The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17
DESIRE To RETAIN
ELDREDCE At HELM
Republican County Commit
tee Declines to Accept Resig-
nation of Chairman.
TALKING OF SUCCESSION
Dates for Primaries to Select
Delegates to State Conven-
tons Are Fixed.

r. e. EldredCe. .Ir., for twelve wears
chairman of the Republican county
committee OF Salt Lake county. mus"
remain in that position at least sew
eral months longer Mr.. Eldredge re-
signed the chairmaDship in letter
to the committee dated December l,
1910. although the fact was not made
public until few days ago. NestcF'
davis meeting was the frf held since
October, 1910. and the first at whi'h
the county chairman 5 resignation
could he presented.
But the members of the committee
declined 10 permit their chairman 20
retire from the helm. He holds the
proud record Of never having ioss
a man every candidate on each of
the tickets he has supported as cnslr'
man has been elected. and the COM
mittee would not accept the Withdraw
al. The resignation was tabled WIN
many complimentary remarks about the
chairman. Eldredee remains firm' noT nov,
ever. in his determination to Win"
draw.
Fix Primary Dates.
Dates for the primaries which will
select delegates to two state con9en-
tious were decided on at yesterday S
meeting. Primaries in this county VIII
he held Thursday, April 25, for the
selection of both sets OF delegates; the
first to the judicial convention to be
held April 80 in this city, and the sec"
ond to the state convention at Provo,
Nav Is, which will elect delegates TO
While the two primaries will be held
on the same day at the same polling
places. two sets of delegates must be
chosen.
Those present at the committee meet.
ing were: Axel Steele and George {.
Buckle. representing the First Pre-
cinct: ". A. Latham and j. &. Bur
bridge of the Second; George A. Da-
Wis and G. Frank Emery lpr1xyl, the
seph (proxyl. the Fourth; John NJ
HAYS and T.. P. Cartor (proxy), the
Fifth; Nephi Jensen. Forest Dale; 4 .
V. Anderson, Bingham: Seth Pixton,
Riverton, and d. G. Bagley. Big Cot
tonwood. Fred Price, president of the
Young Men s Republican club. was
present on invitation, and addressed
rhe committee.
Session Is Secret.
The entire session of the committee
WIS executive. the doors being closed
10 reporters. After the meeting Chair
man Eldredge declared that no secrecy
surrounded the work of the committee
but that members preferred private
meetings,
No mention of a successor to Chair
man Eldredge was made during the
meeting, but after adiournm int rumor
got busy with the names OF several
members of the party who arc regard
ed by friends as likely timber to sue
ceed the retiring leader. Among 9th
ers mentioned are T. A. Caflister, John
M. Bowman, W. II. Follaud and Glen
Miller.
The apportioument Of delegates to
the various districts is as follows:
State conyention-pistricts Nos .. H.
y, y, "a. IS, IS. q. 2S. 30 81. ss. 30. AZ.
"a s s. g So. = s. s. S. S. g. s. S. S. So So e. 4
%. 81. 80. e5. %. o5. es, ss. 80 and 100,
one delegate each.
Districts Nos s. T. s, 7,s. 10. y, y.
81, rs. Il. -. As. 4e. is. 10. 50. 81. 81 81 81 81
So. IS. ST., So. 81. -. 10, 81. IS two dele
gates each,
Districts Nos. ., ). a. 81. 80. 81. 4s.
81. 81 and 91, three delegates each
Districts Nos. ! and g. four delegates
each.
Judicial Observation-Disclosures Nos. 6.
e. II Is II L. i a. IA - = ?'' ss e. ss e g.
60, sS. 50. 20. Il. y. 10. a. i. e. -. Is
~, Sc. so, os. "a, %. as. ~ and 100. one
delegate each.
Districts Nos .. 81. 4. ), $. 10. IL.
IA. is. Is, is. 10, %. 90. aS 20. 81 ~. 80.
IS. 81. 10. II. ~. i8. A.. -. 80, IS 80. so
-, o.. Ga; 81. 50, ~ and as. two dele
gates each.
Districts / and s. three delegates each.
The following districts arc consolidated
and are 10 elect one delegate for each
consolidated pair 63-65. eiSs, So-o2.
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