Show I BURBIDGE FOR SHERIFF I II c g j I I H Ho HI J t o I 4 t 1 T TJOHN I JOHN B BURBIDGE Nominated for Sheriff by the Democratic County Convention DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM PLA We your committee on platform and resolutions beg leave to suBmit the following We heartily endorse the national Democratic platform at the Denver convention and pledge our unswerving support to the principles s and candi candidacy candidacy candidacy dacy of the greatest living exponent of the rights and liberties of all the people William J Bryan and his stalwart running mate John W Kern We endorse the platform adopted at Logan Utah by the Democratic party of this state and pledge ourselves to the support of the nominees We Ye favor the enactment of an effective direct primary law and we note with principle pleasure the he endorsement by the Republican party of this Democratic We e favor a system that shall have for Its object the betterment of our roads and pledge our candidates for county commissioners when elected to the immediate prosecution of this work and we condemn the gross inefficiency inefficiency displayed by the present Republican administration in the construe construction construction tion and care of our public highways hl We feel that the Democratic party would be derelict in its Is duty to the people if it did not recommend some method for controlling the liquor tra traffic traffic fic tic and ald we favor he e enactment of a n local option opton law as the most effective remedy rm v vWe We Ve congratulate Salt Sal Lake City on its of tho the 1909 encamp encampment encampment encampment ment of at the Grand Army of the Republic and contemplate with pride the visit of the old soldiers sol liers and defenders of the nation to our state and we fa favor faVor faVor vor the taking of such steps as will wi be necessary by b the city ct county count and state for their comfort and entertainment In the hope of securing securing votes for its is tickets the recent Republican coun county county county ty convention pledged pl Its Is nominees to the enactment of laws for the benefit of the metal and coal miners and smelter and of the state and while we heartily endorse such legislation and pledge our to such action acton we condemn the Republican party part with wih full ful control of the state machinery in its is hands for its almost criminal neglect in this regard and we point to their platform statements and denounce them statement as hypocritical over oer overtures tures tunes to gain votes We condemn the th Republican party for its Is gross inefficiency in public office and its is domination by cliques and machines and we are proud of the fact that the principles of the great Democratic party are finding favor and endorsement at the hands of its enemy the Republican party and we ive charge that party with wih the responsibility for the existence in this state of unnecessary and unnatural strife and bitterness and we urge til peace loving citizens to join the Democratic party panty and by their votes aid in establishing establishing lishing peace and prosperity to our citizens the state in the dominant church affairs or In any an church affairs as he was to the Interference of the church in state af affairs affairs affairs fairs Will VI G Farrell Farrel then spoke earnestly earnesty against the resolution Mr 11 Farrell Farrel said that it is an assured fact that the attack on the church would alienate votes and that the tle tle matter mater was a dead issue and It i was unwise to reopen old wounds Mr Farrell Farrel contended that the platform as presented by the committee contained ample mention menton of the matter and that it i outlined the position of the party with without without without out antagonizing the church churchE B TB J J Stewart heartily supported Mr Ir Kings Kinds motion and said that there was nothing In the tIle resolution which could alienate votes D W V Moffatt stated that he was tired tred of oC thrashing out the old questions and that the position of oC the Democratic party was perfectly clear on the opposition to church Interference e In politics and that it was needless to antagonize the Mormons unnecessarily Ho stated that there was wasa wa waa a disintegration now going on in the church which was doing the church more harm than all al th political efforts against It it Mr lr King then added a few arguments to the support of oC his bis resolution and the convention then refused to endorse the resolution On the motion of oC Mr Alder the original platform was adopted Ashby Snow then nominated William WilliamR WilliamH R H Wallace Willace for state senator He was R followed by b W G Farrell arrell who nominated ed Dr C F Wilcox and Samuel King placed the tle name of oC Samuel Russell Russel be before before before fore the house Will G Farrell Farrel was placed in nomina nomination nomination nomination tion Vi but withdrew his name on account of business reasons and the three can candidates candidates candidates named were nominated by b accia acca maton But u ten candidates were placed before the convention for positions en cn the ticket as representatives Will Wi G Farrell Farrel was named by Jerrold Letcher but again with withdrew withdrew withdrew H drew his name Ray Kenner Amos Turner Joseph H Brinton D B Felt Thomas H Fitzgerald W J J Korth Mrs H J Hayward Fizgerald Joseph Josepn JosephH Jos were nom nominate nominated H Haslam and C H Carlquist by acclamation The rampant rooster was vms adopted as the tho party emblem and the county commit committee tee empowered to fill fi all al vacancies va on the ticket this caucus the names of Le Grand Young and D O 0 Willey Vie jr were with withdrawn withdrawn drawn and the other four decided upon by acclamation When the convention was reconvened Mr Thomas moved the nomination of Charles Baldwin Frank FrankJ J Gustin Ray Ra Van Cott and Oscar W Wi V VIole Moyle Iole by b acclamation The motion car carried carried ried tied and the four men were declared the nominees For district attorney James Hamilton was nominated by Samuel Russell Russel and Will Wi W Ray flay by Ashby Snow Mr Ray flay immediately arose and declared that while he hOc appreciated the honor of oC the nomination he felt fel that he could do more good for tor the party through organization of Bryan clubs throughout throughout the state and for that reason he felt It i his duty dut to respectfully but firmly decline the nomi nomination nomination nomination nation Stephen L Richards th then n nomi nominated nominated nominated Willard Viard Hamer and Mr 11 Hamilton withdrew his name from the convention making Mr Hamer the nominee by ac acclamation acclamation acclamation A new judicial committee consisting ot of Mahonri Spencer Stephen L L Richards and R B Thurman from Salt Lake county count Peter Clark from Summit coun county count county ty t and A BevIn was named and em empowered empowered empowered powered to fill fi any ny vacancies that might occur on the ticket The convention then adjourned |