Show from wednesdays dally april A OLD TIME the convention convenes the convenience of the conveners savoring somewhat of Ke Board ism A few days since a call for a he publican convention appeared in ibis paper signed by A S condon chairman of the republican committee for weber county the republicans had been on the yu vive for several daya past and among many the idea prevailed that somo fun would be had by those in attendance the meeting was called for eight last evening but by seven it became painfully apparent that the hall was not near largo enough to hold all those who were likely to be in attendance at about local time he watch of the gentleman who called the meeting said plainly eight boys and business commenced A chairman was needed but who so fit aci occupy fiat exalted position as the GREAT ALEXANDER the eyes of the multitude of youthful some of them very much eo politicians itic ians fell upon the great conquer or and blushing profusely he was lifted into the chair this herculean task accomplished the ri bunes ogden correspondent was gobbled on to and paper aud pencil being pushed into bis hands he was informed that a was his reward that evening lie went about his work in a methodical style and a committee on resolutions campess ed of three individuals was then ap pointed the names of M II 11 beardsley wm farrell major and L B adam were presented to the meeting as a Ee publican central committee for weber county to erve for the next four years and a motion made that they be accepted it now lacked about five minutes of eight and at mr orth mr felshaw mr gillogly and several others entered and the look that overcame them can better be imagined than described bed THOMAS who WM among the number of fresh arrivals asked the chair why tho meeting had been convened earlier than advertised whereupon put himself in a great rago and ordered tho gentleman to sit down next addressed the chairman and in a respectful manner that functionary what was meant by the proceeding beating that it yet wanted one minute to the time specified in the call for the meeting which he found already so well advanced and nearly through with business here a wild and SCENE of confusion catcalls cat calls cries of put hin out shut up etc ascended from those who bud been in th bouse from the begioni ng of tho meeting eventually the new central committee mentioned previously was elected and the of three proceeded to report a series ot resolutions endorsing the proceedings of the central committee at silt aake this was the cu for more noise ud con fusion ud kimball was opposed to the resolutions not on account of disapprobation of the persons or of a for blaino but on principle the central committed teo in salt lake had not been vested with any such power aa they usurped in their meltini of the ard 3rd their only duty would baat been to notify the republican party of tho territory of the lime and place of the national convention and call them to a korial convention composed of the representatives senta tives of the various county organizations whose prerogative II 11 was to choose two delo gatts to abo national convention this tho central committee should have boim the moro eagerly as this was the only opportunity in four years for tho republican citizen to express their opinion the election of two delegates to the convention is to bo reserved to abo citizens assembled in convention tho central committed commit teo was acting without authority and power in not only re fusing to call a territorial convention but arrogating to tho right of appointing delegates which ought to be the of the whole party yn n W SC vf t and then capping the climax of usurpation by electing reelecting re melvea the speaker out the inconsistency of alie central committee ail ibs tribune ring in making continual war on the alleged despotism and tyranny of tha mormon church while they themselves were trying to rulo and lord all outsiders republicans democrats liberal and not we nate not apace to give a full report of the proceedings hut considerable sid erable sparring was done between judge mcbride and general kimball I mr E II 11 orth made some very telling and sensible remarks and seemed to direct his speech where it did the most good however the resolutions were finally adopted aej the meeting adjourned below will bo found a copy of the circular endorsing the citizen for a republican territorial convention and the names of prominent citizens of ogden attached thereto assigned by them when presented for their endorsement we the undersigner undersigned under signed republicans city and weber co feeling that the republican central committee of utah territory have exceeded their authority and violated the of tho party in refusing to call a territorial convention and attempting to appoint delegates to the national republican convention and to perpetuate their powers by a pretended re election of themselves for another four years hereby endorse the call made by the republicans of sail lako city and county for a territorial republican convention to be held in salt lake city on the day of april to elect delegates to the national lican convention and a central re publican committee for the nathan kimball A K beieler W B II 11 C chaa W moore WC Strohm E hiorth james L gillogly chaa V orth W SI rant E A thomas M D Bl pecker GG griffith W W funge I W millis D W falshaw SM |