The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-23

The convention was called to order
shortly after II o'clock BY County
Chairman j. L. EIdredge, jr., who in
PRODUCED Secretary of State j.. T. Ham
mond as temporary chairman. and D.
n. Hajgb as temporary secretary. Mr..
Hammond made a speech on the line
followed by all Republican spell-binders
since the early days of the late Mark
Hanna as Chairman OF the national Re
publican committee. and even ahead
of that. He claimed that everything
good in the way Of laws and admiuis-
trative ability had emanated from the
g. o. D., and that the Democrats were
responsible for all the ills that had af-
fiicted the country since the days when
party lines were first formed Incl
dentally, ne attributed the alleged pres
ent prosperity of the people of the
United states to the superior states
manship Of President Roosevelt.
The delegates and the spectators in
the galleries listened in silence TO Mr..
Hammond's talk, and It was not until
he made this declaration that there was
any announcement given him in the
way Of applause: 1--WE have now a
state ticket that we can all support,
and can rally around With enthusiasm. -
Delegates in various parts of the hall
started an irregular volley Of hand
clapping. which lasted but a moment
When MT. Hammond had finished his
talk a motion was made and adopted
that committees on credentials. perma-
nent organization and order of bust
ness and on resolutions be appointed,
each committee TO consist of one del
egate from each municipal ward and
two from the county. The following
were selected:
Credentials Committee.
First precinct, d. NJ. Bernheisel: Sec
ond precinct o. Y. Nichols: Third pre-
cihct F. J. Ajax: Fourth precinct. w
r. Hutchinson; Fifth precinct. James
Ingebretsen; county, A. ]. Cushing and
]. T. Terrence.
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton.
First precinct. Axel Steele: Second
precinct, Alex Buchanan: Third pre-
cinct, Jesse Goodfellows: Fourth pre-
cinct. Judge J. f. Prick: Fifth precinct.
William Edwards; county, w. f. limp
son and A. F. Williams
Committee on Resolutions.
First precinct. C. s. Kinney: Second
precinct. George. D. Dean: Third pre-
cinct, J. L. Raleigh; Fourth precinct.
James Jennings; Fifth precinct, NJ. NJ.
Kaighn: county, George 3. Squires and
Joseph NJ. Holt.
The committee then took a recess I'M
I'll o'clock TO enable the committees to
deliberate and prepare their reports.
At the beginning Of the afternoon
session Assistant County Attorney
James Ingebretsen read the report of
hn s~rr a = -
time of writing the report credentials
were missing from the Eighty-siXth
and Ninetieth districts, but they were
supplied before its adoption, which
gave the convention $50 accredited
votes. The report recommended that
the delegates be apportioned among
the election districts as provided in
the call for the county convention is
sued by the Republican county com
mittee.
Frick For Permanent Chairman.
W. f. Timpson, chairman, read the
report Of the committee on permanent
organization and order of business.
The report recommended the following
as permanent officers of the conven-
ton: Chairman, J. +. Frick; seCTe-
tary. d. NJ. Haigh assistant secretary,
James NJ Campbell; sergeant at arms.
Peter s. COndie; assistants, Samuel
Parry and A. 3. Elder; reading clerks,
James F. Smith and r. G. Schulder.
The recommendation was made that
the nominations be made in the fol-
lowing order: Auditor, sheriff. recor-
der. clerk, treasurer, assessor. sur
veyor. attorney, commissioners for
long and short terms; three state SEN
ators and ten members of the house Of
representatives.
Judge G. F. Goodwin move5 that the
order of nominations as given il the
report be discarded and that those
given in the call for the convention
substituted. This motion was carried
under division of the house. The order
in the call was: County commission
ers, county clerk, county treasurer,
sor, county auditor, county recorder,
county surveyor; fifteen members of
the Republican county committee, two
from each of the five municipal wards
of Salt Lake City and five from the
county outside of Salt Lake City;
three state senators for the Sixth SEN
atorial district and ten representatives
for the Eighth representative district
A committee composed of James F.
Smith and n. T. Tlmpson was ap
pointed to escort Judge Frick to the
SldIu- JuIBe HIlCh Sdlu lse uluu III
tend making a speech, as he did not
deem the occasion as requiring an
Oratofical effort from kim. He held
up a heavy carpenters hammer and
said he proposed TO use il on the dele
gates. if necessary, in maintaining or
der.
Platform is Presented.
Following Judge Fricks brief talk
c. $. Kinney. chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions. read the report
of that committee, which was confined
to the proposing of the following as
the platform Of the convention:
The Republicans Of Salt Lake county in
convention assembled resolve as follows:
First-We reaffirm our devotion to the
Republican party and its principles.
Second-We heartily endorse the action
of the national Republican convention in
placing in nominal ion thai sterling patriot
and leader of mon Theodore Roosevelt
for president and the great senator from
Indiana. Charles ". Fairbanks, for vice
president.
Third-We hereby endorse the platform
adopted By the national Hepublican con-
vention at Chicago. and the platform
adopted by our Republican state con-
Nention.
Fourth-In appealing for support. for
the nominees Of this convention for
county officers. and for members of the
est. efficient and economical adninistFa-
ton of our county affairs during the
past two years. ana aIsO 10 the import
ance OF electing a majority Of Republicans
10 the next legislative assembly. TO the
end that Utah shall be represented in the
senate OF the United states by senator
in harmony with the administration. and
who viii give an uncomPromising support
10 the policies of the Republican party.
Fifth=That we emphaticaily declare our
opposition to any union of church and
state and 20 the interference OF any
church. either directly or indirectly. in
political affairs. or in he control OT man
SiNth-We cau upon an citizens who
regard the interest OF the state az para
mount 10 tEat OF factions or individuals
90 support the candidates CT the &c publ
can party, national. state ard county and