The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-04
GRANTING IS NAMED.
Candidate Put Up TO Oppose Wilson
in the First.

in the First.
r. Frank Ersuring, "a Republican,
-.- nominated as member of the
...,rT of education at "a meeting of cit
...rs.ur the First precinct, held at the
....4ra ward meeting house last even
-r, I'D opposition to- l.. ~. W llSon- the
r.r-uartfsau candidate.
H. p-4n-fng is q resident of the Sec
and ward and a counselor 90 Bishop
Igar~1u. -..
,...,.-rarffsau assemblagC by some of
those boz attendance, but the call under
..bf-7 Do was convened bore only the
.-r.rrr.. of the members of the pre-
..r.t Republican committee. Others
..aaH il a Republican convention but
-.-,7iraut Democrats took conspicuous
,..rf iu tha proceedings. IndSmuCh as
;. mas neither Republican nor nOn-par-
-,-sr. and as the nominee subscribed To
. ur4ffarm calling for the removal OF
CO.. ufrH school 90 the state exposition
fgidfug Notwithstanding the ten
wears. lease upon the present High
school building. il was suggested last
7.f~Hf that the new movement might
o. called the Tenth Ward High School
association
ss stated. by an the members Of the
-.,sf pracinCt Republican committee,
Int fr is positively known that one
name and probably several others were
forced Mir Geisy. member OF the
committee from the First distriCt,
stated that ne was for Wilson and had
NOT siErad the call nor authorized any
one 90 sign it for him. and II is asserted
rrsr the names of Walter J. Meeks, "
IA wilkinson and Wright Pickering
veTe also forged
b. ID. BlarbmarT was elected chair
man and Zee Mac Knight secretary.
The chairman announced that IL was a
aau-partisan convention and said
There must be- no church influence in
school affairs.
Resolutions Adopted
John W Miner and Samuel Peterson
we're nan ed as a committee on resOlu-
lions and reported the following.
The people of the First precinct. in
mass convention assembled. having full
faith and confidence in the American
free school system and believing in the
unTdmried administration thereof,
adopt the following as our platform
and pledge our candidate TO the i'm
prayement of it's principles.
We demand that such time and at
tau-ion he given to the Office of school
trustee as The duties thereof require
We are I'm favor of maintaining and
advancing the best interests of the
public schools including the High
school of this city.
We prefer the best talent, regardless
of religion. and merit alone shall de
eide between teachers.
I'VE are i'm favor of locating the High
school iu the First precinct, OB the
Tenth Ward square.
We pledge our candidate TO faith
July represent all of the people of the
First precinct
After his nomination was declared,
Nr Rranting penned his signature 10
The following pledge
81 approve and endorse the foregoing
principles. and If elected win do all in
my power tn carry them out
Joseph Weller explained the repudla-
-on of Che call 10y some of the alleged
s.Ener-. saving that there was an
agreement that all should sign it,
Branting Nominated.
j. a. Hamilton then nominated
hanuul as member of the board oi
.-uga-Hu. and the nomination was sec
"l-a- 1E President j. H Paul of the
>.ttHnaE- Professor Paul opposed the
employment of teachers from the out
side. who would spend their money In
the east during summer vacations. in-
stead nf buying homes in this city.
Weller then took the floor and com
"a-fe- The Paul theory. declaring that
merit a."u. should govern the selection
my teachers and it mattered NOT
...a.e they cape nor to what church
They belonged
John ~iitnHay said ne supported
granting because j. W. Wilson had
0..a nominated uy petition
n.".... thought there should be- a
.."- .f.. for the Fourth and Fifth
-sE.r which take in the Brartiug
...-.."..HHI and Dr.. moved that a
r- appointed 10 seek the
".. ." Hn. board of education
lawson -N.l things SD that Black
.a..- r."..'r and sam Westerfield
'.. ....-. lI. committee