The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-23
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention Finally Come,
Down to Business.

Et
The Convention Finally Comes
Down to Business.
Chairman Varian was promptly on
time and at s o'clock the gavel pre-
scented by the Eighth ward delegation
fell with that force characteristic OIL
the man who welded It,
'sThe convention will please come 10
order. The first business on hand is
the nomination of ten candidates Tor
the lower house of the legislature. Inc
chair will suggest that as yet nothing
has been determined as to the manner
of selection or the length OF speeches.
Mr. j. L. Morris moved that speeches.
be limited to five minutes and the sug-
geStion was adopted.
A. S. Martin suggested a roll call by
wards of the city and precincts OF the
county, the wards to report to the pre-
cinct.
Charlie Bell amended by moving that
the ten highest receiving majority OF
all the delegates be declared nominated.
The amendment was declared out Of
order and the original motion was
adopted.
]. l.. Morris moved that a majority
of all votes be declared sufficient 10
elect.
Barlow Ferguson amended by pro-
viding for 1888 votes for choice.
The house appearing evenly divided
the chair ordered division.
The Chair Sustained.
Ferguson's motion was adopted and
w j. Harvey appealed from the deci-
sion of the chair The chair twas sus-
tanned by AN Overwhelmingly large
vote.
Mr.. Bell moved that each delegate
vote for ten at each time.
Mr. McCallum objected. He did not
know that ne had brains enough to
vote for ten men at one time. He
wanted no raiiroading schemes. This
plan might result in shutting out good
men. He wanted no slate work in this
the most important convention of the
season.
John Sheriff wanted the whole bust
ness" nominated at once and gave
time. There was a whole lot of talk
but the Fourth precinct wanted to get
through before l o'clock.
Jim Gillespie was in favor of the
flag" system. 1t was just as easy TO
elect ten at one time as one.
j. J. Starbuck objected to the plan
because there were States and COM
binations galore. He moved that the
convention vote for one man at time.
Van Horne wanted to know why in
the name of common sense it was not
just as easy to nominate ten at a time
as easy as one.
Starbuck exhibiting a tickes> declared
it was a, scheme. So it was.
c. E. Allen said there was nothing
in printed tickets to be afraid Of 1t
was easy to scratch a printed ticket
We talk of states! Who made them?
We all did. Talk of nominating States
"Give me fifty men voting solid and for
one man at a time. / will nominate
every man I want. The way to break
states is to vote for ten men at time"
w. H. Sells suggested the way to
break the slate with ten men on it was
to vote for seven men and three wo-
men.
Starbuck's motion was defeated and
Bells adopted.
Nominations Made.
On call for nominations Bingham by
f. L. Cushing esteemed it IAN honor
and pleasure to nominate H. NJ. Stan
dish The nomination was second
ed by his Astuteness John T. Lynch.
Farmers ward, by George l.. Belts,
nominated Tom Ferguson, the man
whose ear was chewed by Attorney
Jackson some months ago, although
Belts did not report it.
Lynch also seconded Ferguson nom
ination.
Sandy McFarlane, of Mill Creek, pre-
scented "a man" who has 'the conf
dence and esteem of his neighbors, y
j, E, Snedeker.
Lynch did not second this nomination.
But he wanted Farmers ward called
again, something the chair declined to
do until the call was completed
James Hull, of South Cottonwood,
nominated James Godfrey, "a farmer
and a miner"
Sandy, by Sam Perry, had a man
who had done good and efficient work
for the party in the person OF w. w.
Wilson.
j w. Smith, of West Jordan, hurled
another good man" at the convention.
He nominated William H. Wardle.
JOHNNY Axton seconded Wardle.
Robert Bennett, of South Jordan,
nominated John A. Sharp.
Attorney Van Pelt nominated A. V.
Taylor of the annex as "a man with
all requisites
a. S. Hamlin seconded the nomina-
zion.
w. H. Sells, in the First ward, want
ed to practice what he preached and
he nominated Mrs. Lille R. Pardee.
Frank Branting, of the Second pre-
cinct, presented the familiar name
of Gus Holmes.
George Olsen raised his voice for
Holmes.
D. j. Chadwick, of the Sixth ward,
offered Harry NJ. Gushing.
]. l.. Morris mentioned a grand
man." a "stalwart." a imam well
known" ''shrewd and well learned in
the law" George w. Meyer.
Uncle Billy Shovel offered Bruce
Johnson.
Victor Lawson appealed to the con-
vention on behalf of Johnson.
W. w. Taylor seconded the nomina-
ton of Johnson.
Simon, of the Tenth ward, sent E. B.
Critchlow into the arena
L. G. Hardy seconded Critchlow' S
nomination, as did our own Barlow
Ferguson, who declared there was not
gold enough in the Pacific coast to
buy him.
Republicans are convinced" not
bought" said the chair.
A. S. Martin. of the Twelfth, sent up
George l.. Nye.
Tom Ellerbeck, of the Thirteenth,
nominated Frank B. Platt.
Bruce johnson took occasion to say
that he would not sleep well if he did
not endorse Plat.
George Swan of the Fifteenth ward
wanted T. D. Lewis sent to the legis-
lature.
Barlow Ferguson was of the same
opinion as was John Sheriff.
Ex-Selectman Morris of the Seven
teenth experienced a 'pleasureable
sensation" in presenting Gus Holmes,
already nominated.