Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-17

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Tho Democrats OF the Third judicial
distrlct comprising Salt Lake, Summit
and Tooele counties, met IN convention
SSsterday In Judge Stewards court
s.oon, at the city and county building
ana nominated the above -four candl-
dates for district judges and one Tor
Jistr,ct attorney. The convention was
orderlv and harmonious throughout,
ond he candidates chosen are fully
GuaIlaed i'm every particular to I'll the
Hfices for which they were nominated
Jndees ste wart and Hall, who are
nvo Of the present judges OF the district
court we're renominated by acclama-
Ian. Judge A. n. Cherry served one
term on the bench In this district ana
Mr.. Hurd the fourth nominee, Is
member OF the well-known law nrm OF
Hurd & Wedgewood. Ray Van Cott,
ihe nominee for district attorney, ID
one Of Salt Lakes brightest young at
torneys. He has had considerable ex-
perience In handling state cases as ne
Was assistant county attorney OF this
county for four years
CALL TO ORDER.
Col. A. e. Ellis called the convention
10 order at 1880 o'clock and briefly out
lined the purpose OF the convention. He
then read a petition from about so law
yers and prominent citizens Of the dis
trlct urging that the present four
Judges be renominated. He named
Judge o. w. Powers an temporary
chairman and c. NJ, Jackson as tenn
porary secretary Of the convention.
NAMING OF COMMITTEES.
Judge Powers, aiter making a brief
speech OF thanks, named the following
committees:
Credentials-w. @. Nebeker, NJ r.
Mulvey, A. j. Weber Of Salt Lake; j.
l.. Boyden of Summit, Robert ID. Hal
liday Of Tooele.
Permanent Organization and order
Of Business-P. j. DAILY, II, a. Ander-
son, Il. A. Wall, Of Salt Lake. Dan b.
Shields Of summit George X. Judd Of
ToOele.
10 Confer with Republican Judicial
Conventional. C. Ellis, Thomas Mar
shall, G, G. Dey, j, IL. Moyle.
Joseph NJ. Cohen introduced the reso-
luton which provided for the appoint
ment OF a committee of four to confer
with the Republican convention in re-
gard to renominating the present four
taking action on the matter until after
a permanent organization had been et-
feoted. The resolution was finally
adopted and recess was taken until
1880 o'clock to give the committees
time to draw up their reports. After
the recess Col. Ellis reported that the
Republican convention had appointed
committee to confer with the Demo-
cratic committee and that they would
meet at 1870 o'clock, and be ready to
report at o'clock.
REPORTS RECEIVED.
The reports OF the committees on per-
manent organization and order of busl-
ness and on credentials were received
and adopted by the convention. The
permanent Organization follows:
Chairman--C. A. Calls Of Summit.
Secretary-Robert d. Halliday OF
Tooele.
Assistant secretary--c. NJ. jackson OF
Salt Lake
sergeant-at-orms--Hugh Watson OF
Salt Lake
The order OF business adopted was:
Report OF committee on credentials.
Report OF conference committee.
Nomination Of candidate for district
attorney.
Nominations OF candidates for judges.
appointment OF judiciary committee
OF five members.
The credentials committee reporteS
mat there were no contests. II recon-
mended that districts 30 and 81, newly
created but not included In the call, be
allowed to vote In the convention and
That the vote OF Salt Lake county be
called by districts and Summit and
Tooele counties by counties A recess
was then taken until o'clock, at which
Time Col. Ellis reported that the Repub-
lican committee had rejected the prop
osition to renominate the present
ATroRNEYsHIP FIGHT.
Nominations for district attorney
We're then Proceeded with and the fol-
lowing candidates were placed before
the convention.
II. j. Dininw by Eugene Lewis, D.
~ Hampstead by Fisher Harris, Ray
Van Colt by MAJ. Thomas, c. A. Calls
by Dan Shields.
Mr.. Van Cott vas nominated on the
thlrd ballot by receiving Tooele coun-
Tvs III votes and soioe Of Mr.. Dnlnny's,
who withdrew from Ehe race. The bal
lots stood as follows
Balbt No. 112
van Cott .s.s' .,'.s',.N,. ... bSl 81 %
neinpstead .''' .'',"a.s .. 33l 37l 30