The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-22
MARTIN BEATS THOMPSON.
Doubt as to Politics of Nominee in
First Precinct

BY a vote OF 13S to Sc, c. S. Martin
defeated William NJ. Thompson in the
First precinct, though in all the pre-
1iminary skirnishes Thcmpson's sup
porters appeared to have the meeting.
Mr.. Martins politics were given by his
friends as Republican, though Julian
Riley, district chairman of the Repub-
Iican party, stated that ne understood
MIR. Martin was a Democrat previous
10 the last election. which followed
closely his return from a two years
mission as a Mormon elder TO Switzer-
land William NJ. Thompson, the de-
feated candidate, is d non-MoImon Re
publican and secretary of the COnsOli-
dated Mercur and Uncle Sam Mining
companies Mr.. Martin is a coal dealer
Julian Riley called the gathering to
order and, after the reading of the call
he and Gleason S. Kinney were nomi-
mated for permanent chairman the
latter winning out. On taking the chair
Mr.. Kinney called attention of the
voters to the Importance of the election
about TO be held, and expressed great
satisfaction that politics had been
eliminated and that the two great par
ties were united for the good of the
schools. He referred 20 charges which
he said had been made against the
management Of the schools by the
American party, and declared that
while he hardly knew who could be
presented as candidates, he was certain
that If the right man was named he
was sure the opposition would be
showed under
Nominations were then called for
and Clarence l.. Christensen secured
the floor to name Mr. Thompson He
spoke earnestly and, after setting forth
the qualifications Of his candidate
closed by saying that If he. was the
choice OF the convention the American
party would not only be showed under.
hut it would be buried so deep that II
would never be heard of again His
remarks brought out a great deal of
applause and shouts for Thompson.
c. W. Simons then got the floor and
said that he had a candidate whose
heart was in the work of building up
the schools and who would, if nomi-
mated. carry the district almost unani-
mously. serve the people faithfully and
come Just as close to showing under
the American party as would any other
man. He named c. S. Martin and. no
other aspirants appearing, a ballot was
ordered.
Thompson tickets were everywhere in
evidence, but a remark by one of the
judges during the count gave a plain
animation of the way the thing was
going. when he said:
1T looks as though they are nearly
al scratched tickets"
After the vote was announced Mr.
Thompson secured the floor and in a
Few words pledged his support 70 Mr.
Martin, and moved to make his nom
1natiOn unanimous, thanking the voters
for the support given hin for position
that he had not personally sought.
The first word from the successful
candidate for the nomination came
when some one proposed that he be al
lowed TO select mis- own campaign COM
mittee. He sat down on the suggestion
by stating that he mad not sought the
nomination, and that he would not
think of conducting his own campaign.
A happy thought then struck Jo
seph r. MacKnight. who moved that
Mr.. Thompson, the defeated candidate,
be selected TO conduct the campaign
for his opponent in the race for nom
nation, feeling, supposedly from the
remarks OF Mr.. Thompson, that he
would feel grateful of the chance to
labor a few weeks in the cause Of one
he had promised to so loyalty support
There were some in the han who were
uncharitable enough 10 remark that Mr.
MacKmght was trying 10 rub it in on"
Mr. Thompson. ana when the latter de-
clined the position rendered him, some