The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-22
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

The city Republican convention met
yesterday, and the row was on IN oedu
earnest long before the convention
was called to order. Perhaps the place
where the battle ragged most hercely
was In the Bloody Fourth" where a
war dance was precipitared by a. V
Emerson. He made an innocent
sounding motion to the effect that the
Relocation cast its vote solid for e.
II Anderson for recorder. j. Z. Nye
was on his feet in an instant to op-
nose the motion. A substitute was
offered by L. r. Rogers providing tor
xae Rolling of the delegation. rms
was accepted. and when the roll was
called the delegates opposed TO MI.
Anderson did not answer; the others
answered aye.
The contests were much the same
in all the wards except the Third
Here the delegates sat, as is the fash
ion of the Third, quietly waiting for
a chance to vote and have their IA
vorites downed. The Third ward is
always harmonious and its votes are
usually ineffective, for it seems to iack
schemers and schemers are those VINO
win in Ogden Republican conventions.
At II 30 Chairman Whipple read the
call and named as temporary chair
man George j. Kelley; temporary sec
rotary, Mr.. Dan Ellis, with G. 5. Pull
yer as assistant Committees on or
ganization and credentials were named
in the usual manner.
a motion for a committee on reso-
lUtions was lost, as only eleven MEM
bers Of the convention thought it wise
70 resolve anything.
Afternoon Session.
In the afternoon the committee on
organization reported /. r. Rogers
for permanent chairman and c. S.
Pulver for secretary. The committee
also reported some resolutions, con-
demning the employment of prison
labor on the streets. The report was
adopted.
The report of the credentials COM
mittee showed no contests and was
accepted.
Nominations for mayor were made
and seconded as follows: c. NJ.
Brough. NJ. A Breeder and w. F.
CTitchloW.
The first ballot stood Brough. 10
Breeder. a; Critchlow. a. Necessary
u choice, e. AR. Brough was declared
elected. The action was made unani-
NOUS and the nominee made a talk.
The Swinger boys from Salt Lake
sang, Chop Him in the Head with a
Golden Axe" and Listen to My Tale
of Woe"
For recorder. E. H. Anderson, y. H
Ives. George Bush. H NJ. DurbroO
came near being left out Of the race
as someone who had promised to put
his name before the convention failed
but he would not be left out that way
and mOdestly but determinedly, eX
planned the situation and nominated
himself The first ballot resulted: An
dersor. 81; Ives, II; Bush, 50; Dudbrow
!. Mr. Anderson was declared noni.
mated.
The Swinger boys sang. Goodbye
Poor Demmies," and Ben z. Rich TOLD
a story-said the Republicans, were
going to win and said he would no.
answer the allegation of Judge Power!
concerning the speakers veracity.
For treasurer there we're nominated
W B. WedeH, Robert Moves and VIII
liam s. Jones. The ballot resulted
Weden So; Moves, 70; Jones, Is Thi!
gave the nomination to Moves, with
not a vote to spare.
For police Justice there were named
+. T. Hulanisii. John f. Bagley. Joh1
4. Better Philip Rank. Thoma!
Loushney. The first ballot resulted
Bagley, 80; Hulaniski. So; Better, 80
Rank, s; Loughney. Il.
The second ballot resulted: Bagley
4S; Hulaniski, 6119; Better, 81; Tough
The third ballot resulted: Ragley
"a; Hulaniskf, 20; Better, IS; Tough
ney, I.
Loughney and Better withdrew anc
the. next ballot resulted: Bagley. 56
Hulaniski. s..
Mr.. Hulaniski made a speech an,
the delegates rushed from the hall
The candidates all met to consfde
ways and means of avoiding defeat