Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-09-15 | Page 17 | Bull Moose Convention Breaks up in Disorder

BULL MOOSE CONVENTION I I BREAKS UP IN DISORDER Charges of Four Flushing Made by Defeated Candidate Candidate Candidate Candi Candi- date for Nomination Special to The Hor Herald ld Provo Sept U 14 cries of or four tour crooked the flusher rotten and te Bull Bul Moose Judicial l convention here bare to today today to- to te day adjourned amid ald scenes of disorder At tAt 11 o'clock twenty ono members member of the tha Bull Bul Moose Moos party met at tn the te court cour house After toi selecting Robert Rober Anderson Ander Ander- nde son Ion for tor chairman and Cart Carl for tor nominations were called cle for Judge Judge John E E. E Booth and d Judge A A. A A were nominated It Iu wn was then agreed aeed that each co county nty should vote yote Its Us full tun strength When th the h. h ballots hal bal b lots were counted te the votes rotes stood Boots 35 votes and votes then Informed those present that If It they supported both nomination nomina nomina tion ton tonto Jio ho to would quit the te A change was made in that each dole dele cago gate cate present had his on onto ono vote vot was waa wa nominated 14 1 to T. T Two nominations for tor district attorney attorney ney were placed before the tha convention nUon Vivian Watkins of ot Vernal and Clarence M. M I. I Beck of ot American merican Fork Watkins was nominated 13 to 8 8 As AI soon as the result resul was WI announced Beck Deck ro rose roso o on his feet and demanded a a change In irs tho the method of of voting yoUng Ho He said that Provo Prove POo delegates had Induced him to enter the tho race raCe and that he ha had bad been tho nomination by ac ne- ac- ac claaton Now said sale he unless your delegates dole dole- gates are a 0 bunch of ot four you youl will l change chango tho the method metod of ot voting It ItIs ItIs I Is 18 rotten I wont went up to Carpenters Carpenter's seed aced aee toro store before this convention and ad Mr Carpenter Carponter told mo me that everything was all al right Beck sat down and G. G 3 J. J Carpenter then said that tat when ho promised B Bock k tho nomination he did not know that Uintah had a a. D candidate In tho the field Arguments pro and con wore ere made and nd tho the convention eon enton adjourned In disorder disorder der to prevent a fight Several delegates delegates dele dele- gates left tho the court house while I the therow therow row rO was vas going on