The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-16
NO OPPOSITION
IN CONVENTION
Republicans of Second judicial
District Name Candidates.
HOWELL AND HALvERsoh
BOTH OGDEN MEN NAMED
UNANIMOUSLY.
Especial to the HeraId)

- GDEN, Aug. 15.-The delegates OF
IL the counties of Davis, Morgan and
Weber elected to the Republican
convention of the second judicial dis
trict, met today and ratified the action
CT the primaries of Friday night. They
nominated ]. Albert Howell for dis
trict Judge and George Halverson for
district attorney Both are Ogden men,
Both nominations were by acclama-
ton.
\. J. Harris. who had made can
vass for the nomination of district at
torney, after looking over his support,
withdrew from the contest and second
ed the nomination of Halverson-
Tie convention was unanimous to
the verge of apathy. Whenever any
one put a motion il went through.
There was not a dissenting vote on
anything during the entire proceedings.
There was a little speechmakinS ana
the applause. for the most part, came
at the proper time.
Surveyor General i. II. Anderson of
salt Lake called the convention to
order and named Jesse NJ Smith of
Davis as temporary Chairman FRANK
R Christensen was selected as tempo
rary. secretary. The necessity for Mr..
Anderson's appearance on the scene
grew from a condition that was later
changed or recommendation of the re-
port of the committee on order of
business. Four years ago a committee
composed OF one man from each county
was named to conduct the district
campaign. OF this committee f. H
Anderson was chairman. Later he
became surveyor general and went to
salt Lake to reside there The new
method makes each county chairman
the member of the judicial committee
for that county.
The committees appointed were:
tials-Norman Ives. Weber
county; Nathan Clark, Davis; James
Johnson. Morgan.
Permanent Organization and Or
der of Business-A. w Agee, Weber
cOUnty; H. w. Staley, Davis; John
Croft, Morgan.
After reassembling the following
permanent officers we're installed:
Jesse NJ Smith, Davis, chairman; O.
W. Covington, Morgan. secretary; E.
". Wade, Weber, chaplain, and John
V. Nelson. Weber, sergeant at arms.
After prayer by the chaplain the
convention got down to business E
w Wade nominated Mr. Howell as a
man known from Canada to Mexico
because Of the travellers he had met
dnu-dS police DuQge-SnIeTTdl0e0 Win
board and lodging at the expense of
the city
The nomination was seconded by Z
T. Hulauiski, George d. Williamson
and Archibald Mcfarland
Howell went in by reclamation and
made a brief speech of acceptance
z T. Hulaniski placed Mr.. Hender-
son in nomination for district attOr-
ney and the nomination was seconded
by y. J. Harris and several others.
The nOmina ton was made by acclama-
ton and the delegates adjourned to
the Reed hotel, where they took lunch
con at the expense of the successful
candidates.
J. Albert Howell the candidate for
district judge. is just 50 years of age
and received his early education in
the schools of Ogden, going later to
Harvard college, where he was gradu-
ated six years ago. He returned to
Ogden and very soon entered politics.
He was elected municipal judge three
years ago and reelected last fall. He
is son Of Reese Howell tie merchant
and a cousin of Congressman Howell.
He is also one of the directors of the
Carnegie library
George HalyeTson is the present dis
trict attorney by appointment of Gov
ernOr Wells. succeeding A 3 Hayes,
resigned. He is a graduate of Ann
ATbor university and is about 81 years
OF age.