Show TO THE republican PUBLICAN KE ELECTORS OF UTAH pursuant to a resolution unanimous 11 1 passed by the republic in county committee 0 of savila aunt and at the auth of the committee ve aeple present this statement for lour considers t tion lion we believe thit that in justice to the people of southern utah and hy li rea son of their geographical location one of the two republican congressional nominees romi nees to be named at the state convention in september should come from the Rou southern bouthern thern half of the state stat at present the congre congressman gionan ind both senators are from the northern ind cantril portions portion of the state As the state has neier been represented in congre con conbes res qs h a resident les ies ident of southern bli utah we 9 suggest aget that it would be onis jut for the rest of the state and salt lake county in ili particular to con cede now without hesitation our claim to representation on the congressional gres ional delegation our conten gioi appears so sn mini festIN just that we take it that the rest of the state will concede to us the right to name ose oe of the congressional nominees assuming that our right to representation ill be recognized e have selected as our candidate for one of the congressional no nominations in ina a roan man who in our judgement jud gement is a must eminent 5 fitted to represent the state in congress he is a man on whom we believe the entire southern half of the state vill ill readily unite and a man for whom we can personally vouch ouch he is a man who has been known to us ua for a long time d I 1 man mail who has ha made good ili every position of bubli trust to which lie he has haa beon ben ballel sul h a man in our judgement jud gement is the lion hon john F chidester Chi deater whom ne e have hae selected is the candidate cand of southern utah for congressi con gresi we point to the following record ot of service to the state a quality ing him for the posit J on oil i bevc in him fall fil judge chidester was a member of the constitutional constitution il convention of utah As a of that body he on oil ti tte tie e committee on apportionment and boun brunori cirl and vas as chairman of the committee commit tte on elections and right of suffrage he led the fight in the convention for women B s suffrage carrying out a platform pledge made to the people p icile who elected him in this contest he was opposed bj b the lion hon B H roberts It and other prominent and influential members of the body the contest for suffrage was won von homeer ho eer veer and the resolution favoring suffrage secured a place in the st its constitution later judg chidester served as a of the utah state senate representing the tenth senatorial dis brict comprising the counties of garneld garfield piute diute wayne and seller in the he was chirman ehi irman of the committees comit teea tees on elections and public lands ard and d member of the committees on judiciary ind and means education private L corporations rp orations rules apportion ment and land tiles ilia his ervite or vite in the state stale senite was a credit to his district and anci to the elite and he was ds as one of the ablest anti and must most influential members of that boja when his term in the senate he become district dis trist att at tinei ines for the sixth Jud levil district and from dis ti let attorney was promoted to the bench where he is now serving as judge of the sixth sith iudici ludi cial al district comprising the counties of kane garfield Garfi ekl piute diute wayne and senter seier judie judge chidester h his is served on the bench for the past ten I 1 icsis cars and his decisions ire universally Billy silly regarded as authoritative begil interpretations of the it 11 ind his findings have always licen characterized by an element of common sense ant and simple to too aften lacking in judicial decisions deci siona luane judge chidester haq ha a wide ep n ence with irrigation suits as well ell as with practical irrigation ile he is thus in ili close touch with one of the leading factors in the development of the state and well informed on a subject of ital importance to the people of 0 the state judge chidester chichester i in an avowed protectionist ile he btag one of the best in the tu to inaugurate 1 for protection for the sugar industry he has also been a strong advocate of protection for the lead wood and other industries of the state he has always been a consistent pu blivin judge chidester was a member of the first republican state convention and has been a member of all ot of the state conventions conven tiona since that time with the possible exception of one or two in 1818 he was one of the tew few mckinie y laicans in the state throughout his hia career he has been i i strong believer in pirty tion and party harmony and we believe that he has done as much if riot not more than any other republican not only in the south but throughout fh ahn ill keeping the party united he ha his earned the confidence of the people ind and well deserves the nomination for congress ne e submit that because becaas of ho his resi dence deme because of his wide acquaint ance throughout the state bbate because of his recognized ability a is a vote getter and because of his qualifications for the position judge fhi deiter is especially available avdi lable as a congressional c indicate indi date we are iati sati satisfied fied that if nominated he will be elected and thit his record in congress will be one to which the people of utah will point with pride again urging the justice of the claim of southern utah to representation L sen tation in congress the of southern uth through the county commit ec of sevier county submit to the republican voters the name of judge john F chidester for congress subject to the nill ill of the republican state com convention elitton the result of which we agree to abide by respectfully submitted A K HANSEN chairman J F delong secretary |