The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-30

amendment to insert clause reon;r;n :
an lndorsement of the State Republicon
candidates, which carried. 1'-i'a
Mattson Is Winner.
Momlnations for County Clerk be;ro
caled Tor, w, j. Critchiow addrossn
the convention and named David Mt
son, the incumbent, The nominaf;on
was warmly seconded by DR.. Powers
l.. - nenuershot and others, one dele,
with David Mattson, 'o"S
Inomas Il. Mckay named Samue, G.
Dye OF Rlverdale. The nominaiion ws. 10
seconded by two, but without entbu'
| elasm "' ehtnu-
on The first ballot Mattson had 15a
| Yetes and Dye Y, and in a wild scene
- enthusiasm, the nomination for Clerk
Dye. LOU Illuminated
Nominations for the four-years com.
mnIlsSIonershlp mI being called for, Bishop
| ", l.. Stewart of Warren named Osror
.. Madson, present Commissioner. To-
sePh Flfe OF Riverdale, II. J. Cragun
ana FRANK Moore were named and tho
,ioi,ilhations nom, closed. Before the first
ballot Moore and Fife withdrew their
names. At this point Madsen was nom
lot. pai
Joseph B. Wallace, the present Re-
corder, was nominated by acclamation
to succeed himself.
Nominations Tor Commissioner for
two years were called for. Alex Rarie
was named and So were Joseph Fifc
Frank Moore and Billy Wilson, The
lqtter was nominated by George NJ.
Hanson, who said Billy Wilson never
was defeated and if nominated wonI1
not be defeated this time Z. l.. Tay
OF Statewide was named.
Fight of Convention.
The fight Of the convention was on
this office and hard combination had
been organized against Mr.. Wilson. On
the hrst ballot Wilson had 80 votes
and 10 was necessary to choice. Fay
and Rarlc withdrew before the second
6l votes and the race was between him
and the man of the Hermitage, with |
Fife still an active fighter.
On the second ballot Wilson lost |
seven votes and came out with SO |
votes against Sc for Moore and 81 for
Fife. Fife then withdrew from tho
contest and amid wild and disorderlv |
scene 1t was apparent that Moore would |
carry the convention with a rush.
The result of the final ballot was
l21 for Moore, SO for Wilson, and the
father of good roads who has served
Weber county so faithfully and efici-
emily for SO many years, was turned
down.
Alma D. Chambers was nominated as
County Treasurer TO succeed himself,
by acclamation.
office of Sheriff and Mr.. Sebring re-
;eived the nomination by acclamatiop.
MIR. SebrinS has been in the Sheriff s
)tiice for some years and when Sheriff
Bailey resigned this year, Mr.. Sebring
was appointed by the Commissioners
% the Office.
For Attorney f. S. Farnsworth, n.
J. Harris, the church candidate, and
lanes II, DeNiDo were named. On the
irst ballot Harris won the nomination
With 139 votes, leaving DeVine with
4 and Farnsworth with 40.
For County Assessor Edwin G. Dix
vas named TO succeed himself and an
tucmpt was made TO make it unani-
nous, but II. C. Wardleigh's IS name was
PRESENTED. Dix was nominated on the
irst ballot, Isl to 72. Z
Iulaniski, present County Attorney,
vas named by Judge Murphy. Harris !
amed President Il, w. Shurtliff of
Weber Stake. The name was seconded ]
" Thomas j.. Mckay and by one '
ther, whereas there were a dozen !
olces IN favor OF HulanlSkl, among G
hem one from the Grand Army veter- Q
ms. c
The action of Shurtliff in entering !
he race at the last moment, after it
'as announced that priesthood meet d
ng had decided against his eccleslas- [
lcal projection INTO political affairs, y
yas freely commented on In tho con. =
eniion. This sentiment took material .
orm when uulaniski was nominated a
18th 144 votes against n for Shurtliff. {
For members Of the lower house of !
he Legislature, George \. Fuller, II. p, u
.andail George S, Dean and Rudolph h
luchler were presented. a motion TO n
ominatc all by acclamation carried.