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Show Democrats and Progressives Divide Up County Offices Pcimicrab Je( Mm- Oilier and Pro- grcv.hcN Scicu-Tno t'liinenllons l be Held August It!. Provo. The Joint committee or Progressives and Democrats appointed lo consider an alliance of tho parlies In Utah county this week unanimously oted to recommend that tho two par-tics par-tics combine on candidates lo bo elected elect-ed this fall, and agreed upon n tentative tenta-tive division or Ihe olllccs between tho two paitles. The Jotnl committee wao composed of ten Progressives ami ton Democrats, Demo-crats, II. 1 1. Power, Progressive, was chairman or (ho Joint committee, and J, C. Anderson, Democrat, wan bcovc-tary. bcovc-tary. Under the tentative, agreement for a division of tho olllccs tho Demoernts got one senator, two representatives, short-term commissioner, sheriff, clerk, treasurer, attorney and surveyor, survey-or, whllo the Progressives got one senator, two representatives, long-term long-term commissioner, assessor, recorder and superintendent of schools. Under this arrangement the Demo, crats get a til lie the best of the division, divis-ion, but the Progressives arc agreeable, agree-able, since the Dmocrats polled about twice as many votes as the Progressives Progres-sives at tho lasl election, anil the Democrats at present hold practically all of the county olllccs, Tho two state senators ore Republicans, so that the division of senators will not disturb dis-turb tho Democratic ofllceholders. Tho four representatives are Democrats and two will have to retire to make loom for the Progressives, Ono of the retiring commissioners Is a Republican, Re-publican, and the Democrats aro agreed that his place for the long term on the board should be lllled by I a Progressive. The county superintendent superin-tendent of schools is a Republican, ami the Democrats aro willing that a PngroHslvo should succeed him. Tho Democratic assessor and recorder, It Is understood, did not Intend to seek icuomluatlon, so little tumble with the division is expected. The Joint committee decided to recommend rec-ommend that both tho Democratic and I'logreiislvc county conventions lie held al Provo on August IL', It. Is con-lldcntly con-lldcntly rpedleted that tho action of tho Joint alllllatlou committee will be appioved by both parly organizations, Tho American Pork and I.ehl repte-sentatlves repte-sentatlves participating In tho fusion meeting aro quoted by the Provo Herald Her-ald as follows. Mr. C M. Heck, the Progressive representative rep-resentative from American Fork, witu called on first mid said. "The Progressive Pro-gressive faith Is growing rapidly In our part of tho county and when Mr adnius was through Iheio wo secured about thirty signers in Pleasant drove alone to tho Progr,esslvo cmiHO There will bo at least u half and perhaps per-haps twice nn many Progressive voteu in tho American Fork precinct this (all that there were two years ago." Mark llczzaul (D.) then spoke lu favor of a coalition, He represented Ihe Democrats from American Fork, (i P UarlT (P,) of l.ehl then said: "For my part I would rather stand atone There lit ullc a difference be. iweeu us, and I believe thai tho Progressive Pro-gressive principles will yet sweep ihe whole nation, whether the Progressive party wins or not, The man Is the lisue I am in favor of putting up the best men we can get." W K Hvmis (I)) of Lchl. "I Haven't been a worker In Utah county verv long, but have labored faithfully uir'tbe cause lu Juab county. If there j .s no other way wo ought lo unite lo ! clean up the state. Tho Utah-Idaho ' iugar company aro laying off men for he effect It will have on Ihe election ib lull. Hut I believe that this will i act on (he Republican parly and Miii them worse than II will us. In ihe face of this everyone who Is able . bii) lug up sugar stock. I am going I ,i do all I can to redeem conditions." |