The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-16

draw provided the Mcknight men
could be swung into line for Knox
This word was passed around among
the First precinct delegates.
Boys, come with us and well take
care of you called Lippman.
Get into line for Knox and you won't
regret it." repeated LOOfbOurOw. as
he pushed around through the delega-
tons
Come with James. boys" said Ar
thur Pratt. james, james,"
But he could not stop the rush Tt
had been prear~anged at the meeting
~ the Knox and LOOfbourow leaders.
this pleading was merely a signal
cesigned to- carry some of the James
delegates along with the others.
Were with YOU called an Odell
man. Others took up the cry.
Outside Of the excited group where
this was going on the spectators looked
ON with GREATNESS interest. They
could hear only a confused murmur.
Cries For Knox and James.
Knox Knox" came at intervals
from the center OF the vortex.
James. James" was hurled back
the defiant cry
Presently from the seething group
emerged Bruce Johnson. negro saloon
keeper, etc, and a conspicuous Knox
leader His duskv face heamed He
waved his hand aloft.
Knox, Knox" he called to his
black and white henchmen, who were
huddled together in front.
A smile six feet across was next dis
cernable. close study of the frame
enabled the observer TO recognize il as
Marshal Haywood. He gave yell like
a Bannock at a war dance.
Out Of the vortex presently emerged
another personidcauoa Of joy. 1t was
Fred LoOfboUrow, who actually seemed
to be smiling on top of his head. where
the flies light in midsummer. as well
as on his face. He wendell over toward
where Elmer B. Jones, Odel manager,
was sitting with his OdeU delegation
from the Fiftieth. Jones was given the
"hunch."
Lip2man came out Of the tumult as
shot from catapult. He headed
over toward where Dennis EichnOr sat
with the delegation from the Forty
ninth-half for Odell and half for Knox.
Dennis was one of the original Odeu
men. He rose to greet Lippman.
Completing the Deal.
The latter was seen to be talking
earnestly. He struck his right fist into
the palm of his left hand and bobbed
mas head up and down emphatically
Dennis struck his left palm with his
right fist and bObbed his head up and
down theoretically. The multitude won
dered II this apparently exciting epi-
sode was going to lead to anything seri-
Gus.
They needed have lad no fears Joe
was merely telling Dennis to come
over now as per agreement made the
day before.
George Wilson. Odeu topper. wearing
a hight felt hat, dashed down the aisle
spoke a couple Of words to Bruce John
son, laughed. and went back again.
A shower Of paper bN1lOts went into
the air. The rival forces shouted. The
James men came out Of the center Of
excitement looking serious. The rest
or the crowd surmised what that meant.
IL was not long before their suspicious
We're verified.
chairman Christensen expended al
most enough energy TO build "a house
In pounding with a hammer on a block
or wood on the table in front of him.
order! Order." he yelled. sit down.
SHUT up. Order. Order, The sergeant
will clear the aisle and enforce
order Sit down, ORDER
Order is Restored.
The clamor subsided slowly Assist
ant Secretary Charles +. Warren called
for the vote Of the First precinct. The
announcement was repeated several
Imes by Delegation Chairman ]. 7.
breckou before il could be heard on
the stage, and even then there was a
lemand from numbers Of delegates 10
Ind out what 1t was.
Shut your mouth and youu find
out retorted Chairman Christensen.
IN stentorian tones. The vote showed
no change.
The call Of districts proceeded. In
Meningitis district. the Second. Knox
gained one from Odell In one after
another the bulk Of the Odeu vote was
swung to Knox. There was a sporadic
,heer now and then from the Knox
men sent back as James made an occa-
'ional gain of one or two here ana
here.
The Forty ninth was swung from
)dell 10 Knox by Eichnor. as ARRANGED
lut the climax came when Elmer Is
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