Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-09-02 | Page 16 | Democrats Still Talk Convention

DEMOCRATS STILL TALK G0HT1 They May Not Abide Vby the Decision of the City Committee. ( Judging from street talk, the (rank and file of the Democratic parly wlllinot abide by tho decision reached by the city committee com-mittee last Saturday afternoon, not to hold a city convention, In the. fiJfst place, it was pointed out yesterday Uiait the action ac-tion taken was by only three members of the committee. .Joseph Young, who was absent, was quoted as havdng said that he was not in favor of a convention, but Mr. Young declared yestccday that he was In favor of a convention and Intended In-tended to support the movcmcr.t to call one. At nn Informal meeting .yesterday afternoon bGtween Thomas F. Thomas, chairman of tho Democratic county committee; com-mittee; Joseph Voting, formor chairman of the same committee: J. W. Strltigfol-low, Strltigfol-low, candidate for attorney goneral on the Democratic ticket at tho latit. general election, and Thomas Fitzgelrald, the opinion was unanimous that, the Democrats Demo-crats should take some eomned action respecting candidates at the coming election. elec-tion. It was not thought ab.solutoily necessary neces-sary to hold a convention and officially place candidates In nomination, but It was the general idea that the Democrats should hold a convention or msiss meeting meet-ing and Indorse one or more candidates, in order that the parly vote may not be scattered nmong a number of Democrats who nvc now and will be In the field at ,lhe time of the primaries The Republicans are still undecided as to what action they will take as 'o a city convention, although John F,v Bowman, chairman of the Republican city committee, commit-tee, said yesterday that he bafojved the majority of sentiment was against a convention. con-vention. The committee will moot in the office of Mr. Bowman Thurw1n.v afternoon, after-noon, however, at which time the committee com-mittee will make a formal clecd'i;ntton.