The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-28
BITTER STRUGGLE
OF AMERICAN"
The County Convention Today
Promises a Series of Hot
Fights for Places.
CANDIDATES NUMEROUS
NO ONE ABLE TO PREDICT OUT.
COME WITH CERTAINTY.

Inc American" party convention, which
will convene this morning at 8 O'Clock,
n the Salt Lake theatre. will provide any
number of close battles before the final
nominations are made. +. J. Cannon will
be temporary chairman.
There is hardly an office where there in
not a contest for the nomination, and even
The heads of the party themselves are I'M
certain of the result.
The closest battle of the convention will
De between Michael Fitzpatrick and A J.
Charon for the nomination for sheriff
Both men are confident of victory and
Doth nave strong support. The fight is so
close that IL IS difficult to predict the
result, but CharOn seems TO have shade
the better of his opponent Joynt has a
strong following from the west side anu
may be a serious contender
There Is also a strong fight between
Frank X. Christensen and J. W Pike for
the nomination fOc county clerk. Pike
seems to nave exceptionally strong sup
port. which has come to him since the
primaries early in the week, and has an
excellent chance of landing the nominal
ton.
Lawrence Has Hard Fight.
Charles w. Lawrence will not have an
easy victory over Thomas Homer for the
place of county recorder on the ticket.
safe margin. His opponent has been in
the race but a short time, but has man.
aged to gather considerable strength.
II. a. Mercer is the favored candidate
FOR county auditor and Will probably have
little difficulty in securing the place
the ticket.
The nomination for treasurer is still in
doubt. Frank Swenson and J. W. Ed
munds are the cOntenders and both are
working hard for the nomination. The
support of each seems to be strong.
| III. A. Mercer is practically sure of the
nomination for county auditor. w o.
| tending for the position, but the general
feeling among the delegates is that Mer-
Ger should be given the place.
A. /. Brattain seems to have a slight
advantage over B. B. Quinn in the race
for assessor. and Joseph Timer of Muir
ray will in all probability carry off the
nomination for county surveyor. Charles
Herman and l.. ID. Wight are opposing
| him, but the support of the outside pre-
cincts is counted on TO give him the
number of votes necessary for the nomi-
nation. NJ. z. Wilson has no serious op-
position in his candidacy for county attor-
| ney. s. p. Armstrong has been men
| toned for the position, but il is not prob
able that he would accept the office should
| il come to MIN.
| The city Judges are already selected
Dana T. Smith and J. f. Darmer will
| have little opposition in the convention.
although Judge e d. Hoge Is also a car
didate. The fight for the position of JUS
| tice of the peace on the ticket has brought
out a large list of candidates. OF the sew
| en- men vino have announced their candi-
dacy w s Dalton. Dan 3. Shields ami
w. r. White are the most probable win
ners. Shields seems to have strong
| fighting chance for the nomination and
will probably be the selection of the con-
Vention.
| Thomas S. Fowler should have little diff
ficuity in securing the nomination for con-
stable
Struggle for commissionerships
The fight for the two county commits
sionerships is absolutely uncertain at pres
emit There is a large list of candidates.
which includes j. +. McGinty. A o. ia
cobson. c. ID. Rooklidge. Fred ]. Leon
ard, ]. c. c. Glanfield, Jerome Bourgard
and DOminick Burns. The Bingham can
didates, Bourgard and Burns, may prove
strong enough to secure one of the com
missionerships. but this VIII depend large
ly on the place on the order of business
which is given the nomination of county
commissioners. The most probable selec-
tons are A o. Jacobson and c. ID. Rock
lidge
Although the fight for the nomination
for state senator is not confined to the
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