| Show National ull S and uI Good Roads Are mr Demands W State Bourbons in Convention Ask for to Irrigate Utah Arid Lands Battle for Place on N Na- Na NaJ J. J J J. J S Committee Will Be Red Hot C CONVENTION 0 N YE N I ION COMMITTEES Committees were named in the Democratic state convention today The first named in in each is on the committee on resolutions th the 6 second cond on permanent organization and order of business and the hird on the tho committee on platform and resolutions Beaver Beaver E. B. B E. E Cowdell M. M P. P Ipsom J. J T. T T Tanner Boxelder Boxelder Dr J. J R. R Whitlock E. E White 0 O. C. C Dalby Cache Cache O. 0 F. F Olsen A. A G. G Barber J. J W. W Funk Carbon Carbon Carbon-C. C. C R. R Jones N. N M. M Madsen Morgan organ King Perry Davis Rockwood P. P P. P Willie H. H H H. Blood S Duchesne Not Duchesne-Not Not represented S. S S Emery Emery W. W. W D. D Thompson R. R C. C Miller filler 1 I. I R. R Browning S S Garfield Garfield William William Albey I. I K Kimball L. L C. C Sergent S Grand Not Grand Not represented S Iron Iron Charles Charles Adams E. E H. H McFarlane 1 e William Lund S Juab J. Juab-J. J. J W. W Whitmore P. P T. T Bonner J. J H. H McChrystal J Kane Kane Kane-Heber Heber J. J Meeks J Heber J. J Meeks Mecks Heber J. J Meeks l S Millard Millard rillard R. R W. W King Xing D. D S. S Jr R. R W. W King Morgan Not Morgan Not ot represented S S Piute Piute r. M F. F Murray M. M F. F Murray M. M F. F l Murray J Rich T J J. J S. S Moffatt John Kennedy G. G H. H Robinson S Salt Lake Lake H. II L. L S. S A. A Maginnis James H. H Wolfe San Juan Jua Juan W. W. W Y J. J J Sloan H. H B. B Harshberger J. J R R. Letcher Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete-A. A. A Br Bradley ley H. H L. L Nelson J. J A. A S VS Sevier-P. Sevier P. P F. F Peterson O. O R. R l H. H M. M Hays Summit Frank ank Pingry E. E H. H flied Ried l J. J L. L Boyden oy ep f s i t Tooele Tooele Joseph 0 OE aH H. H Barrett R R. R. t u. u 5 Not Pinta-Not Not Not represented S 5 Utah l I. M. M Larsen I. I Evans J. J C. C Swenson 1 S S S Wasatch Wasatch h hV William V N N. Casper Joseph A. A George George A S fisher ti V Washington on G George F dA aA L L. H. H Morris V Wayne Wayne- V yn Not represented d. d S I V Weber Weber T. T A. A Schee S. S S. S e Smith Sith Joseph Chez S I N Nation vi wide prohibition good oads on which there must be besent spent sent JOO a ye year r for 9 the tle e. e Q t twenty twenty five years years irrigation o l the Ule arid lands of Utah at a cost of f not I less is m than Jl a rural credit system laws reducing the egal legal rate o o of interest and national preparedness were vere urged by Judge harles Ct r Richards temporary chair chair- nan nn man of the Democratic state D' D tion ion at the Grand all theatre this morn mom ng In lii p of r r attendance tt the conven conven- lon ion was one of ot the largest for the thening openings opening ning s 's session son of ot any held in Utah Utahn In n many years Following a parade by V the Sweeten band the delegates gathered at the readY Grand for busi busi- ness less Enthusiasm marked the opening sessIon from start to finish Delegates to the convention found the he theatre decorated with American flags lags and banners the decorations laving having been under the personal direction di di- of ot B. B T. T 5 Among the banners displayed were he h following We are not buccaneers and want retreat or scuttle the ship Tariff is business take it out of politics by a nonpartisan commission Y V We favor lavor avor an amendment to the federal fed eral cral constitution prohibiting the manufacture man manufacture and disposition of IntoxicatIng in Ing ng liquor within the United States We favor national preparedness and safeguard the good faith and lionor lOnor of our country We favor an amendment to the federal constitution ext extending g the ight right of suffrage to all regardless of ot ex cx Wc We have a Democratic destroyer for or r every Republican submarine H A A. picture of President S 'S Wilson was lung hung from th the center of the sta stage e. e b S At 1118 a o'clock clock Samuel R. R Thur Thur- than nan an chairman of the state commit tee ee e called the convention to order hurman s said id that while he did not not laim claim to be pc a prophet he did recall hen his prophecies had come true hat four years ago at a similar convention con cm I he lie bad sa said d that the delegates delegates dele dele- gates gates- to be elected to the national convention would assist in the naming of th the next president of the United I S States And he predicted that the I delegates named today for the St. St Louis convention would assist in naming naming nam nam- I ing the next president of the United Stal States SLate it S S Th The president then called attention to the banners which were loudly S cheered by the delegates He stated 1 that he be had been presented with a gavel which had been made from native native native na na- na- na tive mahogany cut from the lulls hills near Sunnyside Utah and turned and polished polished pol pol- by a son of J. J C C. an anold anold anold old Missouri Democrat Temporary Organization The Tha chairman then announced the following as the temporary officers of ot the convention C. C C. C Richards chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man M. M H. H Welling Mrs Mattie Mattle Hughes Cannon and George C. C Whitmore Whitmore Whitmore Whit Whit- Whits more vice chairmen George Romney Jr secretary 1 I. I H. H Masters and Mrs B. B T. T assistant secretaries Ira S A. A Browning sergeant at arms L. L C. C Sergent chaplain Judge Thurman mentioned the name of President Woodrow Wilson Vilson which I was greeted with round after round of applause At the conclusion of ot his address he introduced Judge C. C C. C Richards who was greeted with applause as he advanced advanced advanced ad ad- adt to the front of the stage The temporary chairman warned the theS delegates that there were apt to bo h S stormy times in the convention and th that t it if Would be well to be pr prepared p red for S I them He said that the question of j preparedness is one of nation wide interest in- in i j terest at this time and arid that the thc delegates dele lele- gat gates s to the state convention should take notice of it and act accordingly He Ho said that be he was not i in Id favor with those who say that national questions I are matters that should be left to the national convention alone that the convention of ot today is in reality a part of ot the national convention and that the delegates elected to the national convention convention convention con con- should know and understand the feelings of the party in Utah and act accordingly I It Is for us to say what we want our delegates to the national conven convention tion to do and then it Is for them to todo todo todo do what we want them to do Judge Richards said He urged that the convention and the delegates to the national convention convention conven conven- tion use their efforts toward the pasI passage passage pas pas- I sage of good road bills now before I congress that a bill be gassed that will bring about the operation co-operation of the 1 nation and anti state in the building of I roads that will be he as good in one hundred hun bun dred tired years as they are the day they 1 I are built To 10 this end he lle urged that I a year be appropriated for forI I th the ine next twenty-five twenty years the govI government gov- gov government I to pay par half halt even if It it is necessary sary to Issue bonds to meet the requirement re- re rAe 1 and the states to pay 50 50 to be divided among the states according to population wealth and the amount of benefit derived by bY each He declared that if it the right ht kinds of roads roads are built hullt In ln Utah Utah- land lad In n this state will be worth ten times tires more than tOday He T pointed out briefly the i t. t ad advantages of such roads not alone In I time of war but especially in the time of peace He lIe said that the people are entitled to such roads and that they will not be satisfied until they get cot them S Of equal importance to good roads In Utah at least was thel the matter or of Irrigation Richards declared that year there is ia water every enough permitted permitted permitted per per- to go to waste to irrigate thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of acres of Utah land that is now without water He lie urged that at least be spent on irrigation in Utah and declared that unless something some thing like this amount is spent within the next ten years on Irrigation the people of fifty years from now will be compelled to condemn privately owned irrigation interests and purchase them at a cost of at least ten times what they would cost now He ur urged that Continued on page 2 2 N PROHIBITION I N I Continued n from page 1 half hal the amount be advanced by the state and and that the other half be appropriated appropriated by the counties countes towns and hamlets In proportion to the benefits which the they receive Referring to the question queston of prohibition tion ton the speaker declared that the sentient sentiment sentiment sen sen- tient of the tIle country is overwhelmingly overwhelming overwhelming- ly In favor of prohibition Where is Utah going to be 1 A voice in t the e audience cr cried Right In Inline Inline line Our delegates ter to th the national onal convention convention con con- should represent Utah if this great question queston comes before the convention convention con con- venton and they represent Utah as Utah wants to be bo represented They should vote voto for a a platform for nation naton wide prohibition he said Favors Rural Credits Credit Richards said that rural credits should be taken taken out of the hands sharks the Q i ihas loan as banking system I Ihas has been taken out of the hands of off I Wall Wal street The chairman declared that a a law should be passed reducing the legal rate rte of interest in Utah Uth that money money Isto is isto isto to be had much cheaper in other states than In Utah and that the banks are growing rich on the money which they lend to the people of Utah He le urged the delegates to beware of lobbyists whom he predicted would whisper to them to do this or that but for the delegates to remember that tha the lobbyist works for his hia own interests and those whom he represents Our motto moto Is Let the people rule let us live lve up to that motto Let Lt us I not forget torget the common people said he he Turning Turing to ie the subject of ness Jie said that there was never a atme time in the tile history of the Democratic party In Utah when they were more in inn n need ed of preparedness than at the pres- pres time That It I was time that the party get ready redy for action acton that tha they should get out among the people of the state state and talk face to face with wih them At this point the speaker mentioned men men- tonEd the names of a number numbEr of at prom prom- I mont members of the party pary past pat and and present which were greeted with ap ap- I Reorganization Is Urged The speaker urged that the party be reorganized from top to bottom in every ever county in the state he Said Sald that he le did pot not ot mean that nope none of the the- nOle present present present pres pres- ent organization be renamed but that the work of organization should be done lone at once He lie le urged that an appeal be je made to the the- the young oung men and the young foung wom women n of the state state to t take part In n reorganization In closing th the I speaker pleaded for honesty in politics Lt Let us say bay say what what we mean and mean what we say he he said He also aIM made madea a strong plea plea for tor harmony within the party that it may pres present nt a I solid sold front to the enemy Following the address th the r remainder r rat of at the temporary officers w were vere te Called Caled to the stage and pra prayer r was wa offered after which the official call cal was read A motion moton was made that Cache Utah and Weber counties countes be allowed two members on each ot of the thres tUM commit commit- tees teea and and Salt Sal Lake county three members members members mem mem- bers on each committee The motion moton was lost Big Battle Batte in Afternoon The convention adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon Following the report of tIle the he committee the introduction tion ton of the permanent officers and the adoption of a platform the first thing to be lIe taken up will wi be the naming naming of ot a a national committeeman This Is b expected expected ex ox- to develop the hottest tight fight of the convention From all al indications there will wi be only two names menton mentioned d fot fez the po pp position po- po sion that of William R. R WaUa Wallace e present committeeman and James II H I. I Moyle William M. M l. l Roylance of at Provo Prove who has been prominently mentioned in connection with wih the nomination announced announced today that he will wf not be a candidate C. C L. L Olsen Osen who also alo has been mentioned stated that that he is ls not nota a candidate During the noon recess friends of both Wallace Walace and Moyle were busy among the delegates with wih both sides claiming that that their candidate candi date would surely win wn Fight for Places That the convention will wl go 10 on fee fee- ord as favoring both state and nation nationwide nationwide naton wide prohibition is assured It I is more mor than likely that tat the question question queston ques ques- tion ton of el electing a state committee will wi bm before the convention and it is also likely that the committee will be 13 named before the convention adjourns tonight That sixteen delegates with wih halt half hal a vote each will wl be sent to the St. St Louis Lull convention is assured Up to 3 S o'clock this afternoon there were at least forty candidates either announced announced or ur urged ed edby by their friends It I Is expected that I Imore more than one ballot balot will be required to name the sixteen unless unIes the conven- conven tom adopts a a rule that the sixteen receiving the highest number of votes on the first ballot balot be named as the delegates From present indications a a night session session session ses ses- sion of the convention will be held as asit asit asit it Is not thought that the work can can be finished hed this afternoon especially should there be any protracted debate on the platform the naming of a a national notional na no- na- na tonal committeeman or over the question question queston ques ques- tion ton of ot the naming of a state tato committee commit commit- tee at this time tie When the convention was called caled to order this afternoon the committee on permanent organization and nd order o oft od business submitted the following re report report re- re port por Report of committee on credentials credentials creden creden- report of committee on permanent permanent permanent perma- perma perma perma- nent organization and order of business business business busi busi- ness report of committee on platform and resolutions Permanent organization C. C L. L L Olson chairman H H. I. I N. N Hayes of at Sevier and Mrs Weston Verlon Verion Veron of Cache Cache vice chairmen R. R H. H Argubright of Ogden secretary Nephi Palmer of Davis Davs and E. E L. L Jones ones or ot at Utah assistant secretaries secretaries secre score that th the following be the order of business bustness r Selection of a national committeeman selection of eight Ight delegates delegates dele dele- gates at large lare to the national convention convention conven conven- tion ton with wih a half vote ote each ech the selection selection tion ton of a state committee one from each Inthe state except as fol follows follows follows fol- fol lows Cache Cacho 2 Utah 2 Weber 2 Salt Lake 6 5 the selection of at four delegates dele dole gates with |
