Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-18
PEOPLES PARTvv CONVENTION.
James sharp, Joseph IL. Barton,
T.. A. Smith and J.W.TaylOr Nom.
mated for the Council.

The Council District Convention OF the
Peoples party met in the City Hall at Il
o'clock to-day to nominate a full ticket
for the Council in the coming election on
the I'd of August. The Council District
is composed of Salt Lake, Davis and
/ Tooele counties, and delegates from these
three counties were assembled to the
number of forty-three.
The election of temporary chairman
being in order, F. d. Williams named
George NJ. Ottinger, and the motion being
seconded and put to vote, Mr.. Ottinger
was called to the chair as temporary
chairman.
The election of temporary secretary
was called, and upon motion of J. H.
Anderson, and it being put to vote,
George d. Piper was elected temporary
secretary.
A committee on credentials being
called for, w. O. Hardy, Rulon NJ. Wells,
q. 0. Chase, George NJ Grant and T. G..
Weber were appointed by the chair as a
committee on credentials.
The call for the convention. made by
the Peoples Central Committee for the
purpose OF nominating four counselors
as candidates for the coming election,
was read by the secretary
BY motion OF the chair the temporary
organization was made permanent, and
Thomas F. Roueche elected vice-chair-
man, q. q. Bywater to act as chaplain,
and John w. Sharp as sergeant at arms.
After a prayer by the chaplain the secre-
tary called the roll and full membership
OF delegates was found to be present.
A committee of nine was appointed by
the chair to nominate four candidates for
the Council, the following gentlemen
being named to compose the committee:
L. '. Williams, Grin p Miller, A. w.
Carlson, w. B. Hardy, William Jeffries.
David Stoker, Moses Martyr, H. P.
Richards, and William Page.
The committee submitted their report
and nominated as candidates for the
Council: James Sharp, Joseph Barton.
Elias A. Smith and John w. TAYLOR.
1t was moved by the chairman that
the report of the committee on nomina-
tons be received, and upon submitting
the question to a vote the nominations
WIZ ny IL.
The Council convention then adjourned
sine die.
THE LEGISLATIVE CONVENTION.
After the adjournment of the Council
George NJ. Ottinger, for
mer chairman OF the Council organization;
moved that temporary organization of
the Legislative convention be made.
1t was then moved and voted that the
Council organization, as confirmed by
the Council representation, stand as the
Legislative convention.
For locating University lands, a COM
mittee consisting of A. w. Carleson.
D. II. Woolley and II. G. Parke was APP
pointed by the chair to confer with the
Territorial Central Committee, and make
their report.
The organization was then made per-
and the roll of delegates to the
Legislative convention called by the
secretary.
The committee of three appointed to
confer with the Territorial Central Com |
mittee brought in their report and said
that the Legislative convention were in
'tructed TO take no action in making |
nominations in. regard to University |
school lands.
A committee OF nine, consisting of G. G.
Bywater, Joseph Porter, John Siddowav, |
J. ii. Dean, r. S. Wells, Charles Clark, /
[. e. Weber, C. O. Chace and l.. M. |
irant, were appointed to make nomina-
ions for the Legislative Assembly, the
Legislative nominations to be made for
Salt Lake, Morgan and Davis counties.
The nominating committee for the
Legislative Assembly brought in their
eport, which was as follows: Salt Lake
Clark, W. w. Ritter, John
}. Cannon, d. c. Young and Orson A.
Noolley. Morgan county-James R.
stewart
No other business being before the
it was adjourned sine die.