Show IN ROOSEVELT Vernal l Man Is Nominated For ForState ForState State Slate Senator The democrats of the several precincts of Duchesne Ducheane county met at Roosevelt Roosevelt- in convention on Friday September to toI nominate a county ticket I At 2 o'clock the delegates assembled assembled assembled as as- in the Tabernacle and county chairman John Madsen called cal ed the convention to order Lowe owe Ashton of Duchesne was selected selected se se- as temporary cha chairman charman of the convention and Mrs Viola Harmston was elected secretary The next business in order was the selection of committees on Platform and and resolution order of business and on credentials The convention voted to give the chair authority to ta appoint five members to represent each of the said com corn mitt es Appointments were made as follows Credential committee Austin Pack chairman J. J R. R Bywater Bywater Bywater By- By water Guy Hollenbeck Reube Wilkins and Will Vill Snyder Platform Platform Platform Plat Plat- form and resolutions L. L A. A Hollenbeck Hollenbeck Hollenbeck Hol Hol- chairman Robert Marchant Marchant Mar- Mar cl chant ant Leo Young Arthur Goodrich Goodrich Goodrich Good Good- rich and Jessie Fowler Order of business Lyle yle Young chairman Dan Mitchell Geo S S. S Bowers Clarence Brown and Mrs Francis Brooks A recess was vas taken in order to give the several committees time timeto I to make up their report Nomination were next in order with the following results For representative Dan Mitchell of Neola year 4 commissioner Jesse Jesse Jesse Jes Jes- se Fowler of Altonah year 2 commissIoner commissioner com corn missioner J. J Austin Pack of Roosevelt The position of county attorney was left vacant and re referred referred referred re- re to the vacancy committee There was some discussion as asto asto asto to whether there were vacancies in the office of county recorder and county surveyor That question question question ques ques- tion was left undecided and to betaken be betaken betaken taken care of by the vacancy comIni com corn Ini Next was the selection of a county chairman resulting in the selection of I. I R. R Tuttle of My Myton ton The chairman was authorized to select the secretary Mrs Myrtle Lambert of f Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt was made county chairwoman Leo Young of Roosevelt was se selected selected se- se as state committeeman and Miss 1 Helen Harmston of Roosevelt Roose Roose- veiL velt was made state committee woman A vacancy committee was appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed as follows Bruce Calder of Roosevelt I. I R. R Tuttle of Myton Myton Myton My My- ton and John Madsen of Duchesne In In accordance with the order of busing S of the convention ten delegates were vere selected from this county to meet a like IntO number from Uintah county for the purpose of selecting a candidate for s state ate senator A senatorial convention was held following ving the adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment of the county convention and I unanimously nominated Iy 1 Hyrum m B. B Calder of Vernal for state senator senat senat- or who will be the opponent of or ofRay ofRay orRay Ray E. E Dillman who had previously previously prey prey- bushy been selected for that of office office of- of fice flee by the republicans and Thos Then Hiett who was selected for the position by the Socialists I I The following resolutions were adopted by the county convention 1 The following resolutions ons were adopted by the county convention conventi n. n 1 We Ve commend and antl endorse the action of our county commissioners commission commission- em ers G. G V. V Billings Jesse Fowler and S. S A. A Wells for their unwavering unwaverIng ing attitude in reducing taxes in Duchesne county for the year 1932 This was done principally by reducing reducing- the valuations of property 2 It appears that about about 16 per ler cent fo the taxes for the year year 1929 are are uncollected and about 22 per cent of f taxes es for 1930 is Uncollected uncollected uncollected un un- collected and 45 15 per cent of or the taxes for 1931 are arc uncollected for Duchesne county We that a large part of this shortage of collections collections' is chargeable to a contraction of the currency nationally na- na nationally nationally na na- and anda a mismanagement of economic c matters We disagree with the policy of or orthe the state tax commission in its instructions to the county commIss commissioners com corn mIss missioners to not compromise back taxes but insist on full payment of all back hack taxes if the property I is worth the tax which policy means an unjust st confiscation of I I I property A resolution expressing the ap- ap appreciation appreciation ap ap- predation of the tho work worl done Jone by Mr John P. P Madsen the past four years years was as presented by L. L A. A Hollenbeck Hol Hol- as follows We VO desire to express our appreciation ap ap- ap- ap I pr predation of or orthe the past services of John ohn Madsen as county chairman He JIe has bas been active and efficient and we commend him for his servIce service service ice In the democratic party of Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne county The above resolutions were una- una na- na I approved by the coni con con- venion en ion i |