The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-24

the boys came struggling in.
At 11:29 Chairman Thomas asked the
/ delegates to go to their corners, or
rather to their seats, pending which he
suggested the band play some more.
Mr.. Held complied.
Then he complied again.
This completed, the delegates made a
partial effort at being seated and Mr..
| Thomas called the convention to order,
with a large maui.
In doing so. the county chairman
made an address of a few brief mo-
ments in which he directed attention
to the fact that the time had arrived
for this action. The convention ac-
cepted the apology and Mr.. Thomas
proceeded. He congratulated the dele
gates present on the excellent chances
for success this fall and declared it
was the wish of the county committee
that the convention nominate none but
the best men; that all personal con-
siderations should be sunk and only
good material selected. This sentiment
was as vigorously applauded by the
delegates as if they meant to follow
the advice. The chairman directed
especial attention to the legislative
candidates, asking that none but un-
pledged men be nominated. 1t was evil
dent from the earnestneSS in his tones
he meant all he said and that the nomi-
nation of a candidate pledged to any
one for senator, save himself, would be
seriously considered by him as
calamity.
Mr. Thomas said there was nothing
in the fusion proposition, and that
the committee had not been consulted.
as committee, in the matter at ALL
Having thus disposed of this question,
the chairman introduced Judge John
a. Street as temporary chairman of
the convention and Mrs. Edna L. Smith
and Miss Nina Anderson as temporary
secretaries.
JUDGE STREETS PREDICAMENT.
Judge Street announced his intention
OF not making any speech and that
excellent gentleman kept his word. He
from the manner in which he treated
the subjects that he was aware of the
weak cause he was advocating In
most instances when John has a case
in court he works hard. If the evidence
is on his side and the law against him,
he talks evidence. If the law is with
him and the evidence is against him.
he argues law points for the edification
of the court. But here he had no such
conditions to favor him and as a re-
suit he talked all round the matter"
He opened with the statement that
he was proud to say the Republicans
were again united in Salt Lake county
and in Utah. Two or three attempts
at enthusiasm were made by some of
the delegates, but it didn't work and
Judge Street was disappointed. The
speaker was glad to note that the
party stood for progressive action and
the broadest Americanism and was
about to engage in a fair and square
hight with their traditional enemy. the
Democracy. With all their hearts they
were about to engage in battle and win |
the victory.
There wasn't whole lot of cheering
at this point either, so Street scored |
the Democrats for not passing a silver |
Dill, when they We're in power four
y@frs, forgetting the Republicans held /
the reins for %. and told the people /
when the silver question was settled, it
would be through the efforts of the Re- /
publican party. Silver would not be. !
worth darn anyway unless there was
I protective tariff.
The Republican party would evantu-
ally give US silver, and what's your fur
-her pleasure
Jake Greenewald cut off debate by |
arising and moving that Arthur Par |
sons of the First ward be selected as
temporary Sergeant-at-armS Jake US
lally has this place, and the motion
was greeted with laughter, but it car
ried just the same.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
On motion of D. C. Eichnor. amended
by. all the delegates in the house. the
of the convention were ap-
pointed as follows:
Credentials-First ward. George H.
[ngham; Second, a. S. Reiser; Third,