The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-17
FIGHT IN CRY CoNvENFION.
Candidate Walton slaps Delegate
Williams Face.

Candidate Walton slaps Delegate
Williams Face.
The Democratic city judicial conyen-
ton was characterized 10y rapid work
and q lively personal encounter whiea
occurred toward the end of the con-
Tention.
Attorney z. A. Walton, a delegate TO
the convention, was placed ia nemina-
ton for city judge by Judge o. ".
Powers. Az Judge Powers finished MS
nominating speech some one who had
not heard distinctly inquired, Who is
hep ''WaltGnH' shouted Judge POWERS
ina reply, "He's a Democrat and good
man. If you don't know him, get ae-
auainted with him." Always willing
TO meet a good Democrat shouted
the delegate ia reply, The laughter
caused by the incident had not dled
away before every one in the hall was
startled by the spectacle OF Alr. Walton
spripging 20 his feet and beginning 90
slap the delegate sitting next 70 MIN
He had struck the other, Thomas VIII
liams, fully a dozen times before dele
gates in the vicinity recovered from
their astOniShment enough to stop him.
Mr.. Williams was probably more sur
priSed than any one else In the room.
He did not offer 10 strike back, but
merely. covered his face as well as he
could from the blows Mr.. Walton
rained at him. Mr.. Walton, who IS
q much larger man than Mr.. Wllllams'
did not strike with Clenched fists, Dul
merely used his open hand.
When order was restored Delegate g.
J. BeHgtzeu secured the floor FOR the
purpose Of stating that the exhibition
Just Witnessed was not good TO look at
i'm D. q nr
calm judicial mind for Mr. Walton.
Judge Powers arose as soon as Mr..
Bengtzen sat down and in q voice OF
deep feeling said; II placed the name
of Mr.. Walton i'm nomination. recog-
niZe that the remarks Of the delegate
who has just spoken are emlnehlly
proper, and I therefore Withdraw the
name of Mr.. Walton"
The cause for the attack was re-
mark made ia an undertOne by Mt.
Williams, who evidently did not know
his neiehbOr on the right was Mr., val
ton. Mr.. Walton is understood TO De
attorney for local collection agency,
and when Mr.. WaltOn's name was
mentioned by Judge Powers i'm reply
to the query from delegate, MI
Williams said: Luke, Luke! HIS
names Luke, not Walton. Mr. Wal
ton, white with rage, Immediately De-
gan the attack
Williams and Walton continued so
sit side by side during the remaining
time of the convention. Mr.. Walton
arose TO second a candidate once and
again % announce the vote from mis-
district, bur nothing was said 10y either
of the trouble.
The convention was called TO order
by Chairman NJ. r. MuIyey immediate
ly after the adjournment of the dis
tTict convention at 4.15. The temper
AIRY organization, with Air. Mulvey as
chairman and q. ~ Jackson as secre-
Iary, was made permanent and without
a moments delay Mr.. MuVey called
for nominations. A. S. Fowler was
placed in nomination by Ben ID. Luce
and Morris S0mmer by Fisher Harms,
who moved the suspension of the rules
and the nomination of Mr.. S0mmer by
acclamation. This carried after tech
meal objection had been Withdrawn
Mat Thomas nominated Alexander
McMaster and the name of AIr. Walton
was presented and almost Immediately
withdrawn. as stated above. This left
Messrs. MCMasteT and Fowler i'm the
field, and the latter was named by a
vote Of S. TO A.
BY unanimous vote the present chair
man and committee were retained, and
the convention adjourned at A.35, the
whole business occupying an even naI
hour.