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Show PROGRESSIVES VOTE TO HCCEPT DIVISION County Convention Will Be Held Tomorrow in Bamberger's Bam-berger's Hall. After a spirited debate, the Progressive committee of Salt Lake county yesterday afternoon adopted a resolution accepting the division-of county offices proposed by the Democrats on a fusion ticket. With that feature disposed of. the Bull Moosers fnloclud the meeting pUice and the temporary tem-porary officers, of the county convention, which will be held here tomorrow. Allen T. Sanford was named as temporary chairman: A. H. 1'arsons, secretary; K, G. Thomas, assistant secretary,' and C. C. (Jai stenseri. sergeant at arms. The convention con-vention will be held in Bamberger's hall, on Alain street. The resolution to accept t he terms of the Democrats was adopted by a vote of S to 3. but the minority put up a strong fight for a more favorable division oE offices. The Democrats offered the Progressives Pro-gressives the offices of sheriff, treasurer, assessor and three members of the legislature legis-lature in the county and one justice of the peace and a constable in the city. The minority of the Bull Moose county committee insisted that the Progressives should be given one county commissioner, five members of the legislature and one state senator. Although the majority of the committee commit-tee voted In favor of fusion, there is a rumor that therank and file of the Progressives Pro-gressives may put up a stiff fight on the convention floor and, if they gain control, name a ticket independent of both the Democratic and Republican parties, putting put-ting on men that appear on each of the tickets. The majority leaders, however, expressed the opinion that the action of the committee would meet with the approval ap-proval of the convention delegates. During the committee meeting yesterday yester-day County Chairman J. H. Turner announced an-nounced that the county convention tomorrow to-morrow would mark (he end of his political polit-ical activities. He said that on account of extensive mining properties that he is now developing he would be unable to devote the time necessary, to politics to insure a successful campaign. If the fusion goes through as outlined, the Democrats and Progressives will open joint county headquarters and the county advisory committee will be made up jointly of Progressives and Democrats. Tile action of the Progressive county committee yesterday indicates that the Progressives will indorse the Democratic state ticket in full, as well as the county ticket, and that the nomination of James H. Mays for congress will be ratified at the next meeting of the Bull Moose congressional con-gressional convention. |