The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-24

the Republican judicial convention
yesterday morning on the first ballot,
defeating t D. Lewis, for the same
place, by vote of nearly two to one.
Ii wasn't a very enthusiastic gather
ing, although there was an attempt
at marshaling all of the old hosts.
Fred Leonard was there and Jake
Greenwald, also Meyer. Glen Miilers
piping voice was heard all through the
din and the accents OF Judge Bowdle
smote the air-at times. big George
Olsen was on hand and so was Lou
Johnson. The latter was loaded with
a Set of resolutions which he wanted
to get before the convention, but the
members sat on him and Lou retired
to his quiet and happy home to cogl-
tate whether he would vote for Nc
Kinley or not.
George w Meyer called the conven-
ton to order. This is an eX-ofico pc
negative which George has on account
OF his having been chosen chairman
Of the committee many moons ago,
when the c.. Q. p. did not realize what
it was doing.
1t was 1926 when the gavel of the
chairman fell. 1t fell two or three
times ere any one paid any attention
writing had not the chairman of the
committee raised his voice in saying,
Gentlemen will please be in order,
whereat the two lady delegates, who
were in order, congratulated themsei-
YES on being members of the fair sex.
The chairman made sort of Tom Reed
of himself and counted a quorum, after
which he announced that the several
members of the delegations would as
assemble in the enclosure which divides
litigants and attorneys. judge and jury
from the common herd.
The showing not being alarmlngly
large, George displayed a degree Of
solicitude about the welfare Of those
elected TO make a selection. which was
pathetic to listen to.
Are we all here?''
will some one please close the
door?" CThis was probably measure
designed to keep any one from escap-
ins)
Are there any delegates in the hall?''
The last question being addressed
to a deputy sheriff who had come into
court to make q return on a paper,
he did not catch on for a moment and
when the Interrogation was Retired
at him, he looked blank for moment
and said something which sounded like
"damf1no7 and went away
II guess there are none" .murmured
the chair, soto voce, after which as
sertion he requested our own Sam
Westerfield to read the call. which
Sam did in the style for which he is
so Justly celebrated. This completed,
Charley Morse was elected temporary
chairman, on motion Of Fred W. Leon
ard
Mr.. Morse thanked the convention
for the honor: said he did not come to
make a speech: that the convention
had a lot of work to do and asked what
the further pleasure of the delegates
was.
Jake Greenwald wanted Sam Wester-
field elected secretary, but Sam said
he did not care for anything, thank
you. and compromise was effected
by the selection of c. F. Emery for
the place.
It being Mr. Leonard's convention a
spasm of stiffness reigned until he
again arose and moved the appointment
Of the usual committees. which carried
with the exception of a man with a
pine tree emblem on the base of his
brain. who raised his voice in a vo-
ciferous NO" although why he voted
that way, no man can tell.
The committees as made UP were
composed of the following: Creden-
John Lu Taylor and Glen Miller Of
Salt Lake, and D. c. Mclaughlin of
Summit.
Organization and Permanent Order
of Business-James Ivers. of Summit;
John B. Gordon. of Tooele, and Fred
Leonard, of Salt Lake.
After a short recess during which
the committee on credentials met in
the Jury box and the committee on
ey,f - rfO11 in the
room at large, the committee on ere
dentials made d report which seated
every one present and gave all the
delegations a chance to vote the entire
strength of their organizations, whe-
Their the members were present or not.
This programme disturbed the equan-
unity of Jake Greenwald 10 the extent
oe a speech and Meyer a reply, which
was cut off by the convention declar-
ing for the regular ords-
The permanent organization commit
tee declared in favor of making the
temporary officers the officers OF the
convention and when this had been
decided upon. Hon. George f. Goodwin
arose and nominated Morris L. Rit-
chic in a speech which set out the legal
abilities of that gentleman in an argu-
mentative and convincing style.
Judge Bowdle. en- behalf of Farmers
ward. seconded the nomination. and
asserted that all the horny handed
sons of toll who had any litigation on
the slate were il favor OF Richie.
The First precinct, per Jake Green
valid, raised its unanimous voice fo7
Ritchie and the Fourth, through the
medium of Glen Miller, also endorsed
him.
1t looked like a one-sided affair un-
til Albert Reiser Of the Third pre-.
cinct. smoke at some length on the
merits Of T. D. Lewis.
The speech was good one and
Lewis would have run Richie a close
race. but for the fact that George W
Meyer endorsed in him a paraphrase
Of the Latin maxim Poet nascitur nor
fit. with judge inserted in the place
OF poet.
John Lu Taylor urged the youth and
inexperience of Lewis and the ripe wis
dom of Ritclsie in his speech ENDORSING
the latter, which was controverted il
James II. Haslam's address in behalf
of Lewis who was. he said. q man whC
would adorn the United States senate
and grace the bench OF the supreme
court of the United States
Grant Smith seconded the nomina
ton of Richie. and then the audience
and delegates grew tired and some on,
moved a ballot. Richie was nominated
on the first ballot, the ladies victims
for him solid-there were tHTo. The
ballot was:
Richie. Levi.
First Precinct -..-....-.