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Show Fifth I. C. Cressell. I Sixth-). K." Roberts . Sevonti1 J. P. Johnson. Eighths Lorenzo Benson. Ninth -a. Burris. j Tenth J. C. Nielson. j i I Rep'jiiliGan Nominee lor Mayor oi Looap. The Republican city convention conven-tion held in this city last Satur-rlav Satur-rlav eveninsr was the greatest cal and misleading the plank in j the Democratic platform relat- ' ing to municipal improvements j in the way ot cement side-walks j and the extension of water j mains. Not one dollar of city ! funds has been expended in this j direction, but the improvements mentioned have been paid for by ! the abutting property owners. l 7 We assert that the only I municipal improvement made j within the past ten years has ' been the City water-works sys-' sys-' tern, installed by a Republican I City Council, and we believe, no ; improvements will be made in jthe future unless by a Republican Republi-can administration. 8 We are. in favor of a more I systematic " expenditure of city ! funds on roads and streets, and j we believe that the outlying d'is- tricts , should be given proper consideration and recognition in this respect. 9 We denounce the Democrat-. ic gerrymander of -Logan . ity, by which the Republican, majorities ma-jorities were centered in one ward, and we pledge our council nominees, if eleeced, to re-district the city in .such a- manner as to ensure an equitable representation repre-sentation of both parties; lo. We favor the entourage merit of new industries in Our city, and am in . favor of offering inducements to outside enterprises enter-prises to locate in our midst We . point with pride to the establishment establish-ment of the sugi.r factory as a result of Republican promises i and Republican success. gathering of its kind ever held i in Logan Every delegate or an ! alternate to represent him. was present, and the enthusiasm' was boundless. 1 he meeting was called to order by Chairman Joseph Jo-seph Knov'ies. who named Jos (jdeil as temporary chairman and Joseph Squires as temporary secretary. Mr. -Quell made a brief address, referring to the O'eat growth of .Republicanism and predicted that Republican principles would prevail at the coining election The following committees were appointed: Oi'gani.iatio.i A. G Lund-strom, Lund-strom, Zeph Thomas, James W. Quay le. Sidney O. Stevens, Juo H. Smith. PlatformJohn A. Hendrickson Hendrick-son bans A. federson, Pochard Yeates, J- C. Walters, George ! 11. We invite ail pel sons who favor a party of progress and 1 action, as contrasted with a party of promise and pretense, to join with us in an effort to redeem re-deem the city from the control ! of a passive and parti ;!! Demo-: cracy. ' "W. Lindquist j ... - Credentials-John Q Adams,! George I. Farces, David R Rob-j erts. "E. W. Robinson, Gottlieb j Smith. ' A recess was taken for fifteen 1 minutes, and upon reconvening,; the following permanent organ-j ization was seated: j Chairman II Bullen, Jr. j Vice-Chairmen --E. R. Need-i ham, Mrs Emer Crockett. Secretary-Ariel Cardon. 1 Assistant Secretary Mrs. Os-j car Borkman j Mr Rullen made aneffecue, address on the glory of the Re-' publican party, the prosperity j which had attended its policies, . and tbe progress the country had always made under its administration. ad-ministration. . i The committee on piatform reported re-ported the following platfo.m which was enthusiastically adopted: ! Nominations for mayor were next in order. J. C Walters named John A. Hendrickson. I homas Morgan named Lorenzo Hanson, and George Lindquist named George Cole. Hanson won with 64 votes I Hendrickson having 24, Cole 1. I Mr. Hanson was sent for and ! made a brief speech, thanking 'the convention, accepting . the ! nomination, and pledging him-! him-! self, if elected, to work to the j best of his ability for the good of the city. . , T. A. Thoreson named Emer Crockett for marshal, and Geo. (Cole named C. C. Cressell. lhe ' former won with 82 to 11. I For recorder, W. W. Maughan named Miss Hattie Smith, and ! Richard Yeates named Mrs. Re-IbeccaEames Re-IbeccaEames Miss Smith won ' bv a vote of 51 to 43. FLATFOKM. j We re-affirm the principles of j Republicanism, and commend to the voters of Logan City the wise and statesman-like polices of the National and State Kepub- lican administrations. ' We deplore the oeath ot President fccKinley, and realize that in his loss the Repubi.o,,! Party has lost a magmocen t leader, and the natron a loyal and patriotic chief executive ; i We are in iavor of an eco-, nomical, but progressive up-to, date and business like adman.- I tmtion of municipal anairs. 4 We favor tbe ownership ot , nubile utilities, and are ni favor S? a municipal electric hgh plant when the tmances of ' Re city will permit, or the people vote to bond the citv for that, purpose And m this connection we call attention to the fact that it is only by Ending the city that a plant can be built at the present t;iac We are in favor of build in"'a city hall and save the pty-Sent pty-Sent of rent U, private : par We would not oe saaae-i simply creating f. 0 We denounce tis lijpjci.- For treasurer, Samuel HcJt named Mrs. Annie L. Ujde. Joseph Odell named Zeph 'l hom- j as, K. Bullen named Josepli : So'uires. and J. A Hendrickson nou i rated Ernest Needham. Lorenzo Benson nominated Alfred Al-fred G. Cole. Needham won on the fourth ballot with 5G votes, i J. C Walters was nominated for treasurer and H. A. Peder-son Peder-son for justice of the peace, by acchi mation. Josepli Knowles was elected chairman of the city committee by acclamation. : After authorizing the city committee to- till all vacancies, and tendering a vote of thanks to the officers, the convention adjourned, the delegates retum-ins- to their homes happy in the i knowledge that they had selected j a splendid ticket. j . .-Jhe Republican city committee is composed as follows: i First precinct E.nanuel Peterson. Pe-terson. i Second A. G. Lundstrom. ! Third --F Jacobson. F(;urth Joseph Cdell. |