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Show Frank E. Moss Keynotes Cache Demo Convention Cache County Democrats met recently in convention to organize or-ganize for the vital 1958 election elec-tion year. Optimism was expressed concerning con-cerning the party's chances at the ballot box and that the "welfare "wel-fare of our nation demands state fare of our nation demands statesmanship endowed with imagination, im-agination, with willingness to go forward, and with humanitarian ideals" was received with enthusiasm. en-thusiasm. The convention was held in the Logan Junior High School auditorium, with delegates from the entire county attending. Frank E. (Ted) Moss, Salt Lake City, recently declared Democratic Demo-cratic candidate for U. S. Senator, Sena-tor, keynoted the convention. He (Continued on Page 8) Frank E. Moss Keynotes Cache Demo Convention (Continued from Page 1) was intrduced by Mrs. Kathleen Meikle of Smithfield, Utah Democratic vice chairman. - f r t ' J . ' ber, Smithfiedl, treasurer, and Lee Hancey, Hyde Park, assistant assist-ant treasurer. Six executive committee members mem-bers were chosen by vote of the delegates. They are: Mark Lind-ley, Lind-ley, Wellsville; Mrs. Pauline Griffin, Newton; Amy N. Jackson, Jack-son, Smithfield; Cyril K. Munk, Benson; W. H. Terry, Hyrum and Dr. W. W. Merrill, Logan. Delegates to the Utah State Democratic conventions, the first of which is May 10, were chosen as follows: North district: Douglas Berge-son, Berge-son, L. Calder Smith, E. E. Hendricks, Hen-dricks, Parley Reese, Amy N. Jackson, D. R. Clark, Lee Hancey and H. Ray Pond. South district: A. D. Allen, W. H. Terry, LaMan Wright, Dewey Nielsen, Jack Wright and Jesse L. Thompson. , Central district: James A. Mc-Murrin, Mc-Murrin, Everett Harris, Eleanor Nelson, R.O. Loosle, Garr Hovey, Charles McPhee, Dewey Griffin and Gerry Sheratt. Convention chairman was A. W. Chambers, who was introduced by Mrs. I Harris. ' In his comments, Mr. Chambers noted some "accomplishments" of the Republican administration: administra-tion: more than 5 million workers work-ers unemployed, forcing some of the small farmers out of business, busi-ness, lag in scientific progress and general social confusion. Among those introduced to the convention were Gerry Sher-ratt, Sher-ratt, chairman of Young Democrats Demo-crats of Cache county; Eleanor Nelson, president of the newly- organized Women's Club of Cache County, various committee commit-tee members and county office holders. FRANK E. MOSS Mr. Moss asserted that "Utah needs Democrats in the U. S. Senate and House. Our state deserves de-serves a voice in Congress; in the past few years, Utah has had but a weak voice in the minority party. Our foreign situation has never been more uncertain than at present. The state of our national na-tional economy is discouraging, the farmers are confused, the jobless rolls increase. It would' appear that the Republicans are a party of the status quo let things go. We cannot close our eyes to these facts and hope they will go away. The Democratic policy is to look ahead, recognize the problems of people and be willing to do something about it." Returned to chairmanship of . the county Democratic party was William A. Wayman, Jr., assistant assist-ant cashier at the First National Bank of Logan. He received a solid vote of confidence when it was moved that he be endorsed i by acclamation. Chairman Way- i man, in his introductory remarks predicted that "when the ballots are counted next November the Republicans will have suffered the worst defeat of their lives since the 1930's." Also re-elected were Leone Harris, vice chairman; Marjorie Morgan, secretary; A. W. Cham- |