Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-19
SCHOOL NOMINATIONS,
Personnel Of the Candidates Named at Last
Nights Conventions.
SEVEN DEMOCRATS, FOUR REPUBLICANS.
RESOLUTIONS Favoring the Maintenance of
the Present High School SYSTEM In
IL GLIDING the High Schools.
FIRST WARD.

SECOND WARD.
A. G. Ginuque, n, long term.
w. f. Cotton. r., short term.
THIRD WARD.
O. w. Moyle. D., long term.
w. j. Newman, D., short term
FOURTH WARD.
Nat NJ. Brigham, D., long term.
X. w. Young, D., short term.
FIFTH WARD.
w. p. Nelden,R., long term
Charles Baldwin, D., short term.
The above names comprise the ticket
nominated at the school board con-
yentions held throughout the city last
night. on it there are seven Demo-
Gratis and three Republicans. The
Democrats received four of the long
terms and the Republicans one. -Four
of the nominees are Mormons and six
are nom Mormons.
The interest in the conventions was
little less than intense. Never before
had there been such an outpouring of
citizens at school conventions since
the organization of the present sys-
tenn of public education. The senti-
ment was unqualihedly in favor of the
maintenance of the present excellent
standard of the public school system
including the High school.
FIRST WARD.
The long and short term nominees
Of the First ward were, respectively,
10. w. Wilson and T.. Is. Critchlow.
The following We're put in n.mina
utlA
Young, o. II. Petit, f. b. Critchow,
o. w. Wilson, A. Il. Sawyer, Rudolph
Aft, Adam Sneirs, j. j. Thomas ana
j. T. Kingsbury. Prof. kingsbury
withdrew from the contest, however,
and was not voted for.
on the first ballot 5l2 votes We're
cast, the result being as follows; CIV.
symons, 22i: Harry Young, III; o. n.
Petit Al; Il. b. Critchlow, 22l; n. w.
Wilson. 22i; A. Is. Sawyer, IS; Rudolph
Aln, 30: Adam Spers, IS; j. j..
Thomas, IA
tority of all the votes cast. there was
no choice, and second ballot was or
dered.
AIN. Petit and Speirs then with
drew, and the second ballot resulted as
follows, $40 votes being cast Symons,
200; Young, 95: Critchlow, POS; Wilson,
2S4: Sawyer, 4; Thomas, /.
Wilson and Critchlow We're then de-
clared the regular nominees of the CON
vention.
SECOND WARD.
The voters of the Second ward re-
nominated the present members of the
board from that district-W. F. Cotton
who got the one year term, and Arnold
c. Giauque. who received the three year
place. The convention was held in the
Sixth ward meeting house and was
very largely attended. Colonel William
Nelson was chairman and George II
Ingham secretary. Nominations fol
the three year term was first ordered
Arnold G.Giau1ue was named by James
II. Anderson; Dr. w. w. Belts by w
G. Van Horne and William f. Coltor
by Frank G. Carthey. The name OF
Col. Nelson was also presented but Tho
colonel withdrew. The vote on tbs
first ballot was as follows:
iiauque.... 49, '''''''''''''' ''''''-o,
COltOn.... ........ ......... .'''...'. .
BettS.......... ..-..'''.'.. 49, .'''' .
Mr. Cotton was nominated by &C
clamation for the one year term ant
the convention adjourned.
THIRD WARD.
The Third ward met in the Plymouth
church which, was crowded to tn
door and many persons being unable Il
gain admission were compelled to &
home without participating in the pro
ceedlngs. II. a. POLAND acted a
chairman and Frank Kimball as sec
rotary. The following resolutions, in
troduced by John H. Hansen, wer
adopted by an overwhelming vote wit
the words conducive to public wei
fare" eliminated from the third clause
Whereas, The education of the mass
es is one of the strongest incentive
and safeguards of good government
and
Whereas. salt Lake City has an edu
cational system which guarantee
such government and which IS IN
pride and glory of her people; there
fore, he II
Resolved, That the citizens and tax
payers of the Third municipal ward, /
convention assembled declare them
selves in favor of the support an
maintenance of the public school sys
TEN. including the high school, at II
present excellent standard. said sur
port and maintenance to he along N
most rigid lines of economy conduciN
to public welfare; and be II further
Received That the candidates seel
ing nominations for board OF educatio
membership before this convention
pledge themselves to carry into effet
the provisions of these resolutions.
A general and somewhat spirited dis
cussion on the conduct of the schoo
occurred and nominations were de
declared in order. Walter j. Lew
named w. j. Newman, j. l.. Nebek'
presented the name of George r. En-
cry. John McDuff suggested Dr.
w. Howard. Aurelius Miner name
Oscar w. Moyle. An unlsnowen citize
Snd candidate in the person OF WI
Eiliot who said he had recently bee
BEIGE the people of the district {,
eiegaion honors and knew when
hGa enough. He then nominated JOB
w. f7ansen, who formerally announce
thht he was not n candidate. Joseph
Bnvey Nominated George II. Horne al
2. q. Trent named a. f. Doremu
Tho vote resulted;
Noyie 2s5: Newman, 1i3; Emery, II
EDWARD, 20; Horne. As; Doremus, 2
Ecatering, %.
Goyle was declared the nominee f
she three wear term and Newman f
sas one yenr term.
FOURTH WARD.
Nat II. Brigham and Richard
young the latter former member
lhe board. We're nominated In q
Fourth The meeting partoOk of 4
tropical order, the High school bell
We subject Of contention. Judge
y. Henderson and j. A. Houghton we
chairman and secretary respectivel
gfie following report from the commi
re on resolutions was adopted witho
dissent:
Your committee on resolutions re
pcctfully recommend that 1t be I
5ense Of this convention that In o
opnicn the majority OF people
Taxpayers ere unalterably in favor