The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-08
ELECTORS ARE SELECTED.
Powers, Tarbet and Thoresen Are
Elected Easily.


When the result of the ballot was
announced a roar went up for Por-
ter and when something like quiet had
again been secured Mrs. Alice Merrill
Horne was recognized by the chair and
moved on behalf of the Democratic
women of the state that the nominal
ton of n. T. Porter be made unani-
nous. The graciouSness of this mo-
ton was recognized by the convention
and the roar with which it was carried
was intended as much for the women
who had made such a gallant fight as
il was for the victor who had won the
battle.
The nomination of three presidential
electors was next in order and Judge
King, calling Senator A. J. Evans to
the chair, nominated Judge o. W. Pow
ers for one of the electors and moved
that the nomination be made unani-
nous. This motion carried without a
single voice against il. The applause
that followed the announcement of the
chairman was loud and hearty.
Colonel Pickett Presented.
In the roll of the counties for the
nominations for the other two places
nominated Colonel H. L. Pickett. who
is a great favorite with all Democrats
in the extreme southern part of the
state.
Box Elder county on behalf of the
three northern counties of the state,
each one of which had been turned
down by the convention, placed in nom
ination /. G. Thoresen-
Fisher S. Harris, who had wriggled
into the Cache county delegation, was
recognized and said that he had been
converted on the question of geography
since the day before and on behalf of
the undivided Democracy of Cache
county he demanded the nomination of
1. c. ThOresen.
Joe Monson of the same county got
recognition from the chair next and
said that Cache county had no candi-
date for any position in the gift of
the people, and the speaker had a
little fun at the expense of Harris that
was greatly enjoyed by the convention.
But the delegates We're in no humor to
take Mr. MonsOn at his word and
county after county seconded the name
of the man from Cache.
Judge w. L. Maginnis of Ogden
placed d. H. Peery of that place in
nomination in a bright little speech
and Walter J. Sloan did a like service
for A. H. Tarbet of Salt Lake. Judge
S. r. Thurman on behalf of the entire
delegation of Utah county placed in
nomination as one of the candidates
Walter r. Pike of Utah county.
Convention Prepares to Vote.
This closed the nominations and the
convention took recess for few min
utes while the ballots were being pre-
pared. For few minutes bedlam was
loose as the advocates of the different
men hustled for votes.
One vote was cast for Charles Crane
although his name had not been placed
before the convention as a candidate.
If it had he would have been favorite
for the place.
When Cache county was called for
her vote Joseph Monson again arose
and said on the understanding that
the convention wished TO throw a SOD
TO Cache county, the delegation from
that county cast 81 votes for l. c.
Thoresen and 81 for a. H. Tarbet
Another incident that created some
merriment was when Otto F. Malm-
berg of Utah county arose and asked
the chair if vote by ballot could be
changed after it was made up. In re-
ply to a remark from one of his own
delegation Mr.. Malmberg retorted that
he had entered into no agreement. As
the convention knew nothing of what
all this meant it enjoyed the little tilt
to the utmost.
The ballot resulted as follows: