The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-24
CONVENTIONS.
Proceedings at the County and
District Conventions of the
Peoples Party.
Harmonious Deliberations and
Unanimous Nominations.

at II o'clock on Saturday morn
ing, agreeable to call, a county
convention of the Peoples Party to
nominate certain county and terri
torial officers and to elect delegates
to other cOnVentions-one council
district and one representative dis
trict-Which were to follow respect
lively the county convention, at
which nominees for councillors and
representatives to the next Terri
torial Legislature were to be Sc
lected. 1t will be recollected that
in the selection of councillors Salt
Lake, Davis and Tooele Counties
are placed together, and in the selec-
ton Of representatives Salt Lake,
Davis and Morgan are joined. This
accounts for the necessity of two
other conventions after that of the
county. With this explanation we
give below the business details of
the three conventions in the order
in which they occurred:
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The meeting was called to order
by Col. j. r. Winder, who nomi-
mated Hon. John T. Game for presi-
dent pro tenn. The nomination car
ried. Mr.. Game thanked the con-
vention for the honor conferred.
D. Bockholt, Esq, was made tenn
porary secretary. Mr.. 7. B. Lewis
moved that committee of five on
credentials be appointed, and on the
motion being carried the chair ap-
pointed MesSrs. T. B. Lewis, Henry
McEwan, j. S. Rawlins, F. Cope and
Mrs. E. B. Wells, a committee to eX-
anime credentials.
While the committee was out Mr..
Thomas Taylor was called on for a
speech, and he responded briefly, re-
ferring to the duties Of the conven-
tiOn.
Mr.. 4. Gardiner was called for a
speech, but strongly desired to be
excused.
Mr.. A. NJ. Musser was next called
fer and referred to the remarks of
Mr.. Taylor, supporting them, and
followed them by others of like
character.
Mr.. Joseph e. Taylor, responded
to a repeated call for remarks and
spoke briefly.
The committee on credentials here
entered and reported the following
entitled to seats, the report being
accepted and adopted: A. M. Mus
ser, Theodore Angel, Royal Barney,
VIM. J. Howells, John Kirkman,
Thomas Gerard, Peter Erickson,
Richard Brimley, Jesse West, VIM.
McLachlan, Thos. Taylor, D. Book
holt, Elmina Taylor, Henry Din
woodey, James Lawson, Joseph w.
Summerhays, Francis Cope, M. II.
Peck, VIM. B. Dougali, a. W. Carl
son, Robert Smith, Henry Arnold,
John r. Game, L. B. Lewis, o. F.
Whitney, James Sharp, Thomas E.
Gange, VIM. a. McMaSter, AleXan-
der McRae, Henry McEwan, J. r.
Winder, J. E. Taylor, E. B. Wells,
Samuel Mackay, NJ. A. Freeze, Ish-
mael Phillips, D. B. Brinton, Thos.
Hewlett, J. S. Rawlins, Richard
Howe, A. Gardiner, F. a. Cooper,
Robert PiXton, w. G. Crump. Chas.
G. Burnham, L. Smith. Isaac j.
Wardle, A. L. Fuller, E. T. NJ. Guest,
George B. Bailey, and Elnathan
It was moved that a permanent
be entered into, which
was done as follows: President, j.
I. Caine; secretary, d. Bockholdt ;
first vice-president,A Archibald Gardi-
ner; second vice-president, Jos. S.
chaplain, Bishop Thomas
Taylor; sergeant-at-arms, George
B. Bailey.
The organization being complete,
prayer was offered by the chaplain,
after which the president briefly
the business which the
had been called to trans
act-to nominate candidates for the
several offices to be filled at the
approaching general election, and
to appoint delegates to the council
and representative district conven-
lions to be held Immediately after
the adjournment Of the county con-
vention.
The official announcement of the
election was then read, and the
nomination Of candidates COM
menced.
It was decided, on motion of Mr..
Joseph E. Taylor, that the nomina-
tons be made ia open convention,
which was done with the following
result:
Commissioners to Locate Univer-
sity Lands-Lewis S. Hills, John
VanCott, John S. Rowberry.
Territorial Superintendent of Dis
tri3t Schools-JOhn Taylor.
County Selectman, to fill the I'M
expired term of Samuel X. Bennion.
For this office three nominations
were made. F. Armstrong received
% votes, opposed u. The name of
Joseph S. Rawlins was then put and
lost. a. Gardiner received 30 votes,
and was declared elected.
The nomination of Archibald
Gardiner was made unanimous.
For Superintendent of District
Schools for Salt Lake County
I. B. Lewis.
Mr.. H. Dinwoodey then made the
following motion:
l move that we now proceed to