The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-20

The Populists wanted to vote for Bryan
because he would save the people and
save the government. Hasbrolick did
not The Democrats would reject a can
didate who had expressed his opposition
to their candidate for president
| Best here made an attempt to shut off
/ debate by saying the nominations were
closed, but was overruled.
Garry and Best again took up the
gauntlet for Hasbrouck, saying that he
had pledged his support to BRYAN and
would work in his interests.
The ballots were then taken, the chair
men of the thirty-two old county pre-
cincts collecting and counting them.
While this was in progress, a dissension
arose over the fact that a number of the
precinct chairmen were voting the names
of absent delegates. The linguistic storm
was finally abated by decision of the
chair. who ruled that the ballots would
! have to be retaken without counting in
absentees. When the decision was finally
announced, it showed a heavy majority
OF Harbour over Rasbrouck of AZ to 10.
The result was received with a round of
applause.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Captain T. C. Bailey opened up the
nominations for the lower house by placing
the name of James Thompson before the
convention. w. A. Graves nominated I.
c. Bailey. Smith put Joseph Edmunds for
ward. L. H. Gray was nominated by d.
r. Wright, and Harbour, in behalf of the
Fifth precinct placed Dan Mahnkin in
nomination, Just before the ballot as
taken L. H. Gray withdrew.
James Thomson and Daniel Mahnkin
were elected on the first ballot. The vote
stood; Thomson, 81; Mahnkn, 81; Ed
mundS, 20; Bailey, "A.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
For county commissioner, Graves placed
in nomination S. II. B. Smith. H. W.
Lawrence then flashed a dark horse on
( fhe convention bV Nominating T., F. Hall.
lie said he was a new convert to the Pop
uiStic faith-a Republican who had be-
come Disguised with old party methods.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. IAaWrenceS
speech, which was frequently applauoed,
Warren Foster suggested that something
be heard from the new PopuIist.
aIr. Hall said he did not come to bid
for votes. He had not been strongly
bound by party ties and at the last cleo
ton voted for some of the Populist nom
inees, because they were good men. The
l'opunsts came nearer the principles he
beheved in than any other party. In a
late Republican primary, he had told the
people that they had gone over to the
worship of gold and he intended to leave
them. OF ali the issues, reconciliation of
silver was the greatest and he could not
vote for a gold candidate. He stood for
more than the Democratic platform did,
and was in favor of Popullstic reforms.
Foster then called for Smith, the other
candidate, who told how faithful he had
been to Populistic doctrine.
THE VOTE.
While the voting was being taken, H.
w. Lawrence created a breeze by an
nounclng that the Fourth, which had pre-
viously given five votes, now had six
votes in favor of Hall. This created some
confusion. Garry, Rees and others came
out in hot opposition to such a proceed
ing, and Edmunds whirled his hands and
retired with sundry threats upon his
tongue. An appeal to the chair resulted
in decision in favor Of Mr.. Lawrence
and the admission of the sixth vote.
This resulted in the defeat of Smith on
a vote of 30 to 81.
The members then began to file out in
great disorder, in the midst of which
the, chair succeeded in making himself
heard long enough to appoint a committee
of three to apprise the Democratic
Populists. The committee were: H. w.
Lawrence, Warren Foster and A. W.
Rees.
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