The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-24
BIG FIGHT OVER
THE DELEGATES
Republican Primaries Held in
Weber County - Slate
Generally Victorious.

AT the Republican primaries held here
last evening the>selectiOn of delegates was
conducted by the machine IN hard
hearted manner and in most of the pre-
cincts the states were carried through
without a break. In the Second ward the
work became so raw that two of the vot-
ers. Dr. II. ]. Powers and James Draney,
almost came TO blows The feeling in this
ward ran high against the methods
adopted and the work of the ring was de-
nounced on many sides.
The largest attendance was in the Fifth
ward. where automobiles and carriages
were used to convey the people to the
meetings, much the same as is done on
election day. While there were spirited
contests in each of the districts of this
ward there was no disorde". The fight
here was mainly between David Jensen
and George H. Davis. candidates for
county attorney. Mr.. Davis carried off
the honors by a good majority
Outside of the city the greatest interest
was in Huntsville. where two primaries
were held. One party acted upon the call
of the county chairman and held meetings
in city hall. the customary place. The
other delegation. known as the Mckay
faction, which commended that the county
chairmans call was irregular met in the
Wangsgard hall and selected full dele
cation. This meeting was held pursuant
to call issued by the central committee
man from that district. The feeling be-
tween th8 two factions is said TO be at
fever heat and lively contest is assured
before the convention next Saturday. At
the meeting of the Mckay faction the
two districts as formerly organized We're
dissolved and reorganized as one
Judging from the list of delegates
elected George II. Davis and David Jen-
sen are about an even break for the
county attorneyship in the city. For the
clerkship F. C. Dye and T. j. Henderson,
also split about even The others whose
nominations are virtually assured are:
70 tive
]. B. McCracken; commissioners. Moroni
Skeen and Frank Moore; sheriff, B. b.
Wilson; treasurer. Elmer D. Chambers;
recorder. Joseph B. Wallace.
List of Delegates.
The delegates elected are:
Ogden-R. D. Pincock, ]. b. McCracken,
Joseph II. Belknap, Genet Bingham: Mrs.
wilson.'E. P. Brown. Mrs. Jane L. War
ner. H. j. Packer Thomas w. Jones, ].
]. Murphy, ]. E. Bagley, Florence o.
Stanford, J. y Nelson, Alonzo Rogers
ner, Leon Browning, Mrs. Addie Angel.
Thomas Wilson, Nettie Blake. r. w. Col
Inns. Minnie HolbrOok. George Watts, Mrs.
Smith Furniss, Peter Minnoch. A: H.
Larson, Mrs NJ. A. Meyer, Peter Ern-
strom, Dewey Anderson. E: w. Kennedy,
Mark Murphy, w. d: Blosser. H B.
Forbes. John Contos. william Hill, w.
L. Russell. Edward Mcguire. john Lar
son. c. C. Nowlin, Harry Hales. Joseph
B. Dana, Andrew Wilson, Velasco Farr,
Mrs. Vera Higginbotham, ]. J. Barker,
John Maddox. J. f. Shaw. o. B. Mad
son, ]. w. Bailey, Charles Zeimer. David
Jensen. H. P. Randall, w. d: Clegg. Lii
II. Mohlman, w. n. Peterson, E a STRAIT
ford. Moroni Skeen, William Reeder. L.
H. Carver, d. X. Stewart, F. NJ. briggs.
j. H. Skeen. G.. j. Kelly. T. G. Burt, F.
E. Grant, G. E. Peterson. j. S. Carver.
Joseph Streng. S. H. Cave. G. d. Folk
man, A. G. Horn. F. J. Henderson,, Da-
vid Mattson. f. w Chambers. l.. n. Meid,
G. NJ. Wheelwright, A. Garfield, Adeline
Greenwell, Thomas Turner. Phil Grill. E.
w Wade. e. H. Orth, e. NJ. Allison,
JShn Inge9Eetsen O wv j. wTdma1 REID Erapk
l. Taylor. Seymour I. Clark; George
Clarence H: Packer E. t. Hulaniskl.
George II. Davis. A. r. Haywood, J. II.
son, II. ]. Craven, NJ. S. Poulter. John
Culley. Joseph Ririe. Fred Dalton. Carl
Allison. James Coleman, j. F. Snedaker.
j. w. Wilcox, I. n. Pierce. Joseph E.
Huntsville-L. NJ. Nelson. Phil Orth, S.
V. Grow. A. H. Garner. Jesper Jesperson.
Charles Cramer. Charles Martin, David
Tracy, c. F. Thurston
HuntsviIle-Thomas E Mckay c. c.
Wangsgard Andrew Allen. Christian
Wangsgard, James Bailey. James 4.
Brown, ST.. Wllllam u. smith, JenS Nell
son. Joseph Smith John NJ. Grow.
Plain City-William Carver. Lyman
Skeen, James l.. Robinson. William
GamptOn.
Harrisville-W. H. Child, Fred Miller.
Emil Bachman.
West Weber-Charles Hogge James r.
Mcfarland, Thomas Lund, Joseph Aldous,
II. F. Peterson. Richard Greenwell.
Warren-W. l.. Stewart, James ~ Wade,
Alma Wayment.
Hooper-Joseph Manning, A. D. Fow-
| ers, Jesse Towers. r. n. Jones, l.. E. Oh
sen, w. H. Atwood. T. N Jones. >jr.
| North Ogden-J. w. Gibson, B. F. Blay-
lock, jr.. c. H. Chandler Joseph S. Sto-
rey. ID. e. Chatelain, 7. B. Storey, John
| W. Spackman.
Randall-Royal N. Rasmussen, George
| Randall.
Marriott-H w. Marriott, T. E. Powell,
! John D. Peterson, Lawrence Ritchie.
Slaterville-Horace Smoot, Edwin Smoot,
John Cowan, Benjamin Chadwick.
Kanesville-E. S. Green, Thomas r.
| Jones.
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