The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-29
INSURGENCY IN
WEBER COUNTY
Strong Resolutions Rejected by State Republicans Are Introduced
County Convention Stir Up a Meeting Which
Gave Promise of Being Dul-Debate is Vigorous

At 1l:2O o'clock this morning the
! Republicans Of Weber county met in
the county court house in convention
with nearly every delegation fully rep
resented. County Chairman Oscar b.
Madison OF the county Republican or
| ganization called the convention to
order and ANNOUNCED the following
temporary officers.
Samuel C Dye, Ogden, chairman.
Lyman Skeen, Plain City and Mrs
Jennie Nelson, ogden. vice chairman.
John Walker. Ogden, secretary.
Miss AnGls Brown, ogden, John
Hooper. Hooper. assistant secretar-
J les.
Thomas Lundy, ogden, sergeant-at-
arms
David Mckay. chaplain.
In assuming the duties Of tempor-
! airy chairman, Mr. Dye called the chap
! lain to offer an Invocation, President
c. F. Middleton being called on to
perform that duty, because or the alb
sence OF the chaplain. Bishop David
Mckay.
Dyes Address.
Chairman Dye addressed the con-
vention on the principles of Repub-
| licanism. calling his hearers atten,
ton to the glorious achievements OF
the Republican party, and predicting
that the achievement will be as great
| in the future,
Mr.. Dye stated that the Republican
! party always had solved the great
governmental questions of the nation
| Ic certain tb
| il will not fall in the future.
He referred TO the money question,
stating that Mckinley handled the sill
Yer contention by the inauguration Of
gold standard and that Roosevelt
made a satisfactory adjustment OF the
| panic of 1907 by having circulated
bank notes as a form of legal tender,
The chairman stated to the conven-
| tion that he anticipated that every
one in the convention would be CIV
en- the opportunity OF express his will
! freely and that the vote Of each dele
gate would be untrammeled He be-
lieved i'm equal rights 10 all and spe-
cial privileges to none He also stat
| ed that the ticket to be named by the
| Republicans today would be the tic
iet, elected on election day. by a
large majority. and he hoped the very
| best men would be selected to ill the
| places.
Committees Named,
On motion of Judge James A
| Howell, the county was divided into
nine districts. for the purpose of Sc"
| lecting committeeman on credentials,
organization and order of business
and platform and resolutions. and the
committees were named as follows
| redentidl5-OGden, First ward.
Harold Packer; End ward, Frank
Smythe, 3rd ward. Edwin Dix, ith
ward, j. S. Carver; 5th ward, John
! Wilcox, Huntsville. Eden and Liber-
| ty, w. r. Holmes; Birch Creek. Roy,
Uintah, Hooper. Riverdale and Kanes-
vile. Arthur Powers, West Weber,
) Warren, Plain City, Wilson. Slater
Vile. Lyman Skeen; Farr West, Ran
dali Pleasant View, North ogden.
| HMrisville and Marriott H, w. Mar
riott
Order OF bnsiness-Ogden. LIST ward,
| Alice Collins. 2nd ward, w. B. Van
, Dyke: 3rd ward, David Jensen, 4th
+, ward. ]. V. Bluth: 5th ward, X. A.
| Moyes; Huntsville, Eden and Liber-
| ty, w G Smith; Birch Creek. Roy,
| Uintah, Hooper, Riverdale and Kanes-
Vile. John Childs: West Weber, War
rem, Plain City Wilson. Statewide. II.
F. Peterson, Farr West, Randall,
| Pleasant View, North ogden, Harris
| Vile and Marriott, Frank Moore.
Platlorm-Ogden 1st ward, Leon
Browning 2nd ward. William Howell;
3rd ward, John Barker 18th ward. j.
II. Devine; 5th ward, Il. T Hulanlskl;
huntsville. Eden and Liberty, ID I.
( Walker Birch Creek. Roy, Uintah.
| Hooper Riyerdale and Kanesville, a.
| Christensen; West Weber Warren,
| Plain City, Wilson, Statewide, J, L.
Robinson, Farr West, Pleasant View.
North ogden, Harrisville and Marrl-
Oft, James Jensen
According to the above arrangement
ogden City was given five Of the nine
committeeman ana the districts out
! side the city were allowed four
After the appointment OF the COM
mittees. the convention adjourned to
meet at p m.
Forecast of Results.
1t is more than likely that the tic
| ket will be named during the after
noon and that the county delegates
will have ample time after the ad-
| journment to get home before dark,
and yet, some lively contests may oc"
| cur
1t is said by the wise ones that
| there viii be lively tilt between the
! advocates of Mrs. r f. West ana
those of j Il. Wallace for county re-
corder VI also will be close between
Edwin Dix and Thomas Mathews for