The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-23
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lEiowing praise to Pitts work on the
San Francisco relief fund committee
and another cheer went up for Pitt.
Judge G. G. Goodwin declared that ne
was pledged to another candidate. His
candidate, he said. was born i'm the
south and served through the war for
Ihe Union, and came of fighting stock.
II elected neither Mormon nor Gentle
VIII doubt who is sheriff George Han
cock was his candidate
Jack Morrison, a policeman, nom
mated A. II. White. Tom Fowler sec
onded Raleigh's nomination.
Slater Makes Charges.
Robert G. Sleater almost started a
riot when. in seconding the nomination
OF Raleigh, he declared that Raleigh
had been nominated two years ago
when there was no hope Of success.
Now he declared when there is a
chance, those men who should stand by
him are not loyal There is one reason
why he is not wanted-he is an honest
man."
The friends of the other nominees
shouted their disapproval and Sleater
tubsided
;. +. Armstrong nominated Abel Lit
Tie. and =. ]. DAILY seconded the nom
NATION of George Hancock
j. T. Lavery declared that every del
egdte should be given courteous con-
he desired to speak
Lavery said that he knew he was
not so eloquent as Dave Dunbar, but
would like to say that those nominated
IL opposition 10 his candidate would
/ be defeated by him. and when the vote
is counted after election would oe
elected. He said he took pleasure i'm
seconding Raleighs nomination.
History is Quoted.
r. S. Ferry cited Greek and Swiss
history and said that three years ago
nineteen men voted for liberty i'm Utah.
and one Of these was Raleigh, whose
nomination he seconded.
Thomas Homer said that since the
beginning of time it had been recog-
nized that a nominee for sheriff must
have the strength OF Hercules His
candidate had this power.
Homer attacked the present county
attorney charging him with vacillation
and weakness. He declared that Tom
Pitt would not use the telephone be-
fore serving n warrant.
~ On motion of w. II. Tibbals. the nom
i nations were declared closed.
The friends of the candidates got
busy during the preparation of the
ballots and made the pit of the theatre
bedlam. Showers OF sample ballots
fell from the galleries, and the band
could scarcely be heard above the
One delegate near the front of the
house became SO filled with Amer
lean" party enthusiasm that friends
had to restrict him from making a
scene.
During the count of the ballots
cheers, jeers and Kisses greeted nearly
every announcement.
No Result on First Ballot.
on the first ballot Pitt received 3O3:
1,s. l. co I
White 3. A second ballot was ordered.
Ferry withdrew HanCock's name, and
w. II. Tibbals moved that the nominal
ton of Pitt be made by acclamation. A
howl of disapproval went up from Raj
eigh's friends. and a second ballot was
ordered by the chairman. The pounding
OF stout hickory club used as a gaVel,
the rolling Of the drums and the shouts
of the friends of the candidates created
an indeScriblbe uDrOar.
One of Raleign'S friends shouted that
i'm fairness TO his candidate the call
should be proceeded with i'm an or
derry manner.
1t was accessory for tho bass drum
mer to come to the rescue Of the chair
man. whose gavel could not be heard
above the roar.
When the count was begun the par
tisans of Pitt and Raleigh kept close
tab on the progress of the tally, and
as either candidate gained a narrow
lead shouted themselves hoarse.
Unanimous at Last.
Before the second ballot was count
ed Robert Sleatcr said
ION behalf of the friends Of Joe Raj
eigh 1 want to move that the nominal
tion of Tom Pitt be made by acclama-
ton. because he is the best nominee
for this office that ever trOd on shoe
leather"
The motion was seconded by another
of Raleigh's friends and the motion
was ordered with a shuot.
The vote on the second ballot was
not announced. though the result was
as follows Pitt. 1898: Raleigh, 210; Lit
tie u, and White g.
A Practical Politician.
> In nominating ]. G. Southey for coun-
~ commissioner. William Newton said
there's something in it and we need
the money" c. 5. Pulver named Mar
tin Mahnkin. Joseph Lippman named
a. O. Jacobsen. s. 3. Westerield was
named by Richard Beynon Hiram +.
Yeager was put forward by c. NJ. Sui
Ivan. F. s. Ferry named Alfred Kent.
The first ballot resulted in the selection
of Jacobsen for the long term and Wes-
terrified for the short term. The ballots
We're g follows:
Kent 20: Yeager a; Jacobsen. $40;
Westerfeld, 947; Mahnkin As; Southey,
"a
cahoon's Smart Trick.
J. w. Cahcon worked a clever trick,
which landed the long term for Jacob
sen. Several Of the country districts,
were preparing 10 vote for Jacobsen
and Westerfield. CahOOn switched half
n dozen Westerfield votes for Kent and
Yeager. who were helplessly out of the
running. These half dozeE votes taken
eff Westerfield's total made him sec
ond in the race. Jacobsen had 349 votes
and Westerfied 347. giving the former
the long term.
Christensen for County Clerk.
Judge George f. Goodwin nominated
II. ". Meloy for county clerk. John w
Pike was nominated by a. r Sanford,
and Frank r. Christensen by w. A.
Holman.