Show COUNTY CONVENTION The Salt Lake County Convention of delegates Peoples People's Party met inthe In Inthe inthe the County Court House at 12 day I day to-day I Geo Goo M Ottinger was chosen tern tem temI tem I chairman and A W Carlson temporary secretary The call of the Peoples People's Central Com Com- Committe Committee Committee mitte for foT the convention was read On mOlin n the the- chairman apPointed as a committee tee on credentials John T V Williams Geo Stringfellow John and Henry McEwan The committee on credentials te- te retired re retired tired and returned shortly afterwards reporting 60 delegates and 10 alternates present The report was accepted The temporary organization was made permanent The chairman stated that the work werk of the convention was to nomi norM nominal nat nal one selectman and a county super super- superintendent superIntendent superintendent of district schools and to elect thirty delegates to the District Convention called to meet at the City Hall Salt Lake City on the of f July to nominate councilors rep rep- representatives representatives rep representatives to the Legislative Assem Assem- Assembly Assembly Assembly bly these officers to be voted toted for at atthe atthe atthe the general election to be held Mon- Mon August On a on nomina nomina- tion consisting of nine members was as f follows 1 I M Waddell N Macfarlane D McRae Geo D G G Bywater H McEwan T TV V Williams Geo leo Calder and R B A Ballantyne While the committee on nominations were absent delit deliberating inspiriting speeches were made by Dele Delegates John JohnN JohnN N Pike Hamilton G Park Purk Joseph H Dean Dean O 0 H Pettit Joseph H Parry J F Simmons T 1 1 G Webber H P Richards Henry Wallace C H Crow John and Alonzo Youn Young On motion a committee consisting of 0 O H Pettit J N Pike and C H Crow were appointed to visit the committee on nomination who had been out so long that the convention were anxious as to their whereabouts and to recall them In a II few moments the committee on recall reported that the committee on nomination was not dead but that they would make their appearance in live five minutes J H Anderson an am and f Samuel McKay made short addresses while awaiting the return of the committee The committee on nomination re- re reported re reported ported as follows SALT LAKE CITY July 11 1885 Gentlemen of the Convention The committee appointed by your Honorable body to place in nomination one Selectman and one Supt Sopt of DIstrict Schools for Salt Lake County and also to appoint 30 delegates to re- re represent represent re represent present Salt Lake County in the Coun Coun- Council Council Council cil Represent Representative tive District Conventions to be held in the the the- City Hall Saturday July 1885 respectfully report that we have given the matter ratter careful thought and consideration and take plea pleasure ure in making the foll following wing nom nom- nominations nom nominations Selectman for Salt Lake County County- County Francis Armstrong County Superintendent of District Schools Wm Wm M Stewart Delegates to Conventions Conventions- John Conventions John Walsh John A M Woolley 1 I M Waddell Wad T G Webber H P Richards J R Morgan J Jas as H Anderson Ander Ander- Anderson Anderson son Jos H Dean G G Bywater A W Carlson W B G M Ot- Ot tin er R B S Wells A N H G Park Park G D Henry Cou- Cou Coulam Coulam lam T V Williams Williams S 8 McKay W B Hardy 0 O D Hendrickson Wm Gibbie O 0 r rt A t woolley ii J T W Sharp Oh Chas iv R T Wootton James Crane Crant Orrin P Miller Mil Mil- Miller Mil Miller ler Robert Ellwood D McRae The report of the committee was ac- ac accepted accepted ac accepted On motion the nomination of Fran Fran- Francis Francis Francis cis Armstrong for was ratified rati- rati rati ratified fied ded On motion the nomination of Wm M Stewart as county superintendent of district schools was ratified The gentlemen recommended by the committee were then elected as dele dele- delegates delegates dele delegates gates to the district conventions convention's John N Pike offered the following resolution which was unanimously adopted Be it resolved by the delegates of the Peoples People's Party of Salt Lake County in convention assembled that we will use all the in influence that is in our power to Induce or o OB friends i s and neighbors who have bave the elective franchise to cast their t votes on the of August for those who may be nomi nomi- nominated nomi- nomi nominated nominated tor for office offie to show to each other that we are willing to maintain our l rights and furt further er that we will also use our in influence in every legitimate way to withdraw from those who are continually operating to rob us of every political right as well as those who sustain them any and all support or influence that it may be in our power to control A vote of thanks was tendered to the officers and speakers of the convention after which an adjournment was taken |