The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-01
OGDEN NEWS
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Ogden Office. BOB Eccies
Building. Telephone IL.
BITTER FIGHT WAGED
Strenuous Contest in Progress
For County CIsrkship = All
Night Labor of Candidates.

There was little or no sleep Monday
night for the ardent workers OF the
Republican party interested In the per-
sonal contests of candidates Tor nonin-
attons in the convention tomorrow.
Meyer In the history of politics in We
Der has such a sharp and strenuous
campaign been waged for any Official
as is now being waged for the county
elerkship OF this county. And never
has contest appeared so close. The
HollingswOrth forces never ceased work
Monday night, but as fast as the names
or delegates were received, elassifica-
tons were made and by daylight Wig
orous campaign was on for the winning
over of doubtful delegates and the
holding In line of others. The same
tactics were adopted by A. B. Hayes.
who, with squads of workers, is direct
ing the campaign for the nomination
of Matson. There was active Skin
mishing for proxies and charges from
both sides that the other side was
using money.
In Roy there were two delegations
put up. hence the convention will have
contest in the committee on creden-
tials. II appears that H. c. White,
the district chairman, had the rheu-
matism. and called the convention at
his home, where the two men were
present with their wives. II. c. White
and j. B. Russell were put up as dele
gates.
John C. Child and James A. Taylor
were named at a gathering OF five in
the school house. Both sides claim
they will not accept any compromise.
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most entirely over the clerkship, ana
the AFFAIR has taken an an acrid per-
sonai turn. At the Fourth ward pri-
mary F. ]. Henderson,, an active
partisan for Matson, went over into
Hollingsworth's district and began a
canvass against his being a delegate
At this the present county clerk
mounted a chair and called out: La
dies and Gentlemen-F. ]. Henderson,
is working against me in my own dis
trict. / ask that you leave him at
home" Then came Matson towering
above the other voters and called out:
Ladies and Gentlemen-Mr. Holdings
worth is working against me. Leave
him at home" Both Henderson, and
Hollingsworth were defeated as dele
gates. Matson is looked on as the
Kearns candidate. His campaign is
being directed by A. b. Hayes, the SEN
ator's personal representative in We
Der county, and his success will be
taken as a victory for the Kearns ma
chine.
The Hollingsworth forces are manlag
no claims in detail, but say they have
assurances of an ample majority. The
Matson manager claims absolute and
personal pledges of enough to nomin-
ate his man with all doubtful ones
counted against him, and figures that
Matson viii have at least 135 in the
convention.
Gibson's chances over Dix for assess
or have been considerably bettered
since the former carried his own town
with a big majority when there was
another popular young man from the
same town in the race for the same
position. Dix was not elected a dele
gate from his own district in Ogden.
On the surface, Bailey has the best
of the contest for sheriff, but Layne
has always been noted for coming In
stronger than was looked for.
For attorney it looks like E. T. HUI
laniski. The delegates chosen throucl-
out the county, aside from those pub
lished yesterday, are:
WilSOn-Jeff Wilson, William Sewell
Harry Purdy, Mrs. Washburn. For
justice. William Holmes was nominal
ed and d. N. Drake for constable.
HuntsviIle-L. NJ. Nelson, Jens Mel
son. Chris Wangsgaard. Albert Garner,
]. H. Brown. David Tracy. William G.
Tracy. c. c. Wangsgaard. ". H. Bur
roughs, David Mckay. Max c. Wangs-
gard.
Plain City-Thomas Singleton. VIII
liam England, John Voss, William
Gampton. William Knight. Mrs. Ly-
man Skeen.
Eden-E. L. Calvin. L. II. Froerer.
Arthur Stallings.
Liberty-Willard Holmes, Richard
Jones.
West Weber-Thomas Etherington,
Joseph Hoag. James Mcfarland, Rich
ard Greenwich, Lorenzo Hadley. Will
liam c. Hunter. H. F. Peterson, Will
liam Sorenson, Edward Clark.
Marriott-John F. Barton, Frank T.
Barrow.
acknowledgements Chadwick. jr.;
Charles Webb. H. II. Hardman. Steph-
en- Parry. William Wilson. Farley
Smoot.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS L. White. Ed
ward Sewell.
Harrisvilie-Harvey G. Taylor.
George Yearsiey. David crowther.
Farr West-Temple Short. John Gro
berg.
Riverdale-John T. Bybee, Joseph
Fife. jr.. c. A Bybee. John A. Child.
Roy-Contested delegations between
Joseph B. Russell and Henry c. White