Show Democrats Choose Cheese Strong Ticket L. Legislature L. L A. A Hollenbeck Duchesne Four Year Four Year commissioner J. J. J Austin Austin Austin Aus Aus- tin Pack Roosevelt year Two-year commissioner G. G. G V. V Billings Clerk J. J. J G. G Greaves Duchesne Treasurer William Treasurer William Case Mt Emt Entmoos Em Ent- t moos mODs r Assessor Georgo Assessor George S. S Bowers Du Du- Du- Du chesne Arzy Sheriff Sheriff Arzy Mitchell l Recorder Glenn Recorder Glenn Lambert Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt Attorney Attorney E. E. E G. G De Ile Freeze r Roosevelt The Duchesne county Democrats last Saturday at the county seat nominated candidates and adopted a platform A plank In the platform platform plat plat- form form pledges the candidate for the legislature to Introduce and work 4 for Cor the enactment into law a bill r r providing for the guarantee of bank F r- r depositors At 11 a. a m m. the convention was waa called to order by C. C B. B Cook county county county coun- coun ty chairman who made a short speech Arthur or Bluebell Blue Blue- bell bell was elected secretary and andr r r George E. E Bowers Duchesne assistant assistant assist assist- Roose- Roose Roosevelt ant secretary C. C I I. I Johnson Ro Roosevelt Roose- Roose sevelt se- se velt Francis Brooks Fruitland band and Dr George Cresswell Duchesne Du- Du r- r chesne chesno were elected tellers The i i only other work done before noon was the appointment of committees r as follows Platform L. L A. A Hollenbeck Hollen- Hollen beck J. J Austin Pack F. F J J. J W. W Meyer F I S. S O. O Will Hancock Credentials C. C I. I Johnson Geo St S. S t Bowers Archie Benson LeRoy LeRoyN N Rust f. Rust C. C H. H Carey Order of business busl- busl ness J. J G. G Greaves Floyd Case J. J E. E Morton J. J Fred Pack Joseph Timothy At 2 p m. m the body listened to reports of ot committees The only cont contention con- con t was over a paragraph In the F platform platform with reference to Constitutional Constitutional Amendment No z A minority minor minori ty report moved the striking out of oft t that part asking the th voters of the ther r county to vote against it A hot debate debate debate de de- bate took place with Judge Hollenbeck Hollenbeck Hollenbeck Hollen- Hollen beck J. J Austin Pack Hugh Barns J. J H. H Davis Dr Morton and others par- par The body declared In l f favor of the majority report rt For several days prior to the con- con there were lively scrambles for various offices but most of ot the difficulties were smoothed out before the hour set for the call to order Two contests were carried to the floor L. L A. A Hollenbeck of ot Duchesne and Dr J. J E. E Morton of Roosevelt were the aspirants for tor the legisla legisla- ture There were 73 votes Necessary Necessary Necessary sary to a choice 37 The vote vot-e stood Hollenbeck 47 Morton 26 The Theother Theother other fight was for tor sheriff Friends of Joseph Timothy wanted him and Arzy Mitchell Hayden Hayden hayden Hay- Hay den was brought forward by his friends The vote vore stood Mitchell 37 37 Timothy 36 All Alt other nominations nominations nominations nomina nomina- were made by acclamation as aa follows year Four commissioner J. J Austin Pack Roosevelt year two-year commissioner commissioner commis- commis eloner G. G V. V Billings Dillings Duchesne clerk J. J G. G Greaves Duchesne I treasurer Will Case corder Glen Lambert Roosevelt assessor George S. S Bowers Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne attorney E. E G. G DeFreeze Roosevelt George S. S Bowers Bower was elected county chairman and was empowered empower empower- ed cd to select his own secretary and and- treasurer He later decided to app appoint appoint ap ap- ap- ap p point J. J G. G Greaves Following Is the platform We endorse the policies adopted by the National Demo Democratic party Including the League of Nations and favor faTor a tariff for revenue only with Incidental protection bo ro o aR as to tot t Pl place e American labor labo on a fair air com cm basis with foreign labor and condemn the recently enacted Republican tariff as excessive which tends to shut abut out our foreign markets markets markets mar mar- and deprives foreign creditor nation of the ability to pay their oi- oi to Lo us while we lYe are demandIng demanding demand- demand r. r Ing that they shall pay according to contract and while we are lre endeavoring endeavoring oring to build up Utah Industries I le let us es not Dot forget that o Zah ah wants a n abig abig big worl J market for her bar products along with the markets cr r the tho States rfd the bigger the market the bett batter bottar r for the tho nations nation's Industries Because of the disastrous us effects of the numerous failures of banks throughout the tho state of Utah and the country generally entailing so se so- so l J ere verc and distressing losses tosses Doth both to bankers and dep depositors and thus to the country generally It becomes necess necessary ry that everybody should be protected against bank losses and particularly the depositors therefore there there- fore tore we are arc in favor of a bank guarantee guarantee guarantee guar guar- antee law protecting all depositors depositor in banks from any loss or ot deposits by providing for an assess assessment ent or of a small fraction of bank earnings to tobe tobe tobe be placed In a state fund to be used to pay payoff off depositors in sup ended banks ks and similar laws that have been enacted in other states The public utilities law has not been as successful as was promised for tor It by Its advocates ana and It generally generally generally gener gener- ally raises rates on railroads and other lines of ot transportation and Its control of the public transportation on the highways of ot the state has been highly unsatisfactory And while we wo have no criticism of the personnel of said public utilities commission yet we criticise its Ita workings as a public Institution and assert that it has been of no particular particular particular ular benefit to the th people of the Uintah basin and that we are opposed ed to any monopoly of the public highways of the state ana we believe that the peoples people's roads should befree be befree free tree to the people and ana favor either cither a repeal of the said law or an amendment to make It more satis satis- factory We denounce and deplore depore the extravagance extravagance extravagance ex ex- ex- ex of the state road funds and we believe that the bonded debt debtor of or seven millions of dollars for state roads has not b ought brought ought us our Continued to Page Six Democrats Choose Strong Ticket Continued from Crom Page One moneys money's worth and w we believe that this is chargeable largely to the tha In- In of the state stain road commission commission commission commis commis- sion as a public Institution ant and W we favor lavor lavora a modification of the law relating relating relating re re- lating to state roads so that the larger part vart of the runds rands shall bo be placed At the disposal or of the county county county coun coun- ty commissioners who will be held responsible locally to the people and with proper checks so that we will get our moneys money's worth in the actual development of the road of or orthe the country and so that the money m ney will not be spent principally for tor surveying surveying surveying sur sur- salaries and overhead expenses expenses ex ex- but will be spent mostly torI for for- I actual work upon UDon the tho roads Wo Ve are arc uncompromisingly opposed opposed opposed op op- posed to the constitutional amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments proposed an at Amendment Nos Noa 1 and 2 as advertised in the papers pavers of ot the tho state to be De voted upon at the polls in November No next No 1 proposes to raise the bonding limit of the state from froin 1 per cent to lo 2 per cent of the tax valuation of or the thes s state ate with the Intent to Increase taxes and to borrow more money Our state bonded debt Is already 9 9 with an annual int Interest rest of about which Is a heavy burden upon the state anti we should hould devise ways was and means to reduce re re- re duce our bonded debt Instead of oC In Increasing increasing increasing in- in creasing it And tae proposed Amendment No 2 is for tor a chang change i so as to raise about two millions millio s of I dollars more taxes at least ever every tw two years ears and its advocates try to persuade persuade persuade per per- suade us that they Intend to c catch taxpayers non but It is undoubtedly true that the common taxpaying people peo peo- people eo- eo pIe of the state will have haro to co pa pay th tha additional burden If It tho the amendment be passed and we ask all Tote voter J to vote ag against the said first and sC Ju amendments Wo We are opposed to too man many boards and commissions ai av 1 l ii It H favor Cavor of reasonable and sensible economy in the management of or s tat affairs and declare for a Zi of taxes instead of an increase an anfor cj for encouragement for the tan nan who works and builds and develops I Inasmuch as loan companies refuse refuse re re- fuse to negotiate loans in i lie ne Ilu Ulna tah basin unless the boil soli oll for tor a particular particular particular ular piece of ot land is H a first class t oll oil and as the soil son in Duchesne count Is not classified as to its richness an and becomes ne necessary essary to have haTE havea a a soil survey of ot the tha farmin farming j lands andr Hl of ot the county for I th j o said sad purpose of classifying the said soIs so a so that the farmers who hav to o o nalce loam loans on the their r farms may procure long longtime longtime longtime time loans at a n low v rate of oC interest and we pledge the nominees nomineE's of the theD D Democratic party part to that mat proposition |