Show county and state con mentions local politics the democratic county convention met in this city last saturday afternoon it was called to order by county chairman R 1 I mcdonough McDonoug li and P H neeley of 0 coalville Co alville was named as temporary chairman and D J gallivan temporary secretary the first ilist order ot of business was the appointment ot of J L boyden J J fitzgerald and miss bliss maud hurley as committee on permanent organization and order ot of business W J burk joseph wilkins and albert smith committee on credentials on report of 0 committees temporary organization was made permanent and the names ot of the thirty seven delegates presented entitled to seats in the convention it was decided to e elect ten delegates from park city to attend the state convention convention giving each one hall vote vole and seven from the county outside of park city with a full vote each these delegates were elected to attend both state and congressional conventions the delegates dele bates elected were R 1 I mcdonough J F welsh J J fitzgerald arthur mattieson Mat lieson W J burk miss bliss maud hurley mrs airs J 3 fitzgerald mrs gertrude hagar mrs J A tallon and rs J F flanagan of park city J L boyden and roy malin of 0 Co alville joseph wilkins ot of hoytsville albert smith of Wan wanshin wanship ship W W V hortin horlin ot of oakley james ure of kamas J A maxwell ot of peoa geoa the following gentlemen were named as alternates P 11 neeley Co alville 11 chrit lenden hoytsville charles hortin wanship manship Wan ship roy lambert kamas T A atkinson francis frank turn bow woodland and win D drown brown rockport rockfort Rock port I 1 it was the decision ot of the convention that if ft agreeable to wasatch and duchesne counties the state senatorial convention be held after the bon congressional gressional convention J L boyden of coalville Co alville was asked asked by the convention to enter the tha race for state treasurer treasure r against W r D sutton ot of this city mr air boyden expressed express ea d himself as willing ill fili to enter the race it agreeable to the delegates it was the unanimous decision deci blon ot of the convention that the delegates elected to the state slate convention be pledged to mr air boyden for this state office pa c ap IBS ft W D suttons Sut tona nomination on the state elate ticket has received the hearty bearty endorsement of 0 tile the citizens of 0 summit county and it Is a certainty he will receive the solid vote of 0 his party in the county and many votes from members ot of the opposite party nho be believe in being loyal to the county irrespective of oc politics the gent lemans nomination has met with h hearty carty approval from various see sec lions liona of the state letters having been received from many friends both democrats and republicans pledging him their support mr air sutton proposes to make a ent clean tight fight for election and it seems seeing reasonably certain he will succeed it as an enthusiastic gathering at the democratic state slate convention in fit salt lake last monday and while hile many surprises were sprung each surprise aided in strengthening the ibe state ticket in our opinion the keynote speech of 0 congressman AL if H welling was certainly a masterful master rul effort and it Is no wonder it had bad the stampeding the convention and making the speaker practically the unanimous choice tor for nominee for V U 8 senator in opposition 0 to o sanator reed smoot thus relegating james II 11 moyle an earnest aspirant for this high lionor honor to the background the nominee has far ability than mr air moyle and wilt will make a much harder fight for senator smoot than it if mr moyle had bad been beca the choice of the conten llon lion for this position B bep in ft our former townsman dan B shields eldi who was wa aspirins aspiring tor for reelection tor for attorney general was w defeated for or nomination re by a small majority stuart P dobbs a bright young attorney of 0 ogden receiving the majority of 0 votes on the first ballot PM isa sir IM YM sa tho the following is the ticket as named by the convention milton billion 11 welling of fielding tor for senator thomas N taylor of provo for governor harold at stephens of salt lake for justice of supreme court elbert D thomas of salt lake for secretary of state stuart P dobbs ot of ogden tor for attorney general george AL whitmore Whit moie ot of nepal for state treasurer ier daniel 0 larson of moroni tor for state auditor L J muir of 0 bountiful tor for supt bupt ot of public instruction james W funk ot of richmond for or congressman first district thomas of 0 salt lake lor for congressman second district LA at 27 pa tile the democrats are to be congratulated on naming a strong ticket but we are ot of the opinion that it lacks the virile strength to carry it over the top next november it still looks to us like a republican year r fa 14 sr pa john G D wright of 0 Coal vUle tor for two years past deputy county clerk is the first democratic aspirant to publicly announce his candidacy for nomination tor for county office mr air wright is seeking the office of county clerk the present incumbent mr air C L frost not being in the race this year mr wright Is a brother of our townsman mr W J wright and is a clean cut competent and deserving young man who iho proposes to make a hard clean light fight for the nomination ka ir isa E 0 leatherwood of salt lake was the choice of 0 the republicans of 0 the second congressional district as nominee tor for the conr lower house of congress and don 13 colton of uintah county Is the nominee ot of the republicans public ans for the first district both are strong men whose election Is considered a certainty by the republicans rz IT im BB campaign expense statements were 1 filed with the secretary of state last tuesday by SV NY T D sutton ot of paik I 1 city republican nominee for state treasurer who states that lie spent 3 1160 to date charles R mabey of bountiful the successful candidate for republican nomination for governor has spent and james ar peterson of richfield candidate tor for the republican nomination for governor spent tor for personal campaign purposes pui poses and donated to lo the campaign committee pa ar ca the state senatorial senatorial convention will be held at heber next tuesday sept fth there are two good solid republicans in the race tor for the nomination tor for state senator from this district reed stevens vens of 0 oakley this county and 0 C lockhart ol of duchesne county our home county count man naturally is the favorite in this section of 0 the country the official leall rail Is published lu in this issue pa ft mr ss isa ft there will be a republican caucus held at the city hall tomorrow to morrow saturday night commencing at S 8 to elect five delegates to attend the senatorial convention at heber next tuesday ft r ar V va ft it now seems certain that senator harding will ill como come west on a speaking lour four and that salt lake city will be one of 0 the few places he fiill A ill give an address ST fa albert gibbons the well known resident of oakley announces his candidacy for or the nomination of 0 county co missioner on the republican ticket mr gibbons has been a res resident dent of this county for more than forty years and has always b been beep active in the up building and development in ithe community in which he lives he knows the needs of the county and would make a goods commissioner st 11 JK ud the me now new state committee named by the republican at thelsa chelar last state convention elected ex governor william spry to succeed henry welsh as republican state chairman the many friends of mr air welsh regret this change knowing of the excellent service rendered by mr welsh since being selected as chairman eight months ago the gentleman has done wonderful work in organization during his chairmanship and it is conceded by many republicans that mr air welsh should have continued in office that he might have had the credit due him tor for a republican victory next tall fall mr air welsh put his whole heart in the nork assigned him he devoted his entire time tor for the advancement ot of republicanism lican lica nisin ism in the state and the splendid convention the spirited contests and the splendid harmony that prevailed after the smoke of battle had had cleared in a large degree reflects great credit on oil mr air welsh a as a ai an 0 organizer and his guidance of re republican p bubli affairs during his administration as state chairman and his work is appreciated even by those who ed aud and voted for a change ot of chairmanship P PU pa U vr 3 A staunch republican a clever campaigner and an experienced worker has been named as mr air welshs welchs successor and state chairman spry will have every assistance possible from mr air welsh and from every other republican to bring about the election ot of every republican nominee chairman spry is now in marion ohio where he be went to consul with nominee hadding haiding on ref re elar alamat naVon on matters as well nell as to discuss political affairs generally general lr he will return next neit week and his coat will be oft off and hla his sleeves rolled rolle d up for republican success on the 2nd and of next november and the great satisfaction that will come to both ex chairman welsh as well as chairman spry and every republican voter will be the majority ot of from to for the entire republican ticket the handwriting on the wall spells A republican year |