The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-06
REPUBLICANS TO NOMINATE.

The Federal bunch bosses have been
maneuvering for good while tn get
somebody else than themselves TO put
up straight Republican ticket TO be
voted for at the primaries, and at the
municipal election in November. They
hsvc been strcnuously nonpartlsan
nominallv, from the first; but all the
time they have been Just as determined
TO hive ticket made up of Republic
ans or they would not support 1t.
The bosses have been encouraging a
business men s ticket right along; but
when the business men s ticket VAS put
forth, that in itself was made the oc-
casion for call for straight Repuh-
! lican nominations; II didn t give every
! thing TO the Republicans. and so they
! fly the track. This proves that the
! Federal bunch has not at any time
I been IN favor of nonpartisanship. 1t
has been in favor only of ticket uu-
der the guise of nonpartisanship, which
will give the Republican machine con-
! troll of this city,
The call rs issued was adopted by
strictly Republican meeting.
The call as issued is signed by the
regular Republican city chairman and
the regular Republican city secretary,
Judge Loofbourow seized the occasion
TO demonstrate the freedom of the
courts from partisan action by sign
ing this call as chairman Of the Re
publican city committee The basis of
representation in tho convention as
called is to be on the Republican vote
for Howell for Delegate to Congress
party machinery, the same old chair
man, the same old secretary, the same
old basis Of Republican votes upon
which the delegations will he appor-
toned for the convention. 1t will be,
of course. a straight Republican con.
vention, dominated by the same old
bosses, and animated by the same old
partisan spirit.
And so the mask of nonpartisanship
is absolutely drawn away. True, the
Republican party call invites every
body to Join in this conventions; but it
takes care to see that it shall be
Republican convention just the same,
and that the Republican bosses will
have charge 1t is called by the Re.
publican party authority. and aside
from that it has no authority what
ever, and no basis to act upon. The
idea Of calling a convention like this
nonpartisan convention is too gro
tesque for even the Federal bunch TO
undertake TO impose upon the people.
IL invites the cooperation of citizens
other than Republicans. to be sure, but
it invites them into a Republican con-
vcntion 10 be dominated by the Re
publican bosses, and in which none but
Republicans shall receive nominations.
The nonpartisan movement was be-
gun by the Federal bunch bosses, and
was fostcred by them mp to the time
that they found that they could not
get straight Republican ticket nom
mated in that way. And yet they wait.
ed until the business men IS ticket was
put in the field before they showed
their absolute contempt for the non
partisan movement, and their lack of
good faith in supporting that move
ment Mr.. Samuel Park, who is the
candidate of the business men S move.
ment for mayor, is a Republican. but
he is not especially subserviont 20 the
bosses. and the machine finds him at
times rebelious against dictatiou And
so, since the bosses want tool which
they can handle at all times for par
tisan purposes, no matter how rascal.
" and corrupt those purposes may be.
they are not content with Mr.. Park.
nominated with him, thus wholly abau.
doning whatever pretense Of noupar-
tisanship they may have hitherto as.
sumed.
II viii be remem bored that the Fed
eral bunch organ read tho American
party long. winded lectures short time
ago on the illegality OF holding a party
convention, and insisted that such a
convention would be a violation OF
Law. Ii appears, however, that the
Federal bunch have now come TO the
conclusion that they will violate the
law themselves. even according 10 their
own construction. aud will have par
tisan convention. following the exam
pie Of the Americans.
This outcome is rather humorous.
Tho Federal bunch H. nut in a rjdicu.
lous position before this community by
reason OF its backing and filling on the