The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-10
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RepnbIican Judicial Convention

sued by the Tribune.
Republican Judicial Convention.
The Republican judicial convention
to be held here today is attracting a
great deal of attention. Its action will
have an important bearing on the
future of the Judicial district compris-
ing the counties of Summit, Salt Lake
and Tooele. There is a grave posi-
bility that there is a sufficient major
ity in the district to override any
contemplated independence in voting
and that the Republican judicial ticket
will be elected no matter how bad
may be the candidates that are put
up.
The convention will be held in the
theatre, meeting at 10 o'clock this
morning. IT was originally called for
the Independence hail. but last even
ing enough cash was raised to secure
the theatre. 1t will PROBABLY hold
only two sessions, though the great
number of candidates makes it posi-
bic that three will be held.
Situation Mixed.
The situation last night was very
mixed. The winning candidates could
not be picked out. The delegations
from Tooele and Summit came in, and
log-rolling for the evening. Summit
came down solidly for Snyder, and
combinations were effected with sew
eral of the Salt Lake candidates,
whereby support was traded. How
ever, it could not be told which of the
Salt Lakers were likely to win. Every
one of them was working hard and
securing all the votes possible. Snyder,
of Park City, looks like a very small
toad in the puddle. II he is nominated
it will be only by accident.
A peculiar thing was done yesterday
at the suggestion of E. B. Critchlow
and number of other members of
the bar. 1t was thought that the con-
vention would pay some heed to the
bar if it should indicate its preferences
for the bench and present them before
that body before the ballot was taken.
Therefore, a ballot-boX was put in the
office of Clerk Dunbar and each law
yer was given the privilege Of casting
a ballot for three men. Politics cut no
figure in the balloting. Democrats
were privileged to stand side by side
with Republicans and take part in an
effort TO sway the judgment of the
convention.
Three Least Objectionable.
The Republicans said the idea was
to pick out the three most worthy can
didates. The Democrats said they I'M
derstood the idea TO be that they
were to pick out the three least objec-
tionable men.
The polls were opened during the af
ternoon under the supervision of Clerk
Dunbar and his deputies, and 106 bal
lots were cast before closing time. The
polls will remain open until 1890 this
morning, when the box will be opened
and the result announced to the con-
vention. The following candidates
were the recipients of more or less at
tention from the fellow members of
the bar: John A. Street, Barlow Fer
gusou, Wiley Brown, Grant H. Smith,
C. w. Morse, Wilson I. Snyder, M. L.
Richie, c. w. Burris, j. NJ. Bowman,
Benner X. Smith, Richard B. Shep-
ard, M. NJ. Kaign, Jacob B. Blair E.
D. R. Thompson, J. H. Harris, D. N.
Straup, ]. R. Bowdle, c. F. Loofbou-
row, George F. Goodwin, Harmel
Pratt and William Mckay.
In the polls yesterday John A. Street,
D. n. Straup, NJ. L. Richie, c. W.
Morse and Barlow Ferguson stood
highest. However, politicians do not
believe that the ideas of the lawyers
will have much bearing on the con-
venSop. The candidates who are not
favored by the count will raise the cry
that the whole thing was put up in
the interest of clique and that the
Democrats had too much to do with
the balloting to suit a Republican con-
vention.
The committe has decided that George
B. Squires will be permanent chair
man of thu convention. This will help
to console him for his defeat for the
nomina ton of secretary of state. 1t
will be his first appearance on the po-
Htical stage since his disappearance up
Salt river.
U'-iI ond HnhRr'S Hike.