The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-02
IN THE AFTERNOON.
Delegates Elected to National Con-
vention.

Chairman Maginnis called the meet
ing to order for the afternoon session
at 2:S5 o'clock. The chair called for
/ the report of the committee on creden-
tails. As the committee was not vet
ready to report Brigham H. Roberts
was called on for an address but de-
clined to speak.
| +. II. Hoelzheimer Of Eureka, Emery
county, addressed the convention at
length on the difficulty with regard 10
/ the double delegation from Emery
county. He said that on ID. % the
chairman of the board of health Doti-
neo the precinct committee to hold a
pubic meeting that day not later than
. o'clock p. m. This measure was due
to the prevalence of smallpox.
The county committee called a meet
ing of the precinct COMMITTEES. and the
precinct committee called a uiass-meet-
ing Mr.. Hoelzheimer produced affida-
Wits from the mayor of Eureka and the
chairman of the board of health to
snow that after that date (Feb. 22) ali
PuDnc meetings were prohibited, and
tnat no public meetings were author
lied thereafter.
He further stated that the opposi-
ton parties to the minority report met
on FEB. p and put seven names on one
ticket, spreading the report that the
first call was irregular. On q rising
vote on the motion that the minority
report be substituted for that part of
the majority report which did no con-
met with the minority report, or, in
other words, referred to the Eureka
delegation, the motion in favor of the
ADOPTION OF the minority report was
carried.
Permanent Organization.
The report of the committee on per
inanent organization and order of bus
mess was then offered by Chairman
Sloan and adopted as follows:
President-W. NJ. Roylance of Utah
county.
First Vice President-T. d. .Tob,eo-,
Weber.
Second Vice President-Senator NJ
II. Cannon, Salt Lake.
Third Vice President-Joshua Green
wood, Willard
Secretary. c. Thoresen, Cache.
Assistant Secretary-J. A. Smith
Summit county.
Sanpete.
Assistant Sergeants-at-arms-A. 7
Ross, Sewer county; J. W. Clyde Wa
sateh county; John Barton, Beaver
Reading Clerk. NJ. Cohen. Salt
Lake.
Tellers-T. r. Connelley. Beaver
county; f. K. Nebeker. Cache county
order Of Business-(a)R Of com
mlttee on credentials, (b) report of
committee on permanent organization
and order of business. (c} rc5ort of
committee on platform ana resolution.
tu) nomination Of six deIega tes and six
aIternates to the national convention.
teJ erection Of delegates and alterrates
70 the national convention. 90 NJ n
auon OF candidate for congress. 90
voting for representative in congress
tn) miscellaneous business
The committee also recommended
that the chairman of each delegation
announce the vote Of his delegation.
anu each delegation determine its own
method Of voting, each county reDre-
sented 10 cast the full vote OF the coun-
". Ana that a majority vote of the
celegatlon Of each county having per
sonar representation be necesssry to a
choice for any position
Roylance Takes Chair.
r. X. Sloan Of Salt Lake county. d
D. HoutZ Of Utah county and u NJ
COnroy or Weber county were then an
pointed to escort the permanent chair
man, W. VI. Roylance Of Utah county
10 the chair. The permanent score
taFy was escorted to the platform BY /
MRS. Smoot OF Utah county and John /
Allen of Salt Lake county.
Chairman Roylance. upon taking the
chair said in part: Tbs is an honor |
ehlirely unsOught By me, and the blum (
defS that l may make you yourselves /
must be responsible for. ! will endeav- |
or 10 perform the duties OF Chairman 4
10 the best Of my ability. and anv mis- /
taxes that I may make will be of the /
tongue rather than Of the heart for /
the season that I have no enemies to /
punish and no friends to reward nm 1
not prepared at this time to MAJ a /
speech l take il that We are not here
Tor the purpose Of speech making. bur
nave other business 70 attend to. | |
thank You for the honor you have CON
ferred upon me and viii ask the pleas
ure of the convention
H r. Hamer Of Salt Lake, was then
recognized He moved that as the or
der Of business did not provide for a i
chaplain it be amended that the con-
ventiOn might be opened with prayer.
he was ably seconded by Mr. Hutch /
inson Of Utah county, who said the
Democrats never yet refused the help
Of God and there never was a time
when they needed It more than now.
The motion was ruled out Of order by
the chair.
Mr.. Smurthwaite Prays.
c. A. Smurthwaite Of Weber then
said. it was aIwa =, in order to sus-
pend the rules by common consent.
and this be moved to 40. that prayer