The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-06
Governor Waite Renonninated by
the Popuiists on the
First Ballot.
ANTI-WAITE MEN
ARE HOWLED DOWN.
PATTERSON ATTEMPTS TO SPEAK
BUT WITHOUT IVAN.
Waite's Men, Many of Whom Were
Paid to Attend, Hold the Conven-
ton Well in Hand, and Will Keep
Hold of the Strings Until the
Ticket is Completed-WheeIs Es-
corted to the Hall BY Ladies.

Pueblo, Colo, Sept. 5.-Pandemonium
broke loose in the Populist state con-
vention almost as soon as it was called
to order at 9:15 today. The majority
report of the committee on credentials
favored the seating of the Waite dele
gates from Denver and the Barela del
egates from Los Animas county. Waite
and Barela have reached an under
standing, and Senator Barela, who has
already heen nominated for state treas
urer by the Democrats, will also re-
ceive the Populist nomination.
Thomas M. Patterson, leader of the
opposition to Waite. endeavored to
speak. The convention refused to hear
him until the majority report of the
credentials committee had been adopt
ed with a hurrah. The motion was
then carried allowing Patterson five
minutes to address the convention.
Patterson said nothing that he could
say in five minutes would make any
impression on the delegates, and he
would therefore simply make a protest
on behalf of the minority.
Ed Holden, anti-Wafte, attempted to
speak, but was nowled down. There
upon the Patterson delegation left the
hall, followed by about dozen other
delegates.
Governor Waite was renominated on
the first ballot, receiving all but eight
votes, which were given to Congress
man Pence. The nomination was made
unanimous.
A committee of ladies was appointed
to escort Waite to the hall, and Miss
Phoebe Cousins introduced him. He
was greeted with tremendous cheering.
After he had thanked the convention,
a recess was taken.
Things started with rush at
o'clock tonight, in great contrast with
the dilatory action Of this afternoon,
when in three hours it has done all ex-
cept the selection of the state commit
tee and one ballot for lieutenant-gov-
ernor. Matters soon resumed their slow
going fashion. The second ballot re-
suited in the selection of S. w. Harmon,
of Denver, ex-president of the Trades
Assembly, who defeated Rev. Myron
w. Reed.
Indications are now that it will be
nearly daylight before the nominations
are completed, and the platform will
not be presented until then in the regu-
lar order of business.
Harmon was on the Waite slate
which will probably go through, for the
administration men, many OF Whom are
accused of being paid to attend, now
have the convention well in hand, and
the chairman proposes to keep the
body in session until its work is ac-
complished. r.it
The following is the ticket so far as
named: n21i
For state treasurer, Cassin1iro Ba-
rela, of Trinidad; state superintendent
of public instruction, Miss Alice Catlin,
of Montrose; secretary of state, Nelson
o. McClees, of Pueblo renominated: at
torney- general, II. G.. Sales, Of Glen
wood Springs; regents of the state uni
versity, L. j. Morrison, of Conejos
county, Barney o. Bristol, of San Juan
county.
1t is now 1890 a. M, and candidate
for supreme judge is yet to be non1in-
ated and the platform adopted.
A candidate for senator, to succeed
Senator Wolcott, will probably be
named.