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Show I COUNTY CONVENTION H (Completion of Our Report of B Wednesday Names of K the Candidates. 1 ft MOST EXCELLENT TICKET m SELECTED. Ht B A Few Hot Contests Wlileli Help the Bg I'.irty on to the Host Choice, ami In B Effect Secure n Swooping Victory K Beforehand. 1 OUJl TICKET. B UTAH COUNTY. K For Sta,to Senate: ABiJk JOHN EVANS, Lohl. 9h AO SMQOT. Provo. B For Stato Representatives: B JOSEPH LAPISH, American Fork. B JOHN E BEITS, Payson. B MARINUS LAltSEN, Sp'lsh Fork. WM M ROYLANCE. Sprlngvlllo. K For County Commissioners: B A M DAVIS, Lohl, JOS T McEWAN, Provo. WM B HUGHES, Spanish Fork. B For County SherllT; B GEO A STORltS, prjugy Hlfl. S For County Treiisuror. B O F MALM BERG. Sautnquiu. , 1'or County Assessor: . , B ' ROYAL T HUISII, Piiyson: , B For County Attorney: B JACOB EVANS, Provo. B For County Clerk: Im GEOltGE HAVEKCAMP, Provo. For Coiiutv Recorder: MAY BROWN SPENCER, Provo. For County Assessor: ANDREW ADAMSON, Amor'ji Fork.. Chairman County Ceulral Committee: A O SMOOT. Secretary County Central Couiuiltteo: GRANT 0 BAGLEY. -AMrcss: Provo City. Utah. Immediately after tho close of our report Wednesday thu Democratic county convention took an adjournment adjourn-ment from tho opera house to the court house, wheru tho convention wns ntoucccallod to ordur by Chairman I The chair reversed its former ruling ns to Win. M. Roylauce, candidate for (tli Houso, and declared balloting in lloyhinco was elected on tho iirst ballot. Tho vole being us follows: W hi toco I f,on S3 Atwood. , 30 Roylauce.., 07 Kellogg 4 Hnymoid., 18 The nomination for county commissioners commis-sioners was then declared In ordur. Name' were presented by dlljferent precincts as follows; Leh-A. M. Davis. Provo Jos. T, McEwun. Spanish Fork Win. li. Hughes. .Salem 'P. Curtis, TUB BALLOT. Pavls 173 JleEwan..,,,.-, 178 Ilughos 170 Curtis 7 Da-vJs, M.cEwaq und Hughes wero deolared nominees. Nominations for shell ft were then declared" de-clared" m order. Win, M. Roylauco of Springvillo pre-sontcd pre-sontcd the name of Geo. A. Storrs, tho present efllcient incumbent, and ployed hjs nomination by acclamation. Carried, Sheriff Storrs with his psual modesty declined to mako tho expepted speech. Tho greatest oojjtest o tho convention conven-tion came when 'tho nomination for county troasur.cr was declared In fianfaquln nmod O. F. Malmlporg. 'Aniprl'cau pork named Mrs. Ellen iggr Jakummn ' Jtt The matter of the woman BUtfrngo Bp plank of the platform wus raised by MHI Messrs. Whitcoottou and Thurman, and BP Mrs. Thorn, all of whom seconded tho B nomination of Mrs. Jakeman. B A most spirited discussion followed fOb pn the question, participated In prln- X finally by J. B, MUuer and S- R Thur man of Provo. and Mr. Hall of Spring-vllle; Spring-vllle; all of .whom championed Mrs. Jakeman. A most peculiar feature of the matter wns the radical championship champion-ship of Mr. Malntborg by tho ladles of different delegations. TUB 11 ALLOT. Jakeman 68 Malmborg m Mrs. M. L. Pratt, Immediately after the announcement of tho vote, moved that tho woman suffrago plank bo stricken from tho platform. The attempted revolt was pleasantly avortcd by Mrs. Jakcmnn, who eloquently elo-quently spoku at some length on tho question of woman suffrago and tho duties of tho ladles, and declared her unswerving alleglanco to tho Democratic Demo-cratic party and ticket. Nominations for assessor wore then declarod in order, and here caino tho star fight or tho evening. American Fork presented the name of the present incumbent, Jed J. Mercer. Provo presented tho name of Ed. L. Jones. Plbasant Grove presented tho nanio of John C. Nelson. Payson presented the name of Royal T. Hulsh. Sprlngvlllo preRonted the name of Jus. E. Hall. 1'IUST 11ALLOT. Hulsh 47 Morcor ". 40 Jones 31 Nelson 31 Hall 20 Scattering 1 BKCOND I1ALLOT. Hulsb .'. CO Mercer . .. 00 Jones.,,,,,, 31 Nelson 1 Hall 10 At this stage n recess of ono hour was moved and lost. TIIIUD 11ALLOT. HuUh. ; 02 Mcrcof, .v. ..... ; 70 Jones , 10 Hall... . ?:;..r.r?;.sv?.: . 30 TOUUTU BALLOT. ' Iluluh .. . 08 Mercer 80 Jmioft , - 0 Hail 22 FIFTH 11AILOT. Hulsh 73 Mercer 81 Jones , 8 Hall 11 The namci of Hall and Jones were then withdrawn rnd tho nomination decided on the SIXTH BALLOT. Hulsh , 97 Mercer 71 Nominations for county attorney wero then declared In order. Lakoview prosentcd the name of Samuel A. King, the presont Incumbent. Incum-bent. Provo presented the name of Jacob TCvnnn. Several speeches wore made by delegates dele-gates as to the respective morlts of both candidates, that of Senator A. O. Smoot in ndyocacy of Jacob Eyans being particularly eloquent and evidently evi-dently convincing. THE BALLOT. King 74 Evan ,. 106 In a few well-choton romarks Mr. Klcg moved that the nomination of Mr. Evans bo made unanimous. Carried Car-ried with a whoop. The nomination nf a candidate for county clerk was declared in order. Provo presented tho names of Ed. L. Jones and Geo. Havercamp, the present Incumbent. THE BALLOT. Jones , 00 Hiv.ercarnp , H4 Nomination of candidates for county recorder was then declared in order. Proyo presnntod tho name of May Brown-Sponcer. Pleasant Grnvo presented the name of D. II. Itoblson. Sprlngvlllo presented the name of Nellie Sumslon. VIH8T ballot. Spenccsr , 87 Robison , 48 Sumslon , 46 BKCONU BALLOT. Spencop 08 Itoblson, 44 Sumslon ,.. 88 My Brown-Spencer was thereupon d CcVar.eTprnPfniireff. Nomination of candidates for county surveyor was then dflolars,d in order. American Fork presented tho namo of Andrew Adamson, the present incumbent, in-cumbent, ,who was chosen by acclamation. acclama-tion. Nominations for county chairman were then declared ju order. Sam A. King moved that tho power of appointing a .chairman bo loft to tho county committee After considerable dobato tho motion mo-tion was put and lost. A. O, JSmoot and O. F. Malmberg' wore placed in nomination. Smoot bolng chosen by a rising yotc. Grant C. Bagley was nominated tot county secretary and elected unanimously unani-mously by acclamation. Chairman Houtz expressed his thanks to the convention for its courtesy towards bin, and made an open call for tho fifty cents contribution from each delegate, which was compiled com-piled with chcorfully. On matioii n vote of thanks wore tendered tho chairman unanimously. Adjourned. Tnkcn as a wholo wo believe that tho Democrats of Utah county never hold a convention more productive of good results to tho party than tho ono, tho proceedings of which Mo havo detailed. de-tailed. Tho lnevltablo conflicts which oc-curod oc-curod over Individual nominations only seonied to nioro closely cement tho party, and wo furthor bolicvo that the Democrats of Utah county go Into tho campaign with a united front and with tho curtain assurance of victory. |