Show As OB saturday NOT dot AND DRIED but then ets were carried there hy the bosses jur report of the democratic convention on saturday ended while judge milner was tweaking mr malner dealt with democracy the usual style the rights of counties the rights of townships the rights of neighborhoods the rights of families the rights arguments dont want government republicans of course to dictate whether we shall have electric lights or not oscar young was called bat was downed by ariee of no I 1 no 1 W can hear him on the street anytime etc the various committees now returned and handed in their reports after a good deal of discussion and hevral attempts at amendments the reports were adopted it waa now discovered that the roll had not yet been called and that pr haps some had voted who had no so on the suggestion of mr barney that instrument was produced and th secretary proceeded to call the roll prayer by the chaplin had been overlooked up to this point and order of business wag attended to nom nations ahr mayor were now in arder and the names of jude D houtz W H king A IL holdaway and james E daniels were presented to the convention and alter some debate and lobbying the 1 name of W N duzenberry was placed in nomination for that important tion the convention then adjourned until 8 at which time they re convened and proceeded to nominate the various officers ane contest for recorder was decided between havercamp and E L jones ane former gained the nomina tru of course aa the had om else in store for jones the office of treasurer not having much money in it had not been pother ed with before the convention convened benca had the closest contest several ballots having to oe cast beffre the decision was maae jonea would have this but the bosses let the delegate understand by lobbying ahat something better was in store for this favorite and ao mr beesley got away aka bas r aage when the assessor and collectors office was named it was plainly des bernable what johna was placed th 0 ven ion for that office the vo a showed 42 jkr jk r samuelson Samue laon and 83 lor jones a decent walk away for jones john A brodu walked anav with the too caay the rules being suspended while he was nominated by acclamation A central committee for the city con lating of five from ash ward with D houts elected at large fur chairman was chosen several items of minor importance were attended to ani after some disk cassion as to vb ether benediction should be rendered or not prayer was offered and the convention kotsi tha following amendment to the liquor clause in the platform by N L nelson was in conflict to democratic principles so eq after the convention had baen in aea sion for some time chairman milner announced that elder meldrum would pea by a ripple ul mirth to overspread the faces of many of the delegates it was bied to ba proven thit mr reed smoot did not make a success of the factory bat that he supported ibby from aba stockholders voters of provo judge for yourselves th e truth of this statement waa the provo woolen mills successfully man aued by mr smoot or not realizing the absurdity of attempting to prohibit the liquor traffic in a cita aur rounded as brovo is by open saloons just outside the municipal limits we are not in favor of local prohibition but we pledge our support to any measure that shall effectually prohibit the sale of intoxicants in the territory at large under present circumstances we believe high license will reduce the evil to the least minimum and therefore favor the strict enforcement of ordinances din ances now on the statutes relating thereto and the enactment of such fut laws as martend may tend further to confine its demoralizing effects |