The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-17
Morse and Lewis Re,
nominated by Re-
pubIiCanS.
Defeat of H. S. Tanner a Fea-
tuTe Of the C0nVen-
ton.


Farley p. Christensen. who acted as
secretary, then read the call. Chair
man Lawrence said the committee
which met Sunday night had decided
upon the following temporary organ
lzauOu-
Alma Eldredge, Coaville. chairman
James c. Brown, ToOele City, secTa-
tary
B. d. Blackmar. salt Lake City, SER
geant-at-arms
Chairman EIdredge made short
speech, after which the delegations re
ported their members on the various
committees as follows:
Order Of Business,
First Precinct. IS. Moreton.
Second Precinct. j. Meyers.
Third Precinct-T. a. Callster
Fourth Precinct-Bismark snyder.
Fifth Precinct-W. n. MaCCrea.
County -large-AImer Hill.
Summit County,. b. White.
ToOele County. @. Brown,
Resolutions.
First Precinct-C. q. Gaureu.
Second Precipct-E. J. Eardley.
Third Precinci-H. b. Booth.
Fourth PreCinct-Lindsay Rogers.
Fifth Preciuct-Fred @. LoofbouroW,
County -larEe-A- ". CahoOn.
IoOelc County b. Gordon.
Credentials.
First Joseph +. Macknight
Second PrecinCt-Robert Smith.
Third PreCinCt-DT, r. s. Wright.
Fourth Precinct-G. w, %oyer.
Fifth Precinct. d. Gibson
CoUty-at- r. Jones.
Summit C0Uuty-W. @. Fisher.
To0eIe C0unty-}N. $. Marks
Chairman Eldredge called the con
veution's attention TO the fact that
there was q communication in the
hands OF committee of four from the
Democrats, looking TO a conference on
the proposition OF bssh parties uomln-
ating but two Judges for the bench, he
said he thought it better that the con-
VeutiOu proceed u-itE che regular or
der of business until the report of the
committee on permanent Organization
had been heard from.
vs.. l. Snyder. seconded by Lindsay r..
Rogers. moved that the matter be
taken up at once, and that committee
cd four De appointed TO confer with the
Democratic Representatives.
Conference Committee Named.
The communication was then read.
AN aye and nay vote was taken on the
adoption of the proposition. There
were cries of division, although il was
apparent that the negative vote was
I'm the majority.
H T. Booth and ". l. Snyder both
spoke in favor of receiving and cOusid-
ering the proposition There was some
disorder, and Chairman Eldredge found
it necessary to ask those who favored
the motion to stand upon their feet
Those opposed raised their right hand
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least four 10 one.
The chair then appointed the follow
ing committee TO confer with the four
Democrats who brought the communi-
cation to the door of the Republican
convention. Attorney Lindsay Rogers;
=. White. Summit county; Peter Clegg
T0oeIe county; G.. 1T. Roberts. Bling
ham, representing salt Lake county
outside of the city.
The report of the committee on or
ganizdti0n was then received and was
adopted. 1T named the following Of
Gcers for the convention: Alma FL
dredge, Coalville. summit county,
chairman. David i. Hay. Murray. sec
rotary; John Hogan, assistant secre-
tary; j. j. Meyers. Salt Lake City,
reading clerk b. j. BIackmaT and Joe
Fisher. Salt Lake City, and John 3.
GOrdau, TOOele county assistant ser
geants-at-arms.
The committee ou resolutions then
submitted its resolutions of coincidence
upon the death Of former District At
t0Tney Dennis C.. Eichuor which were
unanimously adopted by rising vote.
The resolutions were read by l. r. Rog-
eTs and bore the name OF Henry Shields
as chairman.
The first order Of business after the
noon recess was the report Of the con-
ference committee on the proposition
from the Democrats. Tt was read by
Attorney Lindsay Rogers tt was
adopted as read reading as follows;
Conferees Against Petition.
The committee ON conference made the
following report
Chairman: You committee ora conference
TO meet with a like committee appointed
by the Democratic convention beg to re-
port that AFTER meeting with said Demo-
cratic committee and after q patient
hearing Of its proposal and che giving
or due and proper consideration there
TO. earnestly recommend that the pro-
pusal be not accepted for the following
Realizing as we must that the members
OF this convention are only the servants
of the Republicans OF this judicial dis
frter, and that the Republicans consH-
fute a large iori-y of the rItizeas and
electors of this district. and mar me Re
publican party bas ever. lu the nation.
state and county. best served the peo-
p,a we feel that the people interests
can be- brst preserved and the high Of-
flee Of Judge be- the best FILLED by mem
hcrs OF the party Of Lincoln VI kinley
and Roosevelt
We are profoundly convinced that the
members OF this convection De- the sa-
cred and Solemn discharge OF their du-
Ties 1s the chosen representatives of the
majority of the electors of this judicial
district can best select the Judges of this
f5 ciai district and ia doing so viii pre-
-rrf ~ 0 la good ritZers OF this dis
rr e. men ~ H-afn.la ability eErticss in
r--Tirs als cana asa ul main .=tpr The
law uit even handed Justice 10 the
poor af rial alike. am Wtl1ut fear or
lcE1r cr political partlsauehIp
Eaming Of she Judges.
The nominaUous Tor Judges came next.
The name OF Judge Charles ~. Morse
of the criminal division of the district
court was placed before the c0nFen-
tion by Lindsay Rogers. II was re-
served with cheering Henry Shields
If Park cIty moved lhe nomination be
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