The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-02
HILLS Is NAMED
IN ELLIS PLACE
Vacancy Made and Repaired in
Legislative Ticket.
NOMINEES IN CACHE COUNTY
LIST OF GOOD MEN NOMINATED
AT LOGAN.

COLONEL A. c. ELLIS last evening
| withdrew from the Democratic
legislative ticket, and Lewis S
Hills, president OF the Deseret Nation
al bank. was nominated by the county
committee to I'LL the vacancy. At
o'clock last evening Mr.. Hills said that
he would serve If nominated. but later,
after he had gone home and talked
with his wife. and the committee had
nominated him. he said that he would
decline. Mr.. Hills VIII be officially no.
titled today Of his nomination, and II
Is expected by the members of the
committee that he may be induced To
adhere 10 his original decision.
Colonel Ellis was forced TO withdraw
for business reasons. He viii be occu-
pied in court during large part OF
| the campaign and afterward, being
obliged 10 spend part of his time in
California. Consequently. he sent the
following letter to the county commit
tee. which met at its headquarters in
the Knutsford last evening;
salt Lake City, Utah, Sept 30. 1852
| TO the Democratic County Central Com
mittee for Salt Lake County:
|
ing that / had been nominated by the
| Democratic county convention of Salt
| Lake county for the office of member OF
/ the house of Representatives of the legis-
| lature of the state of Utah.
Information OF the action OF the con-
/ Vention came as a surprise TO me. / had
/ no knowledge or animation of IL, nor had
| l been solicited TO become candidate.
| Il desire by this means to express my
| grateful acknowledgements for the consid-
I ChnHn nv he
/ TO thank my friends for their courtesy:
/ but circumstances wholly personal 10 my
| self and Incompatible with my candidacy
compel me respectfully 10 decline
Il recognize that II may become the
| duty of a citizen to make reasonable sac
| r1fices in the service of the state, and OF
| those political associates whose views OF
/ public policies are in accord with his
| own, but this obligation is only impera-
tive when the public interests would be
/ seriously impaired, or the success of the
/ political organization to which allegiance
| is due, imDeriled.
Il cannot but feel that the committee
/ will ill the vacancy which / create by
one quite as well qualified az ! 10 dis
/ charge the duties OF the office faithfully
and well. and that no harm will thereby
/ come to the Democratic party, to which
! / claim allegiance.
81 shall by all honorable. available
means endeavor TO secure the election OF
all the nominees Of the Democratic con-
ventions. state and county. l cannot but
believe that the people will heartily Sec
ond the action Of the Democratic state
/ and county conventions.
"A. C. ELLIS"
When it was learned that Colonel FL
lis intended to resign. the name of Mr.
Hills was suggested, and J. II. Moyif
asked him if he would accept IL NOM
4 mated. Mr. Hills said he did not wish
} the nomination. but that il nominated
he would accept. On the strength OF
this the committee, after accepting the
resignation OF Colonel Ellis, nominated
Mr.. Hills by reclamation. T. c. Ellis
/ placed the name before the committee
Mr.. Hills learned of his nomination
! later Tn the evening through a reporter
| for The Herald. He had retired for
the night. but he sent down word by
his son that he could not accept and
make the canvass.
! The committee last night reelected
| Noble Warrum chairman, and dis
cussed plans for the campaign. Nico
Hood presided temporarily until Mr.
| Warrum's election was made by accla-
nation. d. p. Felt acted for the even
ing as secretary. The choice of the
permanent secretary was left to Chair
! man NdITuiH II lhonHs I1OillcF car
1 be persuaded 20 give up the time neces-
sary. he VIII be selected, but Mr.. Ho-
mer may be forced to decline for busi-
ness reasons.
Chairman Warrum was also author.
lied TO apOpint an executive commit
tee Of seven members. A request will
be made 70 all precinct and district
chairman to complete their organiza-
tons as rapidly as possible, so that &C.
tice campaign work can begin at once
Those In attendance last evening
were as follows: First precinct. Holt
Second, Green and Lewis; Third, Eel
and Haslam; Fourth, Eidredge; county
1 Hood and Page and Foreman by c. NJ
| Jackson, proxy.