The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-26
How Contest Is Viewed.

BY those who may be said TO be on
the fence in the contest, to the extent
that they are not partisaDs OF either
Whitaker OF the field, which he is
fighting, the claim is made that Whit
aker has no show OF nomination unless
he ccnters his fight against Que indi~
vidual Judge. That this will be done
is being broadly limited, and IL is uu-
dcrstood that Whitaker will epieavor
10 defeat either Judge Armstrong or
Judge booib bourow, decision to be
reached before the meeting Of the con
vcntion next Tuesday. Should Wbita-
kcr be able to concentrate his forces
against either of the Judges named.
il is admitted that he has a good
chance to win the nomination, al.
though supporters of both Armstrong
and Loofbourow declare that II will
bc impossible for HIM 10 do this, As
an indication of the scattered strength
Of Whitaker, IL was announced last
night that the delegates who are for
him were divided as to the Judge that
they would vote against, and his op-
poneuts claim that this fact will bring
about his downfall.
The sharpcst contest last night was
ir the Eighth district. in the First
ward. In this district the usual at
tendance at Republican primaries is
from ncZcU 10 nitfcns Last nlShI
eiohtv-siK votes were east, showing
that there was extraordinary interest
N tho urinary. The result of the bal
loting resulted in tho selection Of B. II.
Clec1. and \. q. Morgan as delegates
10 the state convention. These two
received s. votes against ~ for Orson
IT. Hewlett and I'd Stromness
On the judicial delegation balloting.
y. n. Clegg. Mn. ]. L. Eldrcdce, Jr..
A
votes. and Peter Sandherg got 80.
Three votes. said to have been intend
cd for Saudberg. were thrown out he
cause Of ruisspclling. making the inteu-
'ion Of the voters obscure, il was said
Delegation Is Divided.
When tho result was announced
ClcgG Withdrew in favor Of Mrs. Ed
rcdee, and therefore Mrs. Eldredge and
Pugh Will constitute the judieial dele
cation from the Eighth
II l. understood that Puch is for the
denomination of Judge F. C.. Loot
boUrow and Mrs, Eldredge is opposed
10 Judge Loofbourow. CIegg said last
night that he had been asked bv anti
loofbourow workers To go on the tick
ct. but. he said, he had requested that
MS name bc not used. He had no hos.
uiity towards Judge I,oofbourow. he
s"iu. HOI against any OtneT nudge. and
he was unalterably opposed. he said
10 being placed in the attitude of be
ing nntagonistic towards Judge Loot.
borrow or any other Judge. In spite of
his request that his name bo left Of tbo
Ipdicial ticket. he said. il had been
placed thereon.
Tilt in Forty-fifth.
There also was lively. contest IN
tne Forty-6fth district. The candidate,
for election as delegates to the iudi.
clal convention were A. Hicham
=. Brown and Mrs. O. +. EIdredoe,
Highhn won out easily, but at 3
o clock, the time for the polls Ia close.
Brown and Mrs. Eldredge were tied
with IL votes each. In this prediss.
ment. il is alleged that the Brown SUP
porters sourried out and brought in an
other voter, who cast his ballot for
Brown, thereby electing him. Friend.
of Mrs. EldredQe contended that this
was irregular. but the chairman ruled
against them. II is said that there
will be contest at the convention.
Fred W. Price, who desires 10 20 70
the national convention as a delegate.