The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-22
THE WINNER
Valiant Work Done
YBStBFdag,
The Full Ticket for the Aug
ust Election.
HON. William I'd. s<inG Will Go
10 the Council.
w.R. Pike, ]. D. Irvine and Geo. Gun
ningham to the House.
Holm Homes and Abel 81 Evans
For SeIectmen.
F. A. Wilson Is Re-nOminaied by
AcclamatiOn.
The Unexpired Term Of Coroner
Given 10 Thomas Reesiey-
Stirring ResOlutios Adopted lor EGG
nomical Administration.
-r,,a Eirs+ Democratic County Convention
Closes With THREE Cheers for the
Ticket and Democracy.
The Unexpired Term of Coroner
Given 10 Thomas Eseesiey.
Stirring ResolutiOs Adopted for Eco
nomical Administration.
The First Democratic County Convention
Closes With THREE Cheers for the
Ticket and Democracy.

CLOSES
Ticket and Democracy.
The Democratic County Convention
met in the courthouse at y o'clock yes
tprdav. The contention was called 10
order bv Hon. w ii. King.
W. W. jackson, of American Fork,
was elected temporary chairman, ana
]. l.. Brown SECRETARY.
A committee Il five was appointed
on credentials, and another committee
of the same namber was appointed on
permanent organization and order oil
The convention then took recess
until 2 clock.
Upon reassembling at o'clock the
committee on Credentials reported the
following named gentlemen entitled to
seats in the convention.
Propo First Fard-W. H. King. X.
A. Barney. j. W. Pike, Q. a. C"nkllng.
Second Ward-W. n. DusenberIy, W.
r. Pike, George Smart, w. ID. Alex
Third Hard-E. C. Henrichsen,
Dave Felt, Waiter Cox.
Fourth Hard-M. NJ. Kellogg, a. ID.
Cash. ]. c.. Snow, A. l.. Booth.
Fifth Wdrd-D. d. Houtz, q. w.
Shores. JAMES E. Snow, W. ID. Roberts,
vi. halliday, J. r. Twelyes.
Benjar,i1.-G. E. Mcclellan, John
HaM kins.
SprlnCraIe-J S. Boyer, James Straw,
James &. Hall, James Caffrey, Aaron
Lake Shov-A. NJ. Ferguson, Chas.
Madsen.
LeRi-J. B. CaIddie, W. S. Evans, A.
NJ. Davis, d. J. Thomas, }. E. Cabel,
John WoodhOuse.
Spanish Fork-W. o. Greer, j. A.
Rees, VIM. Greer, j. W. Robertson,
James Hutchinson, r. l.. Shores and
Thos. 0. Greer.
american Fork-Sam'l Dean, James
Lapisn, Ammon Mercer, w. w. Jack
anfno,,insrhos. b. Heels, o. y
Malmberg, Levi Openshaw, Christie
pher Frank.
.SDrino Lake-David Butler.
Payson-M. B. Tilden, VIM. Page, j..
Fl. Gregg, IL. w. BARNETT, b. d. Har-
per, Robert. Smith, j. d. Irvine.
Lake Tiew-M. P. Madsen, Geo. G.
Scott, Jr.
proro BeRch-JameS &. LoveleSs.
Pleasant GroUe-J. w. Smith, l.. Z.
land. Davidson Adamson, j. L. Brown
aud ]. E. DAILY.
SaIem-R. j. Nutall, and.Tiffeny.
The report WAS accepted.
The Committee on permanent organl-
cation submitted their report, recon-
meuding A. ID. Cash as permanent
chairman, j. ID. Irvine, secretary
Jonn Woodhouse, chaplain, a. Nj. Fer
guson, sergeant-at-arms.
The order OF business recommended
as follows:
Prayer by chaplain.
Nominations fOr selectman Tor the
sonth endoi county.
Nominations for selectman fol
the north end of county.
Nominations Tor county superlnten'
dent OF schools.
Nominations for coroner.
Miscellaneous.
Adjournment.
Ths chairman and secretary ther
took their places, and the chaplain OF
tered prayer.
Nominations were then announced
in order.
T. b. HEELS offered the name Of Lev
Openshaw. OF Santaquin, Tor selectmal
from the south end of the county.
I'D. Irvine arose and offered TIT
name of john Jones, of Spanish Fork
in opposition to Mr.. 0penshaw.
Mir. King moved that the voting b
done UiUd UOce.
Judge kellogg moved to amend b!
voting by precincts. the president o
the precinct 10 announce the vote OF hi
delegates.
The question on the amendment wa.
lost.
The question on the original motion
was then put aud carried.
A. l.. Booth moved the question b
reconsidered, and Judge Kellogg state
that in ali conventions he had ever al
tended the voting had been done b
precincts.
ID. ID. Houtz did not think it RICH
that the president of each precint
should vote for absent delegates.
A. NJ Tilden thought that
would be perfectly right for the pres
dents to vote for the absentees.
w. II. King said the question, as h
understood it, was whether an abser
delegate could have vote cast for hin
This had been the habit, but he though
It pernicious habit. If we make
precedent by not allowing any votes
be registered for absentees we will ha'
more interest manifested in our COZ
ventionS.
J. ID. Irvine made a strong plea f,
Payson having votes registered for h
abSentees. If a rule WAS to be made
allow no votes to be cast for absente,
the convention shou wait until Il
meeting was over, and then Payso
would Try TO come up to business her
after.
a. L. Booth took the floor to Ia
against his motion, but was prompt
called 10 order.
Judge Dusenberry was in favor
allowing the votes of absentees to
counted.
c. A. Conkling made plea for Il
defeating of the motion to reconside
The motion was put and lost.
The name of Levi Openshaw w
then voted on for selectman. 1t w
lost.
John Jones was nominated by .
overwhelming majority.
The nomination of John Jones W
then made unanimous.
The name of A. ]. Evans, of Ley
was then offered for selectman from Il
north end of the county.
Louis P. Lund was then placed
opposition to A ]. Evans.
Mr.. Thurman, of Lehi, made
strong plea in favor of A j. Evans, sa
ing that it was twenty years since LIE