The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-15


bloody Third must be dispelled by
the action taken by their party in that
precinct last night. Salary grabbing
was endorsed. The most shameless Of
the three county selectmen was made
chairman of the precinct machine. The
decent people there have now no al
tentative but to vote the Democratic
ticket.
The fight in che Third has been brew
anS for some time Geddes and Tyson
nave b<en glowering at each other and
pres'aring for battle to a finish. Yes
terday the anger of the pretty pair
reached a climax and they went around
the streets charging one another with
various Infamous things. Tyson harped
on the unsavory record of Geddes as
county selectman Geddes retorted by
asking pertinently what Tyson had
done with certain moneys entrusted to
his charge and alleged to be still I'M
accounted for.
Last night the end came. At a meet
ing called for the purpose of reorgan-
lzlng the precinct committee the two
forces met and Tyson went down while
Geddes, whose heelers and hangers-on
were present in force, carried the day
and was triumphantly reelected chair
man. The meeting was a warm one
The factions were not under control
and once in a while they burst like wild
waves. Some very strong language
was used and some hard charges made
Women Were Disguised.
Some thirty Republican women who
We're in the hall had just such an ex-
Inhibition of Republican politics as
served to drive Mrs. Mccormick out of
the Republican county committee
They sat helpless while the turbulent
Il
all Sauantry and make a bedlum out
of the meeting. They were thoroughly
disguised with the whole affair
Selectman Geddes called the meeting
To order and before a voice could be
raised announced that nominations for
chairman of the precinct were in order
here was 4 short pause and then
Dave Emery arose and said he wanted
10 nominate an earnest worker and
Republican, one who would fight hard
Tor MS party and make a clean cam
paign." He named Mr.. Geddes. When
the crowd recovered from the "cIean
campaign remark someone seconded
the nomination.
1t was right here the hitch came in.
1t was all the result of a guileless
question from Mr.. Pitts as to whether
or not 1t was not altogether out of the
order of things for the precinct at
large instead Of members of a com
mlttee, TO choose a chairman for that
committee. Chairman Geddes thought
the people OF the precinct had such a
right, and believed it would be the
preferable way. II. e Booth ex-
pressed the same opinion strongly, and
moved 10 proceed with nomina tons
and that the election be by ballot.
Here JOIN j. Morris got the floor and
made it emphatically known that he
dld not at all agree with that opinion
he challenged Booth to cite any in
stance IN which a chairman was
elected by the people at large
For a Sinister Purpose.
I dc not know" he continued
heatedly, why this meeting was
called unless for a sinister purpose. /
The chairman has not resigned and
Why should a successor be elected
This meeting was called for the pur
pose OF creating discord and nothing
else
After a lurid outburst one Chimney
got the floor and made another speech (
IN the same line. He said heaTaS sat !
isfied with the present chairman. II
would create discord to make a chair
manship fight in that meeting. and so
he wanted the whole matter dropped. /
Booth, after pondering some time
then gave the instance he was chal- /
lenged to cite and talked lengthilv in
favor Of getting 10 work with the bal
lots.
Nebeker here got in a shaft at the
heated Chimney. He wanted to know
now many conventions he had atten-
ded, how long he had welded the
franchise, and how long he had been
a member of the Republican party.
Mr. Chimney did not linger long in an
swering these queries, and he did so
in great wrath. He got out into the
aisle and Stormed up and down. vim
himself in a high tenor voice
lie said he had been in the e O. u !
for forty years and gradilouuentlv
claimed he had been the first man in
the south TO nominate James G.. Blaine
for president. Mr.. Morris followed I'm
the fiery gentleman from the south by
making sarcastic references to Neb-
aker. and the fun had reached a high
pitch.
Finally the matter Gained down and :
the original motion that a chairman
be elected by the meeting was put to
4 vote and carried. Starbuck then got
n a motion that the wards be given
to elect separately their own
members of the precinct committee.
1t was learned, however. that ali the
wards but two had already held eau
cuseS and decided upon members of
he committee. 1t was therefore de- ,
;ided that the two wards go into eau
,us during the balloting and select |
heir members.
Geddes Elected.
Chairman Geddes thereupon an
that nominations for chair !
man of the precinct committee were
n order. E. B. Tyson was placed in !
nomination by j. c. Wilkes. A. F.
Ooremus was also nominated, but de- s
;lined to have his name used. He
)ut in shot at Geddes by explaining
hat he would not vote for a man
Who already held an official position ,
William keyting of the Twenty-second :
ward was the third nominee. Five ,
ellers were appointed and the cleo 6
ion was done by ballots. The count :
showed a total of 1lS votes for Ged- :
les, 6S for Tyson and 10 for Keyting. :
The announcement was greeted with :
applause, although there were express =
ions of surprise that Tyson did not =
make a stronger opposition against >
he selectman. :
The caucuses of the wards, which :
we're held while che ballots were be- :
ng counted, resulted in the choice of 9
he following for committeeman: q
Seventeenth ward, Harold Pitt and
lrs. a. f. Doremus: Sixteenth ward.
rank Matthews and Mrs A. S. Ged
es; Nineteenth ward, W. L. DYKES
nd Mrs. Elliott; Twenty-second ward. q
ieorge J. Spencer, woman member to !
e appointed on Monday; TWENTY !