Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-22


The third ballot stood: KimbaI
Us. McCallum 7Ol, Page %, Conk.
I'm 10, Common l, Mainland S, A
l.. Williams l.
IL VIII be noticed that only siight
change had occurred pending III,
counting Of the fourth ballot. Judge
Coloorn moved an adjou rnment un.
I'll 3 a. m today. Cries Of "No.
no." greeted the motion, and il was
lost Ii was, Judging 10y its sup
Portsrs, made in the interest Of Nc.
Callum.
After this motion was lost, the
convention, which up to this time
had been tolerably orderly, became
scene Of the widest confusion.
Delegates shouted the names Of their
candidates, and there was great
tumdlt.
The fourth ballot stood: Page IO4,
McCallum- 65i, Kimball 1874,
scattering Z.
McCallum's loss and the gain
made by Page and Kimball. coupled
with the dropping Of Conner and
CcnkliE, indicated that there was
no hope for McCallum.
Powers announced that McCallum
desired his name Withdrawn, and
his friends 10 vote for Page.
Amid intense excitement Narian
lose to a question Of privilege, and
demanded TO know how o. w.
Powers, with all his knowledge Of
parliamentary rules, could take
such an opportunity, in withdraw
| ing the name OF candidate TO
dictate how his friends should cast
their ballots. There was no reply
TO Varian.
Powers clearly sought, at this
critical juncturc, TO defeat kimball
by turning McCallum's support to
Page, it being apparent that Mccall
lum could not win.
Preparations for the next ballot,
the fifth, were had amid the
highest feeling yet exhibited by
the convention. II stood as follows:
Total vote 326; necessary to choice
l6i; Page l6Sl, himbalEl iO4, with
a few scattering.
Pending the count, a fuestion was
raised about the one vote for Bluff
Dale. 1t had been repeatedly stated
that Bluff Dale was not represented,
but one vote for Page purpOrted TO
come from there. The chair ordered
the vote stricken OIL.
The announcement OF the vote
was greeted with tremendous APP
plauSe from the friends Of Page.
The chairman introduced Mr..
Page, who made a brief speech,
promising, il elected, TO perform MS
full duty TO the public.
1t was now II:l5 O'Clock, and a
motion to adjourn till 10 am. today
was put and lost. 1t was explained
that the house must be vacated by
noon. which probably caused the
defeat OF the motion 10 adjourn.
The chair announced that nOmina-
tiuns for selectman were now in or
der.
Mr.. Dyer thought the country
ought lie recognized on the ticket,
and nominated John 7. CahOOn.
+. ID. Hoge, in a speech which
bOrdered on the maudlin, named
John Butter.
J. x. Morris wanted a watchdog
for the people in the Office Of select
man, and named ;. F. Fenton. The
latter Withdrew, and the contest lay
between CahOOn and Butter.
The first ballot stood: Cahoon
200, Butler 50. The former was de-
clared nominated.
Nominations for assessor were mex
in order.
J. X. Gillespie nominated W. J.
Lynch, a real estate agent.
\. l.. Williams seconded the
nomination in a speech.
G.. +. Stanton moved to make the
nomination Of Mr.. Lynch 10y accla-
nation. and that the rules be sCs-
pended for the purpose. Carried, and
ne was nominated.
Nominations for county, attorney
were next in order.
G. w. Bennett named, in a lauda-
tory speech, VI. NJ. kaighn.
Mr.. Bache nominated Il. ID. Win
tiers, whom he characterized - q
s;aunch .Liberal'' worker.
Thomas Marshall, in an eHthusi-
astic speech, nominated Walter
Murphy.
q. r. Williams, in his elevated
monotone described the merits Of
his candidate, Walter Van Colt.
Judge Judd endorsed the NOM
inatiOn of Walter Murphy, Us aid T..
3. Critchlow and w. G. Van Horn.
Mr.. Jack favored Van Colt.
The first ballot stood as follows:
Kaighn %, Winters -, Murphy
l39, Van Colt -. and a few seat
tering.
There was no choice, and another
ballot became necessary. The n
suit was: Kaighn IS, Murphy %,
and a few scattering. Murphy was
declared nominated.
II was now Tast midnight, hut
the convention refused 20 adjourn,
10y voting down n motion to do 80.
Nominations for sheriff were next
in order.
G. W. Snow named Theodore
Lovendale.
Judge Judd nominated Hank
Barnes.
II. f. Evans put forth the name
Of v m. Z. Rowe.
&. w. Bennett named Bill Nc
Queen.
Clute seconded the nomination Of
Barnes, and Mr.. Jack supported
Mcqueen.
Judge Powers endorsed Barnes.
Col. Furguson named +. +.
Jenny.
T. z. Murray named James Me
Terney.
Nominations were declared closed,
and hallOting began.
On the first ballot 3l6 votes were
cast, Of which Barnes received ! -;
l59 being necessary to n choice.
another ballot was taken on which
he received 1877, and was declared
nominated. He made brief speech,
promising 10 do his duty il elected.
t. T.. Harris was nominated for
coroner 10y G. w. Bennett, endorsed
10y Judge Powers, and on motion Of
sam Ewing, was chosen by acela-
nation,
The names OF four candidates were
presented for the office Of county
surveyor.
J. b. Walden nominated Major
Edmund Wilkes.
T. II. Bacon nominated NJ. J.
Mack.
W. G. Van Horn nominated
Charles =. Brooks.
w. II. Waddel nominated Otto T..
Solomon.
Two ballots we're necessary before
n choice was made, and then the
vote stood Brooks lS9, Wilkes 95,
Solomon :, and Mack 10, Brooks be-
ing accordingly declared the nom
inee.
1t was now about O'Clock a. M,
and a motion that in nominating
the treasurer, the only officer IT.
naming TO be chosen, no speeches
be made, was voted down.
J. b. Walden named Joseph +.