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Show REPUBLICAN CONVENTION INSTRUCTS FOR PRES. TAFT The Federal Bunch Runs the Steam Roller Over ' the Rooseveltites at Provo Weber County Delegation Makes the Hit of the Day by Playing Play-ing the Game of Politics and Shutting Salt Lake Out Some Exciting Events Hollings-and Hollings-and Glasmann Both Go to Chicago Convention Conven-tion as Delegate a,nd Alternate Respectively. The Republican state convention at Provo yesterday was que of the hardest hard-est contested conventions held In Utah to elect delegates to the national convention, con-vention, and Weber county delegates took a prominent part In the contest. "Weber county had two candidates for the natlonnl convention, a Taft candidate in Charles Hollingsworth, and a Roosevelt candidate In William Glasmann The federal bunch and the Salt Lake delegation of 160 votes controlled by tho bunch, were opposed to both the Webor candidates. In fact, Weber county was not considered worthy of representation by Salt Lake and the federal bunch. The convention consisted of over 100 Taft delegates and between 50 and 100 RooBovolt delegates When tho first ballot was counted Mr. Glasmann received 61 Roosevelt votes and Mr Hollingsworth S7 Taft votes in the whole state, while the leaders of the federal bunch, tho congressman, the two senators and the governor, were elected on tho first ballot, leaving four delegates to be elected on the second ballot Weber county had divided di-vided her 11 votes between 20 candidates can-didates on the first ballot. Immediately Immedi-ately after the first ballot Mr. Glasmann Glas-mann addressed the Weber delegates, saying- if they would vote as u unit and allow him to trade the Weber votes he would withdraw In favor of Hollingsworth and securo Holllngs-worth's Holllngs-worth's election. The Weber delegation delega-tion promptly complied with the request re-quest and S. G. Dye, Thomas McKay and Mr. Glasmann were appointed a committee with full power to pledge the Weber delegation. Salt Lake City had six candidates for the four delegated del-egated to be elected, claiming that Governor Spry lived in Tooele county 20 years ago and that George Sutherland Suther-land and Smoot were born in Provo and therefore the three could not be rhnrfrpil tn Snll I.nkp rind htnco Salt Lake asked for more delegates. The 'cow counties." however, 'wanted 'want-ed at least two of the delegates. Salt Lake county could not agree as to the four of her six distinguished candidates candi-dates who should fill the four vacancies. vacan-cies. While the Salt Lake delegation delega-tion was debating how to do up the "cow counties" ex-Mayor Glasmann called the "cow counties" together. Just how things were done Is told by the Salt Lake Tribune, which makes a very fair and completo report re-port of the convention, as follows Salt Lake a Loser. Salt Lake county's delegation appeared ap-peared to bt an obstruction to the balloting. It seemed Impossible for its members to agreo upon candidates to bo supported. Thia resulted in repeated re-peated delays that weighed heavily upon the patience of tho other delegations delega-tions in the convention. The delay finally became so Intolerable that the Salt Lakers were obliged to withdraw from the hall to caucus. Thoy congregated con-gregated in an alley at the side of the opera house and while they were absent ab-sent from tho hall they were made tho victims of a coup d'etat manipulated by William Glasmann of Weber, with the Weber and other delegations at his back. On the first ballot four of -the eight delegates had been elected. When it came to the second ballot (at which time the Salt Lake delegates withdrew to caucus) Mr. Glasmann gathered together to-gether all chairmen of delegations outside of Salt Lake county, and theao agTeed upon four names which thej would supporL The program was carried out to the letter and Salt Lake was humiliated in a most effective ef-fective manner by the "cow counties" coun-ties" sweeping all before them In a united onslaught In resentment against the dolaying tactics of tho biggCBt delegation In the conxentlon Effective Combine. Neither Smoot, Sutherland. Howoll. nor Spry, who were elected on the first ballot, could bo rogarded as coming from any particular section of the state, by reason of the offices which they hold, and therefore Salt Lake county, under ordinary circumstances, circum-stances, would be entitled to two representatives rep-resentatives In the national delegation. delega-tion. However, the obstructing course pursued eventually resulted in depriving depriv-ing Salt Lake county of the represen tation which it really deserved. The combination of the "cow counties" In retaliation t,ook everything away from Salt Lake county. Bagley in Limelight. Following tho report of Its committee commit-tee on platform and resolutions John E. Bagley 'of Weber introduced the following amendment: "That the delegates del-egates to the national convention be and hereby are Instructed to vote fo.' the candidate for the presidential nomination who In their judgment will be3t represent the sentiment of the whole party in order to Insuro Republican victory and four years of Progressive Republican administration." administra-tion." The resolution was greeted with cheers from many parts or tho house Bagley was greeted with cries of "Time!" from different parts of the house. Chairman Badgor ruled that the convention had no fixed time limit lim-it and until It should do so every delegate del-egate would be heard in full Judge John E. Booth of Utah county coun-ty spoke against tho Roosevelt amendment, amend-ment, E. C Ashton's address, which occupied twenty minutes, was given close attention until near its closa, when "time" was called upon him from the body of the house. Eph Homer of Utah county epokj briefly for Roosevelt A member of the Salt Lake county delegation moved that the Roosovoit amendment be laid upon tho table, but Harry Joseph of Salt Lake called attention to the fact that by laying the amendment on the- table the report re-port of tho committee would automatically automat-ically be tabled with it. Chairman Badgor ruled that the point was, well taken and the motion to table tho amendment was withdrawn. Fight Against Instructions. The fight against instructing tho delegates for President Taft as recommended rec-ommended by the committee on resolutions reso-lutions was Jed by W. D. Llvlngstdn, assisted by William Glasmann, Wesley Wes-ley K. Walton, Colonel C. E. Loose, Brlgham C. Clcgg, E. C. Ashton and others. Roosevelt Man Pleads. Edward Blcrcr, Jr., secretary of tho Utah Roosevelt club, pleariied with the convention for fair play. He do-Bired do-Bired that the dolegatiou from Utah be sent uninstructed, because It might be placed in embarrassing position If bound by the con-entiou. He con tended that the men who. on tho floor of tho convention hall, were now shouting so loudly for Mr. Taft would bo shouting quite as strenuously for Mr. Roosevelt after June 1. An effoit wns made to have the instructions in-structions to the delegates made moro binding and positive in behalf of Mr. Taft, hut all the propositions looking to that end were voted down. Finally the resolutions containing tho Instructions to support Mr. Talt at the Chicago convention were adopted adopt-ed by a vlve voce vote, the preponderance prepon-derance In their favor being more than two to one. Nominations for national delegates being declared in order, tho following were named: Loronzo N. Stohl, Box Elder; Reed Smoot, Utah; William D Sutton. Wasatch; C. E. Loose, Utah; James M. Peterson, Savior; SuBan I Young Gates, Salt Laloe; Jacob John- I 6on, Sanpete; William Glasmann, We- her; William Spry, Salt Lake; A. B. I Irvine, Salt Lako; Josoph Howell, 8 Cache. Josoph Lippman, Salt Lake; 1 Fred W. Price, Salt Lake; John C. t McClaln, Salt Lake. George Suther- j land, Salt Lako, E. O Lee, Salt Lake; I William S McCornick, Salt Lake; I John Walsh, Davis; Charles R. Hollingsworth, Hol-lingsworth, Weber. Results of Ballot. Nominations were declared closed and the first ballot resulted as follows: fol-lows: Smoot, 442; Sutherland, 445; Howell, How-ell, 447; Spry, 395, Stohl, 221; Sutton, j SI; Loose, 235; Peterson, 213, Gates, 1S9, Johnson, 230; Glasmann, J 01; Irvine, 115; Lippman, 170; Price, 159, McClaln, 73; Lee, 47. McComlcl:, J 174; Walsh, 67, Hollingsworth, 87. t Messrs Smoot, Suthorland, Howell j and Spry were declared elected, and I the convention proceeded to a second I ballot. It was here that the Salt Lake j county delegation, which had delayed I the convention almost interminably B during all the balloting, decided to j leave the hall to settle differences in J tho delegation. The Salt Lakers ad- I journed to the back alley at the side I of the opera house and proceeded D with their squabble, which had grown almost Intolerable in the convention I hall. J In the meantime William Glasmann t of Webor got to the front of the atago , and Invited chairmen of all "cow coun- ty" delegations to come on the stage, for a caucus. The country delegations, delega-tions, headed by Glasman.n and tho Weber delegation, Incensed at what they considered repeated and aggra vallng delays imposod upon the convention con-vention by tho Salt Lako delegation, j fixed a slate which thoy all agreed to support When tho Salt Lake dele- j gatlon re-entered the hall another j brief delay occurred because the "al- I falfa" counties were not quite through 'making hay" at the rear of tho stage. However, Chairman Badger j allowed them a few moments in which J to finish up, and eventually the roll j call was ordered for additional delegates dele-gates to complete the delegation cf eight. "Cow Counties" Win. But few counties had been callod when the game of politics played 1? the "cow counties" under direction ol Mr. Glasmann and tho Weber delegation dele-gation developed its magnitude to tho senses of the Salt Lake obstruction- j Ists. First one and then another of the Suit Lake delegation moved to siibpend the rules and make the "lection "lec-tion of the four "alfalfa" favorites unanimous So aroused had the "cow counties" become, though, that they would give no quarter, delegates scathingly calling call-ing to the Salt Lake delegation to "be sports' and to "take the medicine.' The game of the "alfalfa" combination combina-tion was seen to bo so much of n "cinch," however, that very pity on the part of the verdant oucs finalk compelled recognition of a request to make the election of the four unanimous, unani-mous, as follows. Loose. Peterson. Johnson and Hollingsworth. so that the completo delegation consisted of Reed Smoot of Utah. George Suth erland of Salt Lake, Joseph Howell of Cache. William Spry of Sftlt Lake. C. E Loose of Utah, Jacob Johnson of Sanpete, James M. Peterson of Sevier, Se-vier, and Charles R. Hollingsworth of Weber. Tho election of alternates promised another fuss in the convention, but as the hour was late by this time, the names were placed In two groups and voted upon, resulting In tho following gentlemen being named: Lorenzo N Stohl of Box Elder; William Wil-liam D. Sutton of Wasatch. William Glasmann of Weber, Thomas O'Don-nell O'Don-nell of Uintah, John Walsh of Davis, John De Gray Dixon of Utah, B. R. McDonald of Carbon, Robert Welsh of Morgan. Immediately upon the election of these alternates tho convention adjourned ad-journed aud the Salt Lake delegation took tho special Denver & Rio Grande train for home, arriving in Salt Lake at 10.20 p. m. Tho Utah Republican league, which is headed by W. S. McCornick of Salt Lako City, yesterday elected ten delegates del-egates to the national Republican convention, which will bo hold in Chicago Chi-cago June IS. Tho delegates aro Governor Gov-ernor Spry, Senator Rood Smoot, Son ator George Suthorland, Congressman Joseph Howell, Colonel C. E. Looae, J. C. McClaln, Hnrold P. Fabian. Marshall Mar-shall A. Breeden, Jr , Brlgham Clegq and F C Jensen. Senator Smoot and Colonel Loose are from Provo, Howell How-ell from Logan, Jensen from Mount Pleasant and the rest of the dclegat09 from Salt Lake City. oo |