Show PEOPLES MUNICIPAL convention read head the names of the standard bearers of the peoples peopled party of salt lake city in the great contest of 1899 1890 Tw mayor CLAWSON FF for 1 recorder HEIBER M WELLS for or treasurer AUGUST W carll carlor SON for assessor and collector JOHN fi RU RUNEL jr for I 1 marshal A cuna councilmen first precinct WM JOHN rok second precinct B R K K THOMAS johw JOHN Q G RoBiN ROBINSON sow third precinct 0 H HARDY FRANK ja H EW ELI A FOLLAND fourth precinct B R W YOUNG WM J J FEWSON SMITH fifth precinct N W CLAYTON CLAY TON JOSHUA F A justices of peace first precinct JAS JAB W EARDLEY second precinct THOMAS HULL third precinct WARD WABD E PACK jr fourth pre gzorge D fifth precinct WM NAYLOR aldermen first precinct JOHN G smita second precinct P W third precinct W A HODGES fourth precinct S P fifth Pre precinct sinet ALEX the peoples peopled party I 1 mention met in the fourteenth ward rooms at january the front central part of the hall was mccu occupied 1 by the delegates who were eaffy early in their seats and the tee remaining portions of the room were thrown open to spectators by whom the building was crowded to its ito utmost capacity hon F S richards called the convention to order and said gentlemen of the convention pursuant to the call of the municipal central committee you have bare been selected by the members of the peo ples party who reside in salt lake city ity and have assembled for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices to be filled at the election which takes place on the of february next the officers to be elected at that time are those of mayor recorder treasurer marshal assessor and collector members of the city council and justices of the peace under the original charter of the city there here were five aldermen to be voted for and nine councilors councillors counci lors under the municipal incorporation act the council is composed of fifteen councilmen the question arose as to which of those acts would govern at this election although the supreme court has passed upon the question I 1 suggest to you that it might be prudent in addition to the nominations of and justices of the peace to to provide for five aldermen as well the duty and responsibility that devolve upon this convention eDtion are more tm than any that have ever been entrusted to a municipal convention in the misto history of utah and upon the art honest a and faithful perform performance anee of that duty will depend the future welfare of our fair city you should enter upon the discharge of this sacred task with earnestness and solemn thought for it is worthy of your consecrated zeal there are men in the peoples party whose characters are above reproach whose reputations have never been sullied and whose ability is recognized not only in salt lake but throughout the territory of utah and abroad in this great land these are they whom you are commissioned to designate as the standard bearers of the peoples party parly in the coming campaign applause Ine I 1 need ednot not caution you against allowing any unworthy motives to influence your actions in this important matter you ton are the representatives of the people and you should express their will rather than thanyous your own individual preferences be wise be patriotic be just so move and vote in this matter that your efforts will be t crowned with victory and that in 0 all the years that are to come you will be justly proud that your names were enrolled among the trusted applause I 1 confidently believe that you will nominate the winning tand I 1 have chave the honor to announce annor noe that nominations for temporary chairman are now in order prolonged applause judge smith nominated H M wells whose name was greeted with app applause lauge there was no other nomination and mr wells was elected by unanimous vote chairman wells said gentlemen of the convention I 1 thank you yon for the honor you yon have conferred upon me in making me your chairman even temporarily I 1 do not know how often I 1 will be called upon to make the statement that I 1 am no speechmaker speech apepe h maker berose I 1 pass aws away y into the next world I 1 believe that I 1 have already made that statement this winter as many times as I 1 have fingers and toes but I 1 can say that I 1 am proud to be the chairman of this convention of the chosen representatives of the people of this city yda besof of the people who predominate in this city as will be be seen on february by a large majority applause you x on are not here as the representatives of the tourists who are stopping at our hotels applause nor as the representatives of tha th horny handed laborers of P V junction prolonged Pra longed ch cheers chadra edra you are here to represent the bone and the sinew of this commonwealth you are here as the representatives of the people who founded this city A applause and I 1 trust that we will be able to perform our duty well wall and faithfully As an has been skated by the chairman it is an important duty that we have to fulfil fulfill though berh perhaps a toe the 0 opposite party arty P have rendered pt ft loss less d difficult applause I 1 have nothing further to say lot let us go to work B R W young was nominated for tem I 1 thos hull was also placed in nomination mr hull was elected E A folland felland was elected temporary sergeant alarms on motion of W J beatte beatie the chair appointed a committee on credentials the following were elected W J beatle beatie wm win Ful fuller leit B W ashton J D spencer and orson A woolley J H paul called attention to the fact that the room was overcrowded and moved an adjournment to ito the salt lake theatre the motion was seconded and carried amid applause the members then started for the theatre at the head bead of the column marched held johnsons band playing the red bed white and blue 11 the he column was half a block in length on arrival atthe theatre a large crowd had assembled in front of that building and greeted the delegates with three rousing cheers inside of the building the was reserved reBer ved for members of C the convention the spectators taki taking jag seats mate in the circles the band played several airs and when the convention resumed the committee on credentials reported th the e following delegates and alternates WARD delegates Delegate john ohn W T jack fred pembridge alternate joshua H midgley SECOND WARD delegates L G hardy alfred H caine john gallacher alternate mr ef THIRD WARD delegates Delegate john ohn woodmansee geo stringfellow thomas C curtis alternate fergus coalter rou FOURTH WARD delegates J C cutlery F smith J T williams alternate thomas lewis FIFTH WARD delegates L J nuttall jr S H harrow barrow C A carlquist alternates B R F turn bow john miller SIXTH WARD delegates A G giauque thomas W greeng green ranch S kimball james jamea H poulton alternates Alternate stephen sStephen H love B R F butterworth SEVENTH WARD delegates david mckenzie james H MO moyle ae herbert john EL calester Ca callister Calli lyster ater alternates willi i im m J woodbury R K thomas EIGHTH WARD delegates john D H mcallister Mo Allister john G smith 0 L berry NINTH WARD delegates J M benedict A H woolley D D houtz alternate A M woolley TENTH WARD delegates J H paul pauls S A kenner william fuller G A icelean mclean james 0 C woods alternates john walsh george buckle WARD delegates willaro willard done 0 A woolley H A tuckett A mcmaster Mo Master francis armstrong F M atkins alternates F A mitchell Mito hell J H kelson J B bean ww TWELFTH iff WARD delegates J G midgley E G woolley N W clayton H W spencer alternates C M nielson T A clawson thirteenth WARD del delegates ega tes D S spencer A B dunford alonzo yung young F S fernstrom alternates D J mackintosh F B platt fourteenth WARD delegates H P richards daniel harrington frank Y taylor andrew bjorkman Alcer alternates nates george E bourne H D folsom P W madsen H S beatie FIFTEENTH WARD delegates B W ashton J G cutler thomas hull B F cummings jr T F howells J E dark clark J JE M langford alternates barlow Ferguso nW R jones jr W C burton SIXTEENTH WARD delegates IRL A folland J W arthur Par parsons wm hoda hodges B R P Morris Wm spry A S geddes 8 T lake alternates T E jeremy C J oberg J W phippen W J nowman newman UK seventeenth WARD delegates W J beatie joseph M watson F H hyde D V F davis E A smith smith alternates Sandberg JC jacobs eighteenth WARD delegates richard W young I 1 W J mackintosh J D spencer george D 0 S burton barton alternates H J faust B R patrick H G whitney nineteenth WARD delegates john N pike A W carlson Oa rison john H back B W driggs jr J E talmage taimage henry arnold alternates isaac barton william pinney alex garr TWENTIETH WARD delegates heber M wells D L murdock henry edgar howe oliver hodgson james sharp alternates a M ottinger S P TWENTY MUST FIRST WARD delegates wm win J tuddenham wm win H bywater thomas goodman wm win J A timms M S woolley william longmore J fewson smith jr alternates john burt josiah burrows J fewson smith sr TWENTY ENTY SECOND WARD WABD delegates oscar hardy william spicer matthew noall J F peterson andrew kim ball joseph B R matthews joseph L grow alternates frank marietta margetts oliver B R H B nilson saml holmes wm stoneman BRIGHTON delegate H M brown alternate H J walk there were but delegates present mr james sharp from the fourth precinct being absent but being represented by an alternate the delegate from north point was also absent leaving the voting strength at the report of the committee on credentials was adopted on motion a committee on permanent organization and order of business was appointed as follows follo wa E A smith J H moyle M 8 woolley wm fuller and henry tuckett on motion a committee of five on resolutions was wag named as follows B R W young J H paul J C cutler A W carlson A B dunford the convention took a recess for ten minutes and the band rendered enlivening music the committee or oi permanent organization 9 a U and order of business reported as follows that the permanent organization consist of a president two vice dents a se cretai y an assistant secretary tar a sergeant at arms and a chaj chaplain lain and that the order of business be as follows 1 roll boll call 2 prayer 3 nomination for mayor 4 nomination for recorder 5 nomination for treasurer 6 nomination for assessor anti and collector 7 nomination for marshal 8 nominations for councilmen 9 nominations for five aldermen 10 nominations for J justices Justi oes of the peace 11 report of committee on resolutions 12 election of central committee IS 13 miscellaneous business the report was adopted chairman wells secretary hull rid and sergeant at ai arms folland were made permanent officers E A smith was elected fl first rat vice president and wm puller fuller second vice president C L berry and D S spencer were nominated for assistant amista tit secretary mr berry was elected by a vote of 62 to 43 H PR ichards and robert patrick were nominated for chaplain mr patrick withdrew and david mckenzie was nominated mr richards was elected ch chaplain hain richards offered prayer D warrington harrington moved to adjourn the motion was lost D S spencer said I 1 arise to place in nomination the name of the man who will be the next mayor of salt lake city I 1 wish to say to you that the name I 1 propose to present is one that you all know it is the name of a man who can be trusted in all respects a man who was born bom here reared here and who through his own energy has established for himself a reputation and character that are beyond reproach from anyone whether it be from our friends or our enemies I 1 wish you to think thoroughly of the name and if you do that I 1 am thoroughly confident that he will be without the exa existence of a doubt the successful candidate of the party thal thai name gentleman is spencer clawson prolonged applause 8 A kenner said mr chairman and gentlemen I 1 I 1 rise to pro nose to you yon a name which I 1 am sure will call forth equally as great enthusiasm as the one just atte uttered per perhaps ape greater indeed I 1 think that if the united people ople of this city could be present to hear rear the name that will be presented I 1 am sure they would add their plaud its but as the united people are not here we will have to consider the question among ourselves the name of the gentleman whom I 1 propose to present presen t I 1 is s one that is familiar to everybody eve r in this community whether le he has had occasion to participate in political affairs or not for the simple reason that he be has at all times and in all ail circumstances for the last ten years been prominently before the people not only in an official capacity 01 ay but in a personal capacity hn he is a gentleman who is so well known that to mention his bis name to Is to mention that he is well known to everybody he is known as an example to us no for system in business by reason of his long term of service by reason of the fact that for a great many years he has been the right hand man of the city government one who called to any position has been the right individual a gentleman who has been trusted tried and true a gentleman who has been where he be has held the respect of men even of those who do not think as he does he has so deported himself that he has never given unnecessary offense to the people of the city he has at all times maintained their respect while he has had their confidence A man who above all things represents that public and growing feeling which now above all other sentiments is for young utah to be brought to the front A man who to is within himself the popular idea of 4 young utah applause and can hold a large majority not simply because of any physical strength but because of the fact that he was born and reared upon this soil and that within himself he be illustrates what it is possible to accomplish com oom in the peoples party A young man who has never wavered in the performance of duty gentlemen in presenting to you the name that I 1 am about to otter assure you that he will give the greatest satisfaction not only to boling U utah tah but also to those on the other side in presenting his name I 1 simply voice the sentiment of the majority of this convention when I 1 ask you to care fulla consider the name of heber M wis wells prolonged cheers major armstrong said he would nominate a true and trusted servant of the people a man who well be placed at the head of the ticket john dark clark applause mr clark has never faltered he has been and is today the friend of the people B F cummings Cum minga jr in seconding mr clarks nomination said experience peri ence judgment and character were necessary in the present circumstances cum stances and john clark would meet these requirements there were none more suitable W H bywater said he wanted a man of experience at the head of the ticket a man who was representative of the people who was known to every citizen citi zeo who was acquainted with every great question among them the water question a very important one here this question had caused much deliberation and the man best beat acquainted it was george M ottinger cheers and applause la in his district are more peoples peopled party voters than in any other district and he would poll a heavier vote than any 0 ther other man he has expended for the city vast quantities of money and has the confidence of the people M S woolley seconded aed mr ottinger tin or as the next mayor N W clayton se condel spencer clawson as the next mayor of salt 8 alt lake and a man who had never been in office dr benedict said that if there was any map man who was suitable for mayor may or it was mr ottinger T F howells moved that the convention proceed to ballot N W clayton moved to amend by adding that the president appoint fi five ve tellers the motion as amended was carried the tellers appointed were N W clayton arthur |