Show THE COMMITTEE MEETING Uniform Hostility to Church Interference Inter-ference The counties were represented as follows fol-lows Beaver G II Fennemore Box Elder Hyrum Standing Cache Joseph Munsoi L I Mnrtlncau Carbon J A AVllllaniB proxy Davis David Sanders San-ders P P AVIlley Emery 13 A Wall narlleld G It Clark by proxy Grand O W Warner Junb Charles Haynes Mlllard Joshua Greenwood by proxy Morgan Thomas GIeenwJoll Plute W II Cross by proxy Rich Anson C Call Salt Lake O W Powers D C Dun al W II Dale N M Brlgham J II Moyle Holier Bennlon Sanpete 13 L Terry Oscar Berglund by proxy Sevier G L Bean Summit John L Hoyden Solon Splro by proxy Tooele W J Robinson Utah A J Evans by proxy 13 A Wilson by proxy W N Dusenbury A D Gash S It Thur H T n M It MuruocK man Wasatch J by proxy Washington A W Ivins Weber We-ber H W G Williams W L Magln nls David Evans proxy Thomas Dee proxy Iron Kane San Juan Ulntah and Wayne were not represented Judge Powers In opening the meeting meet-ing stated the purpose for which the commltteemen had been brought together to-gether was to consider the advisability of reconvening the State convention to take action regarding the crisis which I he said confronted the party He called for expressions from the members of the Committee and the low of opinions began The rule was established that each speaker bo limited to fifteen minutes min-utes or the committee might have been In session yet The expression of hostility to church Interference was uniform but opinions as to the best method of meeting tin exigency were varied Doubt was expressed ex-pressed an to tho expediency of calling the convention together again and subjecting tim delegates to expense Homo Uiounht it would bo 9uinclcnt for the committee itself to Issue the pro posod Declaration of Independence for after all the talk about taking the Democratic ticket from the field it was assumed In the discussion that about all the Stale convention would do If reconvened would be to Isle l an ad dress Other members of the commit tee suggested the calling of mass meet hugs In various parts of the Territory to adopt resolutions Thomas Dee of Ogden was the only speaker who defended the church au thoiltlcs He thought the matter under consideration had been overdrawn all that Joseph J Smiths remarks had been distorted He thought President Smith had acted In line with his duties ns I member of the First Presidency Deb remarks were not received with approval and he surrendered to David Evans for the evening session the proxy under which he had been acting on the committee TJje roll of counties was call and < the vote was unanimous In favor of reconvening the convention Then a subcommittee vns appointed with Chairman lowers at Its head and In chiding Thurman Moyle and Evans to draft 1 call The subcommittee spent nn hour In the preparation of Its report The call as presented contained contain-ed no referneco to the proposed defeat of Statehood and some of the members wanted a clause covering that Inverted But Judge Powers explained that tIn concluding paragraph was Intended to cover the suggestion and so the call ported wnp adopted by the committee as re |