| Show HArE 1SPOSTPONED Republican Convention Will Not Be Heidromorrow GOES OVER UNTIL FRIDAY BOOTH AND Zlim WILL SURELY BE NOMINATEDI I But a Fight Is Expected On the Adoption of a Financial Plank Fourth Ward ConventionThree Lady Candidates For he House Other Political News and Gossip On account of the funeral of the late President Woodruff occurring tomorrow the same date selected by the Rppublicans for theIr state convention It has been decided to postpone the latter until ope day later when the delegates will assemble as-semble in the Grand Opera house In this city The followIng was Issued last evening even-ing by the chaIrman of the state committee com-mittee By reason of the death of that meat and good man President Viltord Wood ruff whose name and influence are so closely idntlfied with the history and development de-velopment of Utah and whose sudden demIse has thrllled with sorrow the citizens citi-zens of the entire state the Republican state convention whIch was called to meet at the Salt Lake theatre on Thursday Thurs-day Sept 8 1S9S at 11 a m Is hereby postponed untIl Friday the 9th when It will meet In theGrand Opera house In the city at 10 a in The heartfelt sympathy of the Republican party is hereby extenu ed to the family and relatives of President Woodruff In this their pour of afflIction as well as to the great body of Mormon people of which he was an honored and devoted head Bl order of the Republican Republi-can state executive committee WESLEY K WALTON Chairman JULLA FARNSWORTH Secretary ThIs action of the state committee will give the newspaper men of the city ample opportunity for work on Friday as there wIll be two conventions held on that date the county Democratic and the state Republican Re-publican There will be no trouble In the state convention of tho Republican party over the seleetioh of candIdates for coness and the Supreme court ThE slate will go through Booth and Zane will be selected without opposition But there Is going to be some fun when the platform matter comes up for action One of the McKinley Republicans who has been elected a delegate to the convention told n Herald man yesterday they feared a schism when the committee on resolutions resolu-tions got to work A poll of the debra tions has been made and the McKinley men find they have a majority That is to say those who voted for McKinley for preSident are In the majority slightly They favor a plank declaring for silver but endorsing the admInistration while on the other hand the men who voted for Bryan who have been sliver Republicans want an emphatic xpresslon on the slIver uestion a 1G to 1 expression Ye are In favor of declaring for silver sIl-ver said the delegate yesterday but when it comes to a plank declaring for the free coInage of thp same virtually making a Chicago platform plank out of the declaration then we are gOing to I fight And that Is I where we fear trouble I While we have strength enough to carry the plan we prODOS if every man votes I right the1e are several 1f the stralghtouts who will vote for lhirItm and may be wIling to conciliate the silver men by I malting conceslons But If we stand together to-gether we will be an right nnd what we propose to do Is to endorse the administration I admIn-Istration of President McKinley and endorse en-dorse It as It should be endorsed You can look for a whole lot of fun If the all yen men attempt to run thIngs They have got to stand hitched until we see if they are all right and with us I Is understood that the speech which will place In nomination for congress John E Booth of Provo wl be made hy John C Graham who Is postmaster and former editor of the Enquirer I will be seconded br Lindsay Rogers of Ogden Then B F Jones of Box Eldenocounty will add a few words and the delegates from San pete will follow In a few touching re marlts Juse who will nominate Judge Zane has not as yet been decIded upon but his name will be placed heore the convention all right enough There will be but one ballot or rather the rules will be suspended sus-pended in each case and the candidate selected by acclamation Fourth Ward Convention The c veltion of the Fourth municipal municip-al ward for the purpose of nominatinga candidate for justice of the neace and for constable will be held at lggarts hal on Thursday evening Sept 8 at oclock CHARLES SMITH j130 Chairman WALTER P JENNINGS Secretary The Lady Candidates Mrs Egbert Roberts and Mrs Laura Bo den are candIdates for the lower house of the legislature Mrs L R Rhodes Is also a candidate I |
