The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-31
ChristenSen's Def for the In
surgents Has Stirred Up
the Gang.
ANIMATED MEETING WAS
HELD IN ZION TUESDAY
G. o.. P. State Committee viii
Meet on Tuesday to Consider
Several Problems.

There was a conference of the federal
bunch at the Alta club on Monday
evening, the subject for discussion be.
ing the def of the insurgents through
Farley Christensen. All of the bunch
were not present, the absentees being
Kinky Booth and Curly Callister. The
bomb thrown by Mr. Christensen fright
encd the bunch and it met TO consider
what action should be taken. That any
member Of the G.. O. p could have the
Icmcrlty to come out IN the open, throw
down the gauntlet and declare war
upon the bunch was something that
never was expected. Hence the confer
cncc.
Col. Loose Called.
Later the telephone was brought into
requisition and the bell on the phone
in the home of Col C. +. Loose in
Provo aroused that gentleman from his
sIumbers. Regardless of the fact that
he had rendered his resignation rs
chairman Of the G., o. =. state commit,
tee. the spokesman for the bunch ut
this end Of the line begged and pleaded
with the Provo man to come to Salt
Lake for II conference and to discuss
the question Of calling a meeting of the
state committee. The result of a long
talkfest was that Col. Loose came to.
Zion on Tuesday morning and met with
the bunch that controls the church Re
publican party of Utah.
it Is said that the conference was
an exceedingly warm one and that har-
mony was not passed around in big
chunks, In fact, there were several
rather lively tits and language was in
dulgcd In that would insAate that
some one was more than angry.
Riot Act Was Read
The bunch had the law laid down IN
plain terms. They were told that their
action in removing the only gentle fed
eral official i'll Utah county, the late
postmaster at Spanish Fork, and the
only person that the chairman Of the
state committee had recommended for
place. was not only an injustice but
that it was the same as slap in the
face given the chairman and that it
was this action that had caused the
chairman TO resign. The members OF
the bunch were told in forceful Ian
guage to go to ---; that the insult
was too great to be forgiven and that
when slnews Of war in the shape of big
round simoleons were desired that they
would have TO come from somewhere
else than from the vaults of the big
chief in Provo.
Committee to Meet Tuesday.
Finally it was decided to issue a call
for a meeting of the state committee
to be held in Salt Lake City on Tues
day, September s, at which meeting the
resignation of Chairman Loose will be
acted upon and new chairman select !
ed. This chairman will be State Sena- |
tor kuchler of Weber county.
AT the meeting on Tuesday the date !
for the state convention will be fixed |
and the apportionment of delegates dc. |
clded upon, The date for the conven- |
tlon will IN all probability be Tuesday. |
September 27.
From what leaked out at the confer
ence ON Tuesday the bunch is more
alarmed than they care to have the
rank and file know, The gang was in
formed that the revolt against them
and their methods was not confined to
salt Lake county, but that it had
spread all over the state, and had as
jumed formidable proportions.
Sutherland's Statement Repudiated.
The statement made by Sutherland
n his speech at the Weber club in Op.
len on Monday night in which he de.
Jared that "'the Republican party in
Utah is solidly combined with little
possibility OF serious insurgent move
nent arising. / have recently covered
he entire state, and can positively saw
he regulars. ANY small discord which
nay affect the solidarity of the party
n certain sections is of no consequence
nd Will, of course, be Strengthened out
'e1ore the fall election / see nothinp
nut straight Republican victory
vas repudiated. The bunch were told.
nd that too in a manner that left no '
Dom. for doubt, that the progressives.
he insurgents had an exceptionally ,
trong organization and that when the
tate convention was held that they
iould show their power The bunch l
'as likewise given to understand That q
ne revolt was so great that the scalp i
( the Jack Mormon senator would !
angle from the belt of the insurgents !
hen the senatorial election occurred {
ext winter /
Ihere is merry war on and the +
tandpatters will get it in the neck. and c
hey VIII get 1T good and plenty. c
The Democratic committee of Salt \