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Show DISTRICT JUDGES ARE RENOMUTED Salt Lake, May 1 --For judges in the Third judicial district: Charles W. Morse. Thomas D. Lewis. Morris L Ritchie. Fred C L.oofbourow. George G. Armstrong. For district attorney: E O Leatherwood," It required only one ballot at the Republican judicial convention yesterday yes-terday to nominate the present Judges to succeed themselves in tho several divisions of the Third district couit, while District Attorney E O Leath-arwood Leath-arwood was nominated by acclamation nder suspension of the rules. J J Whitaker, tho activity of whoso friends in tho convention gave brief promise of a contest for place on the judicial ticket, showed In the first ballot as a rather poor socond to ludgo Morse, who registered tho low-26t low-26t vote among the successful aspirants. aspir-ants. In explanation of the smaller vote gained by Judge Morse, as compared with that polled for his fellows on the tloket, his friends declared that his candidacj was simply receptive and that no aggressie campaign had been waged in his behalf. Resolutions Shut Out. What might have precipitated the convention Into turmolllng discussion was a set of resolutions which George W. Moyor endeavorod to Introduce, but which were refused even tho recognition rec-ognition of a second. These resolutions resolu-tions mado charges that judges sitting sit-ting on the bench In the Third dls- -Lrlct had been amenable to undue Influence; In-fluence; that combinations had been made in order to procure nomination by tho convention: that decisions hn 1 been withheld or published at certain times suitable to political expediency, that judges had held court sessions t private homes. All these things were charged as having beon "currently "cur-rently reported." |