Show r SLATE WAS SHATTERED Judicial Convention Evolved r a Surprise PRETTY GAME WAS PLAYED II WirePulling Was Abundantly in Evidence and Alleged Combination of Stewart and Hempstead Forces I Changed Order of Business and Lauded Stewart Who Had Generally General-ly Been Considered Practically Out 1 of the Race Hempstead Secured 2 Attolno Ship Nomination j For Judges i JOSEPH T lUrilARDS SAMIH3I W STISWART WILLIAM C HALL For District Attorney I DAVID IL HEMPSTBAD The Democratic Judicial convention for the Third district Is over but I memories of it will doubtless linger In the minds of many of the participants The convention was held yesterday in tho criminal courtroom at the J lnll building and It wast claimed by some I of the old stagers that the wirepulling Indulged In was fully up to the standard stand-ard it I Si VTJ3 WAS BROKEN The judicial slate went glimmering so far as two of the favorites Tohn W Burton and Judge A G Norrell were I concerned and S W Stewart got In I with the Other two favorites Joseph T Richards and W C Hall by a pretty I piece of political manipulation In which David B Hempstead the successful suc-cessful candidate for the District At torneyshlp was said to be an active participant I Ilempslead has been twice defeated Jn other conventions when he was being played as a favorite and he didnt propose to take any chances this time that could be avoided To this end It IQ was said the supporters of Hempstead Hemp-stead and Stewart secured control of the committee on permanent organization organiza-tion and order of business and had a the order pC business arranged that the District Attorneyship nomination would pr cede the judicial nominations nomina-tions GAVE HEMPSEAD ADVANTAGE This gave Hempstead an advantage and he won out on the first ballot Then It was that the Stewart forces began to insist that as the Gentiles were sure of two representatives they were entitled to the same number and i J 4 their Inslstance won the day for Stewart Stew-art Joseph T Richard plainly had a walkover from the start and received re-ceived the highest vote cast for any candidate in the convention The judicial fight was a pretty one On the first ballot Richards received G2 voles Cherry 50 and Stewart 51 This eliminated Richards and on the second ballot Stewart went In with 5P voles one more than he needed while Burton dropped to CD t Hall to 11 t and Cherry to U There was no choice on the third ballot but in thefourth Hall won out with 61 votes the highest cast for any candidate I The result of the Judicial contest was a big surprise but had the order of business been reversed It is not believed be-lieved fliat Stewart could have pulled Ihroughr Judge Cherry showed surprising t I i I H H Al David B Hempstead strength and jonly needed two voles for selection on the first ballot John W Burton was perhaps the most surprised man in the list but he had plenty of company Mr Burton may be able to explain how IL was c worked as soon as he haH had an opportunity F op-portunity to review the situation it was11115 when Judge T Ander A son called the convention to order and 1 requested Secretary Daly to read the call Mr Daly did so and Judge Anderson An-derson then named Judge Powers as temporary chairman CHAIRMAN POWERSS ADDRESS Judge Powers the temporary chairman chair-man thanked the members for the compliment paid in selecting him top to-p e rde for a time over its deliberations delibera-tions and said that so far as this district dis-trict Js concerned it would be the most important convention of the year Important Im-portant because tho lives the liberty and the property of the citizens will be placed in the hands oJ the Judges named for Ihe suffrage of the people Tho Slate of Utah thus far has been fortunate In tho selection of Its Judges said Judge Po ers and no matter to what party they have belonged I be-longed they seem to have been faithful and have served the people according I to the best of their ability It is the hope of most people that I so far as possible the division upon party lines shall not In any way control con-trol the Judiciary and seldom has It been done In America There are reasons rea-sons however why the candidates that ore put forward by I the Democratic party J should commend themselves to the pcoplo more strongly than those who are nominated by the t Republican party It because of the school oC politics they have attended it In because be-cause of their belief in political I prln cjplcs their Ideas concernng our form or government They believe In a strict construction of the Constitution They do not believe that the Judges arc elected for the purpopo of legislating legislat-ing but for the purpose of cairying out the laws that nIl passed by tue legls I latlvc branches of the Government They believe In tho principles of the II Declaration of Independence that all men are created free and equal PARTISANS ON BENCH I And in this year 1000 there is more reason why not only In this district but In the others there should be selected se-lected as Judges men who believe in I the Democratic faith The Democratic party at the present time stands as the true representative of the people and while we would like to remove all partlsian and political Ideas from consideration I con-sideration In the judicial convention It Is forced upon us by the manifest purpose of the Republican party We I need Judges on the bench who will not bow their necks to power or to wealth who will not worship the golden calf I who believe as all Democrats believe In the extension of our commercial privileges but who do not believe that subject colonies should be pinned to us by the bayonet l who believe that capital I capi-tal should be protected and that combinations combi-nations of men fOI the advancement I of interests is right but who do not believe that any men should be allowed al-lowed to combine for tht purpose of fixing the prices of the necessaries of r l i p 1 I t 1 J I I r J k7 r AW i4ffcH ra f 1 ff Ii AaI t IIIIWI to < J jJf49j I r I f V life That this Is done vq have evidence evi-dence all around and above mi This has been caused by the legislation of the Republican party and you can see that men schooled In such beliefs and who advocate such principles naturally natural-ly when they came upon the bench would give their decisions more readily readi-ly 1 In favor of concentrated wealth than would those who believe au all true Democrats do that all power emanates from the people and that every man should have an equal chance In the world I 1 kIm u I bf4fr II I Joseph T Richards In closing Judge Powers expressed hlfe disapproval of the Philadelphia convention HAD A MIXUP As soon as Judge Powers Inquired as to the further pleasure of the convention conven-tion Albert J Scare was elected temporary tem-porary secretary and B F Johnson nwdo haste lo move that a committee 011 permanent organization and order of business be appointed by the chair to consist of five mombcnj from Salt Lake rounty two from Summit and two from Tooele The authority which this motion would have conferred on the chairman chair-man did not look good to C S Varian ana he movud to amend that the mem bers of the committee be selected by the delegates Thomas Marshall op pbeed the amendment He said he didnt know what Varlaris plan was but would oppoac It any Way and VaHan retorted that he didnt propose l to turn over the deliberations of the convention to tile chairman if he could avpltl it j I When pULlon vote there were sixty l nine for the amendment and sixtyfour against U but as there could not be to exceed lOS delegates In the convention the vote was retaken resulting sixty nine for and thirtysix agalnsL As amended the motion was carried and It was decided to select a committee commit-tee of nine on credentials in the sumu wn y ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMITTEE After a short recess the counties nn med l1lCil members of the committee commit-tee as follows Perma mon t Organization and Order 1 i < < G 1 JudEfe tYlOisLcl I I J1d ff t ii cc1cI i1i k I of Business Lie Grand Young Joseph Raleigh1 John Allen C B Stewart and D O Rideoul Jr of Salt Lake F J McLaughlin and George Young of Summit Sum-mit W C Rydalch and Dr O W Hough ofToocle Credentials P Henderson Mrs J Fcwson Smith W G Ncbeker Thomas Marshall D W Moffatt of Salt Charles A Callls and John Paradise Summit W J Robinson and Judge Dunlavy of Tooele Judge Powers informed the delegates at this time that they owed 90 for printing etc which they would be urged to give up before they went away and Doc King and M E Mul vey were authorized to shalce the delegates dele-gates down A recess was then taken until 230 in the afternoon AFTERNOON SESSION It was 330 in the afternoon however how-ever before the convention was again called to order a mixup In the committee commit-tee on credentials and the Hempstcad Stewart play in the committee on permanent organization and order of business being responsible for the delay de-lay The credentials committee by virtue of Its authority went exhaustively Into the methods employed In the selection se-lection of delegates the claim having been made that In many Instances there were no primaries held and that delegates wore appointed by district chairmen It also appeared that the full quota of delegates was not present pres-ent but in the end no changes were made except l that the counties were only permitted to cast a total of 103 votes five districts having failed to elect In the report of the credentials committee J L Nebqker was named as the delegate from the Thirtyfifth district in view of the fact that he held the proxy of the regularlyelected delegate As Gtorge W Lee the alternate alter-nate frpm the district was present the convention held him entitled to represent tho district PERMANENT OFFICERS The cpmmlttee on permanent organization organ-ization and order of business then reported re-ported the permanent officers as follows fol-lows I Chairman W Powers < > 1 JtfdtHeiickr3Oi 1 l1Orflifltin3 1 DtHnnll I I Jf I ft q i tigU I I > r ll First vicechairman Mrs J Fewson Smith i Second Ylce chnlrl1anlIlS W J Robinson S Secretary W rocratt Assistant hecretary F Johnson Sergcant tarms George Sanborn I Albert J Scare the temporary secretary sec-retary had himself excused because of a pressure oC business The order of business was as heretofore hereto-fore stated with the appointment a judicial committee of nine to follow The committee alao recommended that the candidates receiving a majority ma-jority and ihe highest votes cast be declared the nominees The report was adopted and Judge 5 Powers had the vicechairman escorted to the stand It was then moved and carried that Salt Lake cast Us J vote by precincts in the city and all tho outside districts 1 as a whole Also that Summit and I Tooele cast their votes as a whole S I DISTRICT ATTORNEYSHIP On motion of Thonmu W Green I I nominating speeches Were limited to five minutes and the chairman announced I I an-nounced that nominations for District I Attorney were In order I After a deathlike stlllncBs had prevailed 1 pre-vailed until It was beginning to grow I painful Judge Powers called FranklinS I I Franklin-S Richards to the chair and taking I the floor proceeded to present the name ol David B Hempstead In opening 1 Judge Power said that the office was I a most Important one and way quasi Judicial In Us nature The man who filled it should be a Just man und one who would look after the Interests of defendants aH well as the prosecution Ho should be a man of property J of honesty and of vigor and a man who would rather do rlghtthan Sl1hpthe plaudits of the multitude Such a man Judge Powers then declared is David B Hompstcad The montlon Hompsnjnds name was a signal for prol6nged applause and it was sonic time before Judge Powers could proceed When he was finally permitted to resume his encomium enco-mium he referred lo the fact that Mr I I Hcmpntead was Ulahbonu that he I had always been a Democrat and that I I when defeated upon two former oeca 1 slons for nominations he did everything I every-thing In his power to elect the men i who defeated him I 1IOWAT FOR VAN COTT Judge Ilowat was next t to Secure the floor and placed Ray Van Oott before tho convention In presenting Mr 1 Van Colts name Judge Howat said that experience was very necessary and I that his candidate had been In a position posi-tion for the past three und a half years where he had secured the best possible training and that he would fill the office satisfactorily DIN NNY PRESENTED Judge 11 P Henderson presented the name of II J Dlnlmiy as a man who I f had practiced law at the New York bar with David B HIM and was In every way competent to fill the posi lion My candidate Judge Jlcndei1 son added was not born In Utah He came here from choice and not by I accident Laughter He fills every requirement but 1 disagree with Judge Powers as to the District Attorney S looking out for the defendants In common com-mon cases There are other gentlemen who can do that S SECONDING SPEECHES Graham F Putnam seconded the nomination of Ray Van Cott In a very eulogistic address In which he spoke flatteringly of bin assistants workS work-S during the past eighteen months I John Slddoway seconded the nom r Inatlon of DInlnny W J Robinson of 1 Van Cott and E A Wilson E A King IR I F Avosn and M E Mulvey of Hempstead S The first and pnly C ballot resulted as S follows followsFOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY L II coUNriEs r B I 0 1 0f Sal Lake county I First rcclncb 4i 2 Second IJreclwt 1 11 1 I Jhlrd Dreclnct j S 1 5 1 ourth IJ1cclncI Fifth precinct 1 Si l Country dIHtrlct 12 10 Sumnlll n I I u Tcioeic 2 = I Totals 1 iSl 3110 i When the announcement was made c S C 1IJi S W Stewart ° that Mr Hempstead was the choice of the convention Mr DInlnny moved that the nomination be made unanimous unani-mous and the mqtlon prevailed JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS After Chalrmaii Powers had declared I that all dcfeateu candidates for the Judgeshlp nomination would have to move for a new trial within five days nominations for those offices were declared de-clared in order Without further ado Col II L PIck ell arose and presented the name of Judge A G Norrell as a man who had filled one of these Important offices for four years past with honor to himself him-self and credit lo the voters who elected elect-ed him YOUNG FOR CHERRY Le Grand Young followed and urged I the claims of Judge A N Cherry for renomlnation He said that Judge Cherry had been industrious careful and painstaking and had dealt out evenhanded justice to all He was entitled to renomination and should be thus honored for his past services and present ability RICHARDS EULOGIZED B T Lloyd in eulogistic address presented the name of Joseph T Richards Rich-ards who he ald was one of the eminent emi-nent men at the bar either old ur young Air I Richards he declared was splendidly equipped for I the portion 1 and would lead the ticket if nominated STEWART NAMED D O Ricleout Jr named S W Stewart Stew-art as selfmode young man who would grace the bench and M E Mul vey o presented the name of W C Hall WLIIhfI 1 4 li I I William C Hall who he said would Qllil big vote If nominated Thomas Millshall made slroiig seconding sec-onding speech fOI Judge Cherry and George accomledllall Frank B Stephens placed Charle J Baldwin In nomination and seconded the nomination of Hall POWERS BOOMED BURTON Judge Powers then named John W Burton In a complimentary address and paid a pretty tribute to the ability of Richards Judgo Dunlavey of Toocle asked the I convention to renominotc Judge Cherry and a flood of seconding speeches followed fol-lowed I I On motion balloting was then proceeded pro-ceeded with the first ballot resulting as follows FIRST BALLOT gJ COUNTIES S I I 1 r c s I S rf jrlf = f r Salt Lnle IT1 3 First precinct C 10 l it 4 I I Second precinct I 1112 9 II 1 8 6 I iilird PrecinCt 1111 s I II u I olrh piecinct S I II i5 1 I Firth pIcclncl i It u 5 2j li 6 1 COUll In dil4tlict5 12 sii ii ii ir Summit eOlIl j 3i j 9 Ii 1 1 Toooll county 2 3i I 1 Totals I 1 Sea ttcrl nkPocrQ 1 Joseph T Richards was declared sc heeled and Stewarts friends having mncle a miscount of the total vote declared de-clared that he had pulled through The chairman ruled that fi2 votes were necessary ne-cessary for choice and an appeal was taken The chair however was 8U3 wined SECOND BALLOT tj tCl Jlrn j t = 10 = r = rI I COUNTIES 0 Q = I 1 = t 1 d rr Snit L k S I I First JJreelnct i i 4 I 6 G 211 Secon fJlcclnct I I 7 Hi lhlrcJ precinct 11 1 2 2ll liuullh Precinct I ii 3 riJ 8 PHth precinct i r Country districts J lIi 6 16I Summit count I SI I 6116 looelo 11 J i 5 2g Totals 111S141I 3j 1 Sc llerlnJPowcrs 1 This was a winner roI Stewart and a third bollot was taken as follows 11hout the selection of the third man THn BALLO S 1 eh S c 0 COUNTIES J i r I Salt Iacc i First precinct S 21 3 J Second precInct a i I 1 Jhlll Precinct y 11 4 Iourth precInct 11 Fifth precinct 11 Country districts 13 Summit cOJnt u b 3 1 Tooec county I = 2 lotnla 30i12I Time fourth and last ballot landed W C Hall the ote being as o1l05 FOURTH BALLOT I g Q 1 COUNTIES o f i flr S j t Salt Lake t First nrccinct y 1 5 0 i f Second precinct I 0 3 Third precinct S 51 oJrth Precinct I pOll PICUl lJrpClncl 21 7 County districts 21H1 Summit 11011 rooclc county I 1 S Totals 2z61l3 I Tile selection i of tile judicial nominees ilavlng been effected the following Ju lclalr committee was appointed aC ter which the convention adjourned I Judge H P Henderson II J Dlnln fly A C Ellis J1 Va1clema Van Cott and f01Ils Sommcr of Salt Lake C A CallIK and John Paradise oC SUl1llriltt I W J Robinson und A H Dunlavy of Toed |