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Show LIBERAL CONVEHTION, Ocn Hlles Temporary Cliairman anil Elmer Ellsworth Stcretary. cousitnrLs aitoikted. After ITIitch nn Jliljonrnmcnt liTalcn. Snnji Rlmli. , Tho Liberal county convention met In thoHalt Ijako Theater nt noon today. It was called for thu purroeo of making nomlnstloiis for tho following county oDIceit Itecordcr, clerk, oucrior, collector, col-lector, shctlfT, attorney, trcaiurcr, eeleclman, coroner, surveyor, mperlu-tendent mperlu-tendent of schools and for the election of a county commlsilomr. The convention was to constat of two huudrcd and sixty-four dclcgatts allotted allot-ted to the various precincts of tho city and county, but not nearly that number num-ber were present! Thero Wore n number nf flags and n proluilon of old Liberal tanners hung at various points on tho Interior of tho building. In the rinr and tnokeU to tho ml ling of the nppr clrclu bung thofollowlngl "Ufllrlal Utah elcotlou returns for delicate, lbs"; Coanlr, Liberal. Uormon liax I.IJtr. .:m m i)siis.,.'.'.7.'rvvzr v.v.'.v.v.v.v. w cm Iron u 5-1 Moics'nn7.V.'.V.V.'.'....l.'.V.'w..-1 xi 5U Klrli.H . in i Zl inn Ksneets ..... Ill 1,711 V,Batrh . 17 i IVashlostoa . v ls Ulab .Ill 1,3.1 Jlrs Ihcso coadluoDi cbsnscd toiar? Tho above figures weie displayed dis-played on nn immense canvas and wero frequently glauccd at by tho delegate?, who yelled vociferously as they looked upon them. At 12:30 tho convention waa tailed to order by Chairman Gillespie, who Instructed Becrutary Meloy to read thu call. Mr, Olllwple named Ogden lilies a temporary chairman nnd Klmir Jillf-wortb Jillf-wortb na temjiorary secrotary, Mr. lilies rtcomruondej that all Liberals should ronucralo themtelves anow to the Americanization of Utah. Tho rest of bis talk was thanks for honors oonfurod, vto. A committee on credentials, consisting consist-ing of one member from cacli city product pro-duct and four from the county at large, was appointed .on motion of lie porter C. M. Jackson, A similar committee on organization and order of buslursiwisappolntol. A committee on platform nnU reso lullona wa appointed as follow! Judge Loolbourow, JndKoUor,c, U, II. Btan-tuu, Btan-tuu, Allen'U. Campbell. 1'. A. Dlx,V. O. Corbrs, William Kcloon. Harry llsynoj, II. A, llurgaq, A, K. Don.-mm, Don.-mm, The convention tlieu adjourned until 3 o'clock. Afternoon Nesstmi. Tlie'Denhalter brass band led I ho way to tho Thentro thortly brforo 3, lelugMtended and followod by vlrag-gllng vlrag-gllng delegates and auditors; all of whom roado themielvcs vlelblo Inside very slowly. It wss several minutes after the appointed time when the chairman's gavrl fell and tho attend-anco attend-anco wen then was meagre. The band caruo In aud gave Homrtlilui; of an Inspiriting ell'ect by ploylug a selection selec-tion at n.lB, 'lliu ctiullliian aakod that lliogeiitlo-ineu lliogeiitlo-ineu present refrain from intoklng. He then called for tho report of the commlttcoon credentials, which was pKsonted and read by Ihn secretory. It showed nearly nil tho delegates prcs etit, aud substitutes were undo and thu report vns adopted, but thero waa some lively starring nt times over i rrors and irregularities. Thu rrpcrl of the commltUo on permanent organization organ-ization warwcallcd for and read, It provlJoJ that Wm. Kelson lo Hiima. uunt chairman, Iiluicr A. l'.lUwurlli seen tnry, A. T. Doremua first nslst-ant nslst-ant secretary, and Warren Buranur second assistant lecretary, with i-d. Keller aerireant'St-arms. Bam Jncksou moved as an amond-meut amond-meut to tho report that n reading uletk be provided for and that JohuD-tvclcr 1111 that position. Carried. Tho ordor ol buslm was then read, tho report of the committee on riaolu-thins riaolu-thins to como next nnd nomination of candidates lait lu tho following order: County reoordrr, clerk of thu county court, county assessor, county collector, sherlir, prosecuting attorney, treasurer, selectmen, coroner, surveyor, suivrln. tendent of public schools, tho couuty LllernlcommitUo. On motion of C V., Allen, thren ttl- ierswiro appointed, ns follonst John j. May, C. O. King, (,'. O. l'erklne. Messrs. Morltr, Hells andl 1'lckarJ were apiioluted by thu chair n commll-tro commll-tro tu escort tho permanent chairman to thu platform. Mr, Xelsnn was received with anplausa nnd nddtetsed tho convention brlelly. Joseph I,. Llppmau had been nom Inaled by acclamation for the ofllcui,! recorder when the Ki'.wa report closed. II, V, Meloy was noinljalid for county clvik, thu ballot stan llngi Meloy 133, Charlu Btebbins M, C. W Hall 7. ' stnajt allots. Jako Greinwald was everywhere. Coroner Harris vas working among tho dt legates, Everybody knows for what purpoee, rrlntral llckoU with tho names of aaplrlug candhlntta wero as profuse ns falling jiavis In autumn. |