Show BURTON THE A1RMAN Now at Head of Democratic State Committee I WAS ELECTED LAST EVENING uilr Burton Was Much Inclined Refuse Re-fuse the Honor but tho Committee Would Not Take No for an Answer and Ho Finally AcceptedHunt of the SubCommittee County Chairman Chair-man Not Superstitious Judgo jytil ners View Republican Precinct Conventions Thursday Evening John W Burton of the law firm of 7 King Burton King was last evening elected to the chairmanship of the F Democratic State committee thereat the subcommittee which was appointed appoint-ed the previous evening to select a victim looked good to Itself and was discharged from further duty and laden la-den with thanks C The members of this committee were Messrs Dale Lloyd Greenwood Murray Mur-ray and Cutler and when they arose I j IiI J John W Burton I 1 yesterday morning and girded up their loins it was evident that they were out for business I The hunt for their quarry began at 10 oclock sharp and at 1010 they sighted sight-ed John W Burton mopping his perspiring c per-spiring brow in the locality of the Commercial block Burton promptly I took night when the object of the pur faiicra became evident and although I they bent their energies to overtake I him they soon discovered that they were losing ground Finally W H IDa I-Da fe the leader of the pursuing party 1 cried out In a commanding tone lIt3tolt If you dont we will quit chasIng chas-Ing you This had the desired effect and Burton I Bur-ton was quickly roped and taken back to the party corral At 1 oclock In the afternoon the subcommittee sub-committee appeared before the State committee and reported the result of II the chase The State committee was U much pleased and directed that Mr Burton be brought before It at 730 in the evening At the appointed hour the subcom jnlltee was on hand with Mr Burton I in tow and although he made several efforts to escape he was overpowered V and the party brand applied Mr Burton has been quite active In politics since he came to Utah six years ago and Democrats generally are 1L pleased at his selection Four years I ago Mr Burton was chairman of tlu Democratic Stale executive committee 3 and is said to have done good work for the party in that campaign I After Ills selection lost evening Mr Burton took the I chair and a general discussion pertaining to the campaign followed During the coming week I meetings will be held In various counties coun-ties but the State campaign will not open in earnest until later Chairman Burton will announce the ci personnel of the executive and finance committees tomorrow |