The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-12
DEMOCRATS J
WILL HAVE
WIDE CHOICE
Many Candidates in Today's
State Convention for Places
on Denver Delegation.
BRYAN ONLY CHOICE
OF ALL DELEGATES
INSTRUCTIONS FOR NE5RAsKAN
WILL BE EMPHATIC AND
COMPLETE.

This morning at II o'clock in the Grand
theatre. State Chairman L. r. Martineau
Will call to order the Democratic conven-
ton that is TO elect delegates 10 the ma
uonal convention at Denver. After the
call has been read by John Z. Clark, sec
retary of the state committee, Frank b.
Stephens of Salt Lake will be introduced
as temporary chairman. Mr.. Stephens
Is expected 10 make the opening speech.
David h Morris. former representative
IN the legislature from Washington
county, viii be temporary secretary. The
only name discussed last night in con-
nectlon with the permanent Craftsmanship
was that OF j. F. Tolton OF Beaver
county. 4 resolution instructing for
Bryan will be adopted.
Candidates for delegateships are nu-
merous. Nearly every county except
Cache Will present a "favOrite son"
cache Will be missing from the list, be-
cause il is expected that Frank X Neb-
eker Of that county. recently endorsed
by the state committee for national COM
mitteeman from Utah, will be formally
awarded that honor without opposition.
or practically so. At a late hour last
night in the hotel Hobbies. and wherever
delegates were gathered together. there
was no talk of anybody except Mr. Neb-
eker IN this connection. And Cache will.
it was announced. be perfectly satisfied
10 let the delegate hOnOrs 90 elsewhere
in the event Of Mr.. Nebeker's election,
There are not nearly enough places on
the delegate list to go around Indeed,
if Utah was entitled to twenty delegates.
instead Of six. there would still not be
enough TO give every aspiTant one OF the
places. A movement was started,
though without gaining much headway.
to elect twelve delegates each with half
a vote IL was pointed out however. that
this would cause some embarrassment In
the making up of committees for the ma
tiOnal convention. and it is hardly likely
hn he MIA will hsa luar tod tn
state gathering today
Some of the Candidates.
AT least six of the Democrats who
would like 10 be delegates will be obiigel
TO content themselves with alternate pO-
stiOns. and many of them will not make
even that much progress. Some lively
fights are confidently expected for the
places of honor. The disposition as eN-
pressed by the delegates from outside
last night was TO divide the delegates
with reference to geographical consider
alton. appOrtiOnius part to the north part
to the south and part to Salt Lake
county
Salt Lakers most talked Of are Samuel
NeWhOuse. Judge o. W Powers. Frank
B. Stephens ". H. King and J.. r. Mar
tineau. r. II. Fitzgerald also has back
ing At least two of these and possibly
three. will be elected. Sanpete county
will present the name of L. =. Nielsen OF
Mount Pleasant. Juab proposes either
nell Of Eureka. j. 81. BOyden will be the
choice of Summit county. W. /. Olson
has Carbon county behind him, and
Uintah viii present the claims Of John
Pope f. II. Snow will probably be IN
the running. with Washington behind
him Abel John Evans and William NJ
ROylance are suggestions from Jtan
county. together with T. \. Taylor, and
all have many friends who will urge their
candidacy. Another southern possibility
is B. f Luke of Orangeville, Emery
county. Weber county Is coming down
bright and early in the morning with r.
II. Roiapp and ,. ,. Smlln. ana D DaNls
may present the name Of J. G. NJ Barnes
of Kaysville.
Women Have Applicants.
The Woman's Democratic club of Salt
Lake City believes the organization Is
entitled 10 at least one alternate Mrs
H J. Hayward has been endorsed for
that honor NJ B. Howard Of salt Lake
also has considerable backing for alter
nate.
There is no question about instructions
for BRYAN for president as long as MS
name is before the national convention
The delegates from outside SalI Lake
county most OF whom were seen last
night were unanimously in favor OF the
Nobraskan. The resolutions to be adopt
ed TODAY viii contain little, in fact eX-
cept the Bryan resolution. And II VIII
be as strong as Mr.. Bryan most earn
The convention will be well attended
Thirty of the Cache delegation, headed
bv Frank X. Nebeker and former senator
A G. Barber. came in last night Former
Senator George c WhitmOre and K. n.
c. Stott headed the Juab delegation. From
Sanpete came NJ F. Murray. l. 7. Mel
sen and many others Jerrold X. Letchef
will. OF course. represent San Juan, as
usual although a report is out that Judge
r. Thurman will contest with him for
the honor In view OF the fact. though
that Mr.. Letcher has represented San
Juan for only a little less than ninety
eight wears he will probably be seated
However Judge Thurman may be given
one-third of a vote at infrequent inter-
walls.
Delegates in the Past.
The DELEGATES elected BY Utah Demo-
Gratis 10 represent them at national con-
MENTIONS from 1858 10 1894. inclusive, were
as follows. ,,. 70
1SSS-Delegates. P L. Williams and r;
C. Chambers; alternates. 4. A. AcDanlel
and j. n Cohen.
iSa2-Straight Democrats: Delegates; il.
p Henderson and John 7. came altei-
mates " II King and II. ". Smlln'
Liberal Democrats: Delegates. o. W.
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