Show STilL KICKING 4 OVER TRACES G o 0 P First Warders Have Strenuous Time Over Smoot Domination BY ELDREDGE JODY ASSUMED CHAIRMAN CHAIRMANSHIP CHAIRMANSHIP CHAIRMANSHIP SHIP The rule of Iron which the Smoot gang intends to exercise over the Republican or organization organization organization In the county and state was again used last evening evering at a meeting of the first ward district chairmen in Judge Armstrongs court room J U Eldredge Jr county count clerk and chairman of the county committee acted as chairman of the meeting Eldredge Is the special representative of the Smoot crowd to keep the county in line and al at although although though several motions were made pro protesting protesting protesting testing against the gag rule resolutions passed by the state and county commit committee tee Eldredge declared them all out of or order OJ order der del because there was dS not a quorum of district chairmen present Assumed to Be Boss The significant thing about his attitude was WIS that he assumed the duty dut of chair chairman chairman chairman man of the meeting without authority and was never chosen to fill flu that place He lie simply acted and carried out the dictates of the gang ganS to smother the independent movement But the insurgents Ins did some and Stephen Stanford George Wilson lis on and andA A L Hamlin made considerable trouble for the gang After Arter Stanford had introduced a resolution resolution resolution tion declaring that the tn first ward orga organization organization organization was out of sympathy with the position taken by the state and county committees in reading such men as Ben Benner Benner ner ncr X Smith S II H Love George N Law Lawrence Lawrence rence and Samuel C Park out of or the party Eldredge explained the motive motle Will Control Machinery We Ye propose to have hae absolute control of the party part machinery at the fall fail election I and the committee intends to put two Re Republican Republican Republican publican election judges judes and one Social Socialist in each district We VI dont want any traitors In Jn the party part and any man who for one cue moment is inclined to bolt tho ticket cannot appear at the primaries and cast his vote for Republican delegates Stanford made a vigorous speech de defending defending fending his position He declared that the organization had no right to take such a astep astep astep step and that he wanted the party to be Independent This is a personal fight he said and these resolutions passed by b the party part com corn committees committees are in order to enable a certain man meaning Harry Harr Joseph to receive the full party support because he might be defeated and probably will be If it all Re Republicans Republicans publicans dont vote ote for him himI I would like to know who is and md what is iii the Republican party In this state Slate he asked Smoot said some one in the back background background background ground and nobody denied dented his assertion although the speakers Identity l is un unknown Unknown known Eldredge Eldrede tried to persuade Stanford that he was wrong but Stephen would not be bep persuaded p it you apply tins tillS rule he ne said ri a I would like to ask how many of you jou voted for Frank Knox for tor mayor four years ago Four hands went up Carl Badger BadJer form former former er private te secretary to Senator Smoot did not vote ote How many of you voted for McKin McKinley ley Icy thundered Stanford Two hands went up Why Americans Control The reason the American party is In existence today toda is because you jou have hae let the gang rule you ou and have hae not thought of anything but Smoot continued the angry speaker Well Yell what of it snapped Eldredge Then Axel Steele deputy deput sheriff and a Republican butted into the speechmaking Axel made a most notable oration Be Before Before Before fore he lie finished with a series of talks he had begun to swing his arms wildly and looked like a living electric fan for a time He ITe did not say anything in particular lar tar but after a series of demonstrations Jn tn which Hamlin opposed him he emitted the following gem of rhetoric When the votes otes are counted next No November November November vember the tIme letters G O 0 X P will be writ written written written ten all over oer the atmosphere Axel accompanied this statement with a wide sweep of both arms which cut large chunks out of ot the atmosphere he lie was talking about Hamlin and Steele talked at each other for five fhe minutes Both stood face to face and talked at the time same time Both talked loudly and the gist of their conversation could not be ascertained All AH that Is known is that Steele is a Smoot man and Hamlin is not Then some person mentioned whispering Wilson on Whispering This started off George Wilson George said that there had been enough whisper whispering ing in the party part to suit him hihi and that it would have to be stopped or he would bolt This whispering stunt Is soup for some of you Oll fellows he said and It must be stopped I want to tell you ou that the only way to win this fall Is to cut out all fool foolishness foolishness We wanted a united party part and we want a party that can go in and fight light We Ve dont want any an more gang rule and the rank and file of ot the Republicans wont stand for any more of this tommy tommyrot rot After having delivered himself of this most atrocious heresy Wilson lIson sat down Then Steele moved that all resolutions and motions several had been made be tabled until the next meeting Eldredge declared the motion carried and the meet meeting meetIng ing lag adjourned Then It was discovered that Eldredge had no power at all an and that he just took It upon himself himsel to help out the federal gang a little by b taking charge The following district chairmen were selected 1 II H A King 2 Ray Sermon 3 Edward T Ashton 4 S A Stanford 5 6 J 1 M 11 6 H II J Smith 7 George Bowles 8 Andrew Smith 9 Jul Julian Julian Julian ian Riley 10 G A Gibbs 11 L P Pal Palmer Palmer mer 12 A J T Pendleton sr 13 C Y Russell Russen 14 U A H IL Steele 15 George G Buckle Of this number only five of the present chairmen were in attendance last evening They were King Stanford Steele and Palmer was also on hand and was chosen for chairman i one of the new districts |