The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-13
The Summit County Liberal
Convention.
A SMALL LOSS BY FIRE
Fishing AMI frustrating Parties-The Boards
of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Notes in
General of the Camp.

convention to order and Stated that the OBJ
lect of the convention was to nominate
1ull county ticket; that there was great
necessity for active and united work by the
Liberal party of Summit county, in order
to poll a large vote for both county and |
congressional! candidates. Z. II. Whitley !
was elected temporary chairman and L. L. /
Camemile, temporary secretary.
On motion OF j. N. Cohen, the chair ap |
pointed L. Kimba!i, David keith and /
Gideon Snyder committee Gu permanent |
organization and order of business, aid on !
motion of a. Is. Richardson, the chair APP |
pointed as Il committee on credentials, A. |
d. Richardson, james Bromley and George !
W. Gro0. These committees were cut
nearly haif an hour, and finally |
made reports as fellows Commit |
tee on permanent organization re
ported Tor Chairman, c. Il. Whitney; Ter /
secretary, L. Z. Ciimop:iie and the follow !
ln.c oiriuf o: business; nomination OF as !
SCISSOR tud couector, of sheriff, recorder |
rtu>rcu ln- attorney, county clerk, select |
liIl.. treasurer. coroner, superintendent OF
scdaUis surge, OF and the election OF q |
cvsniV -cntrai committee of i've members. |
Ihr report u j!le committee was adopted. |
Tie committee on credentials reported !
Tie Delegates who were entitled to
seas il the convention. Nomi
na..oas tpr assessor aud collector were |
then II in order and A. Is. Richardson III
once nominated Q. c. Loc0harG. Some
time was given Ter other nomination, but
none came and tie secretary was in
structed, ON molten OF Henry Shields, to
t. east the unanimous ballot, II votes,
Tor MIR. Lockharl. .ohn l.. Weber was
nominated i0r sheriff oy ). W. Alosely, and
4 -. !
der Tor prosecuting ailoruey. NO other
nominations were made for either
Office, 50 the gentlemen were
made the unanimous choice of the
convention for the Offices named. The first
split came Ga the Eomiuatlon Tor recorder,
two names being before the convention,
w. A. Wilson having been nominated by
Ezra Thompson and James M Cohen by
James Murdoch. A. b. Emery, p. H.
Tawey ana George Edgington having been
appointed tellers by the chair, the conyen-
ton proceeded TO ballot for recorder. The
vote was Il for Wilson and "A for Cohen.
The latter was declared the nominee. For
county CLERK, James NJ. Cohen nominated
Malcolm ID. Logan, and Ezra Thompson
nominated James Salmon, of Coalville The
ballot resulted in 10 votes for Logan and
q for Salmon, just one more than enough
to give him the nomination. The big fight
IN the convention came on the nomination
filled by Erastus Sorenson and he was
nominated by w. J. Pace. L. Klmball
thought Coalville should bavs it and W. II.
Smith the proper person to fill II, while
Henry Shields believed c. a. Leaksberry,
of Park City, was the right man
for the place, Still another can
didate doomed up. Thomas P.
Potts, of Woodland, nominated by A. B.
Emery. Four ballots were necessary for
choice. The first was Smith 13, Potts Z,
Sorenson 4, Tewksbury s; the second,
Smith IA, Potts Il, Sorenson /, Tewksbury
10; the third, Smith IL, Potts 10, Tewks-
bury z; and the fourth, Smith 10, Potts %
and Tewksbury 4 Potts receiving a ma
sority was declared the nominee for select
man.
A B. Richardson was placed in nomina-
ton for treasurer by Z. G. Williamson and
on motion of S. L. Radon the secretary
cast the entire vote of the convention for
MIR Richardson.
Three ballots were necessary to nomi-
\ uate coroner, five candidates being in the
} field-C. a. Tewksbury, c. NJ. Wilson, E.
kimball, Con Hunt and Mel ellis. c. NJ.
Wilson was nominated.
D. Dennis was the only nominee for sur
veyor, and the placing of his name on the
ticket for that office was done unanimously.
a superintendent Of schools was not nom
p mated, the term of the present incumbent
not being out for another year.
On motion OF J. VI. Cohen, the chair ap-
pointed as the county central committee
r fer the next year, A B. Richardson, E. G..
Williamson, David kuth, Thos. Ball, and
: n. w. Peterson; and the convention al.
!ourned. Below is the ticketin full:
Assessor and collector-O. G. Lockhart.
Sheriff-Jno. J.. Weber.
Recorder-jos. M. Cohen.
Prosecuting attorney-Wilson !. Snyder
County clerk-Jos. Salmon.
Selectman-Thos. L. Potts.
preasurer-A. Il. Richardson
Coroner-C. NJ. Wilson.
Suweyor-D. Dennis.
NOTES.
It was expected that Joseph Salmon, o.
Coalville, would receive the nomination fol
recorder Mr.. Salmon has attended 20 tht
luties OF the Office during the past ivy.
years as deputy, and has won the goo(
will Of al who have had business with tn,
!. pflice. MIR. Salmon will be the next count,
:lerk, though, and the business viii b,
attended to ably and efficiently.
Some of the delegates from the countr,
express themselves as being dissatisfied
with the nominations oil Potts for select
man. They declared that ne was not
member OF the Liberal party, but Oh tht
Contrary, belonged TO the Peoples party
tnG was member Of the Mormon church
An affidavit was sworn 20, to this effect
which VIII be used 20 defeat his election
Number OF delegates declared that unles
bis name was Withdrawn, the ticket wouii
lose every vote outside OF.
The ouly new men on the ticket are jos
Salmon for county clerk. ThUs. Potts 10
Belecta,&n, and y. Dennis for surveyor
Al the Others are AZ present filing t.
sfices for which they are nominated.
FLEE.
The town wac startled WEDNESDAY
poI'Ding by t5e snIieAne Of the whistle
IF tho different mills announcing a fire
Ind sure enough there was d IRE. tic frs
lor two or three years. The hremen go
sut l. grand sly le VITA two hose carts, IN
but t'le.r hose within about twcnty-fv
lest. Il the 1.aa.es, and the water wa
iuiEeG Ga, what Thcfe WAS there. Tn
lore i9as MI snocgh - reach ;he flarae
md inaro u5sElsrc5 SCI OF tsemea 1per
sever seen. Bless. Ggs on the PARK Cit
Mater cstopany. How 80 hey feel. Th
trer.ah attained auat5er length OF hos
lrG saI nearly on the fire. uy which tin
i.e Iygt-sr had Rcae entirely. but the
Iero.ea'y steoi taere Ike The boys Q
nlor times. while she flames shown rouI
a1e.a 0 IL the dead (Eorse) The loss wa
mall. a barn containing a horse a..
few chickens, total value Sd
,ut the fire was enough {
how how poorly projected tie tow
zen blowing there is no telling what Tia
4 esglts woald have been. Now the Cue:
II ion is, "W hat VIII be done ~
GENERAL NEWS.
The new hook and ladder truck. hose an
ire APPARATUS ordered b. the city counc
iorne time ago Gas arrived. x company