The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-13
MANY NAMED FOR
COUNTY OFFICES
Both Parties Have Long List Of
EIigibIes.
SOME OF MEN WHO ASPIRE
SEVERAL PRETTY CONTESTS AL
READY UNDER WAY.

With the state conventions out Of the
way local politicians are now giving
their attention 20 the makeup Of the
county and legislative tickets. In ad-
dition to the state and national ticket
a full list of county legislative and
precinct officers viii be elected this
fall
The Democratic county convention
viii meet in the salt Palace theatre
at 10 o'clock On the morning of Sept.
% The delegate0 from the city, en-
bracing districts ] - 80. will meet at
$3.50 on the same day for the purpose
OF nominating justice OF the peace
and a constable for Salt Lake pre-
cinct.
The Republican county. convention
viii extend through two days. The
county ticket will be put up on Sept.
- and the legislative ticket on the
following day. The withdrawal of
Kearns from the senatorial race, II is
thought, VIII have tie effect of making
the fight for places Oh the legsla-
tive ticket much less exciting than il
would have been had he remained in
the field.
Democrats For Legislature
salt Lake county will elect three
The lower house. Democrats mentioned
in connection with the nominations for
senator are w. G.. ,Nebeker. l.. w.
Sloan. \. i. Lovey and G. A Quig-
ley. Among those spoken OF as caudi-
dates for places on tie list OF nomina-
lions for the lower house are Isaac
Coon OF Pleasant Green. Mahonri
Spencer Of TaylOrsville, w B. Ennis of
Draper. John L. Nebeker, George &.
Tlfenr fw fIpOrca np1.ra 4 I Olepn =
y. Hamer. a. b. NlargetJs. Thomas
Morris, Walter Lewis. AlOnzO Hyde.
Arthur +. Thomas of Salt Lake, George
Gardner of West Jordan, George lay
Tor Of Mill Creek.
There will be two county commits
sioners to elect. Democrats are talk
Ing of j. A. Cunningham. Stephen
Hays, NicoI Hood, W. J. Horne and
Hugh Watson in connection VITA the
nominations.
For the nomination for county clerk
Albert J. Scare and Perley A. Hill are
candidates. s. II. Lynch and l.. II.
Young are candidates for the Demo-
cratic nomination for treasurer. while
Orson Rumel and John Holt are spoken
of as candidates for the nomination
for recorder. Candidates for the nOunl-
nation for county auditor on the Demo-
cratic ticket do not appear To be nu-
merous. Friends Of G.. 3. Blakely are
talking Of him, although he has not
announced himself Joseph Pitt and B.
=. Quinn viii likely be the men TO
fight for the nomination for assessor
G. s. Wilkes and Edward Nissel Will
|, probably be candidates for the nomina-
ton for county surveyor. For the NOM
nation Cor sheriff the field Is large,
including A. Z. Cummings. John r.
HoweIs. Joseph Barlow j. Is. Bur
hidge John B. CummOck and John
Holly. The name of Henry G. Lund is
mentioned for the nomination for
county attorney.
Ben l. Johnson and G. ]. Bengtzen
are candidates for the nomination for.
city justice of the peace and Samuel
Allen Of the Second precinct is out for
the nomination for constable.
Many Republicans Anxious.
The Republicans will likely choose
their senators from a list including o.
H Hewlett George y. Lawrence, \. L.
Hamlin. s. IT. Love. and d. O. Ride
out. ir For the Republican nOmina-
tons for the lower house the names Of
w NJ Mcmillan. ". l.. Dunn. G. II.
Cromer. William Shovel, T T. Grit
fiths. William Edwards. Thomas Hull,
Captain Fred Palmer. r. W. Kelly, A.
r. Sanford. W. NJ. McCrea, l.. n.
Lightfoot. James Cahoon, William Nc
Rea, D. b. Brinton ana c. e. Marks
are mentioned.
County commissioner, II. n Standish
viii be d candidate for denomination.
Others mentioned are Wright Picker
ing, John G. Mackey, f. d. Miller J.
y Sharp jr.. and Charles COtttrell jr.
Candidates for the nomination for
treasurer on the Republican ticket are
County Treasurer W. o. Carbis. ]. A.
Groesbeck. jr.. G. ID. Rooklidge and W.
H FarBsworth For the nomination
for assessor w. NJ. Mainland e. b.
Bitner and G. NJ. Brown are candidates.
County Auditor /. NJ. Fisher appears
10 have The field to himself thus far in
his effort 10 secure a denomination,
Farley =. Christensen, y. b. Irvine and
-. II. WCnger are candidates for nom
ination as county attorney j. 3.
Swenson and L. NJ LeProhon are seek
ing the nomination for county survey
5 or while Sheriff c. Frank Emery. John
y Smith, ir., and W. :. Naylor viii
cndeavor 10 win the nomination FOR
sheriff.
Eldred9e After James.
T. L Eidrcdge, jr.. viii endeavor t.
wrest the nomination for county e,eyll
away from John James. the present Us