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Show Political Analysis Reagan Keynotes, WinsJOPjConyention liy DL'ANE V. CAItDALL ! Chronicle Staff Writer The Utah Republican Convention held over the weekend has been labeled by many republicans one of the most outstanding Republicans eonventions held in this state. They attribute the success to the delegates' dele-gates' enthusiasm and California (Jov. Ronald Reagan's (RCalif.) appearance. Pre-convention polls showed some very close races and possible surprises. sur-prises. This was especially true in the case of delegates chosen to attend at-tend the national convention. Many believe Richard Nixon would get the majority of Utah's votes. And it has been said Nixon would have had Gov. Reagan not keynote the convention. Nixon Ahead But pre-convention polls also showed Reagan running slightly ahead of Nixon and members of Utah Citizens for Reagan had predicted pre-dicted the California governor would receive the majority of the delegate votes. k . - v A ) :! V "M tj-j . , - t ) I I If n ' : I C b ! - , : i 1 i I I v I I. s4 K I "V $ f if 7 ' $! ' Lm.Mjiiw-r f 1 11 ' y , J: II (i t asm, , " '. L- 4 lf , " . . , s''Cllfl;;2:i,:, . !i It cannot be said, however, that Reagan's appearance did not help him. The simple fact Reagan delegates dele-gates won by such a majority, shows many people were influenced by what he had to say. Which according ac-cording to Reagan people brings up an interesting point. If Reagan can enter Nixon territory and capture so many votes, he certainly must be considered a strong contender for his party's nomination in August. A "Warm" Welcome Reagan's "day" began with a "warm" welcome at the Salt Lake Airport. There a crowd of several hundred supporters greeted him, including in-cluding the Tooele High School Band. He gave a brief speech to the crowd, thanking them for their attendance there and telling them he was trying not to notice the many signs which endorsed him for the Presidency. Following the brief ceremony, he answered newsmen's questions and visited the LDS church offices and President Joseph Fielding Smith of the First Presidency. At a $100 a plate fund-raising dinner, din-ner, Reagan held an informal question ques-tion and answer period. He told the audience he knew how much they were paying for the dinner and added, "If the Republican Party doesn't win this year, we'll be paying pay-ing that much for every meal." Applause Interupts Speech Reagan's keynote address was well received by the deegates. In fact, his speech was interupted by applause 25 times. The greatest response re-sponse came when he referred to proposed Federal Gun Control Legislation. Leg-islation. The delegates gave him a standing ovation when he acclaimed acclaim-ed that gun sales have gone up, not because people have become more dishonest, but because they have lost confidence in the ability of the government to protect them. Reagan's speech added to the enthusiasm of the convention. And it possibly influenced many of the uncommitted delegates. Events Went Smoothly According to Republican officials, Americahas too many expenditures on foreign aid aid Reagan. "We're the only nation which sends and the welfare system, said California Gov. Eon- ttioney to Europe while we can't go ourselves. senate seat and J. Reese Hunter will oppose Lloyd for his seat in the House. " Close Race For Governor Another close race was that for the governorship. It was tight in the sense Carl Buetmer came witft-in witft-in 30 votes of receiving the 80 per cent needed to waive a primary campaign. Challenging him in September Sep-tember will be LaMar A. Rawlings. Candidates will also compete in the September primary for the offices of-fices of secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer and state auditor. Utah will send eight delegates io Miami. Of the eight chosen, five will favor Gov. Reagan, two will favor Nixon and one is uncommitted. uncommit-ted. i&MWney Car ffirst mioi Ifie Seeling as fceen expressed the- Utah delegation will vote for Governor George Romney on the first ballot since Utah will second his nomination. It should be said, however, that none of the Utah delegates are specifically committed. commit-ted. They might lean one way or another, but it is a flexible dele- gation. the address helped to make mis convention one of the most successful success-ful Republican conventions this state has had in many years. Saturday's events went very smoothly. Candidates were nominated nomi-nated and seconded. Some believed because of the campaigns of the incumbents, the incumbetnts would receive an 80 per cent plurality and therefore, not be forced into a primary contest. con-test. The results of the voting showed, however, that incumbent Wallace Bennett and Sherman Lloyd will both face opponents in the September primary race. Mark E. Anderson will vie for. Bennett's smHMBrvff itilllillliwli';"K . St::iii::MxS-m ; --- J- :! OS ; 's l;llififx Jf5:!!:!: t iHFl V;I V . ! W V ( ill I 0 ! IKIMIip ft .r&-i'; mmmfmsm. f . f ft afV -: ' illlillillli Mm r;; - Gov. Ronald Reagan addresses an airport crowd on his day. He captured five delegates to the national convention. ( e t - i ; t " t ;: ic li .'.';'. .'.'" ' eS 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 I I I M I 1 H U n |