The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-16

JGASt III iEllilO iOMCAo Wr-o
elected chairman of the Democratic
state central committee at the meeting
of the committee which was held yes
terday afternoon at the Knutsford ho-
tel Out Of a total membership Of forty,
there were present in person or by
proxy thirty-four members, of whose
votes ) dye Powers received twenty
nine anG David C. Dunbar, the only
other candidate placed in nomination.
three, Judge Powers vote not being
cast.
The fight against Judge Powers prov
ed as The Herald anticipated, a tenn
pest in a tea pot. Not but that H. ].
Dinniny. who held a proxy for J W.
tFaram appeared as the champion of
the opposition, did not conduct his tight
with g. stubbornness born of no hope
of success and a determination to be
beaten on every point if beaten he must
be. but he was practically alone. he
was like a kernel of wheat in q. bushel
OF cookie seed, scarcely another voice
being raised against Judge Powers ASIDE
from his.
Mr.. Dininny began at the outset by
questioning the right of DR.. Ferguson
10 sit on a proxy which had been trans
ferred to her by Mr.. Powers to whom
it had been originally given. Defeated
in this, he bided his time till nominal
lions were reached, when he placed D.
C. Dunbar in nomination and in advo-
eating MIR. Dunbar's candidacy, read
all address in which he devoted himself
almost wholly 20 an argument setting
for 4 reasons why Judge Powers should
4 = be reelected. rather than descr1b-
ing his candidates peculiar fitness for
the position. He criticized Judge Pow
ers very severely on various grounds
bet chiefly for having (what he termed)
5nciTed the wrath of the church to such
an extent in the last campaign that it
turned in and defeated the Democratic
ticket. He openly charged church in
reference in that campaign and con-
}. tended THAI if Judge Powers were re-
elected the church would be more than
likely TO take q. hand again, which, he
SAID, would mean the defeat of the
party.
Mr.. Dinniny's argument had The di-
reetly opposite effect to that intended
for it not only did not gain vote for
Mr. Dunbar, but lost him at least one
that of r. c. Lund Of Washington
county, who stated that he had come
prepared TO vote for Mr.. Dunbar, but
lhSt since hearing Mr.. Dinniny's re-
marks he had decided TO vote for Judge
Powers.
Aside from the contest over the chair
manship, the meeting was entirely har-
monious, and the address presented by
Judge Powers for ratification by the
committee. met with practically unani-
nous approval
Secretary +. A. Mcdaniel was unani-
mcusly reelected, and w. H. Dale Of
Salt Lake was elected treasurer. The
time for holding the state convention
was fixed for Thursday, September q,
and the place Provo. The apportion-
Z ment is to be tie same as for the con-
<vention held last June to elect dele
gates to the national convention.
THE MEETING.
The meeting was called to order a
few minutes after 4 o'clock by Judge
Powers, who stated briefly its purpose.
Secretary MCDANIEL then called the
roll OF counties, which showed that
thirty-four members were present,
twenty by proxy and the rest in per
son, the proxies being filed with the
secretary as the counties were called.
THE REPRESENTATION.
The representation was as follows:
Beaver, e. W. Wilson. proxy; Box FL
der. r. z. Davis, proxy; Cache, Will
lam Edwards, Z. *. Nebeker, proxy;
Carbon, George A. Whitaker, proxy;
Davis. H. Stewart and Mrs. Luna.
Ramptor, Emery. j. r.. Letcher, proxy;
Grand. John e. Hansen, proxy; Iron, H.
T. Bull, proxy; Juab, H. F. AIcCune, in
person; Kane, Joseph Z. Simmons,
proxy; Willard. DR. Ellen B. Fergu-
son. proxy; Morgan, Farley Williams.
proxy: Rich, Fisher II. Harris. proxy:
Sanpete, J. w. Cherry, DIR. H. Dale
proxy: Salt Lake. Q. W. Powers, in
fperson and proxy for D. c. Dunbar;
AIRS. NJ. A. Game, in person; o. w
rJoyle, in person; H. J. Dinniny, proxy;
S Bateman, in person; Sewer. j. H.
Wells, in person; Piute, Angus NJ. Can
non, jr., proxy: Summit, Joseph NJ. Co
hen. proxy; Tooele, e. A. Mcdaniel
proxy; Uintah. J. H Murphy. proxy;
Utah Alfales Young. proxy; A D.
Cash, in person; John Jones, in person;
Wayne, E. S. Newell, proxy, Washing
ton, r. c. Lund, proxy; Weber, Maroni
Pouiter. G. ". Baker and Thomas D.
Dee. all in person.
THE BALL "OPENS.
The ron call finished, Chairman Pow
ers inquired if there were any objec-
tions 10 any of the proxies, to which
Il. .. Dinniny responded with alacrity,
challenging the right of DR.. Ellen 3.
Ferguson TO vote the proxy of D. s.
Dorrity Of Millard county. He moved