The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
STATE NEWS
JUSTICE FOR CUBA
Judge Botkin Sounds the Warn
ing to Utah Republicans
Delegates Selected.

Manti. Aug. 9.-The Republican county
convention for the purpose of reorganiza-
ton and to select delegates 10 attend the
state convention at Ogden was held in
the court house in this city Yesterday aft
erno0n. Five of the precincts in the
county were not represented j. F. Jus
tesen of Spring City was chosen Tempo
rary chairman of the convention and j.
L Bench. IT.. of Fafrview. secretary. The
committees on credentials and order of
business were selected and after an ad-
Journnent of twenty minutes they report
ed. The committee on permanent or
ganizauon recommended William X Reid
of this city for chairman and c. j. Jensen
of Mt. Pleasant as secretary. The chair
man was escorted to the stand. and the
further pleasure of the convention seemed
to be speech by Judge Botkin. who hap
pened to be in Manti yesterday The
Judge gave the brethren red hot Repub-
iican speech. which was interrupted a
number of times by applause and ques-
tiouing by the delegates He urged the
Republican party of Sanpete to do hard
and energetic work, because. said he, the
Republicans have no time to sleep this
campaign, and fntimated that Democratic
forces were or would be more strongly or
gained this year and until the presiden-
tial campaign than has been known for
many years. He said the Democratic is
sue in 1874. and this fall, would be tariff
reform He said that the pledge made by
the Republican party regarding the Gu
ban question must be fulfilled TO the very
letter or the American people win put a
party in power that will more than do it
justice.
Next came the selection of county
chairman TO conduct the coming political
battle. Mayor Anderson, in few words
of commendation for his choice, named
County Attorney A. H. Christensen of this
city for the place. which was seconded
by c. W. Sorensen of Mt. Pleasant. No
other candidate for that position being
presented, Mr.. Christensen was given the
honor by reclamation The new chair
man, some time during the session. made
known his selections for secretary and
treasurer r. Anderson and J. Hatten
Carpenter, respectively, both of Manti
The names of the county central COM
Inittee are as follows: C. p. Larsen.
Manti; Joseph Seely, Mt. Pleasant; C. J.
Fisher. Ephraim; William Metcalf, Gun
niSOn; j. Morgan johnson. Spring City; J.
l.. Benchi, Fairyiew: II. f. Smyth, Foun-
tain Green; Abner Lowry, Sterling; c.
r. Alfred, Chester; J. c. Mellor, Fayette;
Lewis Larsen. Moroni.
Next came the selection of delegates to
the state convention, who are as follows:
Mt. Pleasant, G. w Sorensen, r. Ander-
son. r. c. Jensen, n. s. Nielsen, w. ID.
fred Dahl, A. w. Jensen, c. J. Fisher, j.
Frost, J. p Christensen; Spring City.
James Clawson and j. Z. Justesen; Fair
view, ]. l. Bench, Sven o. Nelson and
John o. Carlson; Fountain Green, H. Z.
Smyth and Henry Jackson; Moroni, A.
Anderson. l.. Larsen and N NJ. Eliason;
Chester, Joseph Seely; Sterling. Abner
Lowry; Gunnison, William Metcalf, Reu-
ben Christensen, I. T. kearns, Henry
Robbins; Fayette, ]. Bartholomew; Manti,
C 2. Larsen, W. D. Livingston, J. p.
Madsen, Ferd Alder L. r. Anderson and
Lewis Larsen. Five delegates at large to
represent the precincts not represented at
yesterdays convention were also selected,
as follows: Lafayette Down, Jacob Jacob
sen, n. p. Nelson, Lorenzo Peterson and
P w. Eliason.
The meeting SO far passed off without
any contention whatever, but someone
moved that the state delegates be in
structed to support Judge Jacob Johnson
for the office of supreme judge, which
caused ali the excitement, which, how
ever, after all. was not so very exciting
The name of w. d. Livingston was
brought before the convention for the of
flee of congressman, but the matter did
not come to a vote. for the reason that
Judge johnson had a large majority of
the delegates fAv0ring him, and it was
finally decided that the Sanpete delega-
ton go to the Ogden convention instruct
ed for Judge Johnson for the supreme
judgeshiD.