Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-13
REPUBLICANS
IN CONvENT TON
Enthusiastic Gathering OF Party Workers
Assembled in the Salt Lake Theater
Speeches and Platform.

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clnct, j. ID. Adams, county. Heber A.
Smith. Amos s. Gabbott
Permanent organization ana order of
business First precinct f. j. Hewlelti
Second precinct. AS. Reiser; Third pre-
cinct. ~ w. Taylor, Fourth precinct
Joseph Lippman Firth precinct ID. H.
Wcnscr; county W. w, Wilcox, y. )
Timps0n.
Resolutions and platform-First pre-
Cinct. \. b. Critchlow; Second precinct
William Nelson, Third precinct. II. E
Booth Fourth precinct Arthur L.
Thomas; Fifth precinct, a. G, Bishop
county, W. j. Strlckley, Geo. NJ. Can
non.
CONVENTION RECONVENES.
The convention was called TO order
again 40 1880, after a number OF selec-
lions by the band A large colored nth
ographed portrait OF President Mcl\iu-
ley was dropped from the tiys as Chair
man Grant raped for order. The incl
dent caused great enthusiasm among
the delegates The band played the
Star Spangled Banner. and the entire
delegation stood up during its rendition.
COMMITTEES REPORT.
The committee on credentials recon-
mended the seating Of all delegates.
The committee on permanent organ
izatIon and order OF business. by Joseph
lippman. chairman, then reported as
follows
Mir. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen.
Of the Salt Lake county convention:
We. your committee on permanent or
l..F @ D.. hoo
leave 10 respectfully report as follows:
We recommend for permanent chair
man Of this convention the Hon. George
l.. Nye.
Second, for vice chairman, Mrs.
Doctor Anna Burnham of Draper.
Third for permanent secretary,
Thomas Hull.
For assistant secretary Mrs. A. E.
Pcase.
For teIlers, VIM. T. Edward and E. J.
Eardley
For chaplain. Hon. John Henry
Smith
For reading clerk. Ralph Guthrie.
For sergeant at arms Charles D..
Goodsell.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
q
lowing order Of business.
First. Nomination OF three candidates
FOR state Senators.
Second. Nomination Of ten candi'
dates for members OF the House Of
Representatives
Third Nomination OF three county
commissioners.
Fourth. Nomination OF county re-
c0rder.
Fifth Nomination Of county sheriff.
Sixth Nomination OF county treas
urer.
Seventh. Nomination OF county clerk
Eighth Nomination Of county attor-
ney
Ninth. Nomination Of county auditor.
Tenth. Nomination OF county asses
sor.
Eleventh. Nomination Of county sur
yey0r
Twelfth. Nomination Of county COM
mittee TO consist OF fifteen members
two 20 be selected from each precinct
I'm the city and five from the precincts
from outside the city IN The county
We recommend the following manner
Of voting for the nominees of this con-
vention.
VOTING FOR NOMINATIONS.
For the purpose Of facilitating bust
ness. we recommend that the districts
outside Of Salt Lake city be grouped
into two voting delegations, each with
"a chairman and secretary; the districts
situated east OF the Jordan river 10 be
known as the east county delegation
and those west Of the river as the west
county delegation
Voting shall be by ballot In each
election district. the result 10 be re-
ported In writing by the district chair
men 10 the chairman Of municipal
ward and county delegations respec-
lively, who shall tabulate the returns
by districts and forward the same, to-
tailed. to the secretary OF the conyeu-
ton After all delegations have re-
ported, the reading clerk shall an.
nounce 10 the convention the vote OF
each district, and the total number OF
votes cast by the convention for each
candidate
Candidates receiving the highest
number Of votes cast over a majority
shall be declared the nominees Of the
convention.
We further recommend that all noml.
mating speeches be limited 10 two min
utes, and all secOnding speeches be
limited 10 one minute.
We further recommend that as there
Is much business 10 be done by this
convention the permanent chairman OF
this convention bee instructed 10 limit
all speeches on all motions TO one min.
ute's time and that this rule be strictly
enforced by the chairman.
Here followed a discussion as 20 the
manner 81 voting, q number Of the
delegates wanted TO vote by district
direct but the report Of the committee.
covering this point after much discus
sion, was inally adopted.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Chairman Grant, upon motion APP
pointed f. S. Tingey and John +. AK
ton Sr. a committee 10 escort the per-
manent officers 20 the platform, per-
feet storm OF applause greeted the off,
GERS on they appeared upon the stage.
Mr. Grant introduced the permanent
Chairman, Mr. George l. Nye, who was
wen received by the delegates. Chair
man Nyc made a brief speech, IN the
course of which he Congratulated the
Republicans upon the favorable outlook
FOR victory az the polls this fan In
the absence Of Secretary Hun, G. Orlob
was chosen secretary pro TEN, +. b,
Critchl0w, In behalf Of the committee GA
platform and resolutions. Col William
Nelson chairman. then read the plat
form, after which the convention took
another recess until 1880 o'clock.
THE PLATFORM.