The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-30

OF East Jordan. ]. e. Clark OF Sugar.
The convention then took a recess IN
on o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Al 2:25 o'clock Chairman Henderson
called the convention 20 order and
asked for the report of the credentials
committee. Chairman r. A. Wilson
was not in the hall, so no report was
az that time forthcoming. The chair
men of the other two committees We're
temporarily absent, and while waiting
for them 20 return the orchestra played
a potpourri OF national airs.
When the refrain, THE Star Span
gled Banner" was played. the dele
gates AID spectators rose % their feet
and remained standing during its rem
dition. Al It's conclusion there were
cheers and applause.
The credentials committee reported
no contests All districts were pres
ent excepting the Seventy fourth. The
committee recommended that the al
ternates from that district be given
seats In the convention. in preference
20 proxies. where the former are
present, The report also carried the
recommendation that the delegates
present from each district be permit
ted 10 cast the fun vote Of the dis
trict where there are absentees. Re-
port was adopted.
Chairman Bywater OF the committee
on permanent organization and order
Of business reported as follows:
Permanent Organization.
mr.. Chairman. Your committee on
permanent organization and order of
business beg leave 20 make the fol-
lowing report, For permanent OH
GERS:
"Chairman-Frank b. stephens.
First Vice Chalrman-James II.
Moyie.
Second Vice Chairman-Mrs. Min
nie II. James
Third Vice chairman-Mrs. E. ].
"secretsry-D. w. Mofat of Muir
ray.
Assistant secretary-Matt Thomas
Of Salt Lake.
Reading clerk-Eu a. POLAND Of
Salt Lake.
"sergeant-at-Arms-John Shea Of
Salt Lake.
Assistant t-Arms-NicoI
Hood Of Sugar and r. W. Palmer Of
Bingham.
Chaplain-Joseph T. Taylor.
Report OF committee on creden-
tials.
Report Of committee on permanent
organization and order Of business
Report Of the committee on plat
form and resolutions.
The election Of a county committee
consisting OF fifteen members. two to
be selected from each OF the munich
pal wards in the city. and five from
the county outside OF the city.
The nominations OF two state sen
ators. ten representatives. one COM
missioner for the f0ur-year term. two
commissioners for the two-year term.
county clerk. recorder. treasurer. as
SCISSOR, auditor. surveyor, attorney and
sheriff
The transaction of such other bus
. mess as may properly come before the
convention.
THE committee suggests that the
I voting be done by ballot by districts,
the vSte of each district being an
nounced by the chairman OF the dis
trict. the majority of all votes cast
? being necessary for choice"
The report was adopted.
, stephens in the Chair.
Chairman stephens was then intro
duced amid a storm of applause. His
Z speech OF acceptance was short. but
pointed. He said the administration
now In power never intended 10 keep
It's campaign promises. as Is now
eviIced. He pictured a victory foI
the Democratic party az the polls this
= fan, not only in Salt Lake. but
|, throughout the state. He said every
I promise made by the Democrats dur
/, ing the campaign would be kept after
, the party is elected and takes up the
relnS OF government
Matt Thomas was out OF the city
and Benjamin Luce was elected t
take his place as assistant secretary
Chaplain Taylor was also absent, ant
the invocation was dispensed with.
: As the committee on resolutions wa'
a not ready 20 report the rules wer,
suspended TO enable the convention &
take up the next order OF business
= which was the selection OF county
: eemmlttee. AS all the precincts had
:, not made their selections, a recess o
i've minutes was taken 10 enable then
% caucus
!. During the recess the resolutions