The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
Will Meet in Convention at
Salt Palace This
Morning.
SEVERAL LIGHTNING RODS
HAVE BEEN ERECTED
Two Nominations Will PrOba-
bly, Be Made by AcclamatiOn,
Auditor and Surveyor.

at 10 o'clock this morning. Attorney
W. w. Ray will be temporary chair
man: Stephen L. Richards, temporary
secretary, and Nicol Hood, temporary
sergeant- alarms.
Tho convention will bo called to or
der bv County Chairman NJ. Il. Gun
ninpham, who will probably predict
success at the polls, and the gathering
will then get busy.
There are number of men, hoping
for political tidal wave which Will
sweep them into Office. but the SUI
ply of tidal waves is about exhausted,
and there is virtually no hope of any
thing of that character for the church
Democrats this fall
The present outlook is that Max Il.
Brothers will be nominated by accla-
nation for Auditor. IT also is probable
that George NJ. Bacon, former Assls-
administration, will be nominated by
acclamation for Surveyor. Harry :.
Harper appears to have clnch upon
the nomination for Justice of the
Peace. A list of the leading candidates
follows:
State enators-Richard 2. Morris,
las. II. Moyle. b. J. Stewart, William
Iglehart and Frank B, Stephens. -,
The Lower House-Thomas H. Quill
Ian. of Bingham; Neils Lind. of Bin"-
ham Junction; Frank Howe, of Muir
raw; Theodore Tobiason, of Forrest
Dale; Mahonry Spencer, Of Taylors-
vile; Samuel Russell, of District 24;
Albert Sidney Brown, w. n. Dale, w.
II. BrammeL, D. o; Wiley, Jr, stephen
water, Joseph Hyde, Henry G, Lund,
II. K Russell, Josenh Z. Caine.
Commissioners-John Clark, I. +.
Hall. George 4. Whitaker, Frank
Howe and w. j. Horne
Treasurer. H. Young and Joseph
County Clerk-Georgo D, Pyper and
County Attorney-Ashby Snow and
County Recorder-stephen L. Moyle
and Thomas Aston.
County Auditor-Max r. Brothers.
Sherih-Johr F. Howells, Arthur F,
Cummings, Michael Mauss.
Assessor-J. Z. Lynch, w. j. Horne.
Surveyor-George M. Bacon
Justice of the Peace-Harry 5. Har"
per and Martin Lindsay.
The Board of County Commissioners
met Tuesday afternoon and appointed
T. L. Eldredge, Jr., the County Clerk,
custodian OF the voting machines be
longing to the county. Mr. Eldredge
also will have charge of the cIty's ma
chimes until after election. y voting
machine was delivered Tuesday after
noon to each of the party headquarters,
These will be set up and will be used
10 instruct voters that call at the head
quarters During the present week the
machines will be distributed THROUGH
out the city, one In each voting DIS
trict so that the people may have
ample time to become thoroughly ac-
iol pF
chimes before election day.
Postmaster James Glove, of Provo,
was in the city "on business Tues
day. His business, he declared, had
nothing whatever to do with politics,
he spent considerable portion Of his
time at church Republican State head
quarters,
IT. Bullen, Jr, candidate fol- State
Senator from Cache county was IN
the city Tuesday, and dro"0ed into
church Republican State headquarters.
candidate. and this is what took him
up TO sub Chairman Salisbury s. cold
storage plant.
The Utah public should now begin
10 get ready for what 1t is about to
Is arranging his itinerary.
The church Democratic State com
mittee is now arranging an itinerary
for the Democratic speakers, but Chair
man Martineau and Secretary Clark
say that the matter II not yet IN tan
gible form.
There was an amusing incident at
the Republican county convention Mon
day. Daniel McRae, a good brother,
:. OF brother in the Mormon church, as
the case may be, was a candidate for
nomination for the lower house of
the LegisIature-and got it. w. NJ.
McCrea, Assistant United States At
same as the Mormon brother, but
spelled differently, was promenading
about the hall, when he WAS ap-
preached by several delegates, who
shook him warmly by the hand, called
him ''Brother McRae," and wishc4
him success. Mr. McCrca blushingl-
confessed that an error had been made
and esta blished his identity, much TO
the confusion of the brethren.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the
American party Will hold meeting Mt
the home of Mrs A, l.. ellison, 549
South Seventh East, this Wednesday
evening, october ~ All American
women are cordially invited to attend
Members of committees and candidates
will be present and a pleasant evening
Is assured.
Several persons. names unknown. are
reported TO be soliciting funds for the
American party, These parties have
no authority whatever TO solicit funds
and the American committee will be
glad TO have the names reported by
phone whenever the alleged solicitors
appear.
Third ward delegates TO the church
Democratic county convention met al
the residence Of John W. Haslam. 54t
West Third North street, last evening
TO organize for the convention. Pearey
A. Hill was named as ward chairman
and John Holley, Thomas Morris ans
John D. Reid were selected as mem