The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-02

1OIal IN convention l24
The following districts. namely, 63, Ga
s., 20, "A and Sc are entitled TO one delegate
in the state convention.
Representatives from the above named
districts should meet before or at the
state convention, and select a delegate to
represent them at that convention
The primaries for the election of the
above delegates and for the election CT
delegates to precinct conventions which
VIII nominate precinct officers will be
held IN the several election districts in
Salt Lake county on the evening of Tues
day, Sept 4, at o clock
In order that there may bS perfect fair
ness TO all supporters of the Democratic
party the committee decided unanimously
TO adopt plan which opens the primaries
promptly at o'clock and which l<eeDs
the ballOting fer delegates 10 the precinct
county and state conventions omen ono
hour; the names OF all persons applying 10
vote will be recorded in a book used for
that purpose, so that there can be no
chance for repeating the names recorded
ballot boxes
Each district chairman should see that
MS district IS supplied with q ballot box
and make all necessary arrangements for
holding the primaries and give public no.
tice OF the same. The ballots shall be
handed to one of the judges, who will sat
lsty himself and colleagues that there are
not more than one ballot folded. and then
deposit it in the ballot box
We recommend that the voters of the
respective districts be in attendance az
the primaries promptly at o'clock: that
the SAID primaries be organized, a by the
election of a chairman and a secretary OF
me primary, ~ thaJ three Judges be Sc
iecIed by the primary, who will register
and receive the ballots from the voters
count and make the returns known TO the
primary, and that they also forward the
results Immediately to the Chairman OF
the Democratic county committee, at 323
D. T. Walker building. Salt Lake C,itv
Utah CD These judges will also keep a
record OF the number of votes cast and
the persons chosen to the respective con-
VenttOnS, and will, in connection with the
chairman and secretary OF the primary
certify to the credentials of those elected
lions, respectively.
The qualifications of persons to partici-
pate in the selection Of delegates to the
said conventions must be that thew do
endorse the principles enuncfated in the
platform of the Democratic national con-
VentiOn, held in July, 1900. at Kansas C,itv
and that they will support the nominees
of the Democratic party at the election to
be held next November.
1t was further ordered by the said COM
mjttee that an assessment of 50 cents be
levied upon each delegate elected to at
pose of defraSing the expenses of said
convention. Such assessment must ac-
company the credentials when presented
to the convention
There is one delegate at large due the
Thrill precinct and the Fifth precinct of
salt Lake City TO the state convention
We recommend that the delegates chosen
in the different districts of said Third and
Fifth precincts convene inmediatelv rre
ceding the call to order Of the convention
and select a delegate at large represent
ing each of said precincts IN the state con
VentiOn-
With the concurrence of the precinct
committees of the city the county com
mittee suggests and recommends that the
delegates elected TO the county convention
also serve as DELEGATES to the precinct
conventions for the purpose of nominating
constable and justice OF the peace in
each city precinct. The precinct commit
tees will select a place and set the date
for holding precinct conventions
The precincts outside Salt Lake nav Sc
lect their precinct officers at such time
and in such manner most Acceptable to
their voters
BY order OF the Democratic COUNT,
Committee BEN T. LLOYD
Chairman
GOULD B. BLAK z. EY
Assistant SECRETARY.