Show ISPUT OF SOCALSTS State Convention Yesterday Was Turbulent Affair SALT LAKE DELEGATES BOLT 1 l I Two Country legates Held 167 Proxies Giving Control of Convention I Conven-tion to OutofTown Members Removal Re-moval of State Headquarters to I Murray Suggested and Bolt Followed I Fol-lowed Majority Elected State Officers Of-ficers and Bolters Later Met to Repudiate I pudiate Action J The State Socialist convention In Federation hall yesterday was In proportion I pro-portion to its size about the scrappiest I thing of Its kind ever held in the city I cooperation is the aim of the polity tho convention must have represented before taking Proxies held by woof wo-of the delegates and copies of personal letters written by 0 delegate from Mur I ray played the most prominent part In I the dissensions and at the close of the I bolt of the dele meeting there was a gates from Salt Lake and n few of those from the surrounding towns The country delegates went on with their business however adopted a constitution constitu-tion subject to ratification by the members of the party throughout the State elected State ofilcers and adjourned ad-journed The convention met at 10 oclock in the morning with H P HanSen of El slnore M E King ofJMurray Mrs Ida C Huzlett of Denver representing Mantl Richfield and Salina C J A I I LIndstrom of West Jordan and Sandy I I I Mrs Kate Hllltard of Ogden F M McQuivey representing Provo and Coyote I l ote Garfield county R Wixon of Clr clevllle A C Jackson of Logan J C Williams of South Cottonwood and I Prof H C Lewis of Cedar City present pres-ent from abroad and Matt Wilson Charles Stewart A B Edler C B Douglas and others from Salt Lake I Prof H C Lewis was chosen to act I I a temporary chairmani M E King of Plute county as temporary sccre < tary 131 BUNCHES OF PROXIES I The first complaint was over the manner and time ofIssuing the call I some of the country delegates claiming claim-ing that sufficient time had not been given the various branches to select delegates and vote on > the constitution I These objections wen finally waived in I the Interest of harmony and a committee I commit-tee on credentials was appointed The committee allowed Peter Johnson of I Murray seventyfive proxies and Mrs i I Hazlott ninetytwo proxies from Salina This allowance gave the outoftown I representatives practical control of the convention and the Salt Lakers entered strenuous objections en the ground that the constituents of these delegates were not members of the Socialist organization organiza-tion as contemplated by the call There was a turbulent goasyouplease debate de-bate up to the hour of noon when adjournment ad-journment was taken REAL CAUSE REVEALED At 2 oclock the trouble was resumed Some conciliatory speeches were made but as those who made them had a majority of the votes In the convention the minority refused to be conciliated or even to look pleasant Finally after a good del of parliamentary maneuvering maneu-vering 1 Ithe real cause of the feeling was brought before the convention I was a letter l written by Mr Johnson of Murray to a comrade at Silver City in which he expressed his Siver on of the Salt ot Lake branch and some of Its constituent units particularly Mr Edler with more frankness than charity He declared that the Salt Lake bnanch was dominated entirely entrely by Mr Edler and advocated the removal re-moval of the State headquarters to Murray BOLTED THE CONVENTION The sentiments of this letter did not seem to shock the em majority so much as the grammar did am it di ol1 proceeded wiuh what the Salt Lake contingent onsidered Its nefarious contngent eliminate this city from the Socialist map An order of business was adopted the proposed constitution was taken up Section by section some amendments were made clipping the central author ty of the State committee and the Salt Lake members of the convention le i convcnton left the hal Next the victorious politicians from the alfalfa belt proceeded to the elec tion of permanent Stale ofilcers choos Ing W J Bogart of urray otcer as secre tary A W Spanton of Murray trees urer F1 McQuivey Provo organ tren Izer and Mrs Hazlett national let lwUonal com mltteeman The State central commit centrl tee Is comml ee to consist of one member from each county having a Socialist branch and is to elect a State chairman brnch Representatives were electee from the following counties a named Le Sevler H V Hansen Pute M E King Salt Lako C B Douglas Sanpete Ole Arleson Garfield A M Hunter Cache C C Goodwin Weber Mrs Kate Hilllard Hiiard The State charter and a few dollars that remained In the treasury n dolar surrendered by the old State treasurer to the trtMurelelect and thc meeting adjourned meetng |