The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-13

mayor, recorder. treasurer, auditor. at
+ torney. and police justice. Lastly, the
committee Recommended that the vot-
ing be by ballot and that 8. majority of
| all votes cast be necessary TO a
\ choice.
Mr.. Harris Speaks.
The report was adopted with many
( manifestations of approval, and Judge
King introduced Mr.. Harris. The per-
manent chairman was greeted with a
spontaneous round of applause. on
taking the chair, Mr.. Harris very hand
somely thanked the convention for the
honor bestowed upon him.
Il desire with the utmost earnest
ness said he, Ito thank you for the
distinguished honor of being called to
preside over your deliberation. l am
not a parliamentarian, but If l were
/ could not bring the duties before you
TO a satisfactory conclusion without
your hearty cooperation and assist
ance. What is the further pleasure OF
| the convention?'
! from the platform committee, but that
body was not in evidence. A delegate
| in the rear moved that w. H. Dale be
invited to address the gathering.
1T has been moved said Chairman
Harris, but not seconded Before
| he could go any further a dozen sec
[ onds were heard. The chairman smiled
and proceeded to put the motion to
hear from Mr.. Dale.
Couldn't Find Dale.
There was a vociferous chorus of af-
/ firmatives, but Mr.. Dale. who had been
! prominent only few moments before
had taken TO the woods. Then Mr.
Harris caused gentle litter by going
into the wings and returning with a
stick as thick as mans arm. Il shall
endeavor TO preserve ORDER he said,
| blandly.
/ Some music by the band followed, af
ter which Chairman Harris desired to
know whether or not any delegate
! could inform him as to the Whereabouts
of the committee on resolutions and
platform. There was no answer. and
DR.. H. A. Anderson moved that the
orlser Of business be suspended tenn
porarily and that city committee be
chosen.
The proposition was accepted and on
Charley Gulbransen's motion the roll
of the precincts was called. Meetings
of the precinct delegates had been held
during the noon recess and the names
were ready when called for. Those
GIlOSGH MtIS eo 1OllONo.
Committeeman Chosen.
First Precincts. l.. Moyle and
Charles Buckle.
Second Precinct-Thomas Green and
A. S. Bowring.
Third Precinct-J. T. Raleigh and E.
A. POLAND
Fourth Precinct-B. S. Young and
Thomas F. Thomas, jr.
Fifth Pracinpt-MrS. Elizabeth NC
Cune and c. S. Wilkes.
Next came the selection of a party
emblem, and here Chairman Harris had
another chance. A delegate moved
that the Democratic rooster be chosen.
The motion was seconded probably
fifty times in the same breath from all
over the house. In putting it, Mr.. Har-
ris said, quite gravely:
1T has been moved and seconded that
the device of the party be a thorough
bred rooster in an attitude of defiance.
There was roar ofaapplause, and the
motion was carried in a whirlwind 81
enthusiasm that fairly shook the raf-
ters.
Convention Was Restless. 4
The formality of passing a notion
authorizing the city committee to fill
any vacancies that may occur in the
ticket between now and the time of
election was accomplished next, and the
convention settled down to await the
report of the platform committee.
Chairman Harris tried to keep the
delegates in good humor by saIlies at
one and another of them, but even his
unfailing good humor couldn't keep the
crowd from growing restless.
After a wait of fifteen minutes, dur
ing which music by the band failed to
soothe the gathering, A L. Morris
moved that the Chicago platform be
adopted and ''let it go at that. ;" Judge
John w. Burton suggested that the
convention could trust the committee
to do the proper thing, and moved that
nominations for city offices be pro-
ceeded with.
Somebody offered d substitute which
provided Tor laying Judge Burton's
motion on the table. The vote seemed
close, and the chairman hesitated for
a minute, during which there were
calls for a division. In the end he de-
clared that the motion to lay on the
table had been carried, and there was
no protest over the ruling.
Parliamentary Tangle.
Judge Hoge renewed Judge Burton's
motion, and w. H. Smith made the
point of order that no business had
been accomplished since the Burton
q
Harris ruled that the point of order
was we'll taken, and Judge Hoge was
about to taket an appeal, when the |
chairman reversed himself on the
ground that the motion to lay on the
table was new business that had in |
tervened.
The convention was becoming tangled
in parliamentary web when a motion /
to reconsider the vote by which Judge
Burton's motion was tabled, was made, |
put and lost. When this action had |
been taken Morris Sommer renewed /
the request earlier made that w. Fl.
Dale deliver a speech. The convention !
seemed very anxious to hear from Mr.. |
Dale. but a diligent search for him was {
fruitless.
Then recess of ten minutes was |
taken. 1t was pleasantly spent in eau /
cusing and in listening to selections by /
Bandmaster Held and his musicians. (
At the end of the recess the committee |
on platform announced its readiness to |
report.
Platform Adopted.