The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-25
Sees a Great Improvement.
BOOTH AND HOUTz
Nominees of Fourth District
Convention For Judge
and Attorney.

Provo. Aug. 4.-The Fourth judicial
district Republican convention met in the
county court house this morning at 1873
o'clock and was called to order by County
Chairman Homer who introduced r. ;
Collett Of Uintah county as temporary
chairman and William p Silver of Provo
as temporary secretary.
MI COllctt. after thanking the candi-
Gates for the honor of being elected to
preside over the convention. called at
tention 20 the importance of the judiciary
being composed of men of high character.
and urged that such men be nouina ted.
a. the nominees of the convention would
be elected in November.
The following committees. one from
each county. were appointed:
Credentials-J NJ Thornton, Charles
Hatch. J. IT. Murray.
Permanent Organization and Order Of
Business-A- L. Booth, George T. Baker.
Mrs, 7. H Murray.
Resolutious-Q. Johnson. John E. Aus
tin. T. W. o DonpeH
AT II o'clock recess was taken for half
Gn hour at which time the convention
reconvened- The committee on cTeden-
tIsis reported that Utah county was en-
TITLED TO q votes WaSatch county to
votes and Tintah county to : votes
The committee on permanent OTganiza-
ton and order Of business reported IN
favor of the following officers; r. S
Collett. chairman: g J. Wahlquist first
wee chairman. Thomas r. Steele. second
vice chairman; William P Silver. Secrc-
tsry- Mrs Thomas s Watson. assistant
secretary Fred Lewis. chaplain: Fred NJ
HOutz, ergcant-at-arms. The report was
adopted.
Chairman CoHett briefly spoke Of the
virtues of the Republican party. The
committee on resolutions then presented
the following report which was adopted:
we. YOUR committee on resolutions.
having met and organized with .. John
son as chairman and J. + Austin as sec
retary. beg leave 20 present To this con
ventIou their findings as follows: THAI
at this time no expression or set of reSo-
press LOYALTY 10 the Republican party
its nomirecs and principles. and to
heartily endorse the judicial admiuiStra-
ton Of the Hon J. 2. Booth the present
district indigo Of the Fourth judicial dis
t-ict and Of the Hon. A. 9. Hatch. dis
trict attorney Of the Fourth judicial dis
trict.''
The report Vas adopted
} Afterpraye by the chaplain Judge Booth
was placed in nomination for Judge by II.
RI Cuff. and after several secOnding
speeches ne Yves nominated by accIsma-
Jacob Evans was placed in nomination
1or district attorney By l. J. Miner. and
( T. -. Houtz by J. IL Jensen. The vote
stood; Houtz. s.; Evans. H. The nom
nation Of Mr. Houtz was made unani-
nous.
The following judicial district commit
tee was elected; E3hraim Homer. T. j.
WsdswOrth. Grant SSimons. Utah county
T. S. Watson. Wasatch county; r s
Colleft. Uirtah county.
jacob Evans then addressed the con
veution- thanking those who voted for
him and stating he had no ill-feeling
toward any who had voted for AiT. Houtz.
y. j. HOut1 spoke with some feeling
Of the nature OF some Of the opposition
Y HIGH rad developed against him. and
Promised 10 vindicate the judgment of his
supporters during his term of office. He
spoke highly of his opponent. Mr. Evans.
o. h fnn
TaigH.
Judge Booth thanked tho convention To-
the nomination and expressed regrets thai
since he had been on the bench he had
not been permitted to remain in practice.
as political speaker although he had
frequently wished 10 tell the other side
y tod you So.
The convention then adjourned, having
f.niShed the work In two hours.