Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-03
The COUNTY CONVENTION.
Delegates and Altcrnaies Chosen
An Excellent Delegation.

! Oar report Of the Peoples CounEi
Convention ycsteFyisy was necessa
: ny broken of at the polnt wher,
the COMMITTEES on credentials re-
TUNED with their report, aud prayel
was offered by the chaplain. Tn,
regort showed the attendance o.
nearly all the delegates. mos. Of
whose names have previously ap.
pcared.
On motion, the temporary organ
izstion was made permanent.
The call for the convention was
read.
Mr.. Gelies moved that two dele
gate be selected from each municipal
wand Of the city, four from the coin.
ty, exclusive Of tho city, aud one by
the county al large, and that ten
minutes caucusiug be alioati Ir
order that the DELEGATES might have
chance - selec; their fayorites.
Mr.. kenner moved an amend
ments to the eheet that the dele.
gates DC chosen at large, making an
argument ia support Of his motion.
This was a county, not precinct
convention nor an aggregation q
precincts tee esli TO- tE.s gathering
was addressed to he county. not 10
portions Of It, ani delegates had a
right 10 vote for those whom they
considered the be-t men inside or
outside their own localities. They
were there not as dictatOns, masters |
or employers OF their constituents.
but rs employees, and rs such should |
bot transcend nor fall far short OF
their calling; they had no right to
arrange themselves ia csbals 80 that
expressions Of choice wSuld lie IT,
TO particular persons for
particular places. They should DO
the bes; that in their united juds-
neut could be done Sith all the
AVAILABLE material ia the county, no
natter where i happened 70 b..
Mr.. David Mckenzie moved an
10 the amendment.
o the eiiect that each PR
iinct q tho city name iive
'eTucns, ami the county outside the
'ity corresponding number, 10 Is ,
,oied for ~ 'i', whole convention.
lie two IL each precinc. having the
highest number Of votes 10 he de- ,
Jared eisclei. This was put first
nj defeated.
ke1ner's amendment was defeat ,
i,and the original motion was then J
at and carried. n
kenner male the point q order /,
hat precincts had 40 right to name
eiesates; that was the province Of D.
AZ whole convention and not sec !
.oRal Portions OF IL. :
the point was Overruied and the :
Irious precincts went into caucus !
1 different parts CT the house. 4
here was a busy humming FOR =
boat ten minutes, when time was :
ll!ei, and the following nomina- 4
cas- were made: !
Err. rrecinet-J. II. Paul, John !,
/. Smith. :,
Second Precinct-David McKcn-
e, J. II. N0yle.
Third Precinct--J. W. Summer
lys, J. :. Tiugey.
Fourth PreciuCl-R. W. Nouu-. .,
!. II. Wells, =
Filh Precinct-O. :. Clawson, \
Y. Williams.
Culuiy-James Jensen, John W. OF
lasp, Joseph J. Williams, Richard ~
K. :. Wells moved that the naniss n
ezUrted 10 elected, and il was car II
81. n
Paul rose 10 4 point Of order. lie IA
i not believe that the motion was a.
,rUD4r one. He wanted eagh name ..
te'i upon separaiely. "A
Fuller vas Il a similar turn q n,
lid, - were Stringfell5w and n.
TheIe was considerable ol LECTION n,
aLe, and Finally a mstion u r. NJ
u>i e. Was Cal.el, When String vi
low moved that each name D. "a
ted on Separately. Fais motion
= secui.l.-.i Ly i'aul. IL api-eAreI AZ
l-- = II 90 vo'-. AN. division be- +
!. Gale. Er- iAs EIJ.io was found n,
q q lu--.
The oris Al. n1;iUa WAS put and 81
-T!ed. r,
NlUrisck presented ;he ninc % ).
:. Richaris for delegate q; large. fol
presented the Iane u n
W. Carlson.
Blair wanted the voting 81 be 10y
Dot. Paul amended 10y making
, vote rirl uooc, aud tie smcnC- .
Mt was carried. m,
Paul Ilacei in nomination the 10
lie d! William Fuller. he
.enseu named Charles VI. Mel CT
The nominations were then p
scd.
Richards vas elected on the firzi Isl
e.. bal
* aitprnates were then elected Tn
follows: William Fuller, II. Z. In
.har,s, 4. ". Carlson, :. =. ell
nuer. =. g. w0oIley, George NJ. Ut
-aUCT. cor
! vote u thanks 70 the officers in
= given, aud the convention a. Pli
rued. res