The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-12
OOREMlJS HEADS THE TICKET

Shall the people of Salt Lake, the CEN
ter of a great silver producing state,
send work back to their friends in the
east and south, who are watching the
conflict that they have so far forgot the
interests Of the white metal as to elect
a Mckinley gold bug mayor"
There can be but one answer 10 the
question. Il must and shall be an en-
phauc No. The campaign in salt Lake
from this time on viii therefore be Of
national Importance, All minor consid-
erations VIII be forgotten. This fair
metropolis. which SO overwhelmingly
declared last fan in favor of the money
OF the constitution, viii not consent to
the selection Of a man who allied him
self With the gold people in the hour of
trouble. The nomination is not a strong
one, ana the members Of the conYen-
ton were disguised With the selection in
three minutes after it was made EX-
pTessions were heard on all sides that
the nomination was q, poor one and the
candidate would not be elected.
MORNING SESSION.
1t wasn't an enthusiastic meeting,
the morning session. The delegates act
ed as if there was no life in them,
ter. and slow in filing their seats. When
they entered they were confronted with
the curtain and its Morning in Ven
ice" behind which was heard voices as
OF some one in anguish 1t was the del
egation from the Second precinct, pre-
sided over by Albert Reiser. nominating
George Canning to fill the vacancy
caused by the disqualification of Major
Harry Hin
The band came in and played
'Theren Be q Hot Time in Old Town
Tonight" but that didn't enthuse the
people any. Then Hamer raiSed the
curtain ana revealed the delegates Of
the Second in q hollow square, all same
formation in THE Heart of Maryland. I"
or Acyts Milk White Flag" That in
spring sight caused the delegates to
cheer They cheered at least Eve sec
onds and then settled into silence.
Finally, at Il o'clock. Chairman Par
sons of the city committee called the
convention to order with a large NAL
let. It came to order as fast as it could
get there. and. having only a short dis
lance to travel, arrived in a remarkably
short time II broke the record for Re
publican conventions
Parsons announced that the call
would be read, and F. NJ. Ul1ner read
it, IT was a pathetic thing. Some of
the delegates went as the soft mono
tone of the elocutionist chased Itself
into the hooks and crannies, now rising.
now falling, now posing itself in mid
air and then taking drop into the cell
lar. When it vas finished the humidity
OF the atmosphere was apparent. Damp
ness permeated all portions of the
house. One lady from the Second, who
wore 4 cap, said it was too sad for
anything, but she could just sit and
hear that man so on forever. Parsons
then announced that he would present
the temporary officers of the convention
and carried the threat into execution.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
He named as temporary chairman
the Hon. Ebenezer BnttonWood Critch-
low; vice chairman. Mrs. Edna L.
Smith: secretary Mrs Jennie Froigeth;
assistant, John T. Axiom, jr.; sergeant
alarms, J. J. GreenwaId. II was in
tended that Ralph Guthrie should have
this place. but Jaloes friends insisted
he should not he left and he was nut
on and Guthrie stricken off. The Simp-
son brothers. in the gallery. applauded
this feat on the part of the committee
two dollars worth, and Jake heamed.
Mr.. Critchlow was then introduced.