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

nomination of c. P. Overiield, Stephen
l.. Richards. David J. Williams, Sam
uel Russell, Allan l.. LoveY, W, II. By
water, w. w. Ray, 4. Z. Hyde, Mahonri
Spencer, J. f. Allen.
The convention took recess at this
time until 1880.
Evening Session.
It was clock before the conven.
tion assembled for the evenings work.
For half an hour before the assembling
the delegates were entertained by
Held s band discoursing some popular
music,
IS most of the delegates had desert
ed the thcatcr before the vote on the
lower house had been tabulated, the
result was announced by the secretary
as set forth above.
The delegates having decided to nom
mate the County CommissioneE for the
long term first, Judge W. H. King was
recognized by the chair, and named
John Clark, former Mayor OF Salt Lake.
w. i. Robinson moved that Mr., Clark
be nominated by acclamation and
thereby raised rumpus.
The chairman put the motion aud
there was q. large vote against II, but
before the chairman had decided the
point of order was raised as to wheth-
eT OF not a nomination could be made
BY acclamation when there was large
minority against 1t.
Chairman Farrell sustained the point
Of order,
James II. Movie appealed from the
being taken, the convention refused to
sustain It's presiding officer.
Hall Assists CLARK
Mr.. Noyle then moved that the sec
retaIy be instructed TO cast the entire
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At this point however, Chairman
Farrell recollected that earlier in the
day be had ruled that nominations did
not close and SO declared nominations
still in order.
Oscar Van Cott then nominated l..
Z. Hall.
Mr.. Hall announced his withdrawal
as a candidate for the nomination for
the long term.
Again Mr.. Movie renewed his mo,
tion, and there being no further nomi
nations, Mr.. Clark was declared the
nominee OF the convention by accla.
nation.
Where the Row Started,
''Nominat tions are now II order for
Commissioner for the short term an
rounced the chairman.
w. w, Ray named Frank Howe of
South Cottonwood.
James E Mess presented J. H. Brln-
tor OF Big Cottonwood
l.. L. Hall was placed before the
convention bv James II. Moyle.
Francis Mcdonald seconded the nom
nation Of Mr. Howe, bitterly complain
ing that the county was being entirely
ignored by. the convention.
George a. Whitaker gave the name
Of Thomas II. Quillan Of Bingham.
Frank z. Stephens seconded the nom
inarion of L. Z. Hall. Mr.. Stephens
SAID he regretted TO see his cid politi
csl friends going over TO the American
party, he and AIr. Hall being about all
that were left OF the element to which
he belonged He did not think the
would be in Salt Lake between the
Democratic party and the American
Nj Peterson appealed for recogni
ton for the county. The people in the
county were not affiliated with the
American party.
County Delegates Break Loose.
D. w. Moifat said if the county was
not given recognition they might lose
the entire ticket. All the convention
had given the county was two repre-
sentatives, They required 1000 votes
only place they coald get them was in
the county. Mr. MofIat seconded ,
Quillan.
4. H. Rock of Bingham Junction and
G.. L. Countryman were for Quillan.
Things were getting "monstrous
warm and the county showed unmis-
taxable evidence Of detection.
Joe Hibbard got the floor and said
If they did not give the county one Of
the Commissioners they would not vote
any ticket at all in the county and
that would make absolutely sure the
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