Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-09-19 | Page 9 | Republican District Chairmen Vote down Convention Motion

REPUBliCAN DISTRICT CHAIRMEN VOTE DOWN CONVENTION MOTION Proposal to Call Together Nominating Body Loses at Meeting B BY an overwhelming vote the Republican Republican lican district chairmen last night defeated a motion to hold a city convention convention convention con con- for the nomination of ot two candidates for tor city commissioners and andone andone one candidate for tor auditor Tho The motion was presented by Fred Ired Price at a moet moet- ing of the district chairmen held Inthe in tho the office of John F. F Bowman Republican Republican Republican lican city chairman nine Forty of or the tho four fifty districts were represented at the meeting Expressions were called for from rom each of ot the district chairmen present and tile general opinion was that no nominatIng ing lug convention should be hold held However However How How- ever tho the question was presented to the body In the form of ot a motion and only four tour or five of the chairmen voted for tor forthe forthe the convention With the defeat of ot the motion another motion providing for tor the appointment appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap of ot a representative committee commit commit- tee of ot ten from the bod body of ot the house to devise a 3 plan of future action was presented and carried The committee which includes two members of ot each of ot the five tl precincts and the elt city chairman will meet In tho the office of the ct city chairman Wednesday night at 8 S After Arter outlining its future procedure procedure pro pro- the committee will report to toan toan an art adjourned meeting meeting- of the district chairmen to be hold in the courtroom of Judge George Gcorge G. G Armstrong Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- da day evening The members of ot the committee as appointed appointed ap ap- pointed by Chairman Bowman are First precinct John and Jesse Cannon Second precinct Charles Cotterill and Fred Price Third precinct T. T A. A Callister and W. W B. B Booth Fourth precinct Harr Harry S. S Joseph and John James Fifth FIrth precinct Charles M. M Morris and Arthur Graham i.