Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-30

selling. and making the importation OF
liquor into dry units Illegal. rms
amendment was signed by George
Stsrtup ana w. w, Warwick of Pleas
ant Grove. George +. smelly OF Amerl-
can Fork offered an amendment which
would include cities In the county unit
Both amendments were voted down ny
an overwhelming majority.
sENAToRsHIp CONTEST.
The following nominations were
made for state senators. Henry Gard
ner OF Spanish Fork, :, l. Chapman OF
American Fork, John H. Wootton OF
American Fork, A. L. Booth Of Provo.
Before the ballot was taken 5. L.
Chapman explained that at a primary
held In American Fork II had been de-
clded to determine by ballot when
should be the candidate from American
Fork for senator II had been charged
that fraudulent votes had been cast.
Mr.. Chapman was willing to Withdraw,
but his supporters were not therefore
he permitted his name to come before
the convention. Mfr. John II. Wootton
very warmly resented any imputation
OF dishonesty, and explained that he
had been made the unanimous nominee
OF the primary. There was no fraud
in the primary.
Mr. Chapman explained that he haa
made no charge OF dishonesty against
Mr.. Wootton personally. The vote stood:
Gardner, 227: Booth. 40
Before the ballots were counted
American Fork withdrew Chapman ana
Wootton and voted the full strength. Is
votes, for Gardner. Gardner was de-
clared nominated,
Chapman. Wootton and Booth were
nominated for the second senator ana
the following vote was cast: Chapman.
81; Wootton, 50; Booth, 2is; and A. 1"
Booth was declared nominated.
The following candidates were
placed in nomination FOR representatiV
in the legislature: Artemus Holman
Pleasant Grove; NJ, o. Packard
springyille; Charles H. White, Pay
son; b. H. Bower, Provo
The vote stood: Artemus Holman.
25 NJ. o. Packard, 206; Charles IA.
White, 80; b. ii. Bower SO; Nj. o.
Packard was declared the nominee.
Charles II. White, Artemus Hol-
man. Joseph Nelson. OF Provo, were
placed in nomination for the second
representative. The vote was as fol-
lows: white. 26s; Holman, "a; Mel
son, 3; Charles II. White was decid-
ed the nominee.
Holman. Nelson and Bower, and
John H. Mootton, Of American Fork,
were placed In nomination for the
third representative 5, l.. Chapman
seconded Mr.. Wootton's nomination,
and the American FORK delegation
cast all it's votes for Mr.. Wootton
The following vote was cast: Woot-
ton, 222: Holman, 80; Nelson, %;
Bower. Is; giving the nomination to
Wootton.
Joseph Nelson, VIM. l.. Hayes, Of
Pleasant Grove; Artemus Holman
and Mr. Bower were placed in NOM
ination for the fourth representative.
Nelson received n votes, Hayes 141,
Holman a. and Bower A.. Neither of
the candidates having a majority
second vote was taken with the follow
result: Nelson. 40: Hycs. 1856; Hol-
ing result Nelson, 40; Hayes 1856. Hol-
clared nominated.
For a county commission for the
four year term, Charles II. Ward OF
Provo, at present county commissioner
was nominated by reclamation.
For county commissioner for the two
year term, James II. Gardner OF
Lehi. was also nominated by acclama-
ton,
NJ Il. Kartchner, Jr., the present in
cumbent was nominated for county
clerk by reclamation.
George T. Judd, the present incum-
bent, was nominated for sheriff by ac-
clamation.
Edward 4. Palfreymsn of SprinsVille
was nominated for county treasurer by
acclamation.
Joseph II. Beck OF Alpine. the pres
ent incumbent and Hyrum II. Chris