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Show O. GREENWOOD MEADS UTAH COUNTY DEMOS minded delegates that true political po-litical parties find their strength in the dignity of the individual. He declared thta "democracy and the government exist only for the individual and unless we learn this concept political parties par-ties will be a farce and county conventions a sham." During the convention a number num-ber of candidates for county office of-fice came forth. They included Robert Q. Strong, former Provo City Auditor, who announced he would seek the county auditor nomination; J. Clark Elmer, who said he would seek one of the two county commission posts; and Howard Hinton, Lehi, who announced his candidacy for the State Senate. Three men, Ralph Peters and Sterling Harding, Orem, and Roscoe Kay, Provo, said they would run for sheriff. r An American Fork businessman, business-man, Dave Greenwood, is new Utah County Democratic chairman. chair-man. Mr. Greenwood was elected at the county organization conven-ton conven-ton in Provo Saturday. He defeated de-feated Leon Pritchett by a vote of 235 to 115. Mr. Greenwood is a former mayor of American Fork. More than 350 of the county's 597 certified delegates attended the convention in Provo High School to name county officers and elect 104 delegates to the state convention. In the race for vice chairman Mrs. Roy (Marjorie) Mott, an Orem housewife, won over Mrs. Kenner (Evelyn) Clayton of Provo Pro-vo by a vote of 210 to 143. Elmer Terry, assistant county attorney and for 12 years party secretary, was reelected for another an-other term. David Stringer of Spanish Fork, was named treasurer. treas-urer. Both were unopposed. Mrs. Mott succeeds Mrs. J. Clark Elmer, Payson, as vice chairman. Mr. Stringer replaces Richard Taylor of Spanish Fork. Neither sought re-election. Milton L. Weilenmann, state Democratic chairman, told the convention that "I think you Democrats sense victory in the air. We have a constructive program, pro-gram, and if we are careful in choosing our platform and candidates candi-dates we will be victorious in November." The convention was keynoted by Carroll P. Hurd, head of the Department of Political Science at Westminster College. He re- |