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Show SHRIEVALTY BATTLE IS EXCITI! ' Democrats Gathered to Name County Ticket Uptet by "Dope" on the Race for Sheriff At the preeinet aenvsntlea preeedlnf the county Democrat., convention In the Hippodrome theatre thle morning, Henry Lund, Incumbent, and William Roger wara nominated far effloee ad juetioee W tha peace. Joseph St'ingfellaw waa nominated far olty Judge by aeslamatiert. At tha apanlng of tha aeunty a en ventien Ashby Snow, temporary oheir-man, oheir-man, appealed far solid support of , President Wilson and tha national and state administration. Chairman Snow want dawn the liet of national cabinet officers snd praised tha achievements ef eaoh. -It waa Preeident Wileon who guided hie whole publla I if- with the idee ef ' solidifying tho American people." aheuted Mr. Snow. -Wo entered tha war at tho right time, the psychologies! psychologi-es! time the tims that Ood decreed we ahould hava entered it. If one loss wise thsn he hsd bsen at tha helm, America today would be tha laughing ateck ef the world. Beoauee of hie great wisdom, foresight and Judgment, ha new possesaaa the love and sanfldenos ef the Latin speaking psepls ef the world." This afternoon tha delegates" are palleting en the nemlneea for the vari eua offioee with an apparent eontinued deadlock between Cerleae, Burbidge and Harries- THE nomination for sheriff of Salt Laics county is the objective ob-jective of three independent political po-litical forcea at the Demoerstie county convention, which was opened at 10 o'clock thia morning In ' T-the Hippodrome theatre. 8 mall arms have been discarded for perhapa the blggeat and moat powerful political guna ever drawn up before the bulwarka of. a public. office In Utah. John B. Burbidge, John S3. Corlesa and Ben Harries are tha candidate generate of the three belligerent armies and claim to be leading to victory a sufficient number of convention delegates dele-gates to gain the objective. Long range shells are falling Intermittently Into the stronghold from the guns of J. T. Howeils and Herbert Jvolrhtar, two other candldatea for the office Because of the great political prestige aeeotnpanylng tha bombardment bombard-ment from tha Burbidge, Corieea and Harries positions, neutral entice of the party are fearing tha collapse of Bourbon solidarity until after tha fight for tho shrievalty la over. The morals nf ths staff snd supporting army of each candidate general la claimed to be strong and unswerving and It ta admitted by the belllgerente themselves that one cannot be euo-ossaful euo-ossaful without ths support of ths other. CANDIDATES STRONG. Burbidge, a staunch pillar nf tha Democratic ranka for twenty-five yeara who haa waged two valiant bat-Ilea bat-Ilea for the ahrlevalty against overwhelming over-whelming and hopeless odds la ths past for his party, la confident of the . support of the old gusrd of delegates on sccount of his loyslty to ths party and hla prevlouo aacrlflcea. Corlesa, former Republican and later Progressive, Is waging a fight for a third term upon his publto record and popularity. Leading delegatea and politicians pol-iticians freoly admit that If any oppo-altlon oppo-altlon to-a third term ta made. Corlesa will be put out of the running after the first ballot On ths other hand. If tha third term lesue Is not contested, the situation will resolve Itself Into a fight between Corlesa and Burbidge, with the latter having an admitted lead. Harries apparently haa strong support sup-port and will In all probability pre- ' vent the nomination of any candidate on tho flrat ballot. While the altuatlon altua-tlon today la so complex and uncertain aa tn forecast possible result, both Burbidge snd Hsrrles supporters freely free-ly admit they will rally to the support ef one In the event the other In eliminated elim-inated after the flrat ballot. Although betting la prohibited under tha corrupt practlcea act, the favorite -guessing" odds -Just before ths convention con-vention opened were slightly In favur of Burbidge. OTHIR CANDIDATES. Other candldatea who ara before ths convention today are: . Senate Joseph L. Rawlins, C Richards, J. W. McKlnney and D. W. Parratt. Lower house Charles M. Hecker, R. R. Curris, Annie T. 1'lercey, Mrs. Ursce dtratton-Alrsy, Mrs. Oould B. BUkely. W. B. Innee of Draper, Frank Howe of Murray and others. Commissioners T. T. Burton, J. H. Lamont, C. F. Htlllman. J. 8. Undsey. D. A. Mac M Ulan of Murray for county treasurer, Jamea Lynch and A. H. Persona for assessor, Richard Hartley Hart-ley and B. w. Musaer for attorney, M. C. lveraon for auditor, John E. Clark, Thomas Homer and Ben Rlvea and C. . B. Pulver for clerk, - Berkley ' Olaon, . Thomas Alston. 8. U Moyla, H. S. Bco-fleMW. Bco-fleMW. M. EwajiJnrrccorrter, K.t McMillan, w7"W. Barton and I H. Young for treaauer. For city judge Joseph W. Rtrlngfel-tow Rtrlngfel-tow Is talked of. while I J. Hiarburk. William Keger, H. C. Lund and F. Tt Scott are In the race for justlcea of tha peace. Albert J. Cope and Thomas Fowler are out for constable. NOMINEES SELECTED. Following are ths nominees for the state aenate and lower houee of the legislature chosen last night at the Democratic legislative convention: For state senstors: Oeorge H. Dern and Mra Elisabeth Hayward for the long term and Allen T. Kanford and J. W. McKlnney for ths short term. For the lower house: C!. C. Rlcharde. Frank R. Newman. Arthur Welling. R. E. Currle. Mra. Anna An-na T. Plercey. Mrs. Oould B. Blakely, Francla W. Qtilnn. John Haneen, F- E. frrenirMnnrncjtrMnjArev. |