The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-01

IN The FOURTH
Lively Contest Over School
Board Nomination.
ONE FACTION ADJOURNS
TO ANOTHER HALL
Judge Henderson and Joseph
GeOghegan the Candidates.

Two candidates for member Of the
board of education were placed in the
field by conventions held in the Fourth
precinct last night. One convention
was held in Taggart's hall, and the
other in the Twenty-first ward meet
ing house Judge Henry P Henderson
was named to succeed himself at Tag
CARTS, and Joseph GeOghegan was NOM
mated in the meeting house.
Only one convention had been called
by the political chairmen of the
Fourth. All voters were invited to
gather at Taggart's at o'clock for the
purpose of making a nOn-partiSan NOM
inatiOn. BY 100 the hall was we'll filled
Fifteen minutes later not another per-
son could crowd into it, and people
were lined UP on the stairs and side
walk.
Rumor Scares the Timid.
Then a rumor spread through the
crowd that the floor was unsafe 1t
was whispered that the rafters were
weak and likely to break at any mo-
ment, on account of the unusual weight
upon them. Some timid voters began
leaving. and at 1855 Bishop WooIley
called the meeting to order. He spoke
Of the alleged danger of an accident,
and suggested that it would be well to
adjourn to some other place.
motion to move to the Twenty-first
ward meeting house was put and car
ried in rapid order, ard the aSsemblage
began filing down stairs. InaSmuch as
the time fixed for holding the meeting
had not arrived. the Henderson support
ers, to the number of about 125, refused
TO recognize the action taken as regu-
lar and remained in the hall.
Thomas Taggart informed them that
there wasn't the slightest danger, and
the floor would bear as many people as
could possibly be crowded upon it.
With this assurance the convention was
called to order by T. F. Thomas. chair
man of the precinct Democratic COM
mittee. Mr.. Thomas proposed L. NJ.
Earl for permanent chairman, and Mr..
Earl was elected by reclamation.
Henderson Is Named.
John T. Axton was nominated for
secretary, but declined the honor, and
Charles L. Rood was elected. Mr.. Rood
read the call for the meeting at Tag
CARTS. signed by J. 5. Higham for the
Republicans and T. r. Thomas for the
Democrats. Mr.. Higham was not pres
emit for he had gone with the GeOghe-
gan supporters to the meeting house
In his opening remarks, Chairman
Earl stated that he understood there
had been another meeting, and that il
had been adjourned before o'clock n
other. before it had been formally
called TO order. When Mr.. Earl had
finished W. r. Hutchinson moved that
the convention proceed to nominate a
candidate for member of the board OF
education.
The motion carried. and Fisher Har-
/ ris, as briefly as possible, presented the
name of Judge Henderson. There were
/ half dozen motions to make the nomi-
nation by reclamation, and a chorus
/ Of ayes went up when Chairman Ear
/ put the question. campaign commit
/ tee, consisting Of five men and five
women, was named as the next order
/ of business. Those selected were W
/ r. Hutchinson, John T. AxtOn, n. Z
! Schofield, W. H. Dale, A. Richter, Mrs
| J. Fewson Smith, Mrs. r. NJ. Cohen
! Mrs. z. NJ. Miller. Miss Susie Harper
/ and Mrs r. A. Wilson.
Remarks by Nominees.
After the committee had been named