The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-05
OUT-POURING OF VOTERS
THREE THOUSAND ATTENDED
THE DISTRICT MEETINGS.
No Friction Except In the Third,
Which Engaged In Scrap Over
the Councilmanic Ticket-Lake
Breeze Voters Want Street Cars
List of Delegates.


gressive move toward the great battle
that is to come on the eth of November
Despite the fact that the state fair is
in fun swing and there We're other at
fractions, the primaries We're well at
tended and were conducted with such
good temper and such a degree of ear
nestness as 10 augur well for a united
party, full vote and a complete VIC
tory at the polls.
Estimates show that fully 5000 voters
took part in the primaries, and the
character of the men chosen is an in
dication that the convention viii be
thoroughly representative of the party
There were many hot fights for SUI
premacy. as there always are in the
ranks of a live Democracy. and many
amusing incidents. but on the whole the
primaries were highly satisfactory to
the party.
No Opposition to Barnes.
So far as learned, there was no SEN
timent expressed anywhere against Ar
thur L. Barnes as the Democratic can
-dldate for mayor, and il may be taken
for granted that he will be nominated
IN the city convention on the 18th inst
without any serious opposition. And
on the judgment of those best posted
on the personnel of the men who will
certain that Richard p Morris will be
renominated for city treasurer; e. H.
Bachman for recorder; William c. Hall
for city attorney, and ]. B. Timmony
for police justice. The nomination for
auditor is still matter of doubt, with
@. B. Blakely. Joseph Cohen. Alec c.
Piper and Alexander S. Fowler in the
race.
Fight In the Third.
The Third precinct furnished its GUS
tomary red-hot fight, and there the
fght seemed to center on the candidates
for the council. Z. Z. Rich, A B. Mar
gets and Samuel NJ. Barlow are cred
tied Wy being the councilmanic slate
of ont wing, while T. S. Fernstrom
John b. Reid and Charles Howe or
John II. Back led the opposing army
The fight was carried into every dis
trict and waged with that earnestness
that has always characterized the De-
mocracy of the Third. In some of the
primaries the Rich wing had every
thing its own way; in others the oppos-
ing army swept all before them: in
still others the struggle seems to have
been somewhat of a draw. In the
whole precinct the Fernstrom- Howe
Reid-B Back people are claiming COM
plete victory. If the precinct conven-
ton proves this to be the case, the
Democratic councilmanic ticket from
the Third will be F. S. Fernstrom, John
B. Reid and Charles r. Howe or John
II. Back.
Two Sets of Delegates.
There is a question in the Thirtieth
district for the committee on credentials
to settle. The primary was regularly
called for 1903 North First West and
assembled at the place regularly desig-
mated. About sdxty-five were present
when John II. Back moved that the
caucus adjourn to Plymouth church
because more room was required. The
motion was put a vote and declared
lost by the chairman, George Pugsley.
Mr.. Back then requested that those in
favor of his motion withdraw. 1t is
claimed that the crowd divided about
even, one section going to the Plymouth
church, where another caucus was held
with John II. Back as chairman. Each
primary elected a complete set of dele
gates and district committee. Each
claimed an attendance of fifty voters.
Want Street Cars.
The Democrats of the Fifteenth dis
trict. Lake Breeze, turned out better
last evening than ever before in the
history of that community. A hot dis
cussion preceded the primary on the
action Of the Salt Lake City Railway
company in abandoning the Lake
Breeze branch. A strong resolution was
adopted condemning this action and re-
questing the present mayor and city
council to make all possible haste in
compelling this company TO give the
people west of the Jordan relief.
SiGdoway against GALLAGHER
The fight for the delegates from the
Fourth district between John Siddoway
and John GALLAGHER was one of the in
IFS voters participated in the contest
The victory, ii is stated, was with Cal
iacher. but SiddOway's friends were
proclaiming loudly last night that he
was all right in the precinct. L. NJ
Weller is said to be reasonably certain
Of a denomination.
In the Thirty-fourth district there
was some dissatisfaction expressed be-
cause the chairman of the primary ap-
pointed the campaign committee. when
ii was considered that ii should have
been elected by a vote Of the primary.
There was also objection TO the naming
Of the same men as delegates to the
precinct and city convention against
the recommendation of the city COM
nittee. 1t was thought by the minority
in the primary that the honorS should
be distributed among a greater number
of voters.
After the work of the primary was
completed in the First district. THE
Annex" the meeting resolved itself into
a genuine old-time love feast, and Da-
vid Evans and Judge Hoge, who had
just moved into that district. delivered
two red hot Democratic speeches. II
was good primary and a good after
meeting.
Thomas Mathews, who has lived for
ty-seven years in the Thirty-first dis
trict, received a unanimous endorse
ment for councilman in his district
caucus. This was quite q surprise to
all, as no one knew up to last night
that he was a candidate.
Scipio A kenner acted as chairman
of the Thirteenth district primary and
performed the duties well, but when he
was unanimously chosen alternate to
the city convention he promptly de-
clined on the ground that all the hon
ors should not be conferred upon one
man.
Among the many prominent people
VINO were sent as delegates to the con-
ventions may be mentioned H. NJ. Din
woodey, John 7. Game. w. H. Dale,
Fisher Harris. W. H King, r. X.
Thomas. A. F. Barnes James II. Moyle,
Mrs. Elizabeth McCune and LIE Grand
Young.
The full list of delegates follows:
First Precinct.
1-City convention: H. c. Nc
Donald, Alexander Mitchell, Joseph
Pitt. Alma Ash, James Noffatt. E. D.
Eoge, Simon Heineke.
Precinct convention: Alexander
Mitchell, James Mofatt, E. D. Hoge,
Pert KinnbaU Jacob earn Richard