The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-23
CONVENTION OPENS HARMONOUSLY, BUT
BAD FEELING DEVELOPS LATER

The morning session OF the conven-
ton was Just thirty-hve minutes long.
The delegates were called 20 order by
Secretary j. U. Eldredge. jr., OF the
county committee, at exactly lO;fO
o'clock. At li.25 the motion 70 adj
tourn had carried without a dissenting
vote. IL was the most harmonious ses-
sion the Republicans Of the county ever
held. There was not a ripple on the
slass-iike surface OF the political
arena.
The Theatre had a bare look. There
were no decorations. over the table be-
hind which Secretary Eldredge stood
was draped a cheap American flag. on
either side OF him, resting against the
arch Just over the foOuights. were Two
poor prints OF President Roosevelt and
President Mckinley. They constituted
the decorations.
The Salt Lake City delegations occu-
pied the parquette. and the dress circle,
The country delegations were sealed
upon the platform behind the speaker.
A few minutes before the cOnven-
ton was called 10 order soure one went
out on the steps leading into the The
atre and announced that the convention
was about 10 begin business. With re-
uetanee the delegates left the bright,
warm sunshine for the chill and half
Asrkened Theatre. For several min
utes there was the usual commotion OF
delegates getting into their places.
When the majority OF them had taken
their seats. the chair called for order a
second time. Then came another wait,
followed by more confusion. The third
request proved the lucky one. Tor the
delegates then assumed a respectful
attitude
When Joe had gotten through with
the call. there was a ripple OF applause.
The chair then read the list or tenn
p0rary officers az follows:
chsirman-Eimer B, Jones. Salt
Lake.
secretary-Brisham W. Ashton, For
est Dale.
Assistant secretaries-Mrs. Lillian A.
Cutler. West Jordan; Miss Mary A. Ca
hoon, Murray.
ergeant-at- Arms-Charles J. Higson,
Fourth precinct.
Assistant SerEeants-at-Arms-J
Campbell. Third precinct; William Ed
wards. Fifth precinct
Committee on Music and Badges
Frank NJ. Mthews, II. W. Smith and j..
L. Eldredge. Jr.
The temporary chairman then came
forward without being asked, and was
greeted with applause. He then an
nouneed. I'VE will now have a prayer
by the chaplain"
After the invocation Chairman Jones
delivered HIS prepared speech. lie was
given more or less applause. When
Chairman Jones had concluded. he
said Il stand TO do the bidding OF the
convention. What is It's next pleasure?"
Then Daniel Harrington rose 10 his
feet and suggested that the regular
= committees be appointed. limiting the
number OF each 90 seven. One was 20
come from each OF the five Salt Lake
precincts and two from the sixth. or
county precinct. His motion prevailed.
and the committees were selected as
follows:
appointment OF Committees.
Observation-Disclosures precinct. Hiram ].
Smith; Second precinct. Daniel Parker;
Third precinct. William Mcmillan;
Fourth precinct, Bismarck Snyder;
Fifth precinct. $. c. Ewing; Sixth pre-
einct. II. T. shurtliff and George T.
Sharp.
Order Of Buslness-First precinct. ].
=. Mcknight: Second precinct. J. L.
Eldredge. jr,; Third precinct, T. l. Err
vine, Fourth precinct. /. r. Rogers:
Fifth precinct. ]. G. Armstrong; Sixth
precinct. S. Perry and A. p. Mayberry.
Platform-First precinct. W Fred
Griffin; Second precinct. Judge ]. Ey-
RE; Third precinct. II. ). Tanner;
Fourth precinct. l.. ]. Clinton; Fifth
precinct. NJ. A. Breeder; Sixth precinct.
5. J. Ralston and Daniel Harrington.
w. ]. Moore was first announced as
the member OF the committee on Gre
dentials from the Fifth precinct. but
later he was taken of. and Mr.. Sharp
substituted. No explanation was given
the convention by the chairman OF the
delegation.
The committee on order OF business.
the chair announced, would meet in the
ONCE OF L. r. Rogers, S0i Walker
block. Major Breeder played the spider
and the fly act by asking the resolu-
tons committee 90 walk into his Office,
sll-sle Walker buitling. The creden-
tails committee held forth during the
recess on the stage,
The convention then took a recess un-
an 2 o'clock. after first voting down an
amendment to make Il $3.50 o'clock.
Wild Confusion at Afternoon Session.
At 2;0l o'clock Chairman Jones asked
II some one would not go out on the
sidewalk and notify the delegates that
INC kNANNktAHA WIS ANatAf AoA bN1AAtoc.
Just az that moment the band. which
was standing out in front OF the The
atre. struck up an air. The result was
the chairman had 20 wait until Leader
Held finished. Then the delegates fled
in. AT 2:25 O'Clock the committee on
credentials made its report. WHICH was
adopted. 10 follows:
Your committee on credentials re-
port; We find that $50 delegates are en-
titled 70 seats In the convention. We
further find that the lists OF delegates
printed are correct. and contain
the names Of all delegates entitled 20
seats. except district q. which is not
reported, and has furnished no creden-
tiais 10 your committee. Except also
those present by proxy as follows;
Joseph Perry, George F. Goodwin, c.
r Boyce. George y. Squires. S. n.
Smith. B. F. Fitzgerald. Charles Fin
nell.
I'VE, therefore. recommend. thar, ex-