The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-30
GOOD LIST OF COUNTY
OFFICERS rs NAMED

When the convention convened for
the evening session at SIS O'Clock. the
chair announced that the following were
the nominees of the party for the
house. being the first ten candidates
receiving more than a majority OF the
votes cast: NJ. NJ. Miller, c. P. over
field, NJ. Spencer. f. B. stephens, o. II.
Petit, Thomas Morris, A. c. Ellis, T.
p. Page. DR.. A. c. Ewing, David Ev-
ans.
When the applause had subsidized, the
chair said the next order OF business
was the nomination of a candidate for
the fOur-year term OF county commits
| sioner. There were three candidates.
William j. Horne was nominated by
John Bringhurst amid cheers. There
were more cheers when Professor Paul
| placed the name Of r. K. Thomas be-
! fore the convention. L. f. Hall was
espoused by John T. Game.
| Before a ballot could be taken, David
Hampstead moved that the rules be
suspended and that all commissioner
nominations be made at that time; that
the one receiving the largest number
of votes be the nominee for the four
/ year term and the next two highest be
/ the nominees for the short terms. His
proposition was received with cheers
and Kisses. on the viva voce vote
/ the chair decided the motion lost, as 1t
/ required a three-quarter vote. d.
vision was called for and the standing
vote sustained the first decision OF the
/ chair
During the preparation OF the ball
/ lots there was considerable disorder,
| the delegates talking in loud voices,
/ of
| their candidates and yelling for time"
Sergeant alarms Shea was called up
on to clear the aisles and make the
| delegates who were standing take their
seats that the ballots might be taken.
Horne by Acclamation.
In the middle OF the ballot, r. X.
| Thomas moved that William ]. Horn
! be nominated by reclamation. The
chair ruled him out of order. as there
/ were two candidates. When the For
/ tieth district was reached and Hall saw
/ that he was hopelessly defeated, he
4 authorized John T.. Game TO withdraw
I his name. and ask the convention to
make Horne's nomination by acclama-
/ ton. 1t was done, accompanied by
cheers, Caine demanding the right to
| nominate Hall as a short term candi-
| date when that order of business was
| reached.
There were six candidates placed at
I the disposal of the convention from
which TO select two short term county
commissioner nominees, The list was
headed by W. B. Ennis, who was nom
mated by c. 3. Stewart. The other
| names placed before the convention
were Hugh Watson by J. G. Bywater,
I 10 kvr q =
T.. Taylor by George II. Taylor, G. A.
Whitaker by J. H. Moyle, II. S. San
ders by ID. w. Moffatt.
The convention hall resembled the
pit Of stock exchange during a PAN
] iciSy day while the delegates were pre-
pairing their ballots. Although the or
chestra was playing its best and loud
est. the air could not be distinguished
twenty feet away. The chair saw the
uselessness Of trying TO preserve order
during the preparation Of the ballot,
and gave the delegates fIee rein. The
ballot resulted as follows:
W. 3. Ennis ..-.... ...........-.....lS3
| Hugh watson .....-........... lob =
L. L. Hall ..... .............,..,.. 64l2
Thomas f. Taylor ............-.... 81
G. A. Whitaker ................--..f LIB
H 8. Sanders $500. ..-.-.....- .12O
When Secretary Mohat made the
announcement that Whitaker was
the only candidate nominated. that an
other ballot would have TO be taken
100 or more delegates rose TO their feet
as one man. yelling the name OF their
candidate at the top of their voices and
throwing ballots in the air. For a few
minutes the noise was deafening.
Ennis Goes In
The announcement that II. S. San
ders had withdrawn in favor Of W. B
Ennis was greeted with cheers.
| Captain Snyder moved that the rules
be suspended ana Watson be nomi-
mated by reclamation. The chair
ruled him out of order as there were
other nominees before the convention
Thomas Z. Taylor withdrew his name
Just before the roll call was begun