The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-29
COUNTY POLITICS.
The Nominations Made by
Both Conventions.
TWO TICKETS IN THE FIELD
The Political Pot Is gins to s'az,s
and Boil-Judge Smi. h for
Selectman.

The convention of the Peoples Party
for Salt Lake County, to make nomins-
tons for the coming August election,
was held at the City Hall at IL o'clock
yesterday, all the precincts in the
county being represented except five
Little Cottonwood, Draper, North
Point, Pleasant Green and Mountain
Dell. No arrangements had been made
to piovide the delegates with accommo-
dations, but they managed to arrange
| things for themselves.
The convention was called to order
by T. D. Lewis, upon whose nomination
Arthur Parsons was elected temporary
chairman. Thomas Hull was nominated
for tein eorary secretary by John Sid
doway, and elected, and Jesse West
Jr., was chosen sergeant at arms.
John Siddoway moved that o com.
mittee of five on credentials be ap-
pointed. The motion was carried, and
The chair appointed John Siddoway,
Charles s. Burton. Daniel Harrington,
Robert Daniel aud James Godfrey.
After the committee had retired, T.
+. Howells was called upon for an
address, and in responding SAID ne did
not consider it time for speech-mak-
ing, but for the transaction of business.
He believed that the PEOPLES Party wan
in critical condition, and hoped the
convention would unite In selecting the
best candidates and then stand by them.
Edmund Z. Parry Was called for and
sold no In indnrual 4
tne previous speaker. He believed that
the nominations made by the conven-
ton would be sustained at the polls.
All personal feelings shonId be laid
aside, and only the good of the whole
people considered.
After waiting for some time to hear
from the committee on credentials. the
sergeant-st-arms was instructed to in
quire how soon they woald report. He
informed the convention that they
might be out some time longer. and
upon motion of o. II. PetEit, recess
WIS taken.
The committee came In shortly after,
and the convention was resumed.
Following is the report of the COM
mittee:
Your committee on credentials find
the following gentlemen entitled to
seats in this convention:
First Precinct, Salt Lake City-Jaooh
Heusser, James T. Strong, George II.
Simms, James w. Eardley. Orson q.
Petit, e. M Weller, William Taylor
and John Siddoway.
Second Precinct - Thomas Hull, |
henry Wallace, Daniel Harrington. w. |
f. Smith, Arnold g. Giauque, James |
Anderson, Thomas d. Lewis, William |
J. Woodbury.. George s. Taylor, Jesse
West, Jr.. and Thomas +. Howells.
Third Precinct-W. N. Williams,
Edwih F. Parry, Isaac Barton, Stephen |
b. Winters, J. w. Burbidge, Samuel |
Holmes, Arthur Parsons and Joseph |
z, Mathews.
Burton, David Z Lyon, Il. Puzsy, M.
S. Woolle7 and Thomas Moss.
Fifth-H. Il. PARK, E. N. Child, c. H.
Crow, J. M. Wardrobe, E. II. Hardy.
H. A. Woolley, Alonzo Young, Ed
ward Snelgrove and Orson A. WooIley.
Farmers-Arthur +. Cummings.
West Jordan-Jededlah Golf and |
Robert Walters.
Sandy-E. Hartrickseu.
South Co5tonwood-James Godfrey |
and Benjamin Wright
Mill Creek. K. Wilson, Fred J.
and Benjamin Harmon.
Onion-James l.. James.
East Mill Oreek-Joseph Henley.
Brighton Henry j. Walk.
Hunter7John 7. Evans.
South Jordan-John Holt.
Big Cottonwood-H. r. Stevens.
Riverton--Jesse M. Smith.
Taylorsville-George NJ. Spencer.
Herriman-Robert Dansie.
Rlufdale-William w. Merrill.
Butler-M. II. .Biazzard.
Sugar House-James McGhie.
GrangeF-R. G. Wilcken.
JOHN SIDDowAY,
Chairman.