The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-28
CARDS ARE STACKED.
Resolutions in First Ward Conven-
ton Cause Talk.

Julian Riley, deputy United States
marshal, dominated the first precinct Re
publican convention here last evening in
Judge Ritchie's courtroom at the City
and County building. James d. Murdoch
was nominated for the short term and
Andrew Smith, Jr., a deputy sheriff. for
the long term.
The only apparent discord was after
Riley had introduced a resolution pro-
Viding that in case of any vacancies on
the cOuncilmanic ticket caused by resig-
nations or other causes, the ward COM
mittee should have the power to select
the party candidate. w. ]. Wood moved
an amendment that this could be done
provided that good Republicans and
good Republicans only" should be chosen
10 fill any vacancies which should exist
A. L. Hamlin. chairman. ignored the
amendment by declaring that il had no
second, but George BOwles and kid
Bray were bold enough to dispute the
ruling, and the latter made an eloquent
appeal 10 the delegates to support the
Wood amendment. Wood also talked, but
the cards were stacked the other way
and there was nothing doing for the in
surgents when the votes were counted
Murdoch and Smith were nominated for
the council without any opposition. Both
made speeches pledging themselves to
perform all the duties of the office in the
usual Republican manner should they be
elected.
The convention was called to order by
\. L. Hamlin, ward chairman, and H. J.
y
call in a most impressive manner. A talk
by Hanlin followed, in which he told of
the ascendancy of the G. o. P. and OF
its downfall and rises" in various local
tiles. Tremendous applause.
The delegates then became cOnsidera-
bly, agitated over the order of business
and everybody, including Major Breeder,
attorney general, talked at the same time.
Apparently the valiant major did not
have a strong enough voice, for his side
apparently lost. What it lost nobody
knows exactly. and a committee consist
ing of Julian Riley, w. E. Jenkins. o. f.
ed to arrange the order of business The
committee retired to. the county clerk s
office. where the order of business al
ready written out by Riley was agreed
upon after due elaboration and was
adopted by the convention.
Before the nominations for cOuncilmen
were in order 1t was necessary to select
members OF the various city convention
committees and the city committeeman.
This was not done however. without
considerable trouble, as nearly everybody
wanted one OF these alleged honOrs. Fl
nally the t2ngle was cleared without the
assistance Of Major Breeder and il was
discovered that Fred Lawson had been
chosen the ward member of the creden-
tial committee. II. A. King on the per-
manent organization committee and H
V NanPeit on the resolutions commit
For members of the city committee A.
Fl. Steele deputy sheriff. and George
Bowles were chosen.
The convention was enlivened now and
then by speeches from Steele and one
Johnson previously unknown to fame
which were received with great acclaim
by the seventy-five delegates present
A noticeable feature was the fact that
two-thirds of the delegates were either
federal state or county office holders
among them being NJ. A Rreeden attor-
ney general; J. L. Eldredge, jr.. county