The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29

nominated when there seemed to be no
hope of election He was nominated be-
cause he represented the highest type OF
manhood. He has been impartial in that
office; he is a gentleman, and we can
make no mistake II we again nominate
John s. CFitchlOw for city recorder.
John f.. HaiVorseu moved that the nom
nation be made by reclamation Amid
much applause this was carried
Non. is Long John herey inquired
Chairman Sloan.
There was no answer and some one pro-
posed that If the delegates should stand
he would be easily discernible. Mr.
CritchoW, however, was not at that time
1t was for the office of city treasurer
the next on the list-that the convention
was awaiting nominations. IL was eA-
pected that a contest would develop oM-
ing to the wide acquaintance OF Dotn can
didates and the fact that each by eNpe-
rience is so well qualified for the place
The expectations of the house were fully
realized, the contest bringing out more
oratory and secOnding speeches than any
other of the afternoon,
In nominating Mr.. Game for city treas
urer Committee Chairman Mat Thomas
spoke IN part as follows: a..
Il wish to nominate toIdV TO- civ
treasurer. a Young man who = u Toe
soil There is something about TINS vat
lev of ours that breeds truth ana strength
in men, l wish TO name 70 You 49,
a Young man who comes from ram
ilv of good men, who served his cOun-
trv in the army at a time when his
services were needed. lie tendereu ms
services; they were accepted IN the splIlt
i'm which they WTe given; Tor eight
months he was in company which
stood next to none of all ~the companies
of volunteers. He Is well experienced
i'm the duties of the office and well quail
flied for the position. | nominate Cap
tain Joseph Z. Game"
A motion that nominations be closed
was made, but from several quarters
came protests. Mr. Thomas at once
asked the chair that the motion be not
entertained. A second later Mr. Caine
himself added his objection. Mr.. Thomas
stated that neither he nor his cand'-
date wished TO show unfairness, know
ing that there was another candidate 10
be presented.
Attorney Cuthbert Olsen seemed to be
the head and center of the protest against
closing nominations and when the con-
vention came to order he arose 10 place
in nomination Stephen II. Lynch
He pointed out the qualifications or
his candidate for office, stating that ne
was controlled by no special institution
or man. If his candidate was elected
he would be prepared to devote his en-
tire time and energies 10 the duties of
his office.
Seconds came here and there. from
every portion of the house and every
ward. some for Game and some for
Lynch. Men who hold both Mr.. Game
in the highest esteem found themselves
on the floor asking that the convention
nominate one and regretting that the
other should be beaten.
Either one would suit me perfectly
well, but I'd a little rather have" and
thus many of the delegates would recon-
ellie their sentiments in the matter and
their own feelings with their votes.
"Ecclesiasticism" Here.
J. L. Priest and Bishop James F. Max
well, of the Forty-third district, each
made a secOnding speech, the former
in support of Lynch, the latter for
Game
ones name and the others office pro-
voked a sally from w. II. Dale, who
regretted the difference that had come
between the ecclesiastical authorities OF
the FOrty-third."
He then seconded the nomination of
When the nominations were declared
closed and Chairman Sloan called for
a ballot, theinteriOr of the opera house
became a mass of eager delegates, from
which arose a hum OF voices that almost
drowned the orchestra music. From the
balcony and gallery showered cards
bearing the names of the respective can
didates. 1t was seen that there was to
be the closest kind of fight and sat
house gave no more indication of where
the victory lay than did the anxiety
manifested by supporters of either can
didate as the fight went from par
quet to platform, from the carefully fig
uFed votes of each district to the as
sembled whole as it was noted by the
secretary.
Watch Vote Closely.
The First districts vote was sus-
picious for Game. 1t stood: Game, s;
Lynch. s.
Then came the Second with none for
Game and fourteen for Lynch.
From first 10 end il was a Gloss
race
Lynch maintained a lead until the
Fourth ward returns began to come in.
Every district in this ward gave Game
a majority vote.