The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-03
COUNTY CONVENTION.

= County Court House, there being
full attendance of delegates from to
] various precincts in the county. Th
a meeting was called to order by A. II
Raleigh. The first business beinI
the perfecting a temporary organize
: tinD, Judge Snow was elected chair
man OF tue meeting. The object o
the meeting was stated by the chair
who returned thanks for the honor
etc. DR.. s. B. Young Was chosen
secretary, A. II. Raleigh chaplain
John Y. Smith Sergesnt-At-armS The
chaplain invoked the Deity. altel
which the call was read and the active
business OF the meeting began.
On motion of Mr.. Raleigh. a com
mittse on credentials was appointed
by the chair, the committee consist
ing of A. Il. Raleigh. j. E. Taylor.
J. 8. RswliDs, James Crane, William
Mclaughlin. The committee then
retired, when Judge Snow stated that
he had been subp@ased to go to the
District Court forthwith. The Judge
was therefore excused and Mr.. A.
Miner elected chairman in his stead.
On taking the chair Mr.. Miner made
a speech regarding the object Of the
convention and the duties and priv.
leges of delegates, together with
animadversions on the rights OF the
people in this regard; and on good
many things in general.
At the conclusion Of the speech
General e. 7. Burton was called
upon and made brief and pungeut
speech.
Mr.. A. NJ. Musser was called for,
but said he did not know that he
could add to anything that had been
said.
Mr.. 8. B. Young was then called
upon, and responded in a neat little
address.
Mr.. James Sharp was next called
for, and said few words, when the
committee entered and be ceased.
The committee on credentials then
submitted the following report OF
delegates Gs entitled to seats from the
various precincts:
First P'ecinct-Jaceb Heusser, @. w. |
Penrose. A. N Musser, John Needham, |
j. Q. Woods, William Fuller and J. Y.
Smith.
Second Precinct-R. t. Burton, Edwin
Petit, Peter Erickson, Geo. Crismon,
Aurelius Miner, w. H Hickenlooper,
james Moyle and VIM. McLachlan.
Third Precinct-R. V. Msrris, Peter
Gillespie, Samuel Hamer, Geo. Dunford,
Z4dock Mitchell, A. h. Raleigh, Alfred
Solomons and Richard Mathews.
Fourth PTecinct-H. j. Foulger, o.
f. Whitney, Henry Puzey, James Sharp
end Robert Patrick.
Fifth Pyecinct-Jas. P. Freeze, John
Midgley, Emneline B. Wells, A. Nc
Rae, J. E. Taylor, z. Snow, S. B.
Young and Frank Armstrong.
TURNER'S WGTd-John Gslliop.
MIL CTeek-Thomss Z. Murphy, Geo.
B. Bailey Simeon Scott and Alex. Hill,
East MIL Creek-H. B. Skidmore.
South CottoHtOood-Joseph S. Rawlins,
B. w Brown, w. H. atwood. II
ButLer-Wm. McGhie.
SGndy-Thomas Hewlett.
HeTTimdn-James Crane.
South JordGn-Henry Beckstead.
West JOrSGn-James Tanner and Jos.
T. Williams.
North JorddH-Samuel Bennion.
Pleasant Gree1s-H. T. Spencer.
The report was adopted.
A permanent organization was
Elected by the retention of the officers q
elected in temporary capacity. ]
The convention then proceeded to
he nomination of sixteen delegates to a
he Territorial Convention, and
OF nine was appointed to
eport the names of delegates. The
,ommittee was ]. s. Rswlins, r. T.
Burton, Joseph E. Taylor, James n
frame, Emmeline B. Wells, George +
Z. Bailey. Henry Beckstead, r. V.
DORIS and Samuel Bennion. &
Upon the retirement OF the com. Il
nittee, Mr.. A. NJ. Musser was again b
allied upon for speech, this time re. 4
ponding. a
Alderman A. 81. Raleigh was also a
allied upon, and spoke in answer to r
be remarks OF the former speaker. a
The committee on nomination of I
delegates made a report naming sig r
cen persons as delegates to the ter b
itorial convention. The names were
oted on separately and the nomina- a
ions OF the committee were made b
GOD. Following is the result: 4
w. Penrose, Thos. Tayler,
" II. Hooper, James Sharp, [
ohm Z. Winder, Reuben Miller, {
los. s. Rawlins, Robt. Pixton, T
saac II. Stewart, John Gabbot, i
elizabeth Howard, Emmeline B. Wells, +,
\. Gardiner, Jos. K. Taylor, :
7. Groes beck, Adam Speirs.
Gen. Burton moved that four al q
ornate delegates at large be nomi- {
lated, which was done. The names
re as follows:
|. Miner, r. Y. Morris,
ohm Henry Smith, Robt. T. Burton.
Mr.. James Sharp moved that the I
lumber OF alternate delegates to the |
erritorial convention be increased to i
light, which was carried and the i
GLOWING appointed: +
NJ. Musser, Jas. P. Freeze,
Alexander Hill, Zins D. Young.
The convention then adjourned
inc die.