The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-30
The Citizens and the Republicans
Make a Mongrel Ticket.
TWO CONVENTIONS MET
AT PENNINGTON AND EFFECT
ED a COMPROMISE.
Jacob Miller Nominated For the Leg
islature From Davis County-Citi-
zens' Convention Approved the
Republican Nominee and En-
dorsed Roberts and Zane.
Especial to The Herald.)

Harrington, Sept 29.-Two county
conventions We're held in the court
house here today, and when they dis
banded one ticket had been nominated.
1t was hybrid, inclined, however, to
favor its Republican parent, for a ma
jority Of the nominees, including the
head of the ticket, are Republicans.
Thus those Democrats who entered the
citizens movement in order to defeat
John Fisher for representative, by
nominating another Democrat and fus-
ing with Republicans in order to Sc
cure his election, were beaten at the
game Of politics, and they find now that
a Republican viii be at the head of
their ticket, q man, however, who has
never Shown the courage of his conVlc-
tions sufficiently to openly declare his
political beliefs. He was foisted upon
the citizens convention by a Republi-
can, as a non-partisan individual, but
those who know say he is a staunch
Republican. He was a candidate on the
Republican ticket two years ago for
county recorder.
The delegates to both conventions in
sisted upon having the head of the
ticket, the citizens especially being de-
ternlined to have the naming of the
man. There were many Democrats in
the citizens convention, and it was a
bitter pill for them to have to swallow
a Republican for representative but
they did it, and Jacob Miller a tried
and true g. o. p. man, became the fus-
ion nominee. It required four hours of
committee work to decide this question,
and after that all was clear sailing.
The Republicans took their choice of
the county officers, and allowed the
fusionistS, or citizens, or non-partisans,
as they are variously styled, to name
h No ,1ln
ranged to the entire satisfaction of the
Republicans, and the wonder is that
men Of good judgment, such as were
in the citizens convention, could be
blinded and duped in such a way as
they were. The Democrats who, be-
cause of local conditions in Bountiful,
entered the citizens movement, were,
it seemed, simply led whittier the Re
publicans desired them to go.
Heber A. HOlbrook was chairman and
E. B. Clark was secretary Of the citi-
Zens' convention.
THE REPUBLICANS.
The Republican convention was called
to order at 10:45 by County Chairman
Jesse NJ. Smith of Layton, who read the
call. Ephraim p. Ellison was elected as
temporary chairman and William. L.
Galbraith was made secretary. Com.
mittees on permanent organization and
order of business, credentials and reso-
buttons were appointed. A committee
of five, consisting of Jesse NJ. Smith,
Amos Cook, John A. Hatch, Levi Tay-
Tor. jr., and J. ]. Whitaker, was APP
pointed to confer with a committee
similarly appointed by the citizens
convention on plan of fusion and
allotment Of official honors. An adj
journment was then taken until l
o'clock, and the delegates went to din
ner.
Upon reassembling the credentials
committee reported "a delegates en-
titled to seats. The precincts repre-
ington, Centerville, East Bountiful,
West and South. The five precincts
north of Layton were not represented.
The permanent officers were Jesse
M. Smith, chairman; J. ]. Whitaker,
secretary, and Joseph S. Miller, ser
geant-at-arms
1t was nearly o'clock when the 'fus-
ion committee reported to the conven-
ton that the plan decided upon gave
the Republicans the right to name the
representative, one commissioner, clerk,
assessor, sheriff and attorney, and
that the citizens convention would
name the treasurer, recorder and two
commissioners. 1t was also reported
that Jacob Miller was agreed upon as
the representative.
Then nominations were proceeded |
with, and the following fusion ticket
was placed in the field:
Representative, Jacob Miller. Com
nlissioners, Amos Cook, P. p. Prophet, /
Jacob Nj. Secrist. Clerk, Christopher f,
Burton, j.. Treasurer, f. D. Grant. I
Assessor, John A. Hatch. Sheriff, T. /
Francis Roueche. Recorder, Charles /
r. Jones. Attorney, J. J. Whitaker. |
Surveyor. Seth c. Jones.
The plan adopted was for each con- !
vention to ratify the nominations made |
by the other, and that was done prior ,
TO adjournment. The Citizens conven-
ton then proceeded to make manifest |
their utter disregard of partisan poll
tics by endorsing for the head of their
ticket i. H. Roberts for congressman
and G. s. Zane for the supreme court
udgeship.
There are people here who assert
hat Hon. B. II. Roberts will not per-
nit his name to be placed on a ticket
which is essentially Republican,.
The following nominations, made by
the various delegations, for precinct Of
fcers were ratified by the convention,
the first named in each instance being
Justice of the peace:
Layton, David z. Layton, William
Watt. kaysville, A. Z. Anderson, John
2. Barker. Harrington, w. ". Rich
lrds, Joseph S. Eliller. Centerville,
Melvin H. Randall, S. J. Parrish
3ountiful, L. S. Haywood, Israel Call.
south precinct, Stearns Hatch Moroni
3. Mann. West precinct, Fred Kholer,
fred Hammond. Clinton precinct, p.
2. Terry, Samuel P. Owens