| Show Sketches of ot the Nominees Nomine Brigham II H. Roberts the Democratic nominee omine for Congress has been a a. resident resident resi resi- dent of Utah for two thirty years He was was born near Liverpool England in March 1837 and two years after the death of hi his hili father in I 1804 he ho came to Utah with his mother and settled on oD a a. fa faim m in tn Davis pavis county During his boyhood he worked on ott on the farm form an and d attended t the county schools and in 8 1877 he attended the University of Deseret He Ile than returned to Davis county where ho ho followed farming and blacksmithing until 1880 when he engaged in missionary work both bothin in the Northern and Southern states for a period of five years Returning to Salt Lake in 1885 he was connected with the Herald in the capacity of associate associate associate as as- editor for about two years after after after af af- af- af ter which he lie was was sent to England on ona ona a mission During the tho greater part of his sojourn in England he was editor editor editor ed ed- ed- ed of the Star a Mormon I publication Mr Roberts again re returned returned re- re re-I re turned to Salt Lake Lalee in 1888 and resumed resumed resumed re re- re- re i his connection with the Herald which position he filled tilled until 1890 1800 at which time he took charge of missionary missionary miss miss- and emigration work in the Northern states In 1895 1803 Mr Roberts was the nominee of his party for congress but was defeated defeated defeated de de- de- de by C. C E E. Allen All n the Republican candidate Mr Roberts at the present time is the editor of the Improvement Era the official organ of the Y M. M M. M L I. A. A of the Mormon church R R. N. N Baskin candidate for tor the supreme supreme supreme su su- su- su preme judgeship has been a resident of Salt Lake for three thirty thirty th years and has a 0 wide acquaintance Coming to Salt Lake from Ohio ohi in 1865 Mr Baskin Baskin Baskin Bas Bas- kin entered upon the practice of law and has been so engaged almost continuously continuously continuously con con- since sines that date In 1871 Mr Baskin Haskin was elected to the legislature of the territory and served one term He lIe was again elect elected d to the same position position position po po- in 1800 1890 In the fall of 1891 1801 Mr Baskin was was ele elected tei mayor of the city on the Liberal ticket and at the con elusion of his year two-year term he was re-elected re on on onn a Citizens' Citizens ticket Before the division on party lines Mr Baskin was a 0 staunch Liberal but hut since the dissolution of that party he has been a Democratic lie was born in December 1837 1537 and therefore is 61 years of age |
