The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-12
THE SAT- LAKE HEBALD:l MONDAY, SEPTEMBER

over the convention hall so rapidly
and often that no number of deaials
could stop its circulation. Eventually
it resulted in the nomination Of Mr..
Eldredge.
| Nor was this the limit of Mr.. Browns
efforts in opposition to Mr.. Salisbury.
The first ballot had resulted in total
of 191 for Salisbury. i46 for Eldredge
and 1913 for Booth. Glove of Provo OBJ
jected to the five votes of Washington
county cast for Salisbury on the
ground that the credentials committee
had reported no credentials from that
county and it was unrepresentec-
Chairman Brown promptly reduced the
Salisbury vote by five. ruling out
Washington county. A long wrangie
ensued, in which it developed that Del
egate Frew, who cast the five ballots,
had been authorized to act by Chair
man Walton on the strength OF a tele-
gram from Samuel Judd of Washing
ton. The telegram had not been pre-
scented TO the credentials committee, SO
the vote of that county was lost.
When this discussion closed Mr..
Brown ordered another ballot. As he
did so, delegate from Cache, said TO
be t. c. Thoresen,. called out TO the
chairman in loud. clear tone: Ism
o. j. Salisbury Democrat2"
There was a dead pause and the con-
vention expected to hear Brown de-
clare, what he knew TO be true, that
Mr.. Salisbury was a staunch Republic
can, whose loyalty had never been
questioned.
Instead the chairman smiled sarcasti
cally, hesitated as If trying to recall
something, and then said with a dis
tinct sneer: Discussion of candidates
is not in order at this time"
IA etx.s,1 H.
settled the result of the next ballot.
out-of-tewn delegates. who did not
know the facts. took it for granted
that Mr.. Salisbury's political affilia-
tons were in doubt or were really
Democratic.
Then followed an account of how the
delegations Topped because of Chair
man Browns pernicious activity in op-
position to Salisbury. and the Tribune
report of the congressional contest
closed as follows:
1t was learned after the convention
that MIR. Salisbury allowed his name to
be presented only after he had been
urged to do SO by a number of Republi-
cans throughout the state and after he
had declined to run. Even then ne
said he would not permit his name to
it. appeared likely TO arouse any fac
tional feeling. If the nomination were
made with practical unanimity he
would accept, but not otherwise. The
knowledge of this situation caused the
withdrawal of Mr.. SaliSbury's name
before the result of the final ballot was
announced.
In its recital of the facts the Trib-
une makes clear these points:
% County Chairman Arthur L.
Thomas. Of the Tribune crowd. nomi-
mated Salisbury.
o. Chairman Brown started a report
to the effect that Salisbury would not
accept the nomination.
90 There was controversy over his
willingness to accept, in which Chair
man Walton insisted that he would
and Chairman Brown weakened"
(4) Nor was this the limit of Mr.
Browns efforts in opposition to Mr.
Salisbury
CD A Cache delegate called out in
loud, clear tone: Isn't o. J. Sails
bury a Democrat?" The matter was
before the house, and Chairman Brown
was expected to vouch for Mr.. Sails
bury's Republicanism; but instead of
doing so he sneered.
(6) Browns tactics practically set
tied the result"
G) Mr.. Salisbury allowed his name
to be presented only after he had been
urged to do so by number of Repub-
licans throughout the state''
Each of these points was made nv the
Tribune on Saturday. Each was de-
MED on Sunday. 1t usually allows a
few days to elapse between its self
contradictions. But, in its chagrin at
Browns triumph, our neighbor evil
IDENTIFY got its dates mixed.