The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-19

The nominations then began. J. J.
Greenewald nominated Charles S. Bald
win for the short term, with the re-
mark that his candidate needed no
recommendation. Nominations closed,
and Mr.. Z. w. Taylor moved that Mr.
Baldwin be nominated by exclamation.
Carried amid tremendous cheering.
For the other member. G. E. Stan
ton nominated w. A. Nelden- c. E. AL
len nominated C. s. Varian. ]. H.
Moyle named George w. Snow. Be
fore proceeding to balloting, Mr.. Varian
desired that his name be taken off the
list, as he did not wish to rTn.
When Mr.. Snow was called upon to
declare himself. according to the mo-
ton made some time previous, the fun
started. He started out with an elab-
crate description of the city school sys-
tenn, but the chair thought the stump
would be better then the convention
hall for such a speech, where Mr.. Snow
could talk to his hearts content If he
was nominated. He appealed from the
chairs decision. Somebody in the back
part of the house moved that he be al
lowed to speak on that subject for an
indefinite period. The chair thought
some limit should be mentioned, and
accordingly the mover changed his mo
ton to the effect that Mr.. Snow be al
lowed to speak all night. The motion
was amended to read that he be al
lowed to speak only five minutes. This
amendment was carried.
SHOWS MISTAKE AND ALIENS
OPPORTUNITY.
Mr.. Snow impaired whatever chances
of nomination were his by saying that
the temper and enthusiasm of the peo-
pie on the public school question were
evidenced by the limited time he was
,iioIDf To lQir hi
His next bid for defeat was his criti-
cism of the High school He wished
to cut down the four years course to
two years, so that many of the schOl-
ars could graduate before they were IL
years old.
Mr.. C. E. Allen at this, point asked
Mr.. Snow if he were not aware that
studious scholar could make up a
grade or two by promotion if he felt so
inclined.
Mr.. Snow tried to prove by statistics
that only about 4 per cent of the pupils
ever made up grades in that manner.
He wished them all to do it and was
going to help them by contending for
the condensing of the course into two
years.
Mr.. Allen tried to pin Mr.. Snow
down to the question that had been
asked, whether or not the scholars
could be advanced quickly enough if
they studied, but Mr.. Snow either could
not see the point or would not.
MIR SHOWS PLATFORM
Changing the subject, Mr.. Snow in
formed the audience that his candidacy
needed no recommendation, and said:
L have worked hard on the board of
education and 1 think my work was
very good. I do not care to be egotis-
teal, but I am proud of my work.
10 hot
absolutely perfect, but nevertheless it
/ was something he was very proud of.
| He had five children in the schools and
| was decidedly in favor of doing all he
| could to keep up the system. including
/ the High school, but if he could see a.
way to lessen the expense and at the
same time make the schools better he
would work in that direction. He
would allow no one to say ne was
I against the High school, for he was
not. Time was called about this time
and Mr.. Snow sat down. As ne had
not pledged himself for the High school
! as required, Chairman Varian asked
him for his pledge. Il am in favor of
/ the High school," he said in response,
and any one who says 1 am not
we'll, he is a stranger to the truth"
( NELDEN GETS TWO TO ONE.
I The DallOting then commenced. At
{ ter the counting OF the votes was fin
! lshed it was announced by the chair
man that Mr.. Nelden had received $50
votes and Mr. Snow 113
The meeting then adjourned.
The action of Mr.. Mansfield deserves
a little mention. He fOresaw the ne
{ cesSity of securing the Grand and made
arrangements with Mr.. McGarvie to
that effect. He paid him out of his
( own money, taking chances on collect
ing it from the audience. But for him
many people would have missed the
I proceedings.