Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-03-09 | Page 4 | The Republican Convention

THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. The Republican State convention for the selection of delegates to the National Na-tional Republican convention Avhich meets In Chicago on June 21st next, is called to meet in this city on Friday, April Sth. The convention will be composed of 1G9 delegates, the apportionment being made on tho vote cast In November, 1902. for the Hon. Joseph Howell. The basis of the A'ote cast at the last Presidential Pres-idential election Avould ha'o been better, bet-ter, and the natural basis for that occasion. oc-casion. There is somewhat of a departure from the usual rule in vogue hero in the manner of choosing the delegates, as applied to this county especially. The present call requires a county con-A-entlon; but heretofore for some years past the several election districts of this county and city have chosen delegates del-egates direct to the State con'entIon, Whether the change will be satisfactory satisfac-tory to the people or not remains to be seen. Certain It Is, however, that it makes more red tape in the transaction, trans-action, and requires an additional intermediary in-termediary convention. The call avIII be receh'ed with general Interest throughout the State, and activity ac-tivity In political matters can be expected ex-pected soon to become Intense.