The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-12

ward meeting house. and the hall was
more than large enough to accommo-
date II, for scant sixty delegates at
tended out of the ninety three chosen
at the primaries last week.
W. P ADpleby called the meeting to
order and after making a poverty
talk" he asked for subscriptions TO de-
/ fray tire. expense Of hiring the hall and
likewise to pay bills left over from last
year. Jodie Eldredge thought the nom
inees of the convention ought TO do
the proper thing in the matter by
Smelling out. H. G. Button, after a
glance over the convention, was rather
shaky on the eleenlosynary possibilities,
so he moved that we get all we can
and then let the successful candidates
put UP the rest" So Pete Condie passed
the hat and managed to acquire a
trifle over So out of the crowd
MIR. Appleby asked if any one had a
Tribune so that the published call
might be read. Nobody had, and Mr.
Appleby announced that the call
would be dispensed with. Somebody in
the back of the hall finally dug up a
scrap which he had cut from a Dor
rowed paper and E. j. Eardley read the
call.
Councilman e. H. Callister was then
called to the chair and Frank c. Lea
was made temporary secretary
Committees on credentials and per-
manent organization were announced as
follows:
Credentials-H. B. Button. chairman;
jacob Heiss, j. ]. Corum, D. C. Rush
ton. Archibald Freebairn.
Permanent organization = William
Nelson. j. q. Eldredge. jr.. r. 3. Whit
temore, Henry Heath and Albert Rel
ser.
The committee on credentials report
ed ninety-two accredited delegates, of
whom sixty Were present. The tempo
rary organization was made permanent
and J. A. Heiss was made sergeant-at-
arms.
Then the balloting began, with
Charles Margetts and Newman Lien as
tellers.
Ballots We're cast first for two mem
bers of the Republican city committee
and this was the result: W. P. Apple
by, SO; r. b. Whittemore, 40; w. r.
Jones, Sc; j. L. Eldredge, jr, 80; ]. c
Lynch, 10. w. p. Appleby and r. B.
Whittemore were declared elected.
Things went smoothly then for few
moments, j. c. Lynch was made chair
man and e. G. O'Donnell, secretary of
the Second precinct delegation in the
city convention, and Henry Heath was
chosen member of the credentials COM
mittee
For the member of the committee on
permanent organization there were
three candidates, H. F. Evans, j. u.
laldredge. jr, and H. c. Button. Two
ballots were necessary to elect Mr.. But
ton.
William Nelson and ]. A. Heiss were
nominated for members of the commit
tee on resolutions. but Mr.. Heiss with
crew and Colonel Nelson was chosen bv !
reclamation.
The precinct committee chosen
was as follows: u. ]. H. |
Preecs; 10. J. C. Lynch: "A,
Archibald Freebairn; Is. ]. A. Heiss;
10, George Cottrell; II, w. B. Martin;
is w n; Anderson; 10, w. P. Appleby;
70, Charles Margetts; 81, c. NJ. Ham
mond; y, w. E. Thompson; %, ]. w. |
Fox; q, w. r. Jones, jr.; %, Daniel /
Parker; %, Fred Price.
Before the nominations for city coun- |
cilmen began, Albert Reiser introduced |
a resolution pledging the nominees to /
maintain Pioneer square forever as a /
pubic park, and to secure such im-
proVements of it as were consistent /
with the finances of the city.
Nominations For Council.
Then came the nominations, mostly
without Speechmaking. and so thick |
and fast that Secretary Lea. tore his
mar j. {. Lynch was named, but de- |
chned. II. f. Evans. Dow Richison and /
j. Il. Heiss were also GOV and with
drew their names. r. B. Wl1ittemore
named Lewis NJ. Cannon. H F. Evans
nominated Neohi L. Morris. E. G.
Eardley nominated Charles Cottren
George Canning was named by Jodie
Eldredge. w. n. Anderson was put up.
and r. B. Whittemore was nominated.
According to the rule laid down by
the council on organization, but one
candidate was to be voted for on each
ballot. and the first ballot was unpro-
luctive. Its result follows:
Charles Cottrell, jr., 81.
George Canning, "a
l. NJ. Cannon, q.
w. n. Anderson, g.
4. 3. Whittemore, 5.
Nephi l. Morris, o.
There We're shouts for Cottrell on the
second ballot, and it resulted in his
by the following vote:
Charles Cottrell, jr., SO; L. NJ Can
ION, "a; George Canning. 16; r. B.
Nhittemore, 0; w. n. Anderson, O; N.
:. Norris, Q.
The slate was now well started and
N the third ballot r. B. Whittemore
vent through with a whoop. Its result
vas as follows:
r. B. Whittemore, 50; L. NJ. Cannon,
3; George Canning, S.
Scarcely had the result been an
bounced when there were loud shouts :
f Now it's Canning's turnl Canningi !
and half a dozen voices
moved that Mr.. Canning be nominated
" reclamation. Mr.. Callister put the !
notion. and with a wild yell the con-
ention adjourned.