The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-23
Real Politics In the Second.

One would have thought from the
actions of the delegates attending the
convention in the Second. that the la
dies Qour) and gentlemen 1850 there
assembled labored under the impress
sion they We're really in politics.
They scrambled and shouted and
otherwise enjoyed themselves, ap-
pointed committees and all that sort of
thing
The convention was held in the base
ment OF the Atlas block, in the room
occupied by the mining. exchange and
- was hotter than the hinges on the out
side doors OF that place where the ice
man has 10 chance to ply his vocation.
1t was past the hour for meeting when
the delegates made their rush into the
room. Several Of the oId-timers were
there. Joe Cottle and a red necktie:
Fred Price, with blue one; William
2. Appleby, j. NJ. Thomas. Lii Palmer
being conspicuous among the throng
As soon as the crowd got inside.
Chairman Harry Evans of the ward
committee, in mild voice, called them
to order, and they came, after time.
Then Charlie Post read the minutes of
the last meeting" which were duly
approved and ordered spread in full
upon the records" whatever that
means This little task done, the chair
presented the name OF Farley p. Chris
Jensen for temporary chairman and DR..
Belts for temporary secretary. These
two gentlemen blushingly declined to
make speeches, and after borrowing
some paper from reporter, the con-
VentIon went ahead and did business.
a committee on credentials and a
committee on permanent organization
and order of business was selected, all
same regular conventions, and a recess
taken, IN order TO give them time to
work out something. When the con-
vention was again called to order Fred
Waite read list of the delegates to
the convention from a newspaper, and
the other committee made a report IA
Voring the selection of members of the
several committees in the county con-
yention today. first, the nomination of
justice second and constable third. This
report was adopted. and the temporary
organization made permanent.
Charlie Post, with heart full of
mischief precipitated a discussion by
stating the party owed 1888 for rent
and a whole lot of other incidentalS
and caused a half hour of debate as to
how the money should be raised
Bonetti, who had been appointed ser
geant-at-arms, was fain to cry. La
dies and gentlemen, behave yollr-
selves" which they did, and after a
discussion. motion, two amendments
and an amendment to the amendment
to the amendment, offered by Joe Cot
tie, who was apparently the whole
cheese. a collection was taken up and
$1O.35 raised, which was confided to the
care of Mr.. Post, who placed the
amount down in the deepest pocket he
had and took station near the door,
where he could readily escape
II wSs then discovered that the mem
bers Of the committee could not be Sc
lected, because two delegations to the
ward convention would not be dele
gates TO the county convention, so that
matter was deferred
Nominations for justice being in or
der, j. j. Corum presented the name
of j. NJ. Thomas in the following
speech:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men of the Convention-The candidate
whose name 1 have the honor to pre-
sent has
Always lived in the Second ward.
Always been a Republican
Always did good work
Always been a lawyer
Always been fit
Always had practice.
Always had fine mind
Always had good judgment, etc, |
etc, etc.
Pennel Cherrington presented the
name of George Westervelt man
VINO has the respect Of ali.
Who has eminent ability
Who has a legal mind
Who has many friends.
Who has time for the work
Who has knowledge of the law, etc,
etc, etc.
W; r Jones presented William p.
Appleby,
A man of education.
a man of reputation.
a man of frugality
A man of legal standing.
Then they voted. 1t took four bal
lots to make choice. On the first bal
lot Westervelt got u. Appleby 80 and
Thomas 80. On the second thes.vote
stood: Westervelt "a, Appleby rs and
Thomas 80. On the third, Westervelt
"a. AppIeby q and Thomas 50. Apple
by Withdrew, and on the fourth ballot
Westervelt was nominated, receiving 40
votes TO Thomas Al. Thomas moved
to make the nomination unanimous.
and Westervelt came forward and /
made a speech in which he declared he