The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-02
CITY DELEGATES
MEET IN CAUCUS
Precinct Meetings Held to
Organize for the County
Convention.
NEW WRINKLE IN FIRST
Saratoga Plan Is Indorsed-Work
Done in the Other Municipal
Wards of Salt Lake.

night IN the city by all delegates elect
ed TO the Republican county conven-
ton. which is TO be held tomorrow at
the Salt Lake theatre. Contests Oc-
CURED in nearly every caucus There
was fun representation OF delegates,
and the best OF feeling prevailed.
Delegates from the First precinct
viii enter the county Republican con-
Vention favoring an order 10 the effect
that the convention shall ballot on the
Saratoga plan" in which each dele
gate shall file past the ballot box and
east his individual ballot. Farley p.
Christensen, VINO was named from the
precinct as a member OF the commit
lee on credentials, proposed the Sara
IOga plan" motion, and a count OF
noses was necessary 10 see whether
the motion carried. the vote being so
10 20
Julian Riley was named precinct
chairman. and Q. B. Kelly. secretary.
with Axsl Steele and George c. Buckle
as members OF the county committee.
c. Z. Marks was named for the COM
mittee on platform and resolutions
for the county convention. with Heber
c. Iverson on the committee on per-
mRnent organization and order of
business
Second Precinct.
W. A. Leatham was elected chair
man, and Alex Buchanan. 1r, secre-
tary OF the Second precinct caucus in
the sheriff's ONCE. The attendance
was very large.
Three candidates were named for
county committeeman, Leatham being
the choice of the center Of the pre-
cinct, Joseph Z. Burbidge OF the TWen-
ty-ninth being backed by most OF the
north end and the west side delegates
John c. Corless OF the southern end
OF the precinct was also a candidate
but was defeated, the vote being Bur
bidge. p: Leatham. 20; COrless. 20
Burl Armstrong was the choice of
the caucus for committeeman on plat
form, Charles COttren being defeated.
p 10 10. Mr.. COttrell was later named
on the committee on credentials.
Fred w Price won out in a pretty
fight for the committee on Organiza-
ton and order of business, ]. ]. Mey-
ers being his opponent.
Jack COrless, who was defeated for
committeeman, was unanimously elect
ed precinct chairman, and s. W.
Crowther was elected secretary.
In the Third.
T. A. Callister was reelected pre-
cinct chairman for the Third precinct
last night at the caucus of Republican
county delegates held sat the Seven
teenth ward hall. Fred J. a. Jaques
was named precinct secretary. The
other members OF the county commit
tee were George A. Davis and William
i. Edward.
G. II. Backman was named as
member of the committee on creden-
tials Tor the county convention. with
w B. Booth the member OF the COM
mittee on permanent organization and
order OF business and Moses c. Davis
on the committee on platform and
resolutions.
Fourth Precinct
The fourth precinet caucus. attend
ell by fOrty-nine OF the fifty-nine dele
gates. was called 10 order by John
James. at the request of j. H. Mays.
who was unable 10 serve longer be-
cause OF the fact that he is in govern
ment employ. Mr.. James was elected
permanent chairman of the precinct
committee. with j. II. May. Jr., secre-
tary and W. s. Higham and Frank NJ.
Eldreuge as members OF the county
committee
In the selection OF the county COM
mittee there was a three-cOrnered
contest between Mr.. Higham, Mr.. FL
dredge and Harry S. Joseph. which
was brought about by the nomination
OF F. NJ Eldredge. The nomination
was made by Ben r. Rich, who argued
that the west end Of the precinct
should have representation on the
county committee. inasmuch as all of
the other members were from the east
end. The vote resulted in thirty each
for Mr.. Higham and Mr.. Eldredge and
lwenty-three for Mr.. Joseph.
The caucus decided that only those
present should be allowed TO be voted.
and the first order of business was a
motion that the district chairman.
With the precinct secretary. be named
as the precinct committee.
John C. Sharp was named as mem
Der OF the committee on credentials
for the county convention. with Arthur
] Grown for the committee on perma-
nent organization and order of bust
ness, and Harry s Joseph as member
OF the committee on platform and
resolutions.
J. NJ. Hayes and WIN H. POLAND
were named as members of the county
committee for the Fifth precinct at the
caucus held last night The member
of the committee on credentials for the
county convention is NJ. II. Kriebel,
while W. NJ. McCrea was named for
the committee on platform and resolu-
lions, and Fred c. LOofbourow was
named for the committee on perma-
nent organization and order OF bust
ness.
Mr.. Hayes is precinct chairman. and
VIII POLAND precinct secretary.
DISTURB PEACE OF PASSENGERS.