The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-12
FRED PRICES SCALP
NOW IN CHANCERY
Effort to Remove II to Be
Made by Certain
Republicans.
WANT NEW PRESIDENT
Matter Will Be Determined
at Meeting to Be Held
Tonight.
NEW PRESIDENT

They do say there is going 10 Inc some
ierocious kind of dolngs tonight when the
Young Mems Republican club meets TOT
its annual election OF officers. All oi INC
venerable and hoary members OF the just
ly celebrated organization are eNpcctco
10 be on hand at o'clock tonight IN
Judge Armstrong; courtroom In tic CITY
and county building. ii Is announced
that several kegs OF sharp nails VIII be
opened and that tho Anvil Chorus VIII be
the chief musical number Of the even
inE.
The Young Mems Republican club, In
the words of President Cleveland. has
been in n state Of Inocuous desueiude
for almost three months. Il record for
peace and tranquility on the part OF that
strenuous association OF illustrious poll
ticlans The last peep OF tho Young
Mems Republican club was heard on the
occasion of tlie visit TO this city OF PrcSl-
dent TAFT AT tha. time the Young Men
Republican club had n inc president sr1 rpT nor
ing that time the members of the club
piled the president with peanuts, popcorn,
chewing gum and candy and otherwise
made the nations chief executive feel
right at home,
Since the presidents departure tho
Young Mems Republican club has peen
Republican club. There has been no out
ward sign OF the turbulence and turmoil
that rent and rived the organization IN
ternally, according to street corner talk,
AS time for the annual election sp-
preached however, the unnatural calm
Of the Young Mems Republican club could
withstand the pressure no longer, anu
there have been nntterings and murn'ur-
ings for tho last three DAYS that forebodn
the eruption tonight. an eruption that
promises 10 pale into insisniticancc The
f,Il liSs,t rhll
the bowels OF Mount Fcsuvlus ut the time
when pompeil was marked on the map.
Warm Time Expected.
The election OF officers OF the Young
Mems Republican club Is always an event
OF transccnding importance and deafcning
sound This years election will be no
exception 10 the usual order OF slinSs.
unless forecasts fall.
The cfrice of president OF the Young
Mems Republican club Is an Office Of in
comparable honor, and he who occupies
IL lives ever in a state OF dazzling glory.
SO long as his incumbency lasts. Albeit
Republican club is beset with unceasfng
excitement and stress and strife, the dis
tlnction conferred by the Office more
! than compcnsates for the e&haustins
labors Incident thereto.
For The last ycar Fred ". Price has
occupied the office OF president Of the
! friends declare tllat he has performed
! signal service for the organization and
| that. by reason OF his rare skill as a
leader. The club has enjoyed a season
| of unprecedented prosperity. There he
others, however. who do not accept this
| view. and these assert with some degree
OF yehcmcncc that Mr. Prices adminls
, tration has not been distinguished with
| al overpoWerinS sight at good judS
| ment.
| Therefore tonishcs test is expected to
\ swing caily on the pivotal point Of the
yindicatlon or the non -vindlcation of the
| administration OF Fred Price.
| Those who arc opposed 10 the indorsc-
ment of Mr.. Price say that John F. Bow.
| man, deputy county attorney, Is the kind
| OF timber from which TO hew a president
for the Young Mems Republican club. q
real president with springs In him. Some
OF Mr.. Bowman's friends--those who urge
| his choice-poinl with pride to the mag
| nillcent manner In which he as chairman
| OF the central committee of the late good
government Republican movement.
brough, his candidate for mayor under
the wire n strong third In the race. de-
| featinc by several dozens OF votes the
Socialist candidate. This brilliant
achievement on the part Of Mr.. Bowman
| say hts friends, clearly entities him To
| the presidency of the club
Doesn't Hanker for Job.
It is understood that Mr.. Bowman has
no great hankoring 10 assume the lead
crship OF so renowned company as Tho
Young Mems Republican club. but sucl
a triflng thing d refusal to br = CA
diddte VIII not stop the Young Men ! Re-
puDutdn CluD from CleHtlnE MIN. n II
wants to, for be i, Known that the SOW
ereign Will OF that organization is su-
preme In all things.
Tonight's meeting Will be enlivcned by
the presence in person or Harry Joseph
! a shining light in the councils OF The club
by Billy McCrcD, who VIII bring his olive
branch Of peace and wave Il gently toe
and fro when the troubled waters
threaten TO become furious breakers: by
Jake Greenewald, who will tell the me<.;.
lnS OF The time when he and his com.
mittee conducted tho greatest outing the
Republicans ever had and took in SSl, by
Farley Jenson, who will tell about tho
SaluoriouS climate OF Alabama whittier
he fastened one time when they wanted
him TO be chairman of the good govern.
ment Republican committee by George
Wilson, ever ready with great chunks o
Wise counsel These and many others M
less eminent will be there: and It's ar
easy 90 10 ] shot In the over-nshts tha
there VIII bs some rare carryings on ir
Judge Armstrong; courtroom this even.
Ing.