Show balters Bel had baa break the me balters held a mass meeting at oo 00 ogden thursday evening and concluded to proceed alone this year the speakers were all non cormons mormons except senator cannon and there was a noticeable absence of the weighty members of the party these pa participating p proved roved the assertion made by us after the state committee had met viz the defection is limited I 1 to salt lake and the mining camets cam pa the a agricultural counties and manufacturing fac turing sert sections ions of the state are all right it was waa naturally expected they would he be for the people are of the conservative and considerate kind who have made utah famous for her patriotism in the past the bolt bing b ing now brought home borne boutah to utah and allegiance to the regular party organization being resisted there is nothing left for republicans to do but to stand by their party the holt will lose us the congressman but the state legislature can still be secured the southern coun will coutin continue ue true to the party with perhaps the single exception of juab in silt lake the bolting republic cans can and Demo democrats crata are already talk ingot ink of a division of sf the offices chairman r Z powers who w wants an ts to go to the senate from utah is willing to con balters the cauntay offices it if they will give him the legislators I 1 sume some of the balters are ready to do this but others think that division is bardy busi us ond and want to join with the in sharing the offices if the he latter pi plan an carries republicans should insist on the legislative off offices izes for utah ought to have at least one protectionist in congress if democrats get the congressman as now seems likely and send powers to the senate then utah will be left without a vote for protection the principle on which the state was carried for the grand old party senator cannon has already shown where he stands on protection we feel sorry that the st louis bolt has come home bui bub the party cannot cater to that element any more than has been done if the balters desire to go it alone they are at liberty to do so and the republican p party arty will live to triumph over oer them the action that is now talen taken will de feat senator cannon two years from now but lie he may succeed in defeating t the party this year we still maintain that the a action of the state committee in calling two conventions was the proper thing those conventions will be held as advertised and good silver men will be placed in nomination |