Show I I I BRANTING NOMINATED Warned at Convention Called by Republican I Re-publican Committee r L Frank Branting was nominated asa as-a candidate for the Board of Education from the First precinct at a meeting held In the Second ward meetinghouse last night The meeting was pursuant to a call Issued by the Republican organization or-ganization or the precinct and the building wlis crowded to the doors sometime I some-time before S oclock the hour set for I the opening It was expected that there would be I some lively times at the meeting hut as it turned out there was no excitement S excite-ment Bran tings friends had no opposition oppo-sition It was understood the name of President E W Wilson of the board would be presented and voted down Had Mr Wilsons name been offered a representative of Wilson who was there for the purpose would have promptly withdrawn It The meeting was almost entirely composed of Republicans CHAIRMANS VIEWS Joseph McKnlght called the meeting to order and asked for nominations for II chairman B D Blackmarr was named by A F Lawson and after the names I of E M Weller and John Slddoway had been offered and withdrawn Black marl was chosen Blackmarr said he supposed there were both Republicans and Democrats In the meeting I want It understood he said that I am no Democrat I am a Republican I am not a sectarian and I dont care what church a man belongs to1 We all seek tho best interest of the free schools of the city Irrespective of party religion or what not I am opposed to a church proposition In politics schools etc anyway I am opposed to this petition business I want to see a man come out before a convention for a nomina tion All the other precincts had con ventions and I dont see why we should not Joseph McKnlght was made secretary of the meeting and William Lovesy d H Hewlett John Slddoway and George Buckle were named as tellers D N I Rfrniin inl n o r 11 m mi ivirie alSO pro posed as tellers but Mr Straup begged to be excused and Mr Martin had to hurry home On motion of A F Law son a committee on resolutions was Miner named and consisting Samuel Peterson of Lawson Jr J The W committee retired to prepare a report and during Its absence Joseph Weller the precinct L chairman about W S Glesys denial spoke that he had signed the call for the Mr w > Ilor said that it mass had meeting been cided de by a quorum of the precinct mince to Issue the call com district signed by all the chairmen of the precinct that the action and Glesys was taken with Sir knowledge PLATFORM ADOPTED The report of the lutions committee on reso was then by Mr Lawson presented as follows The people of the First precinct In convention mass assembled and confidence having full faith in the American school system and free believing In titimmeled administration the un tflerCOr tratioa tho thereof thcfOllowing as our platform adopt our candidate to the and pledge principles enforcement of Its We demand that tion bt given to such limo and atten the ofllce of Trustee as School the clutloa thereof We require aro In favor of advancing The best maintaining and of lic HchooB intcreuU ufthe pub the city Ihcludlng tho high school of Wo prefer the best talent religion and merit regardless of alone tween tcRclier shall decide be Wo are In favor of 10caU locating the nchool In tho First high precinct on tho ward aqunro Tenth Wo plod go our candidate to represent all the faithfully cinct people of the FJrnt pre Attached to the lowing which report was tho tel Brantlng was signed by Mr I approve and Indorse the foregoing principles and If elected will l11 do all In my power to carry them out The report was adopted with one faint unanimously back of the room dissenting and voto In the of Put him after a shout out he eubslded EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHERS The name of placed in Brantlng was then ton nomination by J M Hamil a Democrat and was greeted with great applause JH Paul the seconded nomination In a somewhat speech lengthy reviewing much of his own ed ucational career and the history of ed ucation In Utah Mr Paul of was Iir favor getting the best teachers giving the possible preferenco Utah He mentioned that to natives of come here from teachers outeldo and get thelr salaries to carry awu away to help build other communities and that up reason why he desired to was one many natives of Utah aa possible employ aa Paul Mr also spoke against gious and political allowing reli Influence in school affairs and to obtain that wanted everything would tend to Increase the I effi ciency of the schools done When Sir Paul finished Joe arose to take Issue with Weller him on 1 statement ono Mr Weller said ho to wanted get tho best teachers did not care possible Ho whether they came from Utah rom or not but wanted rulo Both of the speakers merit alone to were emIly applauded lib John Slddoway arose to apeak Bald he and wanted to second Brantlngn nomination I i have been accused oC being a Wilson man ho said and wan until I heard Wilson would I pome before tho convention but now not I am for Brantlng He also got a good hand GRANTING NOMINATED Roderick Hillam moved the suspension suspen-sion oC the rules and tile nominating of Brantlng by acclamation and tile motion carried Brantlng was called forward and said that If elected he would work to he I best Interests of the schools of the city Including the high school would endeavor to meet every I proposition which came up according 5 to Its merits and would try lo make the Salt Lake schools the beat In the world On motion of 0 II Hewlett a committee com-mittee consisting of B D Blackmarr Sam Wosterllold and O II Hewlett was appointed to endeavor to get a polling place for the election tomorrow f placed in the building where the meeting meet-ing wus being held A CHARGE DENIED After the meeting a discussion arose relative lo a charge that tickets advocating advo-cating Braining1 for the board bud been passed around at a meeting ol the Mutual Mu-tual Improvement association In the Second ward meetlnghouso Sunday night Both janitors of the building denied the charge and the man who conducted the exercises furnished a statement In writing denying that It had been done It was said the tickets handed around were merely cards announcing an-nouncing a concert to be held Branllngi is a young merchant about 30 years of age Ho is a Republican nnd a Mormon In response to an Inquiry In-quiry after the mooting he said that he would serve If elected to the board strictly as a nonsectarian and non partisan man would support the free schools always including the high school and would devote his entire en orgies lo the betterment of the school system |