The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-10
DEMOCRATS NAME
TICKET TODAY
Convention Scheduled for Salt
Palace This Morn
ing.
CONTESTS FOR THE PLACES
INTERESTING SESSION OF PARTY
MEN IS ASSURED.

The Democratic convention to NOM
mate candidates for legislative and
county offices will be called to order by
NJ F. Cunningham, chairman of the
county committee. at 10 o'clock this
morning in the Salt Palace theatre. A
half hour earlier precinct conventions
or caucuses will be held for the pur-
pose of naming members of the various
committees and for the transaction of
such other business of a preliminary
character as may be necessary.
VIII w. Ray. one of the best known
of the younger Democrats, has been
chosen to act as temporary chairman,
with S. l.. Richards as temporary sec
rotary and Nicol Hood as sergeant-at-
arms. 1t is hoped that the delegates
will assemble promptly, so that the i'm
portant business before the convention
can be proceeded with as rapidly as is
consistent with careful political work
The convention Will be. 1t Is an
nounced, Unhampered by any slate or
any attempt at machine domination.
Candidates for every office have been
suggested. but there viii be nothing to
prevent the delegates from expressing
their unbiased opinion as to the merits
of each. 1t will be distinctly a case of
the best man winning in each instance,
as far as the governing powers of the
party are concerned.
For state senators the names of Rich
ard p. Morris, James H. Movie. Jo-
seph e Caine and Frank B. Stephens
are under consideration. and other
names may be presented to the con-
vention.
Lower house possibilities are Neils
Lind of Bingham junction. Frank
Howe of Murray. Thee Tobiason of
Forest Dale, MahOnri Spencer of Tay-
lorSYille Samuel Russell of district 81.
Albert Sidney Brown, w. II. Dale, w.
II. Bramel D. o. Wiley. jr.. S. L.
Richards. w. w Ray, w H. Bywater,
Joseph Hyde, Henry G. Lund, II. X.
Russell, Ghauncey P. Oyerfield and y.
j. Sheckel.
County comnisisonership suggestions
are John Clark. l. Z. Hall George A.
Whitaker, Frank Howe and Thomas II.
Quillan of Bingham. Mr.. Quillan will
go into the convention with the solid
support of the Bingham delegation,
headed by A. w. Foreman. and a
strong fight will be made to land one
OF the nominations for him.
L. H. Young and ]. B. Toronto have
the race for the treasurership apparent
Iy between them. Last night it looked
as if Albert ]. Scare, the nominee of
two years ago, would have little or no
ton. Ashby Snow and d. o. Wiley.
jr.. are entrants in the race for county
attorney S. L. MOyle and Thomas
Aston will run against each other for
recorder, and for auditor Maxwell r.
Brothers. who has done valiant service
for the party, does not seem to have
any opposition.
The race for sheriff promises to be
very interesting. John F. Howells. Ar
thur F. Cummings and Michael Mauss
are the candidates, and each of the
three has friends who Will do all they
can to win the nomination for their ia
vorite The race will belong to any
body until the votes have all been
counted.
J. z. Lynch and w J. Horne are in
the field for the assessOrship. This bat
tie too, promises to be most interesting
For city justice of the peace the rivals
are Harry Harper and Martin S. Lind
say Both candidates are well and ia
VOrably known.