The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-23
BARNES SEEMS
TO Be FAIllI
Believed 1s Governor Will i.
Attorney y. General as Jual','
of District court.
SHARP RIVALRY MARKS
RACE IN The sEca,
Harris and Davis Regarded,
Leaders i'll Contest 70,
Appointment. h
The appointments of a..

The appointments of ,,.
a. ~ b'rnes OF Salt Lake and rs ne
@,'orhey Az !, Nathan ], Harris Of o,,.
MI the two positions a, , osas
ncneh created by the sr,,s ~ ~
were freely predicted w.,ae', .'ls
,lose VINO nave given cuh,ldsr,us
ten'lon TO the proposed apro,a, ~
Ihe second district race. howev., ,''s' y.
H. Lewis is being strongly ~
the appointment. u'gst
Governor Spry declined 70
SELF on the selections wsd,s.,A A
probable that ne viii mar
Inents today Under the tc,,,e we ar;;a,
crG1tinS these positions rba '.a ~, o. a-
I.lrty days from the passsges soyseinw d
"itilln which 10 make ,bs o, u tns u
as'orncy General Barnes Ra..nl'is1
nave a safe lead tor the ,S1ppsan
,rIni nchIh IN the Third judicial St.,uh Si,,%l %
~ iS'lis lhe counties OF salt Ista g
ana summit, The attorney -ass, cnn. 70
..yt oeen an active candid,,a
Plnce, nul 4 IS known iiat he ,.as ,os
plsslale y promotion to the Jis,-s.a
~ no, lecpshiIion OF his legal asi,I,s
af,n e mas peen considered an ~ :.
GTeurHsg 1919 general and his proclIr,r, !
-,al,.,, .,i''an inheritance Tax aruoae,,.
hir', seoy;OVO Tor the state has
co., pISstee mat gives bis frlsm,!
soh TO believe that h; Is tho ion,,.t~si
date for the place. NJ "fca -,
strong Endorsements for no Esna
Other candidates for posi,;a I ",ues
district bench in this GS.i,,o, GSom %
trlct Attorney Fred c Ss Ions,s,.al als =
a smith and City Judges I w
man and j. !. Whitaker u -
Acting upon the assumn,io, 49,.
torney General Barnes will bs VA VA 4
10 Ine bench, there arc sevcrg1 gr' :.
Candloat les 70 succeed hIm as ~
general. The foremost ~
Senhtor g. i. IVerson Of C,rhnn
ana County Attorney ~ ~
Beaver county. Senator iversonn y
10 nave received tentative oIts, = l.
place by the governor.
Contest in the Second
For the position OF the b,ueh y
SECOND judicial district. connri.i,s
per Morgan and Davis counties a
~ contest on between Ceors, h
paws and District Attorney Nslt,
harris, j. 4. Bagley and {. T H..
lski have withdrawn from Inc =
District Attorney Harris is SAID ~.
The call on the position. For hIs -
as district attorney there are TIM n
candidates, j. III. DeVlne. city al,11
OF Ogdan, and l.. r. HulaDIskl n
state senator.
To the candidacy of Ceoyes n.,i, (.
the district bench in the second s,.,,:
there has developed marked o,rss'a
Mr.. Davis is son-In.Iaw ~ T-
Eccles, the Ogden millionaire. Nr +
cles Is said 10 have taken an ar,iss
tercst i'll the candidacy OF mis- "a,
law for this posIiions and to hare 4
on the governor in his behalf. Cr
states Senator Reed Smoot ia also T.
TO favor Davis's candidacy In ss5;
TO Mr., Eccles, a delegation Of d
men. including Matt Browning, T.
L. Scowcroft and p. o. Mckay. a.
on the. governor to surge the spq1-
The Republican organization Of Tn@
county. however. is opposed 10 ths Il
polntment of Davis on the grourd G.
he is not n resident OF the Second q
cial district. and thar his Indoors
Tor the position comes principally g
Democrats. Members OF the Rs;t
can central committee have sen; j i.
test to the governor against Davis G.
protest follows. expressing Two Nzz~
for the opposition to Davis:
Submit Formal Protest.
First; One George Davis. whs d 4
for judge in the Second =
district, is not now a resident d {
Second Judicial district, comprin{
counties of Weber. Morgan and d
and has not been a resident OF ihs
ond judicial district for the pas!
years, having sold his home In Ogts1
moved TO Salt Lake. For the pss
years he has resided in Salt Lass
and is now registered voter
Lake City. part OF the Third @
district. Hence he is disqualified y
provisions which reQuIs
he shall be resident OF the tistria
he shall preside as Judge.
Second: The said George DAVIS
to exercise his franchise and wasi
could not claim affillation with any
and hence is not entitled 10 conscsIsa1
at the hands of the Republican pa,e'
The supporters OF Davis detlais
while Davis registered in Salt Lab
lid not vote and is still legal rss
II Ogden. They claim support 10: "
rom the party organization In M
md Davis counties and from anu,-
'hine Republicans In Weber eounp;
say that the Weber county hsps
is backing Haxrls. Insf
ieclare that Harris is baessd
federal bunch" and that friends . r.
is believe that because Harris ana
,rnor Spry were on mission -
or the Mormon church that tne s"''
viii favor Harris