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


night As was predicted. there were
a number Of spirited contests and the
ticket as whole presents elements
of strength and weakness.
First Precinct.
The First precinct convention was
held in the probate court room of the
city and county building. S. j. Ken
yOn was temporary chairman and A.
v. Taylor temporary secretary.
A committee on credentials COM
posed of one from each ward in the
precinct was appointed as follows: w
H. Clark, j. II. Griffin, James IVerSon,
John P Meakin and Fred J. Leonard
a committee on order of business
was appointed in the same manner
composed of l. N. Timer, L. Cracroft,
II. Sorensen, J. Y. Smith. H. w. card
ley, {. 4. Stanton and G. w. Simmons
After a long and tiresome wait the
committee on credentials reported, and
among other delegates seated the
GreeneWald delegation from the Eighth
ward. J. W. Coray vigorously objec-
ted to the seating of the Greenewald
delegation, charging that Jake had
.-.-.l ii ~,~ri4 d judge of election;
that the ballot box had been
s,um2d and the VIII Of the legal vot-
ers thwarted by rowdy and saloon ele-
ments. Then there was a general row.
Harry AIcCallum, Jake Greenewalds
Dennis EichnOr. Bruce Johnson and
half dozen others all speaking at
once.
Finally order was restored and the
report of the committee on credens
tials adopted.
The committee on order of business
reported s. J. Kenyon as permanent
chairman and Louis Hyams as secre-
tary, and nominations were proceeded
with.
John e. Wiscomb, John Lawson.
George Buckle and Stewart Stephen
son were put in nomination Wiscomh
Lawson and Buckle were elected.
Second Precinct.
S. q. Westerfeld presided here, and
after the preliminary business had
been disposed of, balloting on candi-
dates for the council commenced, the
result being as follows: NJ. ]. Chess
man IA, F. H. Callister IS. Lewis M.
Cannon IA. James Langton Sc, Frank
G.. Carthey As e. NJ. lie Pr0hon Sc.
CalHster and lie Prohon were de-
cIared nominees. and another ballot
was taken to decide the tie between
and Cannon. the former
winning by rs to 56.
Third Precinct.
selectman Geddes occupied the chair
in the Third. and no time was lost in
getting down to business. The first
ballot settled it, the vote being as fol-
ows: Arthur Parsons, %; Hugh Ander-
son. 81: Moses Taylor. "a: j. G. Sand
berg. II: D. P Thomas, 10: John Cook.
}. Thsa first three were declared the
nominees
Fourth Precinct.
Everything was contested in the
Fourth except the craftsmanship, Judge
yofborn being the unanimous choice for
mat position After much tribulation
he candidates were all presented and
! vote taken with the following result:
George ROmney. ST., 81; r. S. Watson.
u: J. J. Stewart. "a: II. G.. Mcmillan, ..
Tbe three first named were declared the
This This disposed of. Judge Col
norm Iens the chair and made
sound. lCRical talk in
favor of a reduction in the water
-ates. and moved that the delegation
to the city convention be pledged tC
favor a resolution TO that effect. This
vent through with a. whoop.
The Fourth precinct delegation Wiz
support Arthur Brown for chairman
Of the city convention today.
Fifth Precinct.
The Fifth precinct convention was
presided over by Elmer Jones, and
Louis COIN. w. P. O'Meara and Chris
Diehl were nominated for the council