Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-10-13 | Page 19 | Seeking to Place Ban on Betting

SEEKING TO PLACE I BlJHETTl I Davis County Republicans Adopt Plank Directed Against Lagoon Races. I Special to The Tribune. HHJ FARMINOrTOX, Oct. 12. Horso Tao- ing at Lugoon will be a thing of the past HHJ if the Republican party is victorious HHJ in Davis county this year. At the county convention held here today n HH plank was nailed into the platform de- HH daring positively for an anti-betting ordinance directod especially at tho La- HH goon fl The resolution presenting the mea-urc mea-urc was met with a storm of protest from certain quarters and was only HH carried after n prolonged fight. HH Tn naming tho ticket rivalry de- HHj veloped between the north and south HH ends of the county, the former winning Hfl in most cases. HHj Charles R. Maybo of Bountiful wan Hfl nominated for representative with little flflj opposition. Aftor being beaten by W. flfll W. Evans for tho two-year term for flfll county commissioner, A. L. Burn ham of flflfl Woods Cross jumped into the fight for HflH four-vear commissioner against David ; HHJ Cook' and lost by a vote of 84 to S3. Hfl Fred Harris was renominated for sher- Hfl iff as wore E. C. Robinson for county flH attorney and Jens K. Nelson for county Hfl treasurer. Miss Bessie Larkin was HHj Dominated for recorder, Prank L. Lay- HHJ ton for assessor and John A. Woite for Hfl