The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
NOMINATE MEN
FOR THE COUNCIL
Continued from Page I.
NAME NEW TIMBER
IN THE SECOND WARD

Fred w Price. commissioner OF the
state. bureau of statictics removed his
cigarette with Il graceful swing Just as
Inc town clock struck the hour. of nine
last evening and announced that the Sec
Ond ward Republican convention had
passed into history. This was after john
w Ekman had been nominated for the
short term ia the council, and john w
Currie for the long term.
Four men were placed in the field fer
councllmanic honors. They were L. j.
Wood. present incumbent, who was named
by j. j. Meyer In a bright little speech
pointing out what the Democratic admin
iStratiOn has done In the past two years
and giving Mr. Wood credit for the great
er part of il; Harrison Il. Jenkins. who
was trOtted out by Seth PiNton IN another
neat speech: John w. Currle, who was
named by J. J. Curtis. Mr.. Curtis pointed
out the ma gnificent prospects ahead of the
city and did not seem 60 realize That he
was making a first class Democratic
speech. John W. Ekman was placed IN
the face by Fred ". Price, who surrend-
cred the Craftsmanship Of the convention
for that purpose. This was the speech OF
the evening. both as 10 volume and
length. There were the usual secohdihs
The first ballot resulted in Sils votes
for CurTie; 66la for Wood; 66ia for Ekmani
claimed the candidate of the convention
for the long term. At this point 1t looked
like nice race between Ekman and
Wood for the short term. but Wood quit
J.
Of jenkins and pulled him out of ths
scrimmage. J. }. Meyer in an impas-
stoned speech, swore eternal allegiance 10
the G. o. P. and at the same time with.
drew the name of L. j. Wood. This leIi
Mr. Ekman alone in the field and he was
nominated by reclamation.
Dean and Wood Repudiated.
This reputation of both Dean and Wood
| Is taken 10 mean that they are entitled
/ 10 no credit for the progress of the past
| TWO years. There was a slate framed uI
TWO weeks ago with Jenkins and Currlt
as trOtting mates. The nomination of Elk
man broke the slate. Friends of Jenkins
and Wood said after the convention that
/ neither would have accepted the shor
| term.
Fred j. Price was chairman of the meet
| ing; Albert 5. Reiser was secretary; Al
| yah Stout was chosen member of tEt
credentials committee OF the city cOnVen
| ton. John DeGrey Dixon, the committed
| on permanent organization and order o.
| business; and +. H. Eardiey, the commit
/ tee on platform and resolutions. j. J
| GreeneWald and Joseph A. Anderson Weri
! chosen city committeeman.
| Jacob ]. GreeneWald. surveyor of TIT
| port of Salt Lake, was the orator Of thu
| convention He delivered seven oratiOn
III addition to a few remarks at odd timei
| on divers subjects. In one Grafton n
! warned the delegates TO put no man OF
/ guard who WasnOt a Republican WithOu
| a flaw This shot seemed TO have beer
/ aimed at lNO-lNlfuS OF the colFGlttOll
| Each man looked at his neighbOr and thel
/ seemed 10 pull farther away. In anOthe
| Grafton Greenewald told of what pow
erful man his friend Senator 1homa
| kearns is, what great party he is build
| ing up and how il would not do to snee
/ at his party. In still another Grafton h
| appealed to Democrats to come over &
( the Republican party as they did las
I year and promised that all would b
| Well
As to candidates John ". Currie j
| an assayer and Gentle: John ". HNmal
lives on Sixth South near West Temple
| Ekman lives on First South near Eight
| West.