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Show R. W. MONEY AND A. H. LOWE NOMINATED COMMISSIONERS; ROBERTSON FOR LEGISLATURE Enthusiastic Gathering of Utah County Democrats Select Candidates on Ticket; Promise Better Government. LARSON RENOMINATED ATTORNEY Richard W. Money of Spanish Fork was nominated for county commissioner for the four-year term at the Democratic Demo-cratic county convention Saturday. Bishop A. H. Lowe of Lindon was nominated commissioner commis-sioner for the two-year term. Martin M. Larson of Provo was renominated county attorney, at-torney, by acclamation. Mrs. Maud Beeley Jacob of Provo, and Lawrence Atwood of Pleasant Grove were nominated by acclamation as candidates candi-dates for the state legislature. Hilton Robertson of Springville was nominated as the third member of the state legislature, on the first ballot. Joseph A. Anderson of Lehi was nominated for the state legislature. The Democratic convention of Utah county met in the Princess theater Saturday to nominate their candidate to he voted on at the coming com-ing November election. Notwithstanding the cold and rainy weather all of the precincts in the county were represented. The stand of the convention hall was decorated with flags and flowers. flow-ers. On each side of the platform were pictures of the late President Woodrow Wilson and John W. Davis, Democratic presidential candidate. can-didate. It was 10 :2o o'clock when County Chairman A. O. Smoot called the convention to order, most of the delegates having been in their seats for several miuutes before that time. A. Rex Johnson, accompanied by Miss Gertrude Olsen, rendered a solo. On the stand with Chairman Smoot were seated Elmer Miller, Proro city chairman; Dr. Hugh M. Woodward, candidate for superintendent superin-tendent of public instruction ; J. w. Robinson, candidate for attorney general; A. B. Kennedy, Payson, temporary secretary; Mrs. 'inez Knight Allen, candidate for Democratic Demo-cratic presidential elector; Mrs. H. M. Woodward of Provo and Mrs. Irving Pratt of American Fork, temporary tem-porary vice chairmen. Prayer was offered by Bishop Oliver B, Huntington of Springville. "Long Live America," a composition composi-tion by Professor S. Vf. Williams, of Provo, was sung by Seymour V. Prowsrwith Professor Williams at the piano. Chairman Smoot said that no misunderstanding mis-understanding should be made during dur-ing the campaign, which he declared should be one of education. He declared that thorough investi-fations investi-fations of the county records during tie campaign two years ago had disclosed that the Republican county idministration had already then ex-Wded ex-Wded the taxes anticipated for 1K2 and 1923. He said that sixty days after the Republican campaigners had gone "pand down the county telling the '"payers that the finances of the (maty were in splendid condition, tore was placed before him as newly e!ected county commissioner, financinl statement showing a Writ of $228,000. He insisted that the taxes for W22 were lowerd as a political sub-'erfnee sub-'erfnee which he declared was trident from the fact that in 1923 the tax levy was more than doubled. Such misrepresentations, he dewed, de-wed, must not he tolerated and Bust lie revealed fearlessly and deliberately de-liberately to the taxpayers. J. A. Owens, recently moved to lt Lnkn City from' Provo, was nominated temporary chairman. In beginning his keynote address, J,r. Owens reviewed the national nliils of the Republican party during the past four vears. and ored the luck of honestv which of-"nals of-"nals continued in office by the Present Republican presidential candidate. can-didate. The keynoter emphasized the 'land taken by Dawes relative to 'w reclamation of the western He said that in fact the Rc-Millcan Rc-Millcan vice presidential candidate Pail said, "To hell with the west." "e called attention to the fact "'at the future of Utah county depends de-pends wholly upon the attitude of ae government on reclamation: and '""I in the hands of the Republican J"ty Utah and Utah county will wive no more for reclamation '"an they have received in the past. s bavis us president of the United tates is our only hope for reelnma-'' reelnma-'' in Utah countv," said Mr. wens. ''JVe must not lose sight of our lems here at home. There is ? "ring need for a business admini-',rition admini-',rition iu Utah county. There is " most urgent demand for an end to '"ste, to unnecessarily high taxes, !0 incompetence in office. December 31, 102(), there were '-'.000 iu ile countv treasury. January 1, 1923 all the' money had Do"i expended and the county was in dol.t $230,000 and when the De-I'mber De-I'mber bills were paid the indebted "ws had increased to $27S,000. The munty officials had used all the "Sht; units money and the result "as tbnt on February 1, 1923 the guilty had to borrow $t0r,000 on Micipntlon bonds to pny the taxing lilts. These bonds of course earned ear-ned interest which you and I had to S pay. Arrangements were made with a part of the taxing units to wait for their money until June or July of 1923. In passing, I want to call your attention to the fact that Utah county issued the first anticipation antici-pation bonds in her history during the Republican administration of 1922. In that same year the tax levy was made about July 2Gth. Owing to the fact that it was an election year, the county levy was for 5 and a fraction mills. This amount was not sufficient to bring in enough money by 30 per cent to pay what had already been spent up to July 20. What was the result? This necessitated a levy of 9. S3 mills in 1923, the highest in the entii'D history of Utah county. "Where did the money go? The road department calls for the largest expenditure of county taxes. Approximately Ap-proximately 45 per cent of the entire en-tire road fund goes for the purchase and maintainence of trucks. Since Utnh county got her trucks for road work, she has discarded and replaced re-placed no less than 5 trucks. Provo i City got her trucks at the same time as did the county. Provo City has all of her original trucks left and in operation and they go 8 hours per day and every day in the week, every week in the year. The cost per truck to Utah county Is about 8 times the cost per truck to Provo City." The call for the convention was read from a copy of the Daily Herald Her-ald by A. B. Kennedy, temporary chairman. A solo was sung by Ariel Ballif, accompanied by Prof. S. W. Williams. Wil-liams. Representing Provo on the respective re-spective committees of the convention conven-tion were the following : Credentials David Openshaw, M. C. Newell, Ashted Taylor, J. Elmer Jacobsen, Mrs. D. M. Gray. Order of business busi-ness Alma Van Wagenen, J. C. Swenson, S. P. Eggertsen, Mrs. Hannah Pyke, Mrs. A. B. Morgan Platform A. O. Smoot. Irving L'. Pratt of American Fork was named chairman of the credentials creden-tials committee. Prof. .1. C. Swenson of Provo headed the committee on permanent perma-nent organization and order of business. A. O. Smoot of Provo was chairman chair-man of the platform committee. At the opening of the afternoon session the report of the credentials committee was given by Chairman Pratt. The report of the committee on order of business recommended that the temporary organization be ma le permanent and that the nominations come in the following order: county commissioners for four-year and two-vear terms, county attorney, four' representatives to the legislature, legisla-ture, the naming of the county central cen-tral commit tee. Vocal solos were rendered by Ariel Ballif and A. Rex Johnson. The plat form as recommended by the platform committee was read by 'Martin M. Larson. The platform is 1 published in full in another part of I todav's Sunday Herald. ! Mrs. Inez Knight Allen reported the Democratic national convention in New York, especially mentioning the strong fight made by William Jennings Bryan and the address by Xcwlon D. Baker in favor of the League of Nations. Dr Hugh M. Woodward, Democratic Demo-cratic and Progressive candidate for state school superintendent, declared de-clared Hint the only reason be was willing to allow his name to be presented pre-sented for the school office was the plank in the Democratic party adyo-'ating adyo-'ating the removal of the ottice from politics. . j w. Robinson expressed his ai -precialion to the people of Utah countv for the support they gin e him at the state convention. He said he was in favor of a campaign upon the real issue of the present time, that of corruption versus hon-eslv hon-eslv He praised George II. Deru for' his high standards, describing him as a worker rather than a show-horse." lud-e A. B. Morgan spoke strongly' strong-ly' in "favor "c 1,r- Woodward as liead of the school system of the state, characterizing him as one of "the most efficient schoolmen of the intermotiiit.-lin section. Seymour V. Prows sang a solo. Bishop O. B. Huntington of Springville nominated Guy W. Men-denhall Men-denhall of Springville' for county commissioner for the four-year term. Mr. MendeuhaU was endorsed by W. A. McCullough of .Provo Bench, and S. P. Eggertsen of Provo. D. C. Mnnson, chief electrician at the Tintic Standard mine in Dividend, Divi-dend, was placed in nomination by Lee Scott of Dividend. W .A. Jones of Spanish Fork presented pre-sented the name of R. W. Money of Spanish Fork, on behalf of the united delegation from that community. com-munity. I Mr. Manson's candidacy was seconded sec-onded by William J. J. Smith of Dividend. W. H. Tolhurst of Spanish Fork 1 seconded the nomination of Mr. , Money. j Mrs. J. C. Kirkendahl of Dividend j I called attention to the fact that Tintic Standard Mining company j ! paid one third of the taxes of Utah : i county and that the district had never been represented. She en- dorsed the candidacy of Mr. Man-I Man-I son. i T. C. Thompson.and H. F. Thomas I endorsed the candidacy of Mr. ! Money. I Harry B. Wood of Genola placed in nomination II. AV. Gore of Genola, .former vice president of the Utah County Farm Bureau federation. I Thorn C. Miner of Springville ' spoke strongly in favor of Mr. Men-denhall. Men-denhall. He claimed that Springville Spring-ville was entitled to the commis-sionership commis-sionership from the fact that all of the other towns in the county had been represented in that office while Springville had gone without repre-1 i sentntion for many years. Dr. Joseph Hughes declared that Mr. Money is the only candidate ' ably to defeat Fred Matley, the Republican Re-publican nominee. He said that Springville belonged to the central district and that her fight is with Provo two years hence. On the first ballot Mr. Menden-ball Menden-ball received 152 voles, Mr. Money IIS. Mr. Gore 50, Mr. Mnnson 40. Since 190 voles were needed for a majority, no one was nominated on tile first ballot and Mr. Mnnson, being the lowest man, dropped from the race. On the second ballot, Mr. Menden-hall Menden-hall was given 152 "j votes. Mr. Money 175',L., and Mr. Gore 02. : On' the third ballot Mr. Money! went, over the top. receiving 212'i votes, against ITS Ms f"r Mr. Men-denball. Men-denball. Alva Z.-ihriskie of Springville Spring-ville moved the nomination of Mr. Money by acclamation. Candidates for county commissioner commis-sioner for the two-year term were placed before the convention as follows fol-lows : Bishop A. II. Lowe of Lindon, A. Carlos Scliow of Lehi. Lowe won the nomination on the first ballot, receiving 197 votes, one more than needed. Schow received 1S7 votes. |
