The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-08

STRONG TICKET
BY ACCLAMATION
Judge ROIapp and A. G. Horn
Nominated on Second Ballot.
FORMERS ELOQUENT SPEECH
TELLS PRINCIPLES THAT
SHOULD GUIDE JUDGE.
Especial to The Herald

R-f~~ioA W AJt J1fI1l0.l
ogden, Sept. 1.-THE Democratic con-
Ventien of the Second judicial district,
comprising Weber. Morgan and Davis
counties, this afternoon placed in nom
Anauon the above candidates. adopted
tIle usual party emblem and appointed
committee to conduct the district
campaign and listened to some brief
Dut SURFING addresses from the con-
Nenuon officers and candidates.
ne convention met in the district
court room at a little after O'Clock.
40 was called TO order by Thomas d.
dee, district chairman. After briefly
outlining the work before the conven-
'lon' Judge Dee named the temporary
chairman and secretary of the conven-
'ioi' and the usual committees were
appointed. The temporary officers were
Iater made permanent, on recommend
alton Of the committee. which also
named the other officers. The complete
list follows:
Convention Officers.
Chairman, James H. Wilcox. Davis:
vice chairman, Preston Blair. Weber:
secretary William Robson, Morgan;
assistant secretary, W. II. Streeper.
DAVIS; sergeant-at-arms, Levi r. Ham
mon, Weber; chaplain, David II. Sto-
kef, Davis.
After prayer by the chaplain A. G.
morn placed in nomination for district
Judge Henry II. Rolapp, a service
l-.ch ne also performed at the nom
atlhg convention nine years ago
The nomination was seconded bv To-
seph Chez in an eloquent address. and
more briefly by several other delegates
from each county. The nomination was
MADE by reclamation, and Judge Ro-
Iapp was sent for. On entering the
room he was greeted by hearty an
pause. Judge Roiapp spoke briefly.
Dut with much earnestness, part of his
remarks being as follows:
Judge Rolapp Speaks.
&C.. Nine years ago, when. at the invita-
LIon OF the Democratic party the DeOpie
is ailiS district tirst chose me as their
Juoge 1 silently vowed that SO far as iav
N my power the confidence then bestowed
~ inc people should not be abused and
ellgt would SO act that whenever my
4siiow citizens should demand the RETURN
9I the judicial mantle with which pkev
Lad 50 generously enrObed me- I shpuld
DC aole 70 lay il at your feet as Stainless
as had received Ii. Whether / nave
70 say. 1 admit and frankly confess bfat
th9 Judgment has not always been fault
IIess, that my abilities have not always
Dteh either what YOU or I could wish they
should BE-. but before the gentlemen OF
TINS convention, and before, Almighty
900 my Ee2rt and my conscience is sat
t ST. thAl under no circumstances has
lear OF results or favor of any kind
Iprmed the least factor in the determin-
apou of judicial matters coming before
ms court tGreat applause.) And rich
and poor, low or high, Republican or
democrat have met in this court room
on an equal and have remained on an
SguN before the bar Of justice in this
district tKenewed applauseo And when
J make this statement / do not think that
J am expressing egotism or self-laudation
because / recognize that as a matter OF
right SuCn condition ought to exist wher-
ever the Goddess OF Justice presides over
Inc controversies among American citi-
ZeASs. 7 am only ma king this statement
10 assure you that If ] shall be honored
Win prediction / shall continue along
tie same lilies that I have followed in the
past and ] say IL for the further purpose
% giving notice here and now that so
iUiiS AS !. sit upon the bench. or so long
as ! am an aSDirant for judicial honOrs
l cannot and ! will not be "A partisan or
take. part IN political controversies or IN
TACT enter the political arena at all: and
] feel certain that you Will not censure me
for that course. applause
Keep Ermine Stainless.
II feel assured that you as Democrats
have no misgivings as to my fidelity to
OF sincere belief ia the great Democratic
fundamental principles Of government. as
outlined by the immortal jefferson. hut I
feel also assured that YOU would not want
me to drag the judicial ermine into Doii-
tics. and that YOU would even refuse 10
Vote for a man to sit uDon the bench
who was simply a Democrat or simply 4
Republican am sure that YOU feel Us I
feel that If there be no man within the
Democratic party who has other quaIifi-
cations than his politics it were better
that "A Republican be elected. even though
il would take your votes 10 elect him
than To elect simply politician TO the
bench. Renewed applause.)
All that is asked of q iBtlgc and nj
thai should be asked, and in fact All that
has been asked by the people of this state
IN the past. IS not what his political be-
lief was. but whether he was impartial
and true and loyal to The laws and consti-
tuition and government of the great stale
of Utah: and 10 that. gentlemen TO the
performance of that trust. ] pledge YOU
here my sacred word and honor. if | shall
be honored with a reelection 20 the office
that I now hold That and that alone
shall be my ambition: and if 1 succeed IN
that shall feel that ] have discharged
my duty to tAe people Of this district. and
that / have discharged my duty to the
great national Democratic party, TO
which I have the privilege to belong. and
that l have discharged my duty 10 you,
gentlemen. who have so generously Chos-
en- TO present fne TO the people OF this dis
trict as the man whom you think is wOr-
tbv 10 be entrusted with this exalted pO-
sition Again ! thank you FOR the honor
that YOU have conferred upon me in nom
iBating me for this position and l feel
assured that II means election, because
unless all signs fail this IS Democratic
Internationally. in this state ana in this
district" Great applause.)
lFor district attorney +. \. Shells placed
in nomination a. G.. Horn in a fclicitous
sBeeth saying Mr. Horns only disability
had been removed. as he was now run
ming In double harness, he having recent
IL married. There we're numerous sec
onding speeches and no other nominee.
Mr. Horn received the place on the ticket
by acclamation and was later brought into
the room by the sergeant at arms. He
made strong. forceful talk asking Tor