Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24
Contest Over the Report Of Com
mittee on AppOrtiOnment'
KING AND DUNBAR PEOPLE.
Working for the Interests OF Their
Respective FSvontes-Very
slow Progress.

II was exactly II o'clock this morn
ing when the doors Of the Salt Lake
Theater were opened and the delegates
began to file into the building to hold
their convention. Consequently the
Democratic county convention did not
come to order until after the appointed
time. However, Held's band kept mat
tiers lively on the outside and inside Of
the building until the gayel fell for the
opening.
When Chairman Lloyd announced
announced that the convention was In
order the seats allotted to the delegates
were well filed and number Of lady
representatives graced the assemblage'
OF spectators there were few at first,
but gradually the occupants OF those
seats became more numerous as the
proceedings advanced. One unusual
fact was apparent, and that was that
among the delegates were many young
men and women-an indication that
Utah's young people are taking more
interest In politics than heretofore.
In and around the convent ton. and
taking a lively interest therein, were
seen Hon. Jas. ii. Moyle. Hon. D. o.
Rldeout, Hon. ]. @. Bywater, FISHER 5.
Harris, Hon. b. T. Lloyd, Sheriff How
ellis. Gus. Backman, Robert W. Sloan,
Judge Burton, John Allen, VIM Binder,
]. w. IRE. Ex-Congressman John I.
Game, Joe Cohen. L. W. Wilson +. NJ.
Weller, 7. +. Howells. Hon. r. X.
Thomas, Hon. D. II. Peery Jr., r. p.
Morris, Recorder Jensen, Judge Tim
mony, Judge lie Grand Young, Walde-
mar Van Colt and others.
County Chairman II. 7. Lloyd raped
for order at il:i5 and announced that
he had Just received word from the
county commissioners that the judges Of
election who served IN 1898 would hold
over for the special election, all vacan-
Giles to be fllAi by persons selected by
the precinct organizations.
Mr. Lloyd announced as temporary
chairman, Mr.. Fisher S. Harris; for
temporary secretary. Mr. D. w Mof-
fat; for temporary sergeant alarms,
Jos. II. Raleigh and Brig. West.
PREDICTED VICTORY.
Mr. Harris said, in a short address,
that the circumstances which had
brought about the coming special cleo
ton were unique In their character, but
predicted that the party would come
out Of the contest with victory perched
iinnr its harre~ ua euiopl-ed ~ a
warm manner the course OF Hon. VIM.
Jennings Bryan during the past four
years, and this allusion 10 the champion
Of double standard Democrats met a
warm response among the delegates,
who showed their appreciation by en-
phatlc applause.
AFTER COMMITTEES,
Secretary Moffatt read the call, when
a committee on credentials, consisting
Of five members from the city and two
from the county was ordered, A like
committee on permanent organization
and order OF business was authorized,
as was a committee Of seven upon ap-
portionment. All Of these committees
were 70 be elected by the delegations,
and for the purpose Of allowing them
time to do so recess Of fifteen minutes.
al the expiration Of which time the fol-
lowing named committe members were
reported:
Credentlals-Thos. Busby, II. D. Fol-
som, Jos. Bull Jr.. Thos, r. Thomas Jr.,
Thos A. Williams, Isaac Brockbank,
JOS Bywater.
Permanent Organization and Order Of
Business-Judge lie Grand Young. John
f. Howells. G.. w. Green Jro Alfales
Young, Geo II. Wood. D. o. Rldeout,
William Horn.
Apportionment-John b Timmony, d.
II. Peery Jr., b. T. lloyd, VIM. II. Dale,
II. A. Anderson, NJ. NJ, Beaver, H. P.
Johnson.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
An adjournment was taken TIL
o'clock, and In the meantime the sew
eral committees held meetings in order
to be ready 10 report when the oonyen-
tion reassembled.