Show congressional cola gressional convention the mast spirited and in in many other respects the most moat remarkable convention ever held in utah the one at ogden last saturday it ass there the two wings of the republican party the boilers and the regulars arg met to do battle it was plainly demonstrated from the beginning that the balters had bad only a amill am ill follo following iving though several of them had secured proxies from smaller counties not rc represented by home men but bat it was feared that tho the party could not aiu in the state without catering to the minority so BO many mckinley men took up the cry of holbrook and harmony mr holbrook it will be remembered had bad been nominated by the balters in a convention held at salt lake utah county had only a few delegates present and the mafs convention which sent bent those dole delegates gates numbered only twenty seven while only two towns were represented naturally therefore utah county did not take kindly to tle man named for congress in whose candidacy the great majority of the party had bad not had a voice that was probably the leading objection to the mayor but there were of course others and one reison reason openly stated on the fl alcor or was that people who knew him best beat believed him illy qualified for congressman gres it was a significant fact that his home county millard where he was practically reared from childhood and utah county where he be resides cast thair entire strength with the exception of one vote voie in utah county against his candidacy but bat notwithstanding this apathy on the part of his bis old acquaintances the convention wanted harmony even if it had to fi fight ht for it and the balters bol candidate was endorsed by a narrow majority it was not so much the man as the peculiar position in which the party was placed that brought about his bia nomination Though the balters were largely in the minority it was believed the party cond not succeed L without their vutes in a number of counties malt balt lakers felt especially solicit on that score core they know knew their chances of success in ia that county without the aid of the boltero bolt erb were very slim indeed and though the delegation was largely for MI mckinley cK inley they were ready to give the balters auy anything thing they de aired un on the other band the feeling was very strong in other counties where republicans felt fait inc incensed elisea against the balters bol it was such euch a feeling as will likely exist for some time after the present campaign utah weber and cache counties were solidly against giving those who had bad bolted their party any quarters sanpete San pete with a solid mckinley delegation waa was divided and so BO was boxelder Box elder county also straight the latter two for policy sake ake a turned the tables in favor of the bolt tra but bat they will not probably act so generously in the future perhaps policy is better then than rigid observance of principle this year so the enquirer will not quarrel with republicans Republic aus though it may d liffer with them on even t that hat score however this paper feels as a firmly convinced now as eyer ever before that it a mis take has been made mada in the person young man and a U utah tah boy was today chosen by the county committee to fill the vacancy tue THE party has made as many concessions ces to the balters as are going g to be made now they had better begin getting under the cover because it will be cold on the outside after this IT has been demonstrated clear clearly ly i that the balters are mainly confined to salt lake and the th mining camps in other counties they are greatly in the minority UTAH county candidates can take courage now dow for the ticket will bring out the full republican publican Ee vote and a victory seems certain UTAH county feels under obligations to weber and cache counties for the unanimous support given at the convention I 1 MANY ajl NY feel that a simon pure democrat is not as bad as a hybrid democrat I 1 named for congress of course being a republican organ the eu en q cannot fight the bartys nominee bat it would rather have bada had a man for whom it could do battle with full fall purpose of heart |