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Show UTAH REPUBLICANS STAND SOLID FOR RENOMINATE PLEDGE THEIR DELEGATES TO WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT Large And Enthusiastic Gathering Applauds The Nation's Chief and Stands For His Renomination. Strong Resolutions Resolu-tions Adopted. Congressional Delegation Given Vote of Confidence. Alfalfa Club Wields The Big Stick. Peace And Harmony After Adjournment. X Men who will cast the 'Republican state of Utah's v'oto lu Chicago to renominate President William Howard Taft: DELEGATES UNITED STATES SENATOR REED SMOOT, Provo, Utah Couoty. UNITED STATES SENATOR GEORGE SUTHERLAND, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County. CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH HOWELL.Logan, Cache County. -GOVERNOR WILLIAM SPRY, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County. JACOB JOHNSON, Spring City, Sanpete County. COLONEL C. E. LOOSE, Provo, Utah County. JAMES M. PETERSON, Richfield, Sevier County. CHARLES R. HOLLINGSWORTH, Ogden, Weber County. 4 Colonel Loose was a Itoosevelt supporter at the state conven tion, but authorized a statement that he w,duld follow the convention's Instruction and vote In Chicago for President Taft. - ALTERNATES -.J ', ; ' LORENZO N. STOHL, BrlgUain City, Box Elder County. . WILLIAM D. SUTTON, Pary City, Summit County. t ." WILLIAM GLASMANN, Ogden Weber County'. ' '" ' THOMAS W. O'DONNELL, Vernal. Uintah County. ' JOHN WALSH, Farmlngton, Davis County. ' )s'f i JOHN D. DIXON, Provo, Utah County. D. R. M'DONALD, Price, Carbon County. ROBERT WELSH, Morgan City, Morgan County. Tho Republicans of Utah, In Slate Convention at Provo last Wednesday declc-ed for William Howard Taft for PreslJcnt by electing I'ghl delegates Instructed to vote for his renomination at the national convention in Chicago next month. Cheers from more than MO throntB rocked tho walls of the Provo opera house as the convention t adopted tho report of tho committee T Jjkon platform and resolutions wli.ch pledged tho Utnh delegation to tho President and left no doubt of tho slate's alleglanco to Mr. Taft, its friend. Tho convention wub rich In enthusl asm and buoyant predictions of a He publican victory In the fall,- with Taft as tho leader of tho party; und pleasant recollections or tho glories of the party In tho past ran through ths busy day llko a refrain. Of surprises there wero some, and not he least of these came to ibo delegation from Salt Lake county with tho so-called "cow counties" as the practical Joker. The delegates arrived early and at onco repaired to tho convention halt. Secretary of tho State Commltteo Mr. H L. Cummlngs read the official call. A ft and Introduced State Senator Carl A Cadger as temporary chairman of the convention. Senator Hadger delivered a masterly master-ly nnd most' timely address, reviewing the matchless record of the Republican Republi-can party since Its organization, and tho record of William Howard Tuft ut President of thc'Urilted States during dur-ing tho past four years! Mr. Cadger ,spol;o In part as follows: .'Mucli- of tho controversy In this, campaign swings nround the word "progressive," used variously In com mendutlon or In condemnation. Tho Republican party us an organization has always been progressive from tho time of Hnmllton, whoso Ideas end doctrines wore largely adopted by tho Immortal president, George Washington, Wash-ington, down to this day of tho ad-mlnlstrtalon ad-mlnlstrtalon of tho progressive, William Wil-liam H. Taft. (Applause). It was Republican progresslveuess that led Abraham Lincoln to declnre against slavery und for liberty. II wns Republican progrcsslveness that prompted a great Republican statesman states-man to frame the Sherman antl-triist law against great business combinations combina-tions that aimed to stlfio competition. It wns Republican progressiveness that waged a Just and righteous war against Spanish tyranny and oppression oppres-sion a war which placed the name of tho sainted William McKlnloy high In tho world's history. It was Republican Re-publican progrcsslveness that inspired promotion of peaco for all tho world by William Howard Taft (repeated npplattse). Follow delegates, lot 'us stand for u square denl. It was Republican progrcsslveness that led Theodore Roosevelt (great applause) to promote and sign n bill against, child labor, and to advocate other great and good public measures. "- Proof of Progress. It was Republican progrcsslvoucss that caused President Taft to urge tho Incomo tax, a bureau of com merco nnd labor, tho direct election of United States senators by the peopio, the world's peace, and to negotiate with Grent Orltaln and Franco tho splondld arbitration treaties. treat-ies. God hates a man who Is ncownrd and who' will straddle, and It can not bo said against Mr. Taft that ho is nfrald or Is vacillating. Seo his history on every great question his treatment of tho mnttor of a world peace, In which ho seeks to make It unnocessnry for tho peopio of I ho nntionn of tho enrth Lo bear the burden bur-den of great armaments. This groit act probably has overshadowed all clsrt that Ills administration has done. Ho has preserved peaco in South America under trying conditions He has so dealt with Japan that tho lurid nightmares which have nnuu- Continued on pago 8 'v I i ;. Utali Republicans Stand Sol For Renomi-j I : nation. Pledge Their Delegates to Tattj H ' Continued from Pno t. i )', J. i ally afflicted Rrlchmond Pearson Hoi L' J ! eun, that gallant Democratic con- h t j r.rusrtin;):), have been dissipated. PPB ' i ! in all these things the action oi B j V., Taft lias been prompt, 'manful H , ( and dignified, ilia Is a record of Hub- PPH 1 1 Bluiitial anr' honorable aclitnvuinont. H Pi.d ho deseivca tho faithful and the H ! fighting rupport of evcrv loyal He- , publican In tho United States. H i Under I'reBldcnt Taft's Ruldanco svo B b j have moved to the postal savings i' ' I bank system ; ho has advocated tho j'h parcels post; for tho first time in B i L its history the postoffice department !j shows a surplus instead of a deficit; 'j o hnye a constitutional employers' 1 t j liability act, which protects the lives '1 "ml "le "IIll,a tlf 1,lon engaged in in- B i I terstate traffic; there Is a child's B j department In tho bureau of labor; H ' t we aro comlnc; to direct election of 'ji I'nltecl States senators; wo aro to B ' havo publicity In tho matter of cam- 1 i paign oxponihtiires; thero is an offl- ii e'ency commission that saves millions mil-lions of dollars annually In the several sev-eral national departments, tho inter- c state coir.mc-.rp commission has tho right to i..i ud railroad rates bo-fore bo-fore the." e ato effect; tho scopo of the co.'ni: . .'o and labor commission commis-sion has be. . enlarged; tho admin Istratlon has Instituted twcnty-3evon suits under the anti-trust law; and rigatlpn am reclamation projects in the west have been fostered and encouraged. en-couraged. In an address which he mndo bo-ftire bo-ftire n mighty audience In Salt I -alto City ho advocated u courso of tolor-r.nco tolor-r.nco and forboaranco and peace. To Mm I believe wo owo .in great do-sr-'ce our present era of peace, good-vl!l, good-vl!l, friendship and progress In Utah which may Clod grant will continue Indefinitely. Pr3ldent Taft had nothing to calu In ospcuslng tho cause of Senator Smoot; but when tho Democrats threatened to make a national Issue ot Mr. Smoot's retention of his seat in tho senate, Mr. Taft said that lie would take tho stump, If necos sury. In behalf of tho assailed titnh senator. I hope this convention will Indorse the administration ot Mr. Tuft and glvo to him the support that he deserves. The regulation committees wcro then named and an adjournment waa i' ken till 2 o'clock. In the committees pcrioct harmony prevailed except In the enso of "pUt-, form and resolutions." While no platform plat-form was adopted, yet under existing . conditions It was deomed necessary to pass some resolutions, tho question, being us to whether or not the convention con-vention would pledge, or instruct Its delegation to vote for President Taft's rcnomlnntlon, or whother or not tho delegation Bhould go for Colonel Roosevelt, or unlnstructed for either. It developed early In tho convention that tho sentiment wns overwhelming for Taft, and this spirit wnB llkewlso carried to tho committee on . resolutions, resolu-tions, so that when tho resolutions wcro submitted It was simply a question ques-tion ot gl!ng all a chance to presout their resolutions and vlows, and take the vote. A resolution pledging for S Taft was- prosonted, and a substitute i to tho effect that tho delegation go unlnstructed offered. Tho widest possible latitudo In debate was permitted per-mitted nfter which tho latter was defeated, de-feated, and tho Tift resolution adopt. . cd. Tho resolutions as they passed the commlttco and adopted by the , convention nro printed elsewhere In this Issue. 1 At 2 o'clock tho convention woh again called to order and the reports ot tho, varfous committees were made and adopted. Nominations for delegates to the Chicago convention wero In order, and in lightning llko rapidity canw voices placing gentlemen from almost every county in tho state In nomination. nomina-tion. Members of tho Ulnh delegation In Congresn and' Governor Spry, were elected delegates to Chicago on tho first ballot. All names after tho first ballot are iiom country communities, and their triumphant election was tho rurallst'ai coup. Snlt Lnko county could not icach nn agreement on Its candidates,: and tho other counties combined against the city chaps. The combined voto swamped Salt Lake county's 103 voles, and tho following wero elected delegates by tho convention: N Jnmes M. Peterson of Sevier county; coun-ty; Colonel C K. Loose of Utah county; coun-ty; Jacob Johnson of Sanpete county, and Charles It. Holllngsworth of Weber We-ber county. With United States Senators llecd Smoot and Georgo Sutherland, Con-giessman Con-giessman Joseph Howell and Governor Gover-nor William Spry, theso will Journey to Chicago next month and cast their vus lor "President Taft In accord anco with tho explicit direction and nishes of tho convention today. When Salt Lake county delegates, who had procrastinated too long wlca their personal likes and ambition?, heard county after county reel otf figures for Peterson, Loose, Johnson and Holllngsworth In solid phalanxes, they writhed In wrath at tho manner In v-Mch the agriculturists had out-gen out-gen -tied them. A few were for limiting limit-ing and going home, but the couuto delegations shrilly counseled them .o "Take your medicine," and they did. They voted to make It unanimous. Shorn of recognition on tho delegation, delega-tion, the Salt Lake representatives made no effort to secure alternates, on whom tho country counties and city folks combined nnd whom they elected by acclamation as follows: William D. Sutton, of Summit county, coun-ty, Lorenzo' N. Stohl ot Hox Elder county, William Glasman of Weber county, Thomas D. O'Donncll of Uln tah county, John Walsh of Davis county, John Dixon of Utah counly, D. R. McDonald of Carbon county nud Robert Welsh of Morgan county. When tho Salt Lake county delegation delega-tion saw tho humor ot tho Joke perpetrated per-petrated on them they all laughed, the whole convention laughed and tho C02 delegates left tho opera house pieasod with the day's proceedings, pleased with tho indorsement of President Taft and, oven to those Salt Lakers with their own eyes on Chicago, satisfied satis-fied with tho eight men named to cast Utah's voto at tho national convention. conven-tion. Loose Will Observe Pledge Ot tho eight regular delegates tn Chicago, Becen are avowed Taft men, Tho eight, Colonol Loose-ot Provo, Is known ns a Roosovelt supporter, and as such was'uomlnated In tho convention. conven-tion. However, nfter the first ballot, William H. Follaud, secretary of tho Salt Lako county delegation, announced an-nounced with tho full authority ot Colonel Loose that the latter was will ing to go to the Cnicago convention pledged to Taft. In the light of this nnd by reason ot Colonel Loose's personal per-sonal popularity ho was elected a delegate An evidence of the Taft strength wns manifested in the Cache County delegation in tho case ot Colone Loose. Loose Is personally popular t with tho Cach.o county, boys, yet ho lecelved but five votes for delegato on the first ballot, duo solely to tho fact that ho was n Roosovelt man. After tho statement was made to the Cache delegation by President Brim-hall Brim-hall that Loose was satisfied with tho Taft endorsement, and dcslrdtl to go ns nn Instructed delegato, his stock ran high nnd he was decided upon as oue of tho favorites In the Cache delegation before the "nlfalfa" deal was (onsumated. After tho "Alfnlflnns" ha.il downed the "silk stocking bunch ' on tho regular re-gular delegates, Hon. William Glas-mnrn Glas-mnrn arose and nominated Hon, Lo-rerzi; Lo-rerzi; N, Stohl ns first, and Hon. W. D. Sutton ns second alternates. Tho Salt Lakers thought this another piece of tho slate, which it was, and in their eagerness to break It, n member of tho Salt Lako delegation at once named William Olasmann ns the third nlternate, tucking him on to the Stohl-Sutton motion, evidently thinking think-ing that on account ot Mr. Glasmann'a Roosovelt tendencies the "Alfalflans" would hedge nnd thus cause another mix-up, but tho "cow county" boys stood pnt, they wero In the deal lo stay, and Glasmann was good enough for them so he went right In while tho "big fellows" from Snlt Lak.j held their breath. After this stunt a Salt Laker got the floor and named a gentleman gen-tleman from Salt Lake as the next alternate, but he was qulekl;' withdrawn, with-drawn, the Salt Lako engineer evidently evi-dently tninklng It but giving the "Alfalflans" "Al-falflans" n chauce to pitchfork one of their number "clean over the ropes ' Thus the convention went o i lo its ndourniuent, the "hayseeds" In complete com-plete contivt, while tho "silver sr.oo: nnd silk stocking'" crowd gai.vj on in wonderment, -some taking their medicine medi-cine with nood grace like men, others picking up their dishes nnd goins home. |