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Show fill III PARTY, IS PLAN OF DEMOCRATS Name Committee of Eighteen to Submit Ideas for Indorsement Indorse-ment of Candidate for Utah Marshalship. DAILY NEWSPAPER ALSO TALKED OF Fifty Men Are Designated to Consider Question of Immediate Im-mediate Establishment of Party Organ. Eighteon prominent Utah Democrats will try to roconcilo tho differences botweon tho National Committeeman W. B. Wallaco and the members of tho Democratic stato committeo, with special spe-cial reference to agreeing on a candidate candi-date for United Stales marshal. They were selected yesterday at a meeting of tho Democratic slate committee, and they will meet at 10 o'clock this morning morn-ing to dclibcrato on tbo issue. They will report at 8 o'clock tonight at an adjourned mooting of tbo stato committee. com-mittee. Just how the harmony committee of eightoeu will arrive at a decision was not made clour in tho plan by which they- woro appointed. One suggestion that has been made is that tho committeo com-mitteo divido into two teams of nino on a sido, and let one side rcprcsont tho state committoo and tho other tho national committeeman, and play ball to decido tho question. If the scorer doesn't get rattled wo may tbon know who is to succeed James H. Anderson as United States marshal. Tho question of getting togothor with tho national committeeman on candi-dutos candi-dutos for federal office was not on tho scheduled business of tbc stato committeo com-mitteo for its mooting yesterday. How-ovor, How-ovor, thoro were divers rumors as to things that might happen, aud no one was surprised when tho marshalship oontest wont bctforo tho committoo un-dor un-dor tho general miBnomcr of "harmony." "har-mony." Trouble Averted. Soveral times during tho meeting yesterday yes-terday afternoon thero appeared to bo dangor of something breaking, but trouble trou-ble was avortod by James II, Moylc, who took the "Wallacc-Thurmau prizo as tho beat little peace-maker of the meeting. meet-ing. At his suggestion a harmony committeo com-mitteo of seven was named to which was added tho national committeeman and tbo state chairman. This commit-too commit-too met aud modestly decided that it was not wholly competent to promote harmony. At tbo evening session of the stato committeo tho sub-committeo on harmony asked to bo cnlraged by the appointment of seven members of tbo stato committee tho original committoo commit-too having boen composed largely of Democrats not members of the state committeo. !First, however, the stato committee enlarged tho original committeo by adding add-ing tho namoa of J. P. Tolton, candidate candi-date for governor a yoar ago, and Tillman Till-man D. Johnson, candidate for congress. Then seven members of the stato committoo com-mittoo woro added. As it now 6tands tbo harmony committee com-mittee iB composed of National Committeeman Commit-teeman W. B. Wallace, Stato Chairman S. B. Thurmau, J. P. Tolton, of Beaver, Mathouibab Thomas of Salt Lake, Tillman Till-man D. Johnson of Ogden, James II. Moylo, John Dern, of Salt Lake, Jesse Knight, of Provo, .1. It. Letcher, of Salt Lake, W. II. King, of Salt Lake, D. 8. Cook, of Ogdcn, VilHum Edwards, of Logan, E. V, Brown, of St. Georjio, II. N. Hayes, of Richfield, Hcbcr O. Meoks, of Kannb, J. L. Boydcn, of Coalville, 9. S. Smith, of Ogdcn, and B W. King of Fillmore. Will Meet Today. This committee will spend tho Sabbath Sab-bath In dIacii3slii-- harmony, at the ofilcc of Judgo S. R. Thuniinn in the Walkor Dunk bulIdlnK- The action of the committee com-mittee under tho Moylu rwolutlon Is not to bo considered final until ratillcd by tho ttato committeo nt Its meeting this ovonlner at tho Woodmen hull. Tho resolution reso-lution under which the committeo la acting act-ing moroly empowers It to devise a plan to adjust dirfuxonces. "If any thero he," between thu stnte committeo und the national na-tional committeeman. Tho chiof difference to be adjusted 13 in tho appointment of a Unitod States murahnl for Utah. The stato committee rocommended A nulla Nobekor for tho place, but National Committeeman Wallaco Wal-laco dlsarood und recommended the ap-polntmont ap-polntmont of Georgo A. StorrH. As n result, re-sult, thoro has been a deadlock since last eprlnff. If tho subcommittee can agreo, it Ib likely that It will make a slate of candidates candi-dates for tho various federal offlcoa and aHk that tho national committeeman and the stato committee agree on theso recommendations rec-ommendations in order that the appointments appoint-ments may bo speedily made. Supporters of tho various candidates (Continued on Pago Two.) DEBITS PL1 1M0W 1 PITT (Continued from Page One.) for marshal last night said they believed that it was doubtful If tho subcommittee could settle the marshalshlp flghL Mostly the Democrats sang of harmony har-mony and nearly always In harmony throughout the afternoon and evening sessions of tho committee meeting. State Chairman Samuel R. Thurman called the meeting to order and It developed on roll call that there were present either In person or by -proxy members 6f the state committee from every county In the stale. It also developed that the number was swelled to approximately 100 by tho number num-ber of prominent Democrats who had been Invited to be present. Samuel Russell, Rus-sell, whose notes wero occasionally declared de-clared to bo slightly discordant In tho concert of Democrats, moved to limit the meeting to members of the stato committee, but his motion was promptly voted down. .Tamos II. "Movie, floor leader of the harmony element, moved that the slate chairman bo empowered to name a committee com-mittee to take a census of all the voters In tho state, and the motion was promptly prompt-ly adopted. Chairman Thurman reserved his appointment of this committee until he had consulted with the county chairman. chair-man. National Committeeman W. R. Wallace, as chairman of a committee to secure a party organ, outlined a proposition whereby 'the Democrats of tho state might acquire a dally newspaper, and suggested that a commltteo of fifty prominent Democrats be named, with power to acquire ac-quire a Democratic newspaper. Chairman Chair-man Thurman named a subcommittee of seven to appoint this committee. Committee Named. After a recess the following members of the newspaper commltteo wero announced: an-nounced: James II. Moyle. chairman: JeBse Knight and J. Will Knight of Pro-vo, Pro-vo, Goorge C. Whltmoro of Xephl, Robert I McKinnon of Randolph, J. R, Allen of Draper, James Andrus and E. M. Brown of St. George, M. S. Browning and A. L. Brewer of Ogden, John R. Barnes of Kaysville, Joseph R. Murdock of Ileber, If. T. Reynolds of Sprlngvllle. T, N. Taylor Tay-lor of Provo, Hyrum Hnyball of Logan, John Watson of Ogdon, William Edwards of Logan, W. F Giles of Provo, J. W. Clyde of Heber. L. IL Redd of Bluff, Jo- soph Llndsey of Taylorsvllle, W. R. Wal- I lace, John D. Peters, Allen F. E, Roach, G, H. lalaub, R. P. Morris. Nephl W. Clayton, Ashby Snow, Col. E. A. Wall, A. J, Cunningham, H. M. DInwoodey, Ellas A. Smith. L. S. Hills, John Dern. Simon Bamberger, O. P. Miller, C. P. Overfleld, J. R. Letcher, Wnldemar Van Cott, M. M. Miller, S. R. Thurman. W. H. King, C. L. Olson, O. W. Powers, Frank Nebeker, Lafayette Hanchett So- 1 Ion Spiro, S. A. King. Frank B. Stephens, C. C. Neslen, D. A. Swan and C. H. Carl-qulst, Carl-qulst, all of Suit Luke, When the commltteo was announced a member of the committee remarked that It was composed largely of Democrats who wore now forced to pay an Income tax. The committee will meet tomorrow night at S o'clock at the office of James H. Moyle. Then came the motion of Mr. Moyle for the appointment of a harmony committee commit-tee and with little opposition seven members mem-bers werj chosen to meet with the national na-tional committeeman and the state chairman chair-man and the convention adjourned to 8 o'clock in the evening to await the report, re-port, The sub-commlttoo met at G:30 o'clock and after a short conference decided that the committee should be larger. The evening session was largely consumed with the election of seven addltlonaf members of tho harmony committee and with a-ddlng Tolton and Johnson to the committees. The only final action of the commltteo taken yesterday was a formal recommendation recom-mendation or the appointment of Byron Nebeker and Peter Hansen as register nnd receiver of the United States land office at Vernal. These appointments had been previously recommended by National Committeeman W. R. Wallace aid State Chairman Samuel R. Thur man and as there were no other candidates candi-dates for the places' the action of the stato committee followed as a matter of course. |