Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-11 | Page 12 | Davis Was in Salt Lake

DAVIS WAS IN SALT LAKE. Vice-Presidential Candidate Visited IVIaj. Downey. Henry G. Davis' friends and relatives In Salt Lake are feeling greatly elated over his nomination for the vice-presidency. MaJ. George M. Downey, who was brought up with the candidate, having lived ln the same town ln West Virginia, and .who is also connected with him by marriage, knows him Intimately. In-timately. When the Ex-Senator paid a visit to Salt Lake a few years ago he was the guest of Major and Mrs. Downey. Ills son, MaJ. George F. Downey, married a niece of Mr. Davis, who is also connected with the family of Judge Harkness, whose daughter married Thomas Davis, a nephew of Mr. Davis. "Ex-Senator Davis is a very successful success-ful man," said MaJ. Downey to The Tribune last night. "His first success was in merchandise, after which he made money with his two brothers ln the lumber business. They then acquired ac-quired several valuable minlng'proper-tles minlng'proper-tles and have latterly become prominent promi-nent as railroad builders." Mrs. Bert Holden. whose sudden death in Cleveland about four years ago was such a shock to her Salt Lake friends, was a daughter of Senator Davis' brother and, therefore, a niece of the vice-presidential candidate.