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Show WASTING MONEY. It's Costing 81,000 a Day to Buii tbe Reps' Machine, AND IT'S DOING NOTHING. Clove of Provo, the Republican Scribe and Chronic Job Seeker is downed by His Friends A Mig-hty Scramble for the Patronage, The bitterly partisan machine at Salt Lake called the constitutional conyen-tion conyen-tion buzzed away all day Monday and it flew at terrific speed again yesterday and accomplished nothing. The report re-port of the committee on credentials only was dieposed of. Permanent organization or-ganization was not even attempted. The preliminary organization took upon itself the prerogative of proceed ing to the seating the five members from the Third, Salt Lake, precinct before it had adopted the report of the committee on credentials showing who was entitled to seats in the body. The argument made against euch a revolutionary revolu-tionary proceeding in the committee of the whole was well sustained by Vanan,the free lance republican, and Messrs. Roberts and Evans of the minority min-ority of the committee on credentials. On tbe other side there was an amazing paucity of brains. After the long arguments Robinson, of Kane, was on his feet again to press the .caucus program. Evans, of Ogden, protested against adjournment. He wanted to proceed immediately to organize. He said tbe expenses will amount to almost $1,000 per day, and there is but $o0,000 appropriated, V an Home asked tbe chair to announce the meeting of the republican caucus at 4 o'clock, but no notice was taken of him. Invitations were extended from the Sanitarium. Adjournment was then taken until 10:30 this morning. THE PATllONAGE. Of the republican caucus held to determine deter-mine how the patronage Bhall be distributed, dis-tributed, the Salt Lake Herald this morning ftas the following to say: '"Tbe hordes of office-seekers were after their men early and when the delegates went into caucus they were under the bonds of numerous promises of support. Vaiian was not present. He was thoroughly disgusted with the manner in which the Tribune-Crane- Smith faction was running things and declined to have anything to do with further high handed proceedings. "After some discussion as to the number and kind of officers and the salaries to be paid in the regular organizations, organi-zations, the question of nominating officers was brought up. Of course everything had been fixed so that John Henry Smith would go throgh like greased lightning, and Page of Sanpete San-pete placed him in nomination. Goodwin Good-win moved that he be nominated by acclamation. George Ryan of Juab, however, declared he would not vote for Smith either in caucus or convention. conven-tion. He did not think tbe action taken by the preliminary organization was legal. However, he was alone in his opposition and the elate went through, "The fight centered upon the elec tiou of cnief clerk. Parley Christensen, superintendent of schools of Tooele county, was put forward by Clark. D. J. Chauwick was championed by Stover. Stov-er. A. L. Williams was nominated by Goodwin. Arther J. btayner Was championed by Heber M. Wells. J. T. Hammond ol Cache, was pushed forward for-ward by Joel Hicks. J. B. Clove, the Provo editor, woo is chronically seeking seek-ing office, had Chidester for his oacker. 11. C. Edwards brought up the procession. proces-sion. "Christensen led from the first, though the voies were well scattered, On the second ballot all candidates except ex-cept Christensen, Chadwick and Stay-ner Stay-ner were dropped. On the fourth, matters mat-ters shifted so that Christensen had 2(3, Chadwick 15 and Stayner 11. On the hfth ballot there was a stampede for Cliriatensen, and he was carried through. "For assistant clerk, Kimball nominated nomin-ated Charles L. Rapp, of Ogden. Cloye, i he Provo editor, was again puBhed forward, but he went down on the first volley. Rapp securing '68 votes. "For sergeant-at-arms, Jake Greene -wald was nominated by Frank Pierce ; T. L. Watson by Keith, and R. Claw-' 6on by Lund, of Sanpete. On the first bailot Greeuewald had 10, Watson 19, and Ciawson 16. On the second bailot Greenewaid lost one which went to Ciawson. On the third bailot JuKe was shamefully thrown overboard by the Salt Laker, and Ciawson went in by 28 to 23. Watson was subsequently partially parti-ally consoled by being made messenger by acclamation. "Bruce Johnson, who had been posing pos-ing as a representative of the Atro-Americans, Atro-Americans, was unanimously elected watchman. "Joseph Smith, of Cache, was named for engrossing cierk. "The question about a stenographer was left to a committee, with Heber M. Weils at its head. The selection of a chaplain was left to the convention. conven-tion. "Vnnnoi FTomnotoafl Jnhn nnH If Thome were chosen pages." THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. The democrats iu caucus yesterday, after the exciting events of the forenoon, fore-noon, decided that no attempt would be made to show partisan spirit by nominating candidates in opposition to those put forward by the republican cancus. It is thought far better that no partisanship Bhould to brought into the convention unless absolutely forced. Therefore, thiB will be the policy pursued. pur-sued. .Not even a complimentary vote will be given to anyone, and tbe republican repub-lican slate will pass through without opposition. |