Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-09

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Despite the unanimity and dispatch
With which they elected Hon. Thomas
Hull speaker OF the house, II took the
members OF that branch OF the State
legislature more than three hours Sat-
urday night TO agree upon the other
candidates for appointive offices, Fin
ally those named above were decided
upon and shortly before midnight the
caucus adjourned to begin its de-
lberatlons IN open session today,
The caucus was called to order short
" before . o'clock by Allen 7. Sanford,
secretary of the Republican state COM
mittee Representative George Austin
Of Utah county was elected chairman
end Representative Il. W. Fishburn
Of Boxelder secretary. All the Repub-
lean members were present
The business OF the caucus opened
with motion TO increase the number
Of committee clerks to four, This met
with some opposition and after the
motion had been withdrawn, Hon. II.
s Joseph Of Salt Lake nominated Hon.
Thomas Hull OF Salt Lake to succeed
himself az speaker OF the house. He
was seconded by Representative Miller
Of Emery, for a time candidate for
the same place. Mr.. Hull was elected
by acClamatlon.
Representative w. NJ. McCrea of Salt
Lake nominated w, E, Vgus of Salt
Lake for chief clerk There being no
other candidates Mr., Vigus was chosen
by reclamation.
Representative Hawley nominated
Charles j, Olson of SEWER for minute
clerk, The nomination was made
unanimous.
For enrolling and engrosslng clerk
representative Hull named Mrs. Elsie
Jarrett wife Of Representative w.
H. Barrett OF Beaver county. Mr.. Bar
fett who is now a resident of Utah
county, is seriously III and the selec-
ton OF Mrs, Barrett was made by ac-
tlamation, as a recognition OF the able
and faithful services OF her husband.
Alexander IL, Carr of Salt Lake and
James I. Law Of Cache were named for
docket clerk. Mr.. Law won on the
nrst ballot, the vote being 81 TO II.
For Sergeant-at-arms Herman snow
OF Utah won over s. r. Gee OF Tooele,
Dr. T, S. Wordsworth OF Morgan and
George Roberts OF summit
There was quite a scramble for the
position Of assistant sergeant-at-arms,
out after considerable talk on the part
Of friends OF the respective candidates,
John Carlson OF Sanpete was elected.
Inc other aspirants We're Andrew Lind
Say OF Wasatch and l.. j. Larson OF
Salt Lake.
,,ior Waterman William Memmott OF
Willard, w. I. Hopkins OF Cache, James
SSheiheld Of BoXelder and Albert De
long OF Garfield were presented Shelf
held won on the second ballot, receiv-
ing Is votes.
william J., seeley OF Emery, Robert
ball OF Utah, John Ingebrtsen Of We
yer ana John 4, Beckstead OF Salt Lake
were presented as candidates for mes
Mhgers. Seely and Ingebretsen won
each ~ '''N'
DaVld Hess OF Davis defeated N. X.
rainier OF Kane for chaplain, receiving
" OF the votes cast.
andrew Lindsay OF Wasatch, Albert
ne Long OF Garfield, Ernest Nichols of
gToab, Thomas Hin Of Utah, Alexander
Davls OF Pluto, Charles M. Ahlstrom
91L ron w. 4. Hopkins OF Cache, w. ID.
fIowel ana James Bradley, OF Salt
st]Ae' were presented as candidates for
ttoorkeepers, Powell and Bradley are
eoolh eolored men and both were said
nave the state committees endorse
neut Tor the place. Powell proved the
ssuohser ana won out on the first ball
az Az win 80 votes. Two additional ballots
o,u not select the other doorkeeper and,
u motion, Ahlstrom, who was the high
"an was given the place.
rsMisS Cora Snyder OF Summit, Miss
p plhe Void of Morgan. Miss Angie
~ %s''slqrd OF Salt Lake Miss Anna Lloyd
W., IMt Lake and John II. Hooper of
,,voer We're. presented as candidates for
,,a,hiule clerks. Miss Void, Miss Rlck.
!yrd and Mr.. Hooper were chosa,, a.,