Show HOWl HOELL fOR CONGRESS CONNESS SUPREME JUDGE Smoot Dominates Republican State Convention Crushing Out Every Attempt at Opposition Offers Resolution Against Church ChuIch Interference in Politics but hut It Is Promptly Squelched by the For Congress Joseph Howell of Cache For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Joseph E Frick of Salt Lake For Platform Smoot is all right Senator Smoot exercised easy control of the Republican state con oon convention convention held in this city yesterday yeste day Every nomination was vas made m de as he desired he was endorsed along with the other members of the Utah congressional delegation and a resolution directed at him met with over overwhelming overwhelming overwhelming whelming defeat It was a field day for Smoot adherents They walked in triumph over the ambitions of all not closely allied with the machine Joseph Howell of Cache county was for congress over Parley P Christensen of this city and Francis W Fishburn of Brigham City Mr Howell was given votes on the Hie first ballot to for Christensen and 27 for Fishburn Judge Frick who had been decided on for the candidate for associate justice of the supreme court was on the second ballot Judge Morse made a magnificent race but his friends were without hope from the moment that it became known the Provo boss was for Frick The members of the Bar asso association association association by incessant effort secured many votes from the more independent independent Independent dent delegates for Morse but the needed number were forthcoming for Frick on the second ballot after Captain had been given Iven a ar aC r C vote on the th first ballot The convention in its earlier hours was a tame and spiritless af affair affair affaIr fair At times it was doleful Once only was any real enthusiasm shown show This Th is was when Daniel Harrington Harri a Salt Lake delegate after persistent effort succeeded in having read a resolution criticising the tie high in politics Mr Harrington had offered the same resolution resolution resolution tion to the committee on platform and been repulsed He offered it again to the and a second time was defeated He accomplished accomplished accomplished a part of his purpose however He forced consideration of the resolution Incidentally he was charged by implication with having apostatized from the Mormon church a charge which he vigorously denied The platform adopted was not prepared by the committee on reso resolutions resolutions but by a subcommittee of three consisting of Postmaster James Clove of Provo Bill Sill Glasmann of Ogden len lenand en enand and A C Hatch of Heber This trio decided on the th platform and as they agreed upon it it was adopted t It was when Colonel George GeorgI B Squires Squire called the tho convention to ord or order r rin rin in the afternoon There were howls fir f n speeches but Colonel Squires directed the band to play After Arter a wait Arthur C Brown presented the report of the committee ommittee on credentials which pro provided provided provided vided that the absent votes should be cast by delegates present After a dis dIe discussion dIscussion participated in by Alma Eldredge and others the report was adopted with the understanding that it did not bind delegates to the unit rule W A Lee of Salt Lake county pre presented pr seated the report of the committee on n norder order of business This report provided that the temporary organization be made permanent and arid that the should shoud be made prior to the th nomination of supreme court Judge The rhe report was adopted and a motion to proceed to nomi nominate nominate nominate nate candidates regardless of the platform provoked a debate After ACter several speeches were mad made the motion was voted down Bill BIU Glasmann of Ogden read lead the plat pint platform platform form which Is published elsewhere Church Ch Interference I Bomb BombAs As soon as Glasmann had hal finished Daniel Harrington of Salt Lake was on his feet to offer the th following amend amendment amendment amendment ment to the platform And be it further resolved That the tha Republican party of the state of Utah Ut hereby declares de lares and affirms that it is op opposed opposed opposed posed to the union of church and state and that it is also unalterably opposed to any high of any IDly denomination denomination tion whatsoever seeking or asking for political preferment and the benefits of civil office or in unduly interfering with politics while he is holding said sald high ecclesiastical or church position and an for fir the future and in iii order to promo prIno tran perfect equality and ana the b best t pos sible progress s of state the party part will wUl use uee U Its best endeavors to en Oll force and maintain this principle Trouble From the Jump Before the resolution reached tho the con there was a somewhat ous discussion as to the course cours to pursue and und incidentally the Ite lie was wa w ex changed between Mr Harrington and Glasmann Finally the convention decided to hear the resolution and it was w read Harry H rr Joseph Jos ph of Salt Lake made a R speech in support of a motion to refer r the to the platform committee He declared that he ho never knew of ot siw JaV church interference in politics end and nd t o t if the convention woid take his hits wod no had any control of politics in Utah Mr Harrington made a speech in reply renly to Mr lIr Joseph in which he declared that the tho Republican party had d had no de voice in party councils for f r many years i I Bill Glasmann then took tho stare D Ho Homade Homade Homade made a fiery fler speech declaring eclarin that It was unwise to attack subordinates ud Dd that If the convention wanted to pass a reso lution it should pass one ont directed openly against Reed Smoot Glasmann declared that th the committee on resolutions had unanimously voted down Mr resolution Politely Mr Ir Harrington de declared claret that Mr Glasmann was a u prevaricator cator Alma Eldredge took the floor and argued d against the resolution Several other speeches were wore made including ouo OU from Su Susa a R Young Gates Mrs Gates began bE gan by In saying aying she WItS wai surprised by the tho resolution Continued on Page 2 C S a c r 3 x i i I 4 1 j 0 q ik z 4 I iy c c s t s S d woi I C a 01 V I L by the Republicans fo Congress I HOWELL FOR CONGRESS FRICK SUPREME JUDGE Continued from page 1 I r know she he declared that my m old friend Mr tr Ir Harrington Barrington had had apos Mrs Gates Gate was very vary er much against t the resolution She laughed to scorn the sug suggestion suggestion geston of a church V boss boas in Utah and concluded by declaring If I I am am to have havea a boss it I wont ont be Thomas Kearns Kears or Orlando W V Powers Powes Angus M Cannon also attacked the resolution He lie had haq been here hare from the beginning of things thing ho said and he was sure there thon never was such a thing as in in Jn politics by a In concluding he assorted asserted that no one had over tried to dictate to him how ho ha should vote ote When I receive such dic dictation dictation tation and my vote is controlled I will be b ready to apostatise and introduce such sucha wi u h ha a resolution as a this he averred W D Livingston of or made an un earnest and eloquent speech In favor of the resolution He Hc declared that the Re Ro Republican publican n party was taco face to face with a u crisis and he contended there would be beno beno no peace until the question queston was w s settled He le said s fd that no settlement of the tha problem problem lem was wa possible le except by the Mormon people and he appealed to them to set settle settie tie tle it t Mr Harrington made the final linal appeal in support of oC his resolution after Mrs Mr Hi L C 1 Boynton of or Cache county had ar nr argued gued against it Mr Harrington de do declared 0 dared lared his hia belief belef that the convention should adopt the tho resolution re and thus pledge podge the Republican party Tho Democrats Democrat will follow fhi us ua ho no as tu asserted sorted Goodness knows they have noth nothing nothIng nothing ing else lse for tor an issue h His appeal toll fell tol on unheeding oars ears how however however however ever and but a n dozen dosen to fourteen man mon stood up p to be counted in support of the resolution Alma Eldredge then thon offered a resolution amending mending the platform in such a manner mannera as a to permit the next legislature to create a railroad commission empowered to fix fir rates and fares in tn Utah On a viva voce vote voto Mr amendment was voted down dawn The only speech in opposition was wan made by py b Harry Joseph who declared that the tho Republican party had haq trouble enough without taking up the railroad question Mr dr Eldredge had intended to speak in support of ot the resolution but before ho discovered that it i was being acted upon it had bad ld been defeated Howell Howel With a Whoop The nominations for congress were w r de declared d dared to be pe in Iri order after tho the platform presented by the committee had adopted with a whoop Stephen H I Love Lve of ot Salt Sal Lake county nominated Congress Congressman man Joseph Howell Howel D O 0 RIdeout nom nominated nominated mated Parley P Christensen Christen en and Bishop ishop Lorenzo Stoll Stol of Box Elder Eld r county named Francis 1 W Fishburn There were nu numerous 1 numerous and the ballot result resulted resul ed as a follows Howell Christensen Fishburn 23 Necessary to a choice 2 H |