Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-08-30 | Page 2 | Fusion Plan Defeated in Judicial Convention

I FUSION PlAN DEFEATED IN Attempts to carry cary through the program program pro pro- gram ram of ot coalition coalton with wih the Bull Bul Moose Moosen on n a a. n so called Judiciary ticket for tor the Third district bench failed Caled at the tho meeting of or the Dejno- Dejno D mo- mo cratic Judiciary convention for tor this district between the time morning and af- af te noon conventions of ot the tho state convention con con- yesterday It I was proposed to appoint a committee com corn of ot fifteen to arran arrange e all nl the details Including the time of oC candidates candidates candidates can can- an and c the deal with the Moose S So determined was as the time cr cry from some ome Salt Lake Lale quarters against this that a vote yote to postpone the convention con con- until later in the da day pr pre pre- enton The hour haul was so late when the state convention con enton concluded last night that the judiciary gathering w was s again adjourned and will meet this morning in Judge Lewis's Lewiss LwIs's courtroom Inthe Inthe in inthe the city and county count building Opposition to the committee e of or fifteen fifteen teen Idea which tacitly embraced the fusion with the scheme was led b by Joseph M. M Cohen He Ho spoke vigorously against a n Democratic alliance with wih an any other political party C H. H who propos proposed d the committee of or fifteen plan Insisted that It didn't necessarily imply Imph fusion with the tho Bull Bul Moose Argument between tho t two o factions headed by Carlquist and Cohen continued until It became apparent that the convention could reach no agreement without a n lengthy Time didn't permit It session I yester da day Stephen L L. Richards of ot Salt Sal Lake Lalta la h chairman of ot the judiciary conven conven- tion ton