Show TURMOIL AND STRIFE MARK PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION Before the Republican state convention was called to order yesterday there had begun a strong movement by the Inde Independent Independent independent pendent Republicans to capture a large per cent of ot the delegates who would w uld work against the machine candidates The Insurgents were willing to unite on any anyone an anone one candidate in order to defeat the I choice of ot the machine In several In Instances instances stances this plan proved disastrous to I the machine politicians After the city delegates had named the city and precinct candidates for tor city Judges and justice of ot the peace and con constable constable constable stable J U Eldredge Jr county chair chairman chairman chairman man introduced H A Smith as tempo temporary chairman Mr Smith in the address I which opened the convention denounced L the American party part declaring that I there thero was no church interference In poll poli tics in Utah He lie said If there were he would be one of ot the first to join the American party as a protest against such an insult to manhood ing big he lie declared that if It there were any an thing wrong in Utah politics the would remedy it and he suggested that the convention in Its platform re reaffirm reaffirm reaffirm affirm the state constitution declaring for absolute separation of church and state He said that one reason why he was opposed to the American party was because its members were opposed to the religion of ot a large majority of ot the people of ot Utah Smith Has a Dream in a speech not long ago he said Joe Lippman declared that the Amen Ameri American can party would make of ot the Mormon t a great art gallery I thought to myself that when that time came come Torn Tom Kearns Kears would be the president of at the Mormon church and the statue of ot Brig ham Young at the head of at Main street would have been removed and In Its stead would be bc the majestic form of ot Joe Lippman winking at the Goddess of Jus tice on the City and County building Mr Ir Smith said sold that the reason Jesse Knight declined the Democratic nomina tion for tor governor was not because the Mormon church did not want him to be a candidate but because the American party part did want him to be a candidate Committees Announced Following the address of at the chairman the personnel of the committees was an flounced as follows Credentials First precinct AAr W J 3 Moore Second Brigham ham Clegg Third A Cal listen Hster Fourth A L 1 Thomas jr Fifth Aaron Myers bers country districts J F 10 1 Greenwood and Daniel Harrington Permanent organization and order of ot business First Lon J Haddock Second Alexander Buchanan Third W R H Jones Fourth AV W V S HInes Fifth Parley Parle P Jensen country districts A Lunberg and E f ft R 1 n T T r T 7 T Tv t tC C V i Anderson and P S Condie Condle assist ant L J Haddock Nephi S Timpson Mrs J D Swenson and Carlo Peterson assistant secretaries Order of Nominations Then It gave the following order of nominations Sheriff attorney recorder clerk auditor assessor treasurer sur sun county commissioners tives tIes senators Immediately Anthone Anthono Lundberg submitted a minority report making the nominations for county count com corn missioners the first order of K james K E k Clinton county count commissioner supported the tho minority report charging that the committee had manipulated the order of ot business to suit some candidate Lon J 3 Haddock chairman of ot tho the com corn resented the harge charge and Parley P Christensen repeated the charge de do daring claring that tho the committee had been packed to do the will of ot the machine poli poll and that it had changed the order of ot business from its natural order He de declared declared dared that the nominations for tor commis commissioners should come corne first and clerk sec second second second ond In his speech he took occasion to attack the platform as a lot of ot glittering generalities He was a member of the platform committee and said that he was opposed to the manner In which it was named Finally the minority vote was adopted by b a vote that was almost unan The order of ot business was changed to make the nominations for commission commissioners ers era first clerk second and the nomina for tor senators just before those for tor representatives Bishop McRae cRae Prays The turmoil subsiding Bishop McRae M Rae opened the convention with a prayer George G orge B Squires then nominated John C Mackay and the names of ot H L Ham lIn W W V V Wilson Walter J S Burton J W V Miller Seth and Hyrum Neil Neilson Neilson Neilson son followed quickly Mr Burton was nominated by Senator Stephen H Love and the tho insurgents rallied to him to a aman aman aman man On the first ballot Mackay received 23 votes making him the nominee for tor the long term Burton received 9 votes Wilson 13 14 Miller 15 Neilson 64 and Hamlin 54 Before the second ballot with drew in favor tavor of ot Burton and Neilson In favor tavor of ot Wilson This gave Burton the nomination as on the second ballot he re ye received received 37 2 votes Wilson got go Miller 75 5 and Hamlin Hainlin 42 Woman Sweeps Convention The nomination of ot Mrs Margaret Witcher for county count clerk furnished the tho th sensation of the When nom flora for tor the position were called for tor by the chair char J 1 M 1 Stull placed the name annie of ol Fred C Bassett before the convention The Bassett supporters Jup oten responded re with mild cheers AV V II R Hutchinson then th n named W Yo H 11 Farnsworth Mrs Irs name nam was WWI placed in nomination by Harry C Edwards In a carefully worded speech in which he demanded demand d recognition reco for the women of the Republican party who had been faithful to the party in time of ot dire need The instant Mr Edwards Edwars his candidate cand dat pandemonium broke loose and ancl ant the cheering lasted some minutes before Mrs Dennis C Eichnor who nho n ho seconded I Mrs nomination could be ho heard Mrs was followed by b Mrs W Yo H Jones Russell Major Breeden Dr Ellerbeck James Devine Lon Irvine Lon J Haddock and a host bust of ot others The demanded not only that Mrs Witcher be given recognition reco on ac count of ot her ability as a l business woman and hw her h r experience and qualifications for tor the office but because the women omen of at tha Republican party deserved recognition and aud because It was promised that the placing of ota a woman on the ticket would wo ld draw a multitude of ot votes otes from the other two wo parties A halfhearted attempt was made to second the nominations of Farns Farnsworth worth and Bassett but the majority of ot the delegates would not listen and the rival orators were drowned out by b cries of ot Witcher Getting Out From Under Tho The enthusiasm for tor Mrs Witcher which was worked up by the effort of ot her sup porters was fervid ind put the first sort seri serious oils ous break in the machine slate which had been framed for tor the tho convention Hardly had the balloting begun when J S U El dredge Jr realizing that his political su hung by a slender thread at the attention of the chair and an n flounced the withdrawal of ot his candidate W v H Farnsworth In favor tavor of ot MM Mr Witcher It was clever politics P on El dredges part as ts s he stood absolutely no chance of ot winning whining with Farnsworth A few tew seconds later Pirley P Christensen also withdrew rew the name of ot Fred C Bas sett lItt tt and Mrs Airs was waR given the nomination by lw acclamation amid a roar of cheers Tho The demanded a speech and Mrs Irs Witcher was conducted cc to the stage and In a few well chosen words expressed the he hope that she would do honor to the Republican Republica ticket In equal measure with the honor done hereby her rt by y the convention Sharp for Sheriff I As soon as at the cheering which followed tollow d Mrs speech had died away awa A L Ii Hoppaugh h placed the name of ot Joseph Sharp before the tue convention for tor the nom noni for county countr sheriff Mr Hoppaugh spoke of ot the faithful and fearless service rendered by b Mr r Sharp while chief deputy under C Frank Emery which he stated entitled Sharp to the position Curl Carl Badger Bader then placed pla ed W WS S Naylor alor before the convention stating that during his employment as a a mall mail carrier ho ha had earned Darned e the liking and respect of all with I om he came in contact J E Clinton O Sharp talked at length of the tOrl of o Sharp during tho the strike at Jd Hurray 1 so me ago His speech Wh Md iId at more noro harm h rm than han o waa If I hissed After the t ebal bal had l proceeded through th the First and Second city Wards ward with Sharp hav hay ing a decided advantage advant ge the Third and Fourth city wards announced a vote for tor Sharp and Badger adger withdrew the name ot of his candidate The vas as then given to Mr Sharp by acclamation The contest for tor county attorney brought I 1 I 0 out a bitter struggle between the rural districts which favored Carlson Carison aided by b present County Attorney Hanson and the independent city delegates Oscar AV W V Carlson Carleon was placed in nomination ty tor Colonel George B Squires who stated that the county was entitled to the of ot one other office upon the ticket He was Interrupted by loud cries of ot Two commissioners Is nough jh Steve Love at it t tempted tempt to explain that Burtons nomina tion should not count as a gift gUt to the county count as Mr Burton lives but a few feet outside the city limits lIml The deli deb Kates would not accent nc eDt Mr T Loves PV fy e and he lie was forced to take i ke his i s seat Parley Parle P Jenson then placed tie e name of Job P Lyon In nomination stat ing that the office demanded mature years ears and thorough knowledge of ot the law He Ho announced that one of ot the objections to Mr Carlson Carbon was wan the tha youth This provoked much oratory and argo merit ment and the debate became acrimonious J 3 M 11 Bowman in I second s nd ing log Lyon stated stat d that during his candi dates service In the county count attorneys office he was both botn bot 1 the character r and the tho th brains of ot the office This was a direct slap at Willard Hanson who was the tl county attorney under whom Lyon served J O 0 Carter replied r with equal lenom In behalf of ot Carlson When hen the th votes were counted It was found that Lyon had hod received and Carlson The con then adjourned until 73 7 |