The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-01

the respective precincts.
The Proceedings.
The convention was called to order
at 10 o'clock by County Chairman j.
G. NJ. Barnes.
Louis NJ. Grant was made temporary
chairman and David Thomas secre-
tary.
A committee on credentials, consist
ing Of one representative from each
precinct in the county, was named as
follows:
South precinct, John Parkins; West
precinct. G. W. Roberts; Bountiful,
John Fisher; Centerville. F. w. Wat
son; Pennington, Jed Abbott; Kays-
Vile, j. G. NJ. Barnes; Layton, S.
Kershaw; Steed, David Cook; South
Weber, j. W. Strong; Syracuse, E. j.
Manning.
A committee Of five, consisting OF
Thomas n. Phillips, David Stoker,
Mary Call, Mrs. W. R. Smith and Mrs.
r. w. Barnes, was appointed on per-
manent organization and order OIL
business.
The convention then INDUCED in a
brief recess to give time for the neces-
sary committee work.
When the delegates were again
called to order the credentials commit
tee reported the following persons en-
titled to seats:
South precinct-Philander Hatch, R.
E. Egan, John Burtenshaw, Sarah a.
Howard, Mile Benson, Mary A. Page
John Parkin. With five alternates-at-
large.
West precinct-L. NJ Grant, G. w.
Roberts, David Lewis, Israel Barlow,
Mrs. Dr. Stringham, Mrs. Ellen Fer
lYipc With three alternateS.
Bountiful-P. P Wiley, David
Stoller. John Fisher. Mary a. Call,
Martha. Duncan, Mrs. Alma Hardy,
John r. hampton, Robert Anderson,
Edward Thomas, Jaren Tolman, Will
lard C. Call. D. K. Davis, John Coop
er. D. O. Wiley, jeremiah Wiley, j.
j. Holbrook With three alternates.
Centerville-B. H. Roberts, Mrs.
Luna hampton, W. H. Streeper, Mary
Ella Chase, A. B. Porter, Wliilam
Barber, John Wayman, with two alter
mates.
Farmington-Mrs. A. S. Rogers, Eliz-
aheth Coombs, Miss, Clara Sanders,
Clara Leonard, Mrs. Laura Smith, j..
II. Wilcox, D. A Sanders, 4. A. Cot
tren, A. S. Rose. ]. 7. Smith, Jed Alb
bolt, with eight alternates.
Kaysville-Hyrum Stewart. Anie B.
Jones, T. H. Phillips, ]. G. NJ. .3arnes,
Mrs, r, A. Williams, G. T. Pattillo,
Mrs. r. w Barnes, Bessie Raymond,
William Blood, A. II. Bishop, Mrs. j..
r. Proudfoot, Miss Minnie Barnes,
John Barton, John W. Galley, with
seven alternates.
Layton-A. B. Cook, W. N. Nader,
Philo Dibble, S. H. Nader. Schofield
Kergshaw, Mrs. NJ. e. Roberts, Mrs.
w. n. Nader, with five alternates.
oh
D. K. Egbert.
South Weber-JameS w. STRONG ana
P. P. P. Prophet.
Syracuse-W. H. Bearer Gilbert
Parker, E. a. Manning.
Permanent Organization.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported as follows:
Chairman, B. H. Roberts; vice-chair-
man, j. w. Galley; secretary, David
Thomas; assistant secretary, Miss Min
ME Barnes; ergeant-at-arms, David
Sanders; chaplain, r. E. Egan.
The report was unanimously adCp-
ted and Mr.. Roberts was escorted to
the chair by T. H. Phillips and Mrs. r.
W. Barnes amid applause.
Mr.. Roberts spoke briefly, in accept
ing the position of chairman of the
convention. He congratula led the
Democrats Of Davis county upon their
past success. Speaking Of his record
in the constitutional convention on
the suffrage question, he said ne had
no excuse to offer for the position he
had taken. If anyone should inquire
as to his future course n the matter,
his reply would be: II am Demo-
crat." When victory has been won,
when the will Of the majority las been
expressed and a, policy defined, we, as
true Democrats, must yield to the
wishes of that majority. He heartily
welcomed the ladies into the T.arty and
said he should work earnestly to have
every lady register and vote, particu-
cratic ticket. (Applause.)
At this point the convention took q
recess for lunch, and it was $50 when
Chairman Roberts again called the
delegates to order and announced as
the first business the nomination of one
representative to the state legislature.
r. E. Egan, Chester Call, John Fish
er and Hyrum Stewart We're placed in
nomination. and the first ballot
showed: Egan, "a; Call, %; Stewart,
16; Fisher, s.
EEan Elected.
On the second ballot Egan received
A votes and he was declared elected
amid applause.
superintendent of Schools.
D. Q. Wiley, jr, nominated N. T.
Porter, jr.. of Centreville, as county
superintendent of schools. The rules
were suspended and Mr.. Porter re-
ceived the full vote of the convention
and was elected by acclama ton.
The Delegates.
The chairman announced as the mex,
business the election of twenty-one
delegates to the state convention. The
following persons We're elected:
Philander Hatch, Sarah A. Howard
David Lewis, jr., Helen Perkins, P. p
Wiley, Jed Stringham, Edward
Thomas, Joseph J. Holbrook, b. IT
Roberts, Mrs. hampton, Elizabeth
Coombs, D. A. Sanders, J. H. Wilcox
]. G. M. Barnes, Mrs. Hyrum Stewart
Thomas III. Phillips, W. N. Nader
Mrs M. e. Roberts. David Cook, P. p
Prophet and J. w. Parker. Alternates