The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-09
MACHINE SLATE
REMAINS INTACT
Efforts TO Break 1t in Church
Republican Convention
Fail.
SM00T GANG TOO STRONG
FOR THE BETTER ELEMENT
Emery RenOminated for Sheriff
in Face of Strenuous
Opposition.

Clerk. q. Eldredge, Jr,, in
cumbent, by acclamation.
Recorder-Pcrcy O. Perkins. in
cumbent, by acclamation
Treasurcr-John \. Groesbeck, .Jr.,
by acclamation
Sheriff. Frank Emery, in
Attorney-Willard Hanson, pres.
cnt deputy
Anditor-Frank Higginbotham, pres.
ent deputy, by acclamation
Surveyor-Joscpb r, Swenson, in
cumbent, by acclamstiou.
AssessoT-Campbell NJ, Brown, in
cumbent.
Commissioners-A. W. Carlson. four
year term; ]. B, Cosgriff, two'yesr
State Senators-Beuncr X Smith
and ". y, Williams.
Represen :. Joseph,
Harry j. Robinson, c. Z. Marks, Pres
ton d. Richards, Brigham Clegg,
John NJ. Mills. Briant s. Young,
John D. Cr1tchlow, Daniel McRae,
Nepbi United States Centennial Jen.
sen.
'The Slate Without Break,'' We'll
convention. held in the Salt Palace
Monday, be characterized in the
language Of President Joseph T. Smith:
Vote and sustain the men who have
been appointed over YOU
The slate went through, without n
break, There were attempts, and
vigorous attempts, at that, to break 1t,
but Apostle Smoot and his gang had
done their work too we'll TO have the
efforts Of weeks and months set at
naught by the murmuripgs of d few
malconteuts. ''
You have but TO look at the list Of
nominations in order to realize tine
thoronghness with which the machine
did its work, There IS Eldredge and
Perkins and Groesbeck and Eigein-
hotham and Swenson-all elected by ac-
clamauon. Then there is Emery. the
present Sheriff; Hanson, Deputy County
Attorney, and Campbell NJ, Brown.
present Assessor, all easily nominated
over the men who were placed before
the convention, in opposition TO them,
As was frequently heard, the re-
suit was "a victory for the courthouse
ring. There were frequent efforts TO
break the slate, but they svailed NOT.
The tirst attempt was made when c.
Frank Emery. present Sheriff, who is
serving his second term, was put for
ward for a third term nomination.
When The Tribune announced some
weeks ago that the candidacy OF
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Sharp was only
blind TO help Emery get third-term
domination, the statement was ridi-
culed, and Mr.. Emery took the pains
TO publicly announce that ne was not
n candidate FOR renomlnation- The re-
suit yesterday shows whether or not
The Tribune knew what it was talking
about.
Nomination Is Fought.
1t can be said 10 the credit of the
better element OF the convention, how
ever, that the nomination of Emery
was fought as vigorously as possible.
John Y. Smith. Jr.. nominee of the lu-
dependent Labor party, was pnt forth
against HIM, but the Smootlte ma
chine was too strong. and, despite
the strenuous objections hurled against
Emery, upon the ground that he was a
third term man, he won over Smith by
ford declared that the Americans
wanted Emery nominated, because they
were confident they could defeat him
easily. but the declaration was not
needed. An attempt TO make Emery
nomination unanimous was howled down
by smith 1TlcUus.
Another vigorous attempt to break
the slate was made when nominations
for Assessor were reached. Campbell
NJ Brown, the incumbent. was placed
before the convention, after which
strong fight was made for Maj. H. P.
Mytou, as against Brown. LET us
have some changes down at the city
delegate, but be was laughed at and
Brown won over Myton by vote of
800 TO 1lS.
One of the humorous incidents of the
convention was the motion Of Angus NJ,
Cannon, Sr.. that Emery be nominated
by acclamation, after Smith s name had
been presented \ delegate from the
county also caused considerable laugh
ter by scconding the nomination OF
Frank " Emery.
Chilly Proposition.
The convention, as whole. was a
chilly proposition. Ia the first place,
the hall was cold. and in the second
place, there was less enthusiasm than
has ever been seen in like convention
in salt Lake county.
While waiting for tho report of the
committee on platform and reso!u-
tions. Chairman Kaighp announced that
the committee could be reached by
teJophone No. 1928. SIS that Spry' s
or Cnlhster's olficc?' somebody called
nui There was no answer, 1t also
was suggested that Daniel Harrington
had broken into the committee, with an
anti.Smoot resolution, which might
have explained the delay in submitting
n report. but this suggestion was
treated with contempt
The opposition TO Emery. which
gatbcrcd IN the convention, broke into
y storm after the nomination of Emory,
and frequent declaratonS were heard to
the effect that Emery could not ba