Show MUST PROMISE E NOT NOTTO TO BOLT Members of Republican Auxiliary Auxiliary Auxiliary iary Committee Forced to Sign Pledge JODEY MODEY ELDREDGE TALKS HE POINTS POI OUT BEAUTIES ES OF ABNEGATION OF SELF Is Js this a prayer meeting queried Harry Joseph as he ambled into a con assemblage of the Re Republican Republican publican Auxiliary ary committee in Judge Armstrongs court room last evening It is replied Jodey Eldredge in a atone atone atone tone which indicated his belief that the Republican party in ZIon needs praying for forThe The meeting was called to force foree Re Republicans RepUblicans Republicans publicans to sign a pledge not to bolt their ticket after it was nominated next fall District Attorney F Ii C Loofbourow presided explained naively that sev several se several eral secret meetings had been held be before before before fore a public meeting had been called Incidentally Mr lr Loofbourow occupied a 1 seat s at on the judges bench which he hopes I to grace daily after alter two more years have lave rolled around Solemn Pledge to Be True As a preliminary Mr lr Loofbourow di directed directed that the pledge of the auxiliary committee be read to the assembled mul multitude multitude which numbered twentythree per persons persons perSons sons exclusive of reporters and dogs dogg The pledge requires members of or the com coat committee committee to promise four things as fol follows follows follows lows First to support the Republican ticket next fall Second to volunteer their services on election day da without compensation Th s section caused a rustle and several pre pr ent eat looked as though they the would like to escape Third to attend the primaries and to support the Republican nominations Fourth never to consent that the com committee committee should be used to advance the interests of any faction or individual for preferment Several candidates for office notably J T E Friek Frick involuntarily Involuntarily reached for their hats when this was read readS S Mr Joseph Protests Joseph was inclined to protest He declared that there was nothing in inthe inthe inthe the pledge which a good Republican do anyway and he lie saw no rea rca reason reason son why he should sign Ign a written pledge to do his duty dut Mr r Loofbourow tried to reasi with him but Mr Eldredge had hud to take the floor to convince the doubting Thomas that it was his duty to sign the roll A Jodey who has received a 1 reward from the Republican party part for doing his duty anTI ana who expects another reward this fall Call expatiated at length on the duty dut of Republicans to serve S ne their party with without out olit o t hope of reward in this world or the tho next S Were Ver organizing this auxiliary com corn committee committee to get a record oC or men who will serve sene the party he declared Its got gOl gotto gotto to a pass here that unless men sign something or other we dont lont know what their politic are Id ld rather go down downto to defeat with a small crowd like w weve ve ye got here than to win with a 1 bunch lunch like weve wye won with before Jodey exactly use the word bunch But Blit he came around to the reporters afterward and asked them not notto notto notto to quote his hl literal I it Ia I expression The re reporters reporters reporters porters readily consented Faithful Make Speeches Mr lr El eloquence had the de desired desired desired sired effect for Mr Air Joseph signed the roll roil Then speeches were called for fot At Attorney Attorney torney torne General M t A Breeden made the first speech He wants to be judge of the supreme court so he vouched for his loyalty to the Republican party part for years and incidentally re reminded reminded minded d the audience it had dwindled to seventeen by b this time that with some immaterial and superfluous assistance he had put down the rebellion several years pars ago Mr Ir Breeden frankly frank admitted that the Republican outlook for success in Salt Lake county count was dubious He Hc took com corn comfort comfort fort In the fact face however that they the were sure to carry car the tue state and elect a con congressman congressman gressman and a supreme judge He ut uttered uttered the words supreme judge with an unction and with a lov by 10 that bespoke what was near to his heart Harry Harr Joseph admitted that he lie had bolted the Republican ticket once when he voted for Bryan Br an in 96 but promised never to do it again gain 1 M M Kaighn and J M N Bowman made brief talks J 2 E FrIck who Is anxious for a nomination for any office which will allow him to claim rightfully the title of judge closed the meeting in a few heartfelt remarks in which he declared it to be bethe bethe bethe the duty dut of good Republicans to o 0 vote ote their ticket regardless of who is nomi nominated nominated or what the convention declares for It was evident from the tenor of Mr lr Fricks Pricks remarks that he expects a nomination himself The meeting then th n adjourned for two weeks r |