Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-10
FIGHT FOR COMMISSIONER.
County Delegates Started Trouble
And Declared City Wanted
Too Much.
Indications Point to Lively Contest
Between Mauss, HowclIs and Cum.
mings for Position OF Sheriff.

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season for fall conventions, and the
Democrats are having their way OF IL
In the Salt Palace. No nominations
were made at the morning session, and
Il IL not likely that they win begin un-
III after o'clock this afternoon
The feature Of the opening work was
caucus of the country delegates,
after the main convention had adj
journed. in which a determined effort
was made to frame up country slate
that should demand recognition from
the city delegates The position OF
county commissioner was where the
center Of battle held forth. Dslssatss
present declared the city wanted both
OF the nominations, and were not will
ing TO give the county any OF them.
THIS was declared to be unfair, and
motion was made TO vote the country
delegates solid for a nominee for coun-
- commissioner, the various oand-
yates to settle among themselves who
the lucky man should be
At this caucus II was also decided TO
try and put up solid front for four
members Of the lower house of the leg
islature and one senator if possible.
Most OF the city precincts caucussed
during the noon recess ana pledged
their support 10 favorites, or 10 back
UP the interests OF some candidate
from their respective precincts.
ONE NEW FEATURE.
One feature OF the convention was
a new one. The University Of Utah
seems TO have heavy Democratic
leaning among its faculty AZ least
eoodlS band OF the wise men were
| there, some of them with the badges
| Of delegates upon their scholastic
| breasts and some merely as very IN
terested spectators They iiocked
particularly around prospective candi-
| dates Tor the lower house and their
tasofites seemed 20 be fheo TobiasoI
OF Forest Dale. Samuel Russell OF Dis
lEet %, WIN Ray of Salt Lake,
! stephen l.. Richards Of Salt Lake aud
murray, 9. i. Overfeld OF the Y. NJ.
! C. A., Mahonri Spencer Of Taylors-
| vile, Frank Howe Of Murray ana
| W. II. Bywater.
AS 70 how the ticket viii look when
II Is hnaily IN the field there is no
definite forecast possible Philip :
Maycock and Frank H. stephens ara
unwilling candidates for the senate.
upon whom 1t IS said glue covered
nominations viii fall In the hope they
VIII stick.
FIGHT FOR SHERIFF.
Michael Mauss is ny with his tull
toree nom Murray, determined 10 win
OUT IN the contest for sheriff, aud
John Howells Is playing the usual
game Of being candidate with Mr.
Cummings, his old running mate.
FOR treasurer II looks good for l.. H.
Young. and other probable nominees
are Albert J. Scare for county clerk, or
Michael Cunningham; for country re-
eorder, $. l.. Richards. for commits
sloners, John Clark and some one from
the open field, with fight on between
e~y and county members; for county
attorney Ashby Snow or D. o. Wiley,
Jr.: for surveyor Geo. NJ Bacon, ami
for assessor, ] T.. Lynch
CANDIDATES BUSY.
Al 10 o'clock. the hour for ASSEM-
bling, the delegates began to arrive,
taking their station or the salt Palace
steps and threshiug over the situation.
Candidates began TO get busy with
their printed slips asking for votes.
and for an hour the front steps resem-
bled an iupromptu family reunion or
sOcIal handshakipg bee.
The interior decorations were un-
changed except by the addition OF a
picture OF William Jennings Bryan,
the Democratic unterrified and peerless
leader.
Held's band started to play elusive
music NJ 10 80 but It was half an hour
more before the delegates could be In
duced to come inside ana sit down.
HARPER FOR JUSTICE.
Before the regular proceedings OF the
began. the Salt Lake City
delegates met for the purpose OF nom
mating a justice OF the peace and
Although an early hour had
been named BY the committee. the
meeting was wen attended and there
was much enthusiasm manifested, For
the position OF justice Of the peace.
Atty. Bert Olson named Harry s. Har-
,er. while Martin \ Lindsay was NOM
mated by ex-Mayor Richard p. Morris.
liilando Pratt seconded the nomination.
u Mr.. Lindsay and Walter j. Sloan
ind ID. +. Collett spoke Ia behalf OF
w Harper. A ballot was taken. and
he result showed that Mr.. Harper had
cceiyed 200 votes. while his competition
rad SO. Before the result could be stat
q by County Chairman Cunningham.
vho had been elected chairman OF the
ity convention Mr., Lindsay arose Rnd
moved that the nomination OF Mr.. Har-
table namely. Samuel Allen and ne
But one name was mentioned for con-
,er be made unanimous.
vas nominated by reclamation.
CUNNINGHAMs SPEECH.
At Ave minutes past III County
Chairman Cunningham pounded his
yavel for order after spirited tune
rom Held's band. He asked the lob
,ying delegates 10 come in and be seat
q as quickly az possible. which they
I'D In 10 minutes
Fellow Democrats" he said when
Re obtained n hearing I'VE are here
% name the next officers for Salt Lake
'ounty. A nomination in this conven-
ion today Is equivalent TO election at
he polls next November This is IN
he air II Is a matter OF cougratula-
Ion that while the party is out OF
over In the nation, IN the state and
n the city. yet the air Is charged with
prophecy o. Democratic victory"
CALL rs READ.
II took Chairman Cunningham three
minutes to say this and he then called
n Rollin w. Dole. Democratic county
ecretsry. 10 read the call.
Secy. Rollin w Dole read the docu-