The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-30
FINISH NOMINATIONS
AFTER MIDNIGHT

upon the reassembling of the convention
1or me night session.. Vice Chairman
James Devlne assumed the gavel The
convention Immediately resumed the order
OF business with nominations for county
recorder. In his speech nominating Josenh
j. Meyers Tor recorder, Fred c. Loofbou-
row stated that his candidate had never
before asked for an office of the marty.
although he had been an earnest Renuhii
can worker for years. He also alluded
10 MI. Meyers, record with the Utah bat
tery curing the Spanish-American war
Colonel George B. Squires then Nominated
Fred j. A jacques, who was seconded nv
the solid vote of the Fourth precinct Dan
harrington. who was less in evidence than
usual. placed the name of G. r. Vigus
before the convention. After a number of
seconding speeches. the convention pro-
ceeded to ballot, the final vote standing:
Jaques 3sl. Meyers 81 and Vigus 126
Jaques was the machine candidate, and
neither of the other candidates was
strong enough to secure the necessary
support.
The next nominations were put through
with rush. as there was practically no
opposition.
John NJ. Hayes placed the name of
Frank Heginbotham in nomination for
county auditor and as there were no
other nominations the convention sus-
pended the rules and nominated Heein-
botham by reclamation.
Amos s. Gabhott was also named the
choice of the convention for assessor, by
reclamation. as there was no opposition.
Colonel Squires nominated John A
Groesbeck for county treasurer. He paid
glowing tribute to Groesbeck's record
for the past two years when he has
been county treasurer, and urged that
the convention make him their candidate
without further nominations. Mr.. Groes-
beck was also nominated by acclama-
tionA
Struggle for Surveyor.
The struggle for county surveyor was
holly contested. although Swenson won
by a big margin. John d. H. McAllister
was placed in nomination by George
Bowles, while J. d. Swenson was named
by w. r. Hutchinson. Swenson showed
that his work in the county had been
heartily appreciated, as he secured prac-
tlcally the entire vote of the county dele
cations. The final ballot stood: Sven
son. 40s: McAllister. 1893.
BEFORE the convention could proceed
with the nomination of the state sena-
tors Farley p. Christensen secured rec
ignition from the chair and moved that
the vote adopting the platform as nre.
scented to the convention by the commit
Tee on platform and resolutions be recon-
sldered Mr. Christensen stated that the
platform as presented was simply a mass
Of glittering generalities and that If did
not announce on what principles the
county ticket was presented to the voters
Of the county.
Fred Loofbourow instantly jumped to
recon-
sideraton. He stated that the time for
action on the platform had passed: that
the committee had presented a platform
by the majority Of the commit
tee, and that the majority Of the candi
1ates had been elected on that platform.
He stated that 1t was unfair to bind the
candidates to any further planks and in
-imated that the committee was much
better fitted to decide on what should be
n the platform than the convention as
1 whole.
Platform Is Reconsidered.
At the request of number of DELE
gates. Mr.. Christensen stated the blanks
which he desired to submit to the tudg
nent OF the convention. They involved
he enlargement of the powers of the iu-
lenile court, the agitation for legislation
or the protection of miners and smelter-
men. the endorsement of a direct pri-
naries law. and a fire and police com
mission for Salt Lake City.
James Devine. Lon Haddock and Ior
irvine and Hyrum Nelson all bitterly de-
iounced the cowardice of asking the suf-
RACES or the people of the county with |
tut announcing plainly where the parfv
TODD on these momenfous questions and
fter further protests from the members |
4 the committee the vote to reconsider
ne platform was passed unanimously. the |
our planks outlined by Mr. Christensen
dopted. together with the remainder ~ |
he platform. The convention then adopt- |
d the same emblem as the state conven- 1
lon, an eagle on a bee hive.
Stonewau Stookey. Carl Badger. Sam
ark: Stephen H. Love. C. E. Marks and
Y. n. Wocdrfng were placed in nominal
lon for state senator. and the final vote