Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-16
ALMA ELDREDCE IS CHAIRMAN.
Yields the Gayel and Makes a Neat
Speech, Urging Convention to
Nominate Good Men.
PROPOSITION FROM DEMOCRATS.
Ask for a Conference to Keep Judiciary
Out Of Politics EichnOr's
Memory HOnOred,

The Republican judicial convention,
made up Of 1866 delegates, was called
"a order In Judge Morse's court room
ntiOl5 this morning, Chairman George
\. Lawrence welding the savel The
car was read by Secy, Farley ?. Chris
Jensen, after which Chairman Law
renee announced as the temporary
officers Of the convention, Hon. Alma
Tldredge Of Summit county as CHAIR
man, James G. Brown Of Tooele as sel-
rotary and 3. ID, Blackmarr Of Salt
Lake as sergeant-at-arms
Chairman Eldredge in a neat speech,
then welcomed the delegates to the
convention and said that the citizens
Of the Third judicial district of the
state OF Utah had selected them to dis
charge an important duty sand he.
"The courts are measures which per-
haps come as near to the homes OF the
people as any branch Of our govern
ment, and II is therefore highly neces-
sary that we select the very best men
possible for the positions which it is
our duty and privilege to ILL.,"
Mr. Eldredge called attention to the
class Of men who should be selected for
the places referred to and said that
the judiciary called for broad-minded
men, men who had become so through
experience. I'VE meet here as Repub-
lcans Of the Third judicial district
said me, the history OF whose expert
ence I'm the past has taught US to APP
point the very best men in the COM
mnlty for these positions The iu-
dietary OF the Third judicial district
should be as high as the mountain
tops, therefore we should select men to
whom We can point with pride. and
whose conduct shall be a light unto the
American people. The district attorney
too. should be a man fearless i'm the
pursuit Of criminals, no matter to what
sect party or class or people they be-
long
w, l. Snyder then moved that tho
chair appoint committees on creden-
uals permanent organization and or
der OF business and resolutions. each
committee To consist OF five members.
me motion was amended so as to pro-
wac Tor the appointment of committee
men ny the respective delegations, each
bers. The amendment carried and IN,
delegations proceeded to select their
Committeeman, the names reported be-
Ing as follows
COMMITTEES NAMED.
Credentials--Joseph MaoKnight. First
precinct; Robert Smith Second prp-
[lnet' Or d, $. Wright, Third precinct;
George w, Meyer Fourth precinct. ].
IT, Gibson, Fifth precinct, William II.
Jones salt Lake county, w. G. Fisher
summit county W. S, Marks, Tooele
county
Permanent Organization and order Of
huslness-J b, Moreton First precinct.
D. j.. Meyers, Second precinct: r. A.
CaIlster Third precinct. bismarck
snyder Fourth precnct w. NJ Me-
Srea Fifth precinct, Elmer Hin. Salt
Lake county, l., b Wight, Summit
county, James G, Brown, Tooelc coun-
Rosomuons-C. G, Gauen, First pre-.
yyI''l, ~ d. Eardley. Second precinct:
II. j.. Booth Third precinct; Lindsey
i'osers Fourth precinct Judge Loot
uouroW Fltth precinct, j. W. Cahoon
haIt Lake county; John b. Gordon,
Iooele county,
'ONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
-, \ communication from the Democra.
tc convention asking for the appoint
m.eht 81 committee to confer with
Henl respecting the nomination OF dis.
NOl Judges was then read By the Sec
!e'"ry' a motion TO appoint commit
zee on four for this purpose was vigor.
"uSy opposed by some. but after an
.aru'st plea by w, !. Snyder askins
lnal the communicate on be given re-
tpeettul consideration, the motion pre-
vailed and The chair appointed tho fol.
m"Ing. Lindsey Rogers, Salt Lake:
- H. Roberts, Bingham; Peter Clegg.
looeIe' H. y. Wight summit
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
The committee on resolutions then re-
aII'lgu the Following, which was adopt
el ny a rising vote:
,u5ii99e Republican party Of the Third
judicial district In convention assem-.
nled do hereby adopt the following reso.
luton by standing vote
Wheeras, on April s, 1904, the Al
rtIsl'y called TO his final resting place
,,liunt' Dennis G, Elchnor, the able dis
,'., attorney for this district, a stall. |
"o'l republican, distinguished ciu- |
s. h OF our state, a kind husband and
l'J4et, therefore
-, use u resolved, THAT this convention
~ St.t tne Republican party OF this judicial
~ t ,bs' express their high apprecIa ton |
,ip.ue sterling worth Of our departed |
,vuV," republican as n public servant
SloT1u oll2en and kind husband and |
,or b5e u further resolved, That we az.
,o, t 10 hls family Oui pIoluuuuust SYM |
ststey a4a SORROW in theirs and the |
'''te OF Utahs loss.
HENRY SHIELDS, Chairman"
CREDENTIALS REGULAR.
che ne committee on credentials. by |
NJ 81 W. Meyer, chairman, reported |
tbo ttaIegddentials regular, with proxies IN |
pa AZ iS''lt9Wing districts; 8, g., 70, 20, a.
H." Oh and 52. It also recommended |
T., tn't no proxy be admitted exoeptins
" tue precincts an exception being |