The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-11
CLOSE CONTEST
FOR DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION
Independent Republicans Are
Slightly in Control of
the County.
EACH SIDE CLAIMS
A SMALL MAJORITY
FARLEY CHRISTENSEN DE-
cLARES HE LEADS IN CON.
GREssIONAL FIGHT.

The primaries in Salt Lake county last
evening for the election of delegates TO
the Republican state convention to be
held here next Tuesday developed sew
eral interesting fights in the city dis
tricts. In the county districts. with the
exception of Bingham. there was little
interest taken in the selections. In Bing-
ham warm fight was made against
Harry j. Robinson. and in all of the six
districts there were sharp contests. Mr.
Robinson. however, secured five of the
SIX delegates. who will vote for him for
attorney general.
An interesting feature of the primaries
was the election of large number OF in
dependent Republicans The county dele
cation is almost evenly divided between
the two factions of the Republican party
with the independents possibly a little in
the lead.
Howell and Christensen each claim q
majority of the delegates. Some of the
independents would be for Renner X
Smith in case he should become a candi-
GATE Tor congress, and a large majority
Oh tnem are Tor Christensen in preference
to Howell
Among the insurgents chosen as dele
gates We're Orson ii. Hewlett, Lon J.
Haddock, A. b. Irvine and John f HAYES
Stephen H. Love George n. Lawrence
and John O. Critchlow. three other insur-
gent leaders, We're defeated. A hard fight
was made against A. ID. Irvine in the
Forty-fourth district N L. Nelson who
was the opposing candidate was backed
by large number OF machine men under
the leadership of Deputy Sheriff Joseph
{. Sharp. Mr.. Irvine. however. was cho-
sen.
In the city precinct of Bingham Dr. F.
e. Straup. Robinson's candidate, received
la votes to 100 cast for c. f. Adderley
Hand bills were distributed by the oppo-
sitlon bearing the inscription "A Vote for
Straup Is Vote for aRobinson and Rob
erts." Roberts. the postmaster at Bing-
ham, a Howell appointee, was included
who declared for Benner X Smith for
congress.
In every district friends of the varis
Gus candidates for state offices were In
evidence. Most of the out-of-town candi-
dates for office were in Salt Lake using
all the influence they could control TO
secure as large percentage OF the dele
gates as possible. Just how much sup
port each candidate did secure. however.
is a matter of conjecture. In one or two
districts some OF the disappointed can
didates are threatening contest In the
convention.
been under the guidance of Attorney Will
liam Newton, an erstwhile American"
were in control of the primary of the
Fifty-third district, which was disastrous
TO Farley Christensen. The delegates cho-
sen. Senator George Sutherland and Aaron
Myers. will support Howell. Farley Chris
tenSens friends fought hard against the
machine men in the Third district. but the
Howell supporters.
The list of the delegates, with the ex-
ception of these chosen in some of the
country precincts from which no returns
were received last night follows:
City Districts.
1-E. o. Leatherwood. Frank Schuyler.
2-Raymond A. Sermon. II. V. Van Pelt.
3-Carl A. Badger. George Baxter.
As. A. Stanford. \. II. Tanner.
@Peter Hart, Quincy B. Nichols.
6-George Austin. Thomas Tellefsen.
-George A Smith: George Bowles.
so. II. Hewlett. Lon ]. Haddock-
9-George B. Margetts, o. c. Brown.
ia. F. Lawson, G. A. Gibbs.
lie. II. Tingey. B. L. Rich.
12-Dryden CCombs, w. o. Carbis.
13-Claude Y. Russell. Dan c. LOTUS.
l4-Joseph Christensen. Isaac Emery.
15-George Buckle. John ID. Fife.
16-B. B. Mann, Charles Cottrell.
III. E. Wiley. Lewis b. Cannon
lS-Rudolph Pruhs, Guardello Brown.
19-James Cowan, Brigham Clegg.
20-W. A. Sperry, w. A Aubrey.
21-John w Currie. w. P. Appleby.
Pc j. Eardley. Peter S. Condie.
23-Thomas H. Lindley. James H Sulli-
oh. Alma Reiser. F. C. Miller.
25-Charles Margetts. Joseph J: Meyers.
2s-Harry j. Robinson. w. z. Vigus-
27-J. ]. Greenewald, A. f. Beveridge.
sc. Frank Emery. II. f. Rawlings.
29-Fred w. Price. J. A. Ekman-
30-James w. Wilson, Fred Nance.
Be d. Miller. w. y. Williams.
s2-Alonzo p Kessler. Joseph Burdette.
33-George A. Davis. Eli A. POLAND.
34-Heber c. Anderson, w. ]. Emery.
35-W r. Calderwood. Nephi L. Morris.
36-R r. Widdison, w. P. Nebeker.
37-Stanley Taylor, Clarence Lees
sc. NJ Nielsen. T. II. Morrison.
ss-Nels Forsberg. Peter A. Anderson.
40-William r. Jones. Arthur Callister.
4l-W. c. Spence. A. w. Felt.
PA B. Irvine. Miles RomneyI
43-John James. NARROW Cummings.
44-H A. Mcmillan. w. D. Calderwood.
45-J II. Anderson, John p. Sorensen.
At c. Callister. w. s. Higham-
47-W. r. Hutchinson. James Christian
sen.
4S-A. L. Hoppaugh. Arthur f. Graham.
49-Harry Hubert, John NJ. Hays.
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