The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-17
Democrats Head Ticket
With Hall and
Stewart.
Proposition to Unite on CaRdi-
dates Rejected by Re-
pubIiCans.

Ray Van Colt
. For City Judges
Morris SommeT.
A. :. Fowler.
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a CONVENTION characterized by
- good order friendly rivalry and
the utmost harmony was held by
the Democrats of the Third judicial dis
Lrlct en- Judge Stewards court l0oms In
the City and County building yester-
day.
4 proposition from the Democratic
convention, suggesting that Democrats
and Republicans unite I'm support or
the four judges now on the bench, was
rejected by the Republicans
The Democratic convention. upon
learning the action 0f the Republicans,
at once proceeded tn nominate four
Democrats for the district bench ana
a well known young Democratic law
yer for the district aJtOrneyshlp.
OF the judicial nominees Judges
Stewart and Hall are M present sit
ting on the district bench. Judge
Cherry has served @ term Ou Che dis
trict bench and Nr. Hurd is one OF the
leading attorneys Of the city and q
member OF the firm of Hurd d Wedg-
wood
Nr. Van Colt is prominent among the
young attorneys of salt Lake and has
served the county as assistant prose
cutting attorney,
Bar Petition Presented.
The convention was called to order in
the morning by Colonel a. O.. Ellis,
district chairman, who iu brief speech
outlined the purpose OF the convention
and read q petition. signed by leading
members of the bar. urging the uOm-
iuation Of the four judges now on the
bench.
Judge O. w. Powers was made tenn
porary chairman and O. Fl. Jackson
temporary secretary Of the convention.
Committees were named as follows
CTedeutials-W. @. NebekeT. NJ. f.
MuIvey. A j. Weber. OF Salt Lake. J.
J.. Boyden of Summit, Robert D. Hal
liday % Tocele.
Permanent Organization and order
Of BUsiness-P- j. DAILY, H. A. Auder-
son, j.. A. Wall, Of salt Lake, Dan Is.
Shields of summit George r. Judd OF
To0ele.
TO Confer with Republican Judicial
touveution-A- G.. Ellis, Thomas Mar
shall. c. G.. Dey. j. II. Movie
lt was urged by Colonel Ellis that
no conference with the Republicans
should be undertaken before the per-
manent organization was perfected, but
this objection was Withdrawn when il
was pointed out that the Republican
uons before a conference could be held
unless the matter were taken up at
once.
The matter came before the conven-
rl0n iu the form Of a resolution OF J0-
seph NJ Cohen OF Salt Lake. recftine
reasons why the four present judges
should be reelected and providing for
a committee of four To take the matter
up with the Republican convention.
The resolution was carried after
short debate. the committee named and
q recess until 1850 taken.
After the recess Colonel Ellis chair
man Of the conference committee. re-
ported that the conf5rees would not be
BILE TO meet until 1880.
Permanent Ohcers Named.
The permanent organization was then
perfected ana a recess until o'clock
taken. The permanent organization
was as follows.
Chairman. a. Calls Of Summit.
Secretary-Robert ID. Halliday Of
ToucIe.
Assistant seoretary-C. NJ. jackson Of
Sergeant at-Arns-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
Nomination OF candidates for Judges.
The report Of the committee on Gre
deHlials came iu before the recess.
. There were no contests aud 10 was de-
eLed 10 permit districts 90 and 9l
rev ly-cTeated and not included iu the
cali, 10 cast their votes as delegates
had beer elected. a recommendation
that summit and Tooale cast their
votes by counties and salt Lake by
districts was also adopted.
After the call 20 order in the after
noon Colonel Ellis reported the result
gf the conference with the Republicans
The proposition had been rejected by
"a vote OF three 90 one bE the Republi-
can committee. he stated and the Re
publican committee report adopted by
The Republican convention. Colonel
Ellis report was adopted, the commit
Tee thanked and discharged.
Van Colt Is Nominated.
Nominations for candidate for dis
JiSt attorney were then made as fol-
III. j. Dmmny by Eugene Lewis. u.
B. Hampstead by Fisher Harris Ray
Van Cott by .AIaJ Thomas q. A. Calls
10y Dan Shields.
The first ballot resulted: Dinmay.
15- Hampstead. 90; Van Colt, S.; Cal
liS- ~ NO choice
The second ballot was; Dininuy. S.
Hampstead. 81, Van Colt 6; Calls. 80
Nu choice
Diuinny withdrew before the third
ballot and T0oele threw its solid eleven
t3 Van Colt, resulting iu his nOmiua-
zion. The vote stood- Van CotJ SIS.
Hampstead. 81. Calls 20
: The nomination Of Mr.. Van Cot, was
made unanimous on motion of Mr.
Hampstead. who promised that if every
Democrat would work for Van Colt
as hard az Hampstead would the next
district attorney would be Democrat.
Nomination for judges were made as
follows.
S. W. Stewart By o. W. Powers. w.
q. Hall by T. A. Wall -. A. Wilson By
Mat Thomas. Joseph il. Hurd by J. II
Moyle. ID. S. Truman by VIII Wan ess
Charles Baldwin by Eugene Lew s. A.
Al Cherry by II. J. Dininny. w H. VII
kins by Richard Hartley, C.. s. Var.an
by =. D. Hoge-
Two Judges BY Acclamation.
Ou motion OF Judge Powers Che rules
were suspended and Judges Hall and
Stewart nominated by accIamatIon.
The name Of q. S. Farian Was with
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