The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-14
AT THE NIGHT SESSION.
Legislative and Other Tickets Are
COMPLETED

competed
While the delegates were gathering
in for the night session and playing
politics prior to taking their seats, the
band played 'sHot-foot Sue Pill
grim's Song of Hope. . Because I Love
You" and other appropriate airs
1t was o'clock when Chairman
Nye's gavel fell and he announced that
the Fifth election district had chal-
lenged its vote as it appeared on the
tabulated sheet. The reading clerk
was called on TO read it again He
did so
The incident might have closed there,
but Billy OMeara demanded what
change had been made in the districts
vote.
The chairman ignored the question
and the clerk read the names of those
nominated for the lower house, Nc
Gurrin being among them, having re-
ceived $40 votes.
Again O'Meara demanded to know
what change had been made and the
chair announced that ten votes cast
for McGurrin had by mistake been
tabuiated for Mcmillan.
Yes" cried q country delegate, test
lily. and that was corrected in the alb
senee Of this convention"
He was sat upon.
When il came TO the second ballot
for legislators. the name of Frank w.
Jennings was withdrawn by the man
who nominated him.
A moment later Mr. HoughtOn sent
word that he wouldn't be in il, and
again, H. C. Shurtlin was ready to
withdraw
At $50 the Second district was ready
to announce its vote, the chair de-
creeing the First should be last for its
hardness. The rOll-cau consumed an
.l,z ~,
the second circle, irrepressible roOteTs
for ''Trilby" Nicholson, made matters
as much worse as possible by inter-
rupting the call every time Trilby re-
ceived vote.
1t was a long time between votes,
but the little ones were on the alert
and after a while could distinguish the
name from the others with very little
effort The chair finally threatened to
clear the galleries and their ardOr
cooled some
The SiXty-third east a solid vote,
having but one representative
Just as the call was completed, Mrs
Pease of the Fifty-secOnd appeared on
the stage and challenged the vote of
her district.
I did not vote for Nicholson she
declared. 4 voted for Mcmillan.
Jake Greenewald of Saltair explain
ed; The lady gave me privilege to
change her vote
No, l did mott" snapped Mrs PeaSe-
And voice called: Now, viii you
be gOOd?" as Jake sat down with a
thud.
The result of the second ballot was
announced as follows. Mr.. Mcmillan
being the only one nominated, receiv-
ing z43 votes: BarTatt. 70: Brint0n, s.;
Diehl, 55; Edwards. So; Godfrey, II;
Harmon, 10; Hutchinson. 81; 1verS, p;
Lyman, So Mcmillan, 243; Afeeks. POI;
Nicholson, 50; Price, 170; Smith. B. X.
ll3; Smith. ]. F., 81; Van Horn, 225;
Williams, 2I1
II took less than a minute for sup
porterS Of Hutchinson. Edwards.
Meeks Diehl. Godfrey and Ivers to
Withdraw the candidates named Be
Tore the vote started. J. F. Smith and
Price had been taken out.
The third ballot was then prepared
and Benner X. Smith. Van Horn and
Williams We're the eleventh, twelfth
ana thirteenth chosen.
The ballot stood: Benner X Smith,
$40; w. G. Van Horn. 339; Williams,
S45i Nicholson. 124; Harmon, 49, Bar
rette, 49, Brinton. Z.
They didn't stop to announce the
scattering votes.
As soon as the legislative ticket had
been completed, nominations for county
commissioners were declared in order
Mr. Patterson Just secured recognition.
He thought the ornamental part OF the
convention's work had been completed