The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-03
CHURCH FORCES
GATHER TODAY
SmOOt Republicans to Hold Rati-
fication Meeting in Salt
Lake.
SLATE Is DECIDED UPON.
But MAY BE CRACKED
Committee on Platform to Act
Merely in a Clerical
Capacity.
Probable Nominees.

Witcher.
For shcrIff-Joscph c. Sharp
For county attorucy-Job T. Lyon.
For treasurer Jack Grocsbcck.
Tor aSscssor-Amos Gabbott
For audItor-Roscoc Ylsus
For sufvcyor-Alma Csa rdncr
For county commssioncrs-O. W. Carl
son and j. ID. Murdoch.
For state scnate-W. y. Williams and
Bcnner y. Smith.
For lower house Free for-all fight. as
no candidate who has not pledged him
self FOR Sutherland viii have a look in
tNo Gcntles wanted)
In the event that tho slste-malors OF
the church Republican party have their
way in the convention. TO he held in
the salt Lake thentcr today, the above
will he the ticket However. there Will
be bitter fights In several instances. The
main fight will center on tho county at
torncyship nomination. job u. Lyon. the
incumbent is the leading candidate for
the nomination. but the Mackay and
"Gimlet" crowds and the federal bunch
have been doing everything in their
power 10 defeat Lyon. because OF the
fact that he attacked the "Gimlct" stcsl
In connection with the delinquent tax
list advertisement.
The slate making crowd does not wake
up nights and cry for Lyon, but II argues
that the ticket should not be made any
more top-hcavy than possible with Nor
mons and that il would he good politics
to nominate Lyon There are several
candidates in the field against Lyon. au
aclSed by the gangs above referred ,to,
but il tho Jack-AIormous In the conycn-
non have nerve enough 10 stand pat for
Lyon. nc viii be nominated.
Inc chief opponents I,VOD I
Wiley and Moses g. Davis Wiley has
bccn more or less prominent in politics
neretoIorg; pll NOBODY appears 10 know
Davis. Either of these mon would be
acceptable to the Mackay federal bunch
'Gimlet" gang if his nomination would
effect the elimination OF Lyon.
More Hard Shedding.
Frank IIeginbotham. third-terin candi-
date for the authorship nomination. is
going 10 have rocky road TO travel
and the outlook is bright for the nom
inatou OF Roscoe NigUs. However. in
View of the bitterness of the fight be-
tween Beginbotham and Nlgus. n dark
horse may possibly gallon in a winner.
The convention Will open at II o'clock
this morning when Fred c. l,oofbourow,
temporary chairman, will deliver his ad-
dress. j. Farley White Will be the tenn
porary secretary and Dan LOTUS. SER
Ecant- arms,
T. l. Eldrcdge. chairman of the Re
publican county committee. will call the
convention TO order and then turn over
the eavel TO Chairman Loofbourow Tho
morning session will be taken up with
the speech OF the temporary chairman
and the appointment of the committees,
which have already been unofficially
chosen.
Before tho convention opens the Salt
Lake delegates will meet 10 choose cam
didatcs for Justice OF the peace and con
stable. This Is mere formal!ty as there
these officers this fall. The probabili-
ties are that Stanley 4. Hanks and Peter
Hanson will be the reluctant candidates
for reelection
Will Be Easy Task.
The committee on platform and resolu-
tions does not anticipate hard time in
formulating a platform for the county
convention The committee is composed
of men known for their servjle obedience
to tho leaders and tho church committee
men Will sign any document submitted 10
them.
'rhc platform planned for the conven-
tion lacks innovations. Ii VIII contain
merely an Endorsement of the national
state and county administrations. with d
relteration OF the planhs of the state plat
form No railroad commission, direct
primary, ripper bill, or commission plan
OF government is contemplated. Only
a meek Endorsement OF local option as
provided for in the state platform Is Ike
ly To result.
Just a little insurgency on tho floor OF
tho convention Is anticipated. Parlcy l..
Christensen Will be there with his sara
toga plan of voting and his direct pri-
mary measure. lie secured an indorse-
mnni Of a direct primary at the county
convention two years aSo, but thc Ee-
publican Legislators promptly iors9t Ine
pledge when they reached the icSlslsture,
AS TO prohibition large majority o,
the delegates have taken counScl ana
will not brook any deviation rom lne
state platform In this regard. Ihers aru
few prohibitionists In tho convention
but they arc hoplessy in the minority