Show OGDEN G NEWS Ogden Office Eccles Building Telephone 14 j Ogden Oct 2 2 T SMOOT IN CONTROL GO Weber Republican Convention Today Will Be Dominated by bythe bythe bythe the Provo Apostle Another day and night of oC feverish anxiety and strenuous work ork amongst the Republican politicians of Weber county has passed passe l and today dawns dawnson on the convention which is to decide the winners in the bitter I out contest for tor nominations There was little change In any of the situa j lions i yesterday and there ere is every prospect of or the most exciting canyon conven 1 i 1 Uon in the history of ot this part of oC Utah The Tile Matson Motson forces foes fOt es were as confident I as ever last night that their man would I win out In the clerkship fight A B Hayes who Is conducting the Matson campaign stated at 6 Matson Matho now has votes positively Pledged to him This estimate is made up from tram reports received since the elec tion lion of or the delegates We are still working and we will not let up but Matson is safe sate for the nomination The forces were equally as confident but from the first have adopted the policy of or giving out no figures The legislative ticket will be named by b Smoot He will control the delea actions ns in that line tine as rigidly as ash ashe he h pleases E W Wa Wade le Is looking after his als interests in Weber and no noman noman nomen man men will go on th the ticket who does not suit ault the apostle Bishop David McKay of ot Huntsville has consented to accept the nomination for tor the state senate and will get It probably by acclamation McKay did not want the place and had to be coaxed His Ills acceptance knocked out Bishop W L Stewart of ot Warran Warren who would otherwise have haC been the nominee It If Stewart persists In run running running ning fling for tor the senate he will be defeated and will m then be punished by being left leftoff Je off oft the ticket entirely If It he behaves he will be rewarded by oy being nominated ed for the lower house along with H n H II Thomas William Raymond Ramond and probably J I E Henderson Henderson is put forward as the candidate and will likely win out in incase Incas incase case cas it becomes necessary to give the women a place on the slate In this event it looks as It if Mrs C E B Coulter has the best of 01 the contest with Mrs Jennie E K Nelson William is another likely candidate and will come comein comein I in handy in case ca e It becomes necessary to shelve any of ot the th candidates agreed upon last night The temporary t and permanent or organizations organizations organizations of ot the convention seems to have been overlooked In the general scramble for tor the county offices Neither of ot the factions has ba any Idea of who will be temporary chairman County Chairman Dix has been busy b y in his own campaign for tor the and if it either faction has any plans for tor forthe forthe the permanent organization of the ton con convention they have kept them entirely secret but the whole bitter contest contes t centers around the clerkship fight and the activity over this is something un unheard unheard unheard heard of 01 and undreamed of or It is the only subject of at interest to almost every everyman everyman ry ryman man woman and child chUd in this city Such offices s as state senator and mem members members members bers of the lower house are hardly given a thought As there are re but two candidates and Mat Matson son there will be but one ballot Both sides aides are getting all the proxies In all al althe l 1 the delegations and by every I conceivable means Bribery Is 15 getting to be charged as wel wet las the whole wholesale wholesale sale buying of ot proxies It was stated state d last night by a gentleman high in the th de e confidence of ot the Republican party In Inthis i n this county that each Ach candidate must rous t have spent not less than 2000 OO up to t o this time It Is positively known that tha ot t several have hae been of offered Offered offered as high as 35 35 for tor their proxies but it is not known that any have been bee n bought and nd there is nothing conclusive conclusive sive to connect conn ct the th attempt at pur purchase purchase purchase chase positively with the adherents of ot o f either candidate There is some talk of ot securing the th e opera house for rOI the tIme afternoon session sessio n of at the convention as the court house where the convention Is called will ac accommodate accommodate accommodate only about fifty besides the th e 23 delegates The committees appointed by the th e central committee of ot the Democratic c party In Weber county for the pur purpose purpose purpose pose of organizing young younS mens and an d young oung ladles ladies Democratic clubs met me t last night and arranged for tor a mass mas s meeting of ot the younger Democrats of ot o othe f the county to be held In the district t court room of or the go ourt rt house Satur Saturday 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