The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-06
TRYING TO FORCE
SUPPORT OF SLATE
Other Candidates for State
Office Also Are Indignant
Over Action of County
Committee.

indignant over the action Of the
u Republican county committee in
~ calling the Republican county con-
vention for a date prior TO the
state convention. They declare that the
county committee deliberately Jeapordized
the chances for Republican victory In the
state and county in order that coterie
OF local politicians might control the
county convention and later attempt to
dictate the nominees OF the Republican
state convention
Friends OF Governor Spry construe the
action OF the county committee as d.
rect attack on the governor. They de-
clare that the local politicians are trying
to force tine governor 10 support a county
slate prepared by the local ring or to
forfeit the support of those politicians
in his race for denomination. The local
politicians. II Is declared, hope that the
latter will be the case and will try TO
throw Salt Lake county to some other
gubernatorial candidate
Establishes Precedent.
The date for the county convention
was fixed at a meeting OF the county
committee held on Saturday evening The
plot to set an early date for the county
convention was known only TO a few OF
the schemers OF the county committee
They obtained enough proxies 10 give
them majority and carried out the plan.
The county convention was set for Au-
gust q, but the nomination OF A leyis-
latiYe ticket was deferred to later date.
not yet fixed. The state convention will
be held on September 5. This Is the first
time in the history of the stale that the
county convention OF Salt Lake county
has been held before the state conven-
tlon.
Candidates for state offices point to the
absurdity OF holding a county convention
before the state conv nventlon. The county
platform. they declare. must necessarily
be modelled after the state platform and
the candidates named for county Offices
must be In harmony with the state plat
form and the candidates for state offices
AT the county convention the county
committee Will be named that is to act
for both state and county tickets during
the coming campaign, It is imperative
that the members of this committee be
free to support the candidates for state
offices, and that they Will do so is by
no means certain II The county COMMITTEES
does not know who the candidates for
state offices are.
Callistef Presides.
T. A. Calllster, chairman OF the county
committee, who is opposing the renomina-
tion Of Governor Spry, presided at the
meeting OF the county committee Satur-
day night and urged the advisa biitv OF
an early convention. He is quoted as
saying that local Republicans cared moth
ing for the fate OF the state ticket, that
they wished only TO elect the county
ticket.
1t Is understood that slate has been
prepared for county candidates and that
the federal bunch and the other anti
Spry Republicans are going TO try to put
IL through. Any candidate for state Of
nce who lends his support to any candl-
date not on this slate or who does not
support the bunch candidates is to be
knitted by the federal bunch.
AT the meeting of the county commit
tee It was made known that the county
candidates TO be named at the RepubIi-
can convention would be all of the choos-
Ing of tho federal bunch. 1t was an
nounced that thero would be no one
on the ticket who had been affiliated with
the American party, Prominent Republi-
cans In the county. not affiliated with the
federal bunch, take the position that TO
ignore the American wing OF the Republi-
can party In this county will be suicidal
10 the party.
Opposition to Bunch.
The county slate. ii Is understood. has
already been made up and the selections
werc made from those devoted to the
federal bunch rather than from those
competent to fill the positions. There is
considerable antagonlsm. however. to tho
methods pursued by rhe federal bunch
and a lively struggle is likely to result.
with the quite probable result that the
slate will be shattered.
Opponents OF Governor Spry are eager
to have the news go out through the state
that the governor is not strong In Salt
Lake county and with this In view are
trying TO hold the county convention be-
fore the state convention and thus secure
control OF the situation. Efforts are still
being made by the federal bunch to put
Howell in the race as
candidate for the Republican guberna-
but as yet the congressman has declined
Ing to go back 10 Sen&rsSa aSaAiass,