The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-11

Sheriff-.Tohu +. Howels.
Clerk-Albert j. Scare.
Auditor-Max R. Brothers.
Recorder-Stephen L. Moyle.
Attorney-Ashby Snow,
Surveyor-George NJ. Bacon.
Assessor-James 4. Lynch.
The dove of peace, represented by
woodpecker, lowered over the dellbera-
tions of the church Democratic county
convention IN the Salt Palace, Wednes-
day. From whence the woodpecker
came, nobody knows, but this sole and
lonely representative of that species OF
birds, whose haunts are always to he
found in dead timber, flew bitner and
thither throughout the day, every now
and then driving his bill against the
woodwork with resonant, hammering
and foreboding sound, that awakened
among the delegates the thought of
Nov. i ami what it will bring to them.
Warns Up Little.
The convention. taken as whole,
was tame, although the fight over the
Commissionerships and Sheriff were
full of excitement and tended to re-
lieve the monotony into which the gath
eriug had fallen.
The Commissionership contest opened
with the nomination Of John Clark for
the long term and the attempt to Sc
Iect Mr.. Clark by acclamation. Mr..
Clark, however, ran for Mayor on an
independent ticket some wears ago,
aud defeated William H. Dale, who
was a party idol at that tune, and
many delegates in the convention had
not forgotten that fact, For this rea-
son there were many who did not pro-
pose to swallow Mr.. Clark S nomination
without protest The effort to nomi
nate MIR. Clark by acclsmation having
failed at Grst, L, Z. Hall, former
Commissioner, was named. Mr.. Hall,
however, promptly withdrew, and a sec
ond motion that Mr.. Clark be named
by accl3mation prevailed.
For the short term there was beau
tiful mix.up. The nominees were L. f.
Hall of Salt Lake. Frank Howe of
South Cottonwood, j. III. Brinton of Big
Cottonwood, and Thomas II. Quillan of
Bingham. Joe IIibbard, in a speech
on behalf of Quillan, declared that the
county did not want Brinton. because
he was n Mormon. At the same time,
there were demands for the selection
of man from The county, the declars
ton being made that the ticket could
not be elected without the help of the
county.
The first ballot did not result III 4
choice, and second ballot was ordered
Before this ballot was taken Howe and
Brinton withdrew. and this left Mr..
Hall and Mr. Quillan to fight it out
al ~, al, I.on
Quillan won, with 242 votes to Hall
2S5.
Howells the Winner
For Sheriff. the nominees were John
f Howells, former Sheriff; Michael
Mauss, Arthur +. Cummings and w. j.
Horne. 1t took two ballots 10 decide
the contest, Howells being the winner.
The unanimity with which quar-
tette Of prominent men got from under
nominations for the Senate, or thought
they were getting from under them,
was remarkable In the order named,
Frank b. Stephens, John Dern, Noble
Warrum aud Richard z. Morris abso-
lutcly declined to allow their names to
go before the convention. Judge Will
liam II. King made a personal appeal 10
Mr.. Stephens 70 permit the use of his
name hut Mr., Stephens again insisted
that it would be impossible for him to
accept the nomination. were II rendered
TO him. Judge King then sought solace
in the presentation OF the name of Phil
liz s. Maycock. prominent Young
Mormon attorney. and an attempt tp
nominate Maycoc& by acclamation was
made, but failed. Muycock, however,
won out on the ballot
When that clause of the platform
was read. "pointing with rride' to the
Of the Norris admin
istraiion, there was tumultuousH ar
plausc by Rulou s. Wells and +. $,
Ferustrom
There are fourteen Mormons aud
eight Gentiles on the ticket,
There were, of course, a number or
familiar faces in the assemblage--faces
that are always seen In church Demo
cratic gatherings-for example. Tommy
f. Thomas, Hugh Watson, Joe Pitt, ].