet. perhaps, the place Of meeting has
not been designated. 80 (Cries Of Here
we want 10 go home.D,
Yes, YOU would have liked 10 have
gone home sooner than this. You wonla
like 10 have gone home this afternoon be-
fore o'clock but. Mr.. Chairman; IL we
spend two days here and accomplish some
political reward 1t will be a Victory.
Mr. Chairman, Iadics and gentlemen,
wha, do we care for two. or three days
additional expense ir we lift the political
conditions in Utah to the plane that has
been attained In most OF the other pro
pense. Have you thought about the pri.
mary system? Have you thought about
direct nomination? The separate cX
drawn. draw and It can be. with the brains
of tho Republican party II can be, win WIN
sess. so that you can have no more trou-
bile in nominating your officers than you
do at present have: Mr. chairfnah' "n-
Mr, Chairman nobody knows better
than the members OF this convention. who
are all bosses TO larger or smaller de-
gree / want 10 say that we dominate
unreasonably and improperly I'm our own
districts Brother John Homer VIII claim
that the people represent his delegation
here. but the fact is that the people do
moi attend the primaries The people
know that, they do not have an oppor, g2or,
tunty, and hence they stay away Most
of them say, whats the use?'
Now. Mr.. Chairman, and gentlemen , and
ladies' OF this convention, remember that
when we talk about this question 70
ourselves. we are talking to state bosses
and local bosses, and ] want 10 say TO
YOU IL should be submitted 10 viva yoce
vote, and | want 10 say when you vote
upon this question you represent ninety
votes and rot yours.
Nobody can criticise you. Mr.. Chair
man. cIean-cut. fine gentleman that you
are You came into the convention with
five or six voters. did you not?
a Noice-Yes. sir.
Describes Own District.
Mr. Chrlstensen-Mr. Chairman. ladies
and gentlemen OF the convention, can
carry and elect TO any convention III
Utah In The average political district in
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