The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-19
nan, Joseph F. Simmons, 7. E. Harper,
VI. S. Woolley, S. p. Erskine and E. G.

Lie CG0QeICldlS committee pT6S6ul6Q
a report giving the names of all dele
gates entitled to seats, and with the
proviso that they are in favor of the
OF the public school sys-
tenn, including a free high school at
its present high standard. and that
when their names are called that they
answer in the Affirmative"
Then the secretary called the roll.
Nothing occurred to mar the sweetness
of his accents until he stumbled upon
the name of D. L. Murdoch, whereat
Mr.. Murdoch came to his feet with a
leap.
Il decline to answer" he said. 81
do not recognize the right of the chair
to ask such a question"
Mr.. TWomey promptly moved that
MI Murdock's name be stricken from
the roll OF delegates entitled to seats,
out at this point the question arose on
the adoption of the report, and
TWomey's motion was lost sight of.
Lawrence, on behalf of Murdoch,
SAID that delegates were there to rep
resent their constituents and should be
allowed to express their views. Your
action he said lin trying to prevent
men from expressing their opinions is
un-American and absurd, and | wish
to protest against it,"
l.. b. Hall believed the position of
the committee was proper as no one
but friends of the High school had
been invited to attend the primaries.
Professor Stewart. in a brief speech,
condemned the attempt to Dust Mr..
Murdoch from the assembly He is
as much entitled to vote as any other
delegate. he said. 1 am as much in
favor Of the high school as any one.
but this attempt to coerce delegate is
un-American.
John t. Axton claimed that it was
inconsistent for any opponent of the
high school to be in the convention.
and then Mr.. Guthrie arose, and asked
MI. Murdock's permission to quote
some sentences from the formers re-
marks the night before at the Eigh-
teenth ward hail. Before beginning to
quote he asked Mr. Murdoch if he was
in favor of the high school, to which
ne received the emphatic reply, yes,
l am, as much as you are" But
Guthrie was unsatisfied and launched
upon quotation of some of Murdock'S
sentiments anent the high school
students being all dudes and the
training uniting women for domestic
work and boys for driving susage
wagons. Murdoch was offered the
floor by the chair. but said he had
nothing to say, and so the report went
to a vote and was adopted.
Inc committee on organization re-
ported at this point the selection of H.
+. Henderson for chairman and J. A.
Houghton as secretary. In taking the
chair he made brief speech, in which
ne stated that if any one was opposed
to the high school he had the liberty of
putting up another ticket
The resolutions committee then
brought IL their report, which pro
Ylded as follows: Your committee on
resolutions respectfully recommend
that 1t be the sense of this convention
that the majority of people or taxpay-
erS are unalterably in favor of the
maintenance by general taxation of our
present public school system, including
the high school; and as soon as prac-
t1cable. we recommend that a high
school building be erected and main
tanned. commensurate with the i'm
mediate and prospective requirements
OF our growing city. We further sug-
gest that any delegate to this conven-
ton who is not in sympathy with the
foregoing resolution be requested to
withdraw and not participate in the
deliberations of this convention
II. G NJ MILAN, Chairman.
R. r. ANDERSON, Secretary.
This brought in storm of amend
ments. Joe Lippman got the floor first
with two amendments, which he said
were for the purpose of putting clamp
on all quibbling. The first provided for
the Dledging of the candidates that
! the high school be maintained, and that
the curriculum be not tempered with
The other one submitted provided
that each of the delegates pledge him
self to support all the candidates of
| the convention on election and that the
appearance of the delegates here q III
be bar to his participation in sny
other n hi
Charley Crane had a resolution that
requested the nominees of the conven-
ton to ask that the Industrial Home
building be given the state for educa-
tional purposes. Axiom had another.
which provided that free text books
be furnished as soon as financial con-
ditiOnS justified it.
Lippman's first amendment was OPP
posed by Professor Stewart, who said it
was put forth to create partisan spirit
and antagonize some of the delegates.
Lippman disclaimed such an intention,
/ and the first amendment passed
The one pledging delegates not to en-
| ter another convention met with a diff
ferent fate. 1t was denounced by H w
Law renee as partisan politics and I'M
American, and was defeated on a vote
! Of Il to 20 The remainder of the reso-
/ luton passed without discussion. and
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/ member of the school board for the long
/ term.
p. L. Williams gained the floor in be-
half of Alfales Young. MI. Young has
always worked for the free schools, anc
would be trustworthy and efficient fOl
the place
! Twomey vouched for the merits OF
Major w. r. Hutchinson. NJ. S. Wool
ley was placed in nomination by PRO
/ fessor Stewart, who said his nominees
fully, and would do so again.
Mrs. Bradley named Judge Hender-
son, and then Mr. Simmons, in 6
double barreled effort, seconded Mr.
! Woolleys nomination, and put forth the
name of ]. B. Toronto.
CRITICISES TORONTO.
A sensational speech followed by j. S
Daveler. "One member of the presen
board" he said, referring to Mr.. To
ronto, has been derelict in his duty
He has failed to attend meetings, anC
could not answer and could not Civ,
an exclamation when it was called fo
last night Mr.. Daveler ended by
nominating Nat M Brigham
A ballot, announced by precincts, wa
then taken and resulted: NJ A Wool
ley. 90; Nat NJ. Brigham, 81; w. r
Hutchinson, Is; Alfales. Young, 6; H. P
Henderson, s. The next ballot elected
Brigham on the following vote: Wool
ley, "a; Brigham, "A; Henderson, 2.
P. L. Williams led off the nomina
tons for the one-year term by again
naming Alfales Young.
M. WNoIIev here arose TO decline n