Show ALEX BR NAMED FOR MAYOR Ogden Democrats in Business Convention Put Up Strong I Municipal Ticket CHEZ MAKES FINE ADDRESS SENTIMENT GENERAL THAT CANDIDATES WILL WIN H 6 H Mayor Alexander Brewer f Attorney Valentine Gideon 4 I Recorder T P Horn 4 Treasurer Joseph Langsdorf 4 Auditor J H Knauss Judge John C Davis Davist I t T tt e eIn H t t 1 In one of the most enthusiastic conventions conven conventions conventions held In years ears the of Og Ogden Ogden Ogden den yesterday nominated the men who will be their standard bearers In the pend pending pendIng pending ing campaign cam Without exception the candidates were chosen by b acclamation The convention was unusual In many man ways There were no factions and made for tOr the har harmony harmony harmony mony that prevailed Long speeches were eliminated After Atter all of ot the work to be done by the convention had been disposed of Uncle John Seaman the war horse of ot Weber eber counts Democracy and Dr E II M 1 Con Conroy Conroy Conroy roy the present city executive addressed the gathering The attendance was fairly large at both sessions there being good sized present from each precinct The I delegates acted like a lot of business men who had a serious duty fluty to perform In n as I short a time as possible The convention I assumed this aspect as soon as the tem tern temporary chairman Attorney Joseph Chez I DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES FOR OGDEN OFFICES J I Jair air x CN taT b N k 3 fr 1 Joseph Langsdorf for Treasurer Tr 2 Valentine Gideon for attorney 3 Alexander Brewer for mayor J 4 T P H Horn orn for recorder 5 J Knauss for auditor r was called to the presiding chair and there was no variation until the end The first session of the convention was called at 2 in the afternoon when after the address by the chairman and the naming of committees a recess recess until evening was taken The following plat platform platform platform form was as presented and adopted without a n Platform Is Adopted We the Democrats of Ogden City In convention assembled affirm our faith in inthe inthe inthe the wisdom and efficacy of Democratic principles as applied to municipal gov government government and we offer as our nominees for the various arlous municipal offices of Og den City Honest successful business men all Democrats possessing the business qualifications qualifications necessary to solve the business problems now confronting this city and its Inhabitants as as result of ot Republican mismanagement We believe and affirm that the reasons which actuate a business man in the se lection le of his namely due con consideration consideration of ot their honesty business ex experience experience and skill and the possession of a awill awill awill will and conscientious desire to advance his interests should move the citizen In the choice of ot public servants Weibe We be lieve In the economical expenditure of the public funds within the law and are em emphatically emphatically emphatically opposed to all forms of graft Including the overpayment of public sal salaries salaries salaries aries We e reaffirm our belief bellet In the great principle of historic Democracy which has urged that all aU men should be accord accorded ed equal rights and that no man should enjoy special privileges We find that a certain element In Og den City has for some time past been een granted special privileges in the conduct of businesses which are detrimental to the better life of the city Certain laws have been openly openlY open y violated Such laws so long tong as they exist east ex st as ordinance or statute should be enforced and to that end we pledge our candidates We believe that our candidates are es especially especiallY especially qualified to 00 conduct the busi business business business ness of the city honestly and economical ly and to enforce the principles enunciated ed herein and therefore we commend them to the suffrage of ot the citizens c of Ogden Brewer Warm Favorite The next order of business was the nominations C J Humphries candi date for council from the Second ward placed Alexander Brewer in nomination for mayor As soon as the announcement was made a loud cheer went up and the nomination was made by b acclamation and anda a committee was started out to find the nominee When hen Mr Brewer entered the convention hall it was fully five the minutes before order could be restored In a brief address Mr Brewer stated that If It elected he would aim to retrench and assist in getting the city elt out of debt In handling the city money he said he would be as careful as If It he was expending his own funds He Impressed It upon his hearers that he had not sought the nomination and I had stayed away from the convention pur purposely purposely in order that any anyone one else more desirable might be selected He said that he would if elected go Into office with without without I out being tied to any clique and that he had not now nor would he make prom laes of any kind The other candidates were nominated in regular order It was expected that there would be contests for tor the tho city and for tor the recorder ship but when these places were reached no opposition developed and the nomina went through by acclamation Chairman Chez Speaks There were more than delegates present when City Chairman H II W V Guilliam called the convention to order shortly after acter 2 Without any pre remarks Mr Gwilliam intro Attorney Joseph Chez as the tem temporary temporary chairman Amid prolonged cheer ing Mr Chez took his place His remarks which were wholly who II to the point were de livered in about ten t n minutes Frequent ly he was interrupted by b applause es especially especially when he used the quotation I Iam Iam Iam am a Democrat and when mention was made of the names of Thomas Jefferson and al William Wil lam Jennings Bryan Bran I He Me spoKe In m part as follows In the best days of the Roman re republic republic republic public there was no higher honor than to be able to tosa say I am a Roman citizen and it is s equally true at this period of ot the worlds progress to be able to say I am a Democrat for Democracy em bodies all aH that is good in government arid and an is eternal and shall shaH continue so as long as man shall ascend in the scales of equality and Democracy Democracy Democracy racy means the people it means menns that the people are supreme that they the recognize no superiors that they the are uncrowned kings and this spirit shall shaH prevail so long longas as man recognizes as the highest type of state craft cratt Ever since the Star of Bethlehem rose over the hills hm of Galilee the tho principles of Democracy have become disseminated with the declaration of the brotherhood of man These principles have been so admirably expressed in the Declaration of Independence ence the birth certificate of this lie lic by that hat great gr t and Immortal Demo Democrat Democrat Democrat crat Thomas Jefferson and so ably ex expounded expounded expounded pounded in later years jears by that matchless 9 Kinder Jr and tribune of the people William m Jennings Bryan Living Truths of Democracy The principles of Democracy will wit rever reer die they may be crushed to earth L Land and sometimes trailed in the dust by b F faithless leaders but like truth crushed d to earth will rise again triumphant t dt dy The principles of or Democracy Demo racy do not only y apply to the national government but t tall to o all governments whether national rr or r r municipal and wherever the rights o omen of ot otmen f men are imperiled A true Democratic government whether national or municipal municipal pal is based upon these principles of o f economy econom fidelity equality and faithful faithfulness ness Graft corruption dishonesty and an faithlessness in office are the very verv anti antithesis antithesis antithesis thesis of the principles of Democracy Equal privileges to all and special favors favor I to none is the motto of ot Democracy We Ve are assembled here this afternoon to name the winning ticket for tor Ogden city ty for the coming two years I am amused amuse at our friends the enemy in Ih one o t their speeches made the statement t the coming city election was a n skirmish for the national election in 1908 1909 I assure assur you that their idea of a skirmish will be dissipated for they will find out In i n their retreat that it Is a fierce battle with Democratic D hosts driving them not only Into the last ditch but into the mys tic salt river riven and to an ignominious de feat It Is In our power to elect the th e entire city ticket this fall and If we are ar e true to the principles of Democracy we w shall not be satisfied until we shall name nam e the ticket from top to bottom with nom who are arc recognized for tor their ster ling qualities of honesty honest ability and ana Inv lov nv arty alty a It and nd place them in control of the administration The people and an a taxpayers irrespective of or party part tion look to us u this afternoon for relief and our constituents demand that we dis charge the duty they the have Imposed up on us Committees Are Named At the close of the remarks of the tem ter chairman T P Horn was chosen chose n as temporary secretary and an Informal recess was then taken for five minutes minute s to allow the different wards to select their representatives to the committees committee s on credentials permanent organization n and order of ot business and resolutions When the convention was again called to t o order the following were reported Credentials Mrs Z A Rankin C D Tyree T ree James Taylor H W V J S Corlew Organization M W H Williams Samuel Thomas Martin Cullen W V F Bossner Resolutions Alma Doxey D W Evans George A E Pratt N S Elder kin Adjournment was then 7 when the platform was adopted and the nominations made |