The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-08
EZRA CAPTURES
THE PRIMARIES
Buckle Has About a Fifth of the
Delegates.
SOME REPUBLICAN, SCRAPS
ROBERTSON WINS OUT IN THE
FIFTH.

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party will nominate for mayor next
Monday. His name is Ezra Thompson.
practically beyond the psradventure of
a doubt, If the primaries are any indi-
ca tion- President George Buckle of
the city council viii have probably 20
per cent of the votes in the convention.
HIS limit is believed to be 25 per cent,
unless some wonderful missionary
! work is done among the so-called
doubtful delegate
! Just one OF the Republican gather
lngS gave definite instruction as 10
the mayoralty. This was the primary
held at Mr.. Buckles residence. The ses-
sion here is reported to have been most
enthusiastic. Something like fifty vot-
ers were present, and resolutions were
unanimously passed instructing the
delegates to vote as a unit for Mr.
Buckle, and to use every honorable
means to secure his nomination.
/ No delegations were instructed to
vote for Mayor ThOmpsou's nominal
1 ton, but members of the machine are
prominent on many a slate that got
| through without a crack. This is not
ably true of delegations from the Fifth
and Third. The latter is the former
home of the mayor, and the Fifth has
at present the honor OF his residence
1t is reasonably sure that he viii go
into the convention with almost solid
delegations from these precincts. The
sentiment of the Second as a whole
was reported to be leaning toward the
mayor. with Buckle men sprinkled here
and there through the various delega-
tions.
Results in the First.
The first, where Buckle lives. was
supposed to be his stronghold. but even
that precinct will not present a solid
delegation in his favor. Councflmen
Thomas and Hewlett, strong Thomp-
son men, saw to il that several of the
district delegations were divided. In
some the majority is said to favor the
denomination of the mayor
Numerous districts were reported as
sending absolutely unpledged delega-
! tons. Even conceding every one Of
/ these to Buckle. it is extremely doubt
tul if he could land the nomination,
although he might possibly tie things
up so as to make the selection of A
dark horse advisable. The denomination
of Mayor Thompson seems as much Of
/ a certainty as one ever sees in poll
ties.
Looks Bad for Whittemore.
Close hgurers claim to see in the re-
] turns of last night the defeat of r. B.
! Whittemore for the treasurership His
name does not appear in the list of del
esates from his home district. While
| the names OF those who are known TO
be opposing him are everywhere ap-
parent. 1t was stated that Rookledge
had won out in the preliminary Skin
mish.
For the recordership the personnel of
the delegates apparently shows a pre-
ponderance IF J. o. Nystrom's friends.
Frank Matthews and Walter J. Meeks.
who opposed him, will hardly be able
/ to muster enough strength to take the
nomination away from Nystrom.
Albert 5 Reiser was the only an
nounced candidate for auditor. BE
! thus had the inside track. and while
there is considerable opposition to lirT
in his own party, the chances are mat
he VIII be renominated easily.
The city court situaticn is mixed
Rioters for Chris 3. Diehl and II S
Tanner claim to see in the returns suf-
hcient evidence to justify a prediction
that they will win out. The other can
dfdates, however, will undoubtedly be
in at the finish.
Indications point to a prett~ fight
between George L. Nye and George
Westervelt for the city attorneyship.
| with Colonel NJ. NJ. Kaighn ready to
seize any opportunity that may offer 10
land the honor for himself. There are
enough unpledged delegations 10 make
this one of the most interesting fights
of the convention.
The Republicans estimated that $40
people attended their primaries The
in the Fifty-first to seventeen in the
Twentieth. There were no disturb
ances. the voting passing off quietly in
every instance.
Peter Johnson was trimmed up suf-
fciently in the Third. He was sus-
pected OF Buckle leanings. although he
had made no open declaration. and for
that reason the primary showed him
under.
Robertson Wins Out.
The counciImanic fight in the Fifth.
which was looked forward to with
great interest, is no longer in doubt
Alexander A. Robertson came out Of IL
with flying colors. The opposition 70
him failed to shov~ any sreat cunt
of strength, and Il sure that he viii
be renomina ted Cra 81 his r- ming
mates will be A j. Davis. and it Is
barely possible that, just TO show him
self a good fellow, Robertson IS al
low ]. s. Daveler % be nominated.
Lewis Lewisort an ardent supporter
of Buckle for mSsgr, fares ber-ec tnau
might have been expected in the Ifty-
first. He went 70 the prinary with
about seventy-fve OF the ninety oters
present. but instead Of folloWin his
lead. as he had a right 10 expeC his
friends voted for "a motion offerei ov
Fred Wey that the chair appel q
committee of five 70 retire and ri pare
the nomina ton of fourteen delege IS 60
be voted upon LewisOn opposed the
notion but he was pre- ctically alone in
his protest He was arlazed that While
he had enough votes u carry through
his slate, his scheme were knocked
asunder But the otiter SIDE played
things smoothly by putting tsewison on
the committee, ana p this way four
Buckle men, including himself, SGT on
the delegation.
lows:
District No. 1-Chaiman or mee ting
Delegates-W A. Lee, r II ark
6. ]. pau. Martin StocSman. y ;.
Harrington. w Ciesy. Wliiialn
Groesbeck. Truman sohenck, F. II. u
No. gLehairman Of meeting. I.
! Delegates-D. n. straup, c. II cIen-
back. George w. Gibbs Mrs Jesse l.
Thorne. a. s. Chapclan. a. ". .Saseys
s A. STA tard. w IT tarnswortb, sam
p Alien ere. L. Haullin-
AItarn. % p J. G. Armstrong. James
WHITE III K Chandler. 5arles H.
Brown; n. e3es. J. chafpn, $ Mar
District Committee ~ Min.