The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-04

yention at Ogden and turned down.

vention at Ogden and turned down 1t
follows:
Section 10, article IL. of the constitu-
follows:
The legislature shall pass laws es-
charges for the transportation or pas
sengers and freight. for correcting any
abuse and preventing discrimination and
extortion In rates OF freight and passen-
ger tariffs by the different railroads and
other common carriers in the state. and
nlttes."
We pledge the Republican members Of
salt Lake county In the legislature il
elected TO a fu)filment Of this manda
tory provision or the constitution. either
by creation OF public utilities commits
sion or by direct legislation.
Mr.. Cannon made lengthy address
in uroing the adoption Of bis amend.
ment, as did A. II. Woodruff, Willard
Hanson and S. II. Love.
Speeches in opposition we're made
by D. o. Rideout, FL $. Joseph. Jake
Greencwald. II. b. Cole and Mr.. Walter.
On n cnll of the roll the amendment was
adopted by vote Of 260 ayes to 261
nays with 4 votes absent. Then the
platform, as amended, was adopted.
Selecting Ticket,
The selection Of ticket being the
next thing in order, the following candi-
dates were presented for commissioner,
viz: "A IF, Carlson, Walter j, Burton,
j. B. Swenson, James McAllster and j.
d. Murdock. A call of the roll resulted
as follows:
Carlson, long term m.................... .59s
Burton. short term ......,-..........3 .35l
ucAil1Ster .....-ssa.> a.>..s-s...-s-v -. loo
SWenson OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 81
Murdock s'''-'..-s'".....'s ,->-ss~.. %
Tho nominations of Messrs, Carlson
and Burton were then made unanimous.
The candidate for clerk, Mrs. Mar
garet Zane Witcher; for sheriff, Joseph
G.. Sharp: for recorder, Fred Jaques,
and for assessor, Amos j. Gabbott. all
present iucumbents, were nominated by
acclamation. Then at o o'clOck a re-
cess was taken until 7:30 o clock.
Evening Session.
The evening session convened AT 7:30
and the convention early set down on
aspiranls for third term nominations
nomination for county auditor for the
third term. WAS showed under by G. Ros-
coc Vigus by big majority. The vote
was:
Heginbotharl ....,...>.s,,.,..- el5o
Then came the closest fight OF the con-
vention. the contest for treasurer. Jack
GroesbecSs friends were well organized,
Dilt inc sentiment WAS aSGlDSI 1dUllllE
him for third term. Fred c. Bassctt
exhibited unlooked-for strength In all
quarters. Fl. c. Edwards. in sccondinS
Bassetts nomination. touched or some
fireworks by accusing Groesbcck's friends
of underhaud methods in advancing MS
candidacy. When the vote was taken
the result Of the ballot was:
Bassett ,....'...'.''''. ;,oi 30
Grocsbcck s.,....s....s'... -oGs
Some of the delegates were absent and
neither candidate received the g6S votes
necessary to n choice. The chair de-
clared that there had been no nominal
pealed from the decision of the chair
and the convention. BY a vote OF A to
III. overruled the chairs decision,
whercupon Bassett was announced as the
candidate for county treasurer,
Lyon Gets His.
Another decidedly close fight was that
for the nomination OF county attorney
Nose c. Davis. one OF the principal cam
didat tes. withdrew In favor of l, Ii, Will
Icy, leaving Wiley and Job =. Lyon
as the principal candidates. G. ;, SIN
ney and r. y. Porter were also named
but they only received FIVE votes each
Wiley won by few votes. The vote
was.
wiley -.'s'..." .'...'''.'''.''. ''.''' 20"
Lyon ........ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2oi
Kinney ....ss.s,.--....s .
Porter ......,. ..s....,s,.s.-.s .s,.,.ss- .
For county surveyor. II was the COUNTY
against the city. The county named H.
Allan Gardner and the city. Charles y.
Peet. The county was unit for Gard
ner. while the city was divided between
the two. The vote was
Gardner ........,...,.-. 2Oi
Pcet .,.s-. .......p......s... .'.....ss 80
Harry Joseph nominated James Dcvine
as a candidate for state senator, but he
WAS not given serious consideration by
the convention. The delegates were bent
on returning Benner y. Smith and w, n.
Williams TO the state senate. and they
did so by big vote, The result Of the
ballot
Smith go. Observation-Disclosures. 49,
DCyinc ..,. ...,.. s..........u..,.. loA
For Lower House.
Candidates for the Legislature came
thick and fast. Those voted on by The
convention were Brigham II. Clegg. w.
II, Tobias, r, J.. Holman, j. A. ,Eh,1 Ekman M
Hansen r a. Ellis. l.. Dahquist, X. d:
Hardy. David Cook. Harry Cole; Joel
NiHey Dan!sI MdsIinS mSRaG RAYMOND ID ss1am se,mom
Eardiey. II. l.. Nelson. Claude Y. Rus
sell Hugh A McMillin, Z. NJ, sheets.
Frank Rudy, j. W. MchehrF ana D. W.
The county outside of The city an,
nounccd that the county delegates nao
arrived SOLID for 7 l.. lioiman, =: - -
pa~G Holman, Grape and McRac were
close TO thc top of tho ticket through
the city districts and with the solo vote
of the county delegates thcy were nomi-
mated easily. leading the ticket by big
vote Thc city delegates were opposed
TO giving tnc county delegates more thaI
thrcc rrprcscntatives. and Page was the
man cut. The result OF tho ballot was:
Name CITY vote. County. Total
- M,p,n zoo Ill Al
DN','' ~ (,uann "g7 112 400
1.LIr,,,Iet $40 III 3gl
GiI ~ .iN
| 1,i; - " prseru "ie 127 3SS
| H, I'"'N l, iFnIn phl % 3it
~ -, 1af(ns "5O aS $40
" ,'''rTi~ns oe2 ~ go
| : i1.,,,,,, o"c 20 29S
/ =; n I:mmIit,. "iO 63 213
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