Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-28
.,,., Gather in Various Wards
And Select Their Council
manic Ticket.
MURDOCH GOES WITH WHOOP
.,u,,ed In First by AccIamatiuu-
,..otutions Empowering Commit
fees TO I'm Vacancies.

urst Precinct
,,arev smith Jr.. long torn.
nmes d. Murdoch short term
second Precinct
~ Currle. long term.
Z. pavey short term.
rhrd Precinct
Inert T. Davis, long term.
n A. Callister. short term.
rourih Precinct
Fred r. Davis. term not fixed.
iohn j. Bennett term not fixed.
. WIN Precinct
Iobn NJ Hayes, Ions term.
Horny Cohn. short term.
This IS the Republican councilmanic
,.ket. the result Of ward conventions
held last evening.
nall Of the precincts but the fourth
,ss,iutious empowering the precinct
rommittees 10 receive designations and
ID I'D vacancies were passed. Tho
,onusions were well attended: the
pressnt city council was scored
houughly in every precinct for the
syfayamnt profiligate manner in
which the city's affairs have been
mlsmanaged ana muddled am mixed
during the past two yeras.
The conventions by precincts.
MURDOCH FROM FIRST.
The nominees from the First are
James n. Murdoch and Andrew T.
smith Jr Thew were nominated by
aocamauon The gathering was held
IN Judge Rtchie's courtroom and was
0pend by A. J. Hamlin. as chairman
pro tenn II. J. Smith was selected as
temporary secretary. Mr. Hamlin was
made permanent chairman and Mr.
Smith permanent secretary by he un-
anIu0N vote Of the delegates
4 tDmmittee on order of business
was made up as follows; Julian Riley:
w Jenkins; w. r. Hunter and A
7 CcCanue. BY report Of the COM
miiee the business was arranged as
i0Iows
Appointment OF a committeeman on
DE credentials committee To the CITY
convention, committeeman on perma-
lent Organization, committeeman on
PLATFORM aud resolutions. councilman
ior ihe tWO-Ncar term. councilman for
me iour-year term, precinct chairman
an1 secretary for the ensuing two
years.
7. lawson was elected "a member OF
hc committee ou credentials. and 4.
~ Nichols and n. A. King We're nom.
mated for the permanent organization
mnmittee- MI King received the
hrgcr number of votes.
VAN PELT Is VICTORIOUS.
IS spirited contest occurred for
lttg' on the platform ana resolution
Wnmittoa. Those who entered the race
Nero IT, y. NduPelt. George Bowlcs A.
p MoCannc. George Buckle and G. s.
Mckinney After it aad appeared as
~ N,I. was TO be- hmg-vOte, the land
d.
I0lU.ai the conventions choice.
Tl Ity campaign committee com.
W.ses Deputy Sheriff Axel Steele ana
George BuWlcs. Considerable speech.
mltug was made while this commit.
nc Was being formed and tho so-called
American aggregation was reviewed
% really is.
Then camc the head-liner: the selcc-
lcn VI The councilmanic nominees. Nh.
Nwdoch's name was presented and ac-
opted amid enthusiasm. Mr. Muir.
ioah WAS named as the short-ter can
i'date. and A. j. Smith, Jr.. for the
Mg term.
The following resolution was intro
iuced. and after argument both for ana
1glinst D., was adopted: BE IL re-
solved. that the campaign committees
/ Of this First municipal ward is here,
g authorized and empowered TO accept
a1y resignation or designations that
| uay be rendered by the persons chosen
N candidates by this convention for
4 Wlncilmen from this municipal ware
1d the said committee is hereby au.
4 n0rzed 90 nh by appointment all va.
anc.es that may occur by resigna-
] ions death or disability OF any can.
dates Tor councilman heretofore de-
/ mate3 by this convention"
40 amendment. which asked that per-
SONS chosen TO oil vacancies should un-
igsso q sort OF examination or political
a,lchlsm was downed; Il being the
/ s1se % % majority OF the delegates
i Thar The committee should be permit
tad go use It's own discretion and judg.
ment n he selection OF nominees.
n Ar HamIin and Mr. Smith were made
chairman and secretary Of the First
Precinct for the next two years 10
wards the adjournment of the conven>
1 ton
ALSO IN SECOND.
The resolution empowering the pre-
olI committee 90 accept resigna-
Ncm and lli vacancies and the resolu-
pm ihat seems TO be giving the
american crowd so much worry was
lop,ed in the Second precinct.
Greeuwald opened the meeting
nl Charles COttrill was made chair
al end p jenkins, secretary. j. W
'tint Fas nominated as couucilmanic
n'ner fog the long term and c. Il.
alef Con mo short term. Both romi-
Nlons were made unanimously ard
houi nHuosItion
The committee on order OF business
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