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Show PEACE IIS CONVENTION OF BMOSERS Frank Evans Is Unanimous Choice for State Senator, John S Corless Is Named for Sheriff PARTY CHAIRMAN PREDICTS A VICTORY Delegate Endeavoring to Vote Seven Proxies Meets With Prompt Opposition, Opposi-tion, Given One Vote The office sought the man and the man did not seek the office at the con vent on of the Progress ve party held yesterday at the Aud tor um on Rich ards street Decorum harmony en thus asm and except onal good feeling marked the convent on throughout That the convention went on record against anyth ng savoring of office seeking was demonstrated when it sat down hard on Thomas Fowler who came into the hall prepared to vote seven proxies and whose proxies were reduced to one The convention was well attended there being more than 100 delegates present when the meet ing was called to order At the adjourn ment last night George M Sulb,van is sued the following statement The proposed comb nat on was a great deal more harmonious than 1 had any reason to suspect that it wou d be In my most hopeful mo ments The personnel of the ticket is exceptionally good The ticket is well balanced both from & geographl cal point of view and in every other way I have every reason to bel eve chance to elect the entire county ticket, but the stats ticket as well It has been one of the most success ful conventions that I have ever had the pleasure of attend ng and the out look for the future of the party In Utah Is bright indeed. The following ticket was nominated Jesse H Wheeler for two year term commissioner John S Corless county sheriff Raymond C Naylor for county treasurer Charles A, Weaver for county aud tor A. H Parsons for county as sessor Frank Evans for state senator and the five following members for the lower houset Mrs L ly C Wolsten holme Judge George T Goodwin Emil S Lund Parley P Christensen and Thomas P Page W R Graham was nominated by acclamation for city con stable Convention Call Read The convention was called to order by J H. Turner who introduced M. C Morris as temporary secretary in the absence of J Allen Spencer who was to have acted in that capacity Mr Mor ris read the call for the convent on and Mr Turner then introduced Frank Evans as temporary chairman who be gan h s speech by read ng a letter from eorge w Perk ns of lew York City chairman of the execut ve comm tteo of the Progress ve party The lette stated that Colonel Theodore Roose elt had called at pa ty headquarters and that he was m exce lent health tho gh h s voice was a trifle husky The let ter went on to say that Colonel Poose velt had been urged to run for governor of New York but that he had deel ned to make the race for that office It also ment oned that at the party head quarters they were intensely interested in hear ng the var ous delegates tell of how d sgusted they were w th the pres ent ad n stration and Mr Perk ns concluded by stat ng that it nas now evident that the Progressives were ever last ngly right in what they had con tended for n Chicago when the party was first born No Active Candidates The mention of the colonel s name was the s gnal for prolonged applause at tho subs ding of wh ch Mr Evans m deliver ng the ProgTesB e keynote speech spoke in part as follows We have assembled here for the purpose of nominat ng those who w I serve as county officers In this coun ty for the ensuing term and also to nominate ten representat ves and two senators who w serve in the next legls ature So far as I am in fo med t ere are no act ve candl dates for any of these offices but I fee safe n say ng that there is no Progress ve who will dec ne to re spond to t e command of this con vent on If called to serve in any of these places It is the duty of every political pa ty to propose their best men and women for pubic office those who have an appreciation of a publlo trust men and women of heart and brain of courage and clean cha ac ter w th an eye s ng e to the we fare of the who e people and the glory of their country The work of today la to put the ban on al polltlca in trigues and comb nat ons and to clear the way for the free and un (Continued on Pago Ten.) j PEACE MARKS 1 GONVENTI0R1 BULL 10ISEI Frank Evans Is Unanirn0! Choice for State Senate,,. John S. Corless J, Named for Sheriff (Continued from PagToi trammeled expression by "mT" vidual of his political convictw, We know tiiat we have io T ized movement promoted hi seeking Individuals to contend 1 this convention today. We krm -tho consensus of better )udKra, lfc opinion will center upon thow : and women who are best oubus meet the demands of the ievlr.f " flees to be filled. Any effort part of any Individual to obtain t: place or station for which h. : especially qualified should s. - 1 "I ed as a mark of his inability to , for those who are great enou?'' serve us are modest enough , " until their fellow men call iK 1 the service. wt" t Need of Public Utilities. Mr. Evans then discussed tha nu a public utilities commission j primary law, a law prohlbititiE 'th Ing of passes, a law regulatini In'V and requiring the registration of I-ists, I-ists, the labor problem, the outJ, f taxation and the need of a mui fender. He continued; Ever since August 5, 1912, our ... nents have Leen predicUn. things for us. They declared t time that this was a temi, -' movement, and that the vote S' " would demonstrate this claim the ballots were counted it tve i,"' that 4.20S.SS2 votes had been al fr the progressive party, makini I',"- 5 the first year of its life tre -party in the nation. AlthoL-'-, "- ' T congressional candidates inor'-'' districts, it elected twenty oell'-r' to congress. It has since ' IU twenty assembl-men la the sis--' Utah. The Progressives control',- M states in the uni'.n; and Hi r-- P leader is recognized as the z-t- M citizen and siatesman of ,!e today. No other tarty in the hiV-of hiV-of this nation can show siah a ord. My friends, the light is t"-' ing the social deeps. And yet our opponents declare ( m, this was a temporary move---" 0 i j,ey nt.L preiicteo tnat -,ve t,i. ' come back, but trey were toi ! at the truth of it has been demonitV- ' that we were looking lowarii ; n light, and we do not propose to - LC our faces into the darkness, i'-. say now, locally, that we are "reabsorbed. "re-absorbed. I am not quite abi- appreciate the meaning of this t--- pr as they apply it, but I do know the Chicago platform is a ii.-lng -i-- K " ment today as much so as in te IV and I do know that the state r", form recently adopted is as tho'c: m:I ly Progressive as that adoriei' tattle 1512; and I believe further, that l .r, convention will adopt a thorojr Progressive platform; and I say:.- coriil now. that all Progressives str squarely upon those piatforrrs. ""'." they will stand squarely upon s;r VA platforms two years hence. n;s Declarations of Principles. ' 1 These declarations of prirc;::-: 1 '"0! came from 24,000 people, and have been adopted and ratine: :i l-;a 36,000 .additional. If that is w: is meant by being absorbed, I art ;--fectly willing to submit to the pro-: 'i' 'la of absorption. They told us this v- i-: a one-man party. I want to set ; 'J'esie you that if our distinguished ii:,: t:.e: l and those men and women who r, ti,ei i", associated with him were to cel.- n. .'&jr men yunucai activities at tne pre: ..jj time the Progressive mover-:'- ijV." ; though It would be delayed, ,..1 still go on to victory. If the men;:: l-'-'y women who have locally made :, ; ii-fight ii-fight for better government were,: t::cr,de this time eliminated, the Pp:s7eii:--movement here, though It wouil lv: oh delayed, would still go on and ?v-': r,:e finally be triumphant. Can our c".- , nents say as much? It is prove.:: ."r., that the elephant cannot live wit::.' its head, without a boss. All ward politicians would fall away, f:' J1 one is the counterpart of the :;: I. rem a i and the organization would I -' 1 rrirov. chaos. Had not the senior sen:::" N 5 become a candidate for United Sti: jV senator, there would not t tangible Republican organization" this state today; but by become : , candidate he has perpetuated ire," Z7- .'j: ganization temporarily, and has p"' 1!3y l'ie, poned final dissolution until Nov-" "!." iiv,i!e ber 3. 1914. - Confronted With Problem. I B0C Salt Lake county Is confronted V prj-a prj-a certain problem which Is sp:'- ' uKi serious, namely, the problem of ing with that element of our PT i,, lation which has been laiporte: r w " larye numbers from foreign couni.- . '-ji having no appreciation of our - " and customs and no desire to i:-- ? tfle lily themselves with us as t ri;: i:"Jt X, but are content to remain alien. ,, The Progressive party rn"0:' i-, f-p ''", that, as a nation, we shall be ' !,.,", " "us and big. Let us open our .; , to all tile world, but let us see V P; It that the world Is first prepare: l. M enter here. It Is well that we s.e- t c lift up the weak of all nations. - t.V( ; we must not permit them to pud iK , 1,1 down. Foreigners of the lowest n -.. are swarming our shores t( i',rl P"lnt of entry. ... .,. ' Pih The tenement houses in the 'V -ve cities literally seethe with -" I. undersized, half-led children. W . e;P ;, . dismal basements are choked' v., - i this human refuse, and every '", j-,. ' . 0 new crop of criminals graduate P ... ".ve these social cesspools. Ame"a." "' , fast becoming Buropeanlzoi . Asiatlzed. but, alas. It is not "f' CflUo lug Kurope. It is taking the '", Alf I ot those counlries with compar"" -1 c t , iJemancis Best Citizenship. tew of their higher type. ''. V1' , My fellow citizens, here l f ,,, i.-:,.V " 'b'uiandlng the nttontlor i of t , , oi ;, best citizenship f the d U" " ",:-,t,t loui of emigration. , , : .j.";'"1 A new e,-.,, ms dawned or - 'injr ,, M bother the dominant pol""?,1 : " "f ! shall be culled Democratic. : ;1 n , f e, Republican or Popu"b 11 "v I: ',vto: 'ers not. for It shall and in led lent el to the principles ftf , I Plsi the presenl generation stands- , ., ,i.,;frs "e not jealous of men or o' r-, !:.,' oe "amcs. but only of prlnclpl"- .' aoil t when these prlnclnles have r" .: ij ,';,,J' a labllshed. when everv cltircn 'Ur;h( shall have equal rlabts and 0T;';;i';. -- liltlcs, with everv oiher-whon I-;, . 4 Bey, trial accidents, occmstlonal !!"'; E overwork and Involuntarv "'"';... lli:t,, . " "lent have been reduced toll"'" - tV l( of mi,,,,, -when the home life l ';' ':v' in, Prole,-,,.,, ,,,, , , ",!(, ' s ckness. Ivreaular eiuplov"""" , . !t!oE -V '"'I , throuv,,, ',,e ,l,Mll V : S(W, , svslcu, nf so,.i n,umn,-c-z-' last load of iit,,u.y l,"-nK .. I:;)t( 'l th tc "'l 'i, (Contlimod on Pago Fonrtf-' t -es, , PEACE mms CONVENTION OF BULLMOOSEHS Frank Evans Is Unanimous Choice for State Senator; John S. Corless Is Named for Sheriff. Continued from Page Ten.) from the American youth, and schools for 1 mi ust rln i a nd agricultural education edu-cation havij lieen established when the woman and the Rlrl who works fhall lee-Hive a standard wase sufil-'Ipju sufil-'Ipju to provide a decent living and i o pj'oifct li-r health and morals vhen children of tender age shall no longer etif-'ae in occupations ruinous to hea Itli Had Intellect and morals wivn w have put religion Into poll-tics poll-tics then we may be proud, yet not vain, of our achievements, and in order or-der that the hour of triumph may also be the hour of humility, let the "God of Hosts be with us yet. lest we forget." Olson Report Read. Following the speech of Mr. Evans, David L. 01 sen arose and read the following fol-lowing report, which for a while caused considerable discussion, but which after due consideration was adopted by a unanimous vote of the delegates present: pres-ent: Mr. Chairman: Before proceeding with the other business, I desire to bring before the convention a matter which the state and county committees commit-tees consider of the most vital Importance. Im-portance. Some weeks ago a committee was appointed by the county chairman to treat with a committee of the Democratic Demo-cratic parly upon any and all matters mat-ters relating to a combination of the two parties in the nomination of candidates can-didates for such offices as are necessary neces-sary to be nominated by the committee commit-tee of the two parties now assembled in this city. This affiliation on committees has held numerous meetings by itself and likewise with a similar committee representing the Democratic county organization, and, with the utmost harmony and good feeling on both tiides, agreed to recommend to the committee of the two parties that they combine upon ail candidates to he nominated by them on this occasion oc-casion and as well on candidates for justice of the peace and constable In the various precincts of Salt Lake county. The committee makes no recommendations recom-mendations as to the personnel of the ticket, it being agreed and understood, under-stood, however, that as far as the power and influence of the committees commit-tees extend that the Democratic convention con-vention shall select and name candidates candi-dates as follows: One state senator, sena-tor, five members of the lower house, county clerk, recorder, attorney, surveyor sur-veyor and long-term commissioner, also justice of the peace of Salt Lake precinct, these nominees to -be accepted ac-cepted and ratified by our convention. To Select Candidates. That the Progressive convention shall select and name candidates as follows: One state senator, five members mem-bers of the lower house, county sheriff, sher-iff, treasurer, assessor, auditor and short-term commissioner, also constable con-stable for Salt Lake City precincts, our nominees to be accepted and i ratified by the Democratic conven- ; tion. In pursuance therefore of the ob- 1 ject to be accomplished, and in pursuance pur-suance of the instructions of the 1 county and the joint affiliation committee, com-mittee, I move, Mr. Chairman; that this report be accepted and approved and that the authority of this committee, com-mittee, he continued and that It be Instructed to meet at once with the I'ommittee of the Democratic party and that the joint committee of the two parties be authorized by the convention con-vention to arrange such details as may be necessary to execute in an orderly manner the will of the conventions con-ventions of the two parties in respect to the matters referred to In this report. The following committee of nine on affliction, called for in the Olsen resolution, reso-lution, was appointed: J. H. Turner, 11. A. McMillhi. A. T. Moon, A. H. Parsons, C. L. Rood, T. P. Page. E. Hansen, J. "W. Fox and Frank Evans. Ou the motion of George M. Sullivan, the chair then appointed the following committees: Order of business and per-imment per-imment organization, Alma Eldriuge, W. H. Wilkinson, C. A. Weaver; credentials, cre-dentials, A. T. Moon, "R. B. Porter and George Holmber; platform, C. L. Rood, H. A. McMillin, Thomas Page, BrigUam Clegs hud John Cain. Adiournment was then taken until 2 o 'dock. Organization Formed. At 2:15 o'clock the convention was again called to order, the first order of business being the reading of the report re-port of the committee on permanent organization or-ganization and order of business, by Alma Eldredge. It was unanimously adopted. The report recommended that George M. Sullivan be chosen as permanent per-manent chairman and M. C. Morris Mor-ris as permanent secretary. It was unanimously adopted and Chairman Sullivan took the chair amid hearty applause. In his opening speech he said that he was glad to see the utter lack of selfishness Cuat was apparent, that he was pleased to note the absence of office hunters and those looking purely for gain, and he concluded his remarks by telling the convention that he hoped that judgment would dictate what it did and that he earnestly desired to see a ticket put in the field, the members of which would be buided by the principle of servinc the entire populace. A. T. Moon, chairman of the committee com-mittee on credentials, then read the report re-port of that committee. lie said that there was not one contested delegate and recommended that those called be entitled to a full vote. The report was unanimously adopted. Platform Adopted. C. L. liood then read the party platform, plat-form, the reading of which was punctuated with round after round oi" applause, and which is as follows: The Progressives of Salt Lake county, in convention assembled, hereby adopt the following declaration declara-tion of principles us a platform nip-on nip-on which the ensuing county campaign cam-paign shall be made: We indorse the principles of national na-tional and state platforms of tho Progressive party. We declare it to be our unqualified i purpose to strive at all times for the realization of tho highest political polit-ical idenls, and we commend in all public officials and political parties any and all effort toward more efficient ef-ficient and unselfish service to all the people, and we accordingly an-y an-y peal to all patriotic citizens to join us in our endeavor to establish and maintain a government of, by and for the whole people. We pledge our legislative nominees nomi-nees to exercise every honorable GROUP OF DEMOCRATIC-PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES: Left to right Top row, Mrs. Lilly C. Wolstenholme (Progressive), representative; Raymond C. Naylor (Progressive), treasurer; middle row, H. L. Mulliner (Democrat), attorney; W. R. Graham (Progressive), constable; con-stable; R. E. L. Collier (Democrat), surveyor; bottom row, C. F. Stillman (Democrat), county commissioner, four-year term; G. H. Islaub (Democrat), recorder; Dan B. Shields (Democrat), representative. I fim$- -iMm jl f r J i i &?v5T .. ,. .;....: , , r'V J 9 N f r - f ' " - s . .. . v : wmmm? 'mm&mmi. :m . v' 1 I If llSIISsilllll S 'Mgg- wi0 1 4 - ' i r r , I I I . . v r - -' M v - - v Tnn iT,(f P I ; j 1 Vv &3zM3&a i 1 inn .1111,111111.11 iiiimuiiLn. 11 n 1 - . , St JO (?lyW ' I t -c means of enacting legislation to put into operation the principles herein enunciated, and we pledge our nominees nomi-nees for county offices to give strict personal attention to the duties of their respective offices. We declare in favor of a public utilities commission. Favor Direct Primary. We favor the enactment of a direct primary law which, in keeping with the best thought and most recent re-cent experiences upon this subject, will best enable the voters to tho greatest possible degree to express their untrammeled choice for public offices and on all public questions submitted to them. We declare in favor of the iniative, referendum and recall. We favor the enactment of laws prohibiting the giving of passes or favors or gifts of any nature whatsoever what-soever to private persons or public officers by pubiic service concerns. We" favor the enactment of a jaw to regulate lobbying, whicli shall require re-quire the registration of all lobbyists, lobby-ists, together with a statement showing show-ing bv whom the lobbyist is cm-ployed" cm-ployed" and the compensation received by him. We favor such a readjustment of tho present laws regarding taxation as will effect an entire reform in taxation in lino with modern methods, meth-ods, having in view the more just distribution of the burden of taxation taxa-tion and the inauguration of methods meth-ods which will secure a more exact equalization in the assessment and collection of taxes; and we specifically specifi-cally urge that amendments be made to the inheritance tax law providing for a graduated scale of assess raent which will tend to place the burden of taxation upon those best able to bear it. We also favor the immediate repeal of the poll tax. Would Lessen Court Cost. 1 Wo favor Ihe enactment, of laws J to lessen the cost of probating small estates, and to give to the admiiiia-j admiiiia-j trator or executor tho right to des-l des-l ignate the newspaper iu which pro-I pro-I bato and other legal notices shall be printed, provided that such paper shall give due publicity. Wo believe in the pension system as applied to all agud and nilirm persons who are deserving of pubiic aid, and we favor the totul abolition of all forms of public charity which regard the indigent person as the recipient of unearned alms. We especially indorse and reiterate reiter-ate the declaration of the atato platform plat-form upon tho iabor question, favoring favor-ing a labor commission or board of arbitration iu Utah which shall have power to adjust labor troubles and to protect the working man against unjust conditions of service, ami urging the enactment of a stato compensation com-pensation law providing standards of compensation for injury or death by industrial accident," and emphasizing emphasiz-ing the need of a state employment agency to facilitate the work of both employers and employees, and to protect tho latter against extortion extor-tion by private agencies. Interest on Funds. We demand that the public shall bo the beneficiary of all interest upon stato and county fuiWs, and we promise that Progressives wiio may be elected to oft iocs in this county will deposit treasury funds where the.sii.iiic will bear the higiiest rale of interest, consistent with safety, and that all such interest, shall bo deposited in the public treasury for the benefit of the county. A ppreeint ing the lact that tho economic development of our community com-munity depends very largely upon sale, convenii'ut and quick trans-pollution, trans-pollution, we ' recognize the necessity neces-sity fur efficient highways throughout through-out our county. We regard this as a matter iu which every inhabitant of our county is direeUy cum-erned and as a subject affect.nig the welfare wel-fare and prosperity of all our people. peo-ple. We therefore especially emphasize em-phasize the need of better roads, mid we promise the el ce tors thut Progressives Pro-gressives elected to the office of county commissioner in this county shall devote their bent endeavors l.o the rapid construction of efficient highways throughout this county. We believe that the interests of strict and impartial justice toward any person charged with a public oitenso can bo properly safeguaidud only when represented by some competent com-petent person who j bull bo responsible respon-sible to the people for the proper defense of all criminal cases. Wo therefore urge tho necessity of the election of a public defender in each judicial district, and in cities of the first and second clnss, and we pledge our legislative nominees to tho enactment of appropriate laws creating and regulating suolfotfiee. Hugh A. McMillin then presented to the convention tho report of the affiliation affil-iation committee, which was unanimously unani-mously adopted. At this point in the proceedings tho delegates present were industriously mopping the perspiration from their laces and necks, and 0. L. Hood si art led them by arising and moving that all gentlemen remove their coats forthwith. His motion carried instantly. in-stantly. Nominations Are Started. Charles A. Weaver made tho first nominating speech of tho day when he placed before the convention the nnme of Joseph E. Kdmnnds for the olfico of county commissioner, (ieorge A. Lawrence arose immediately and advised ad-vised that, the convention take no action ac-tion in regard to the nomination of tho two-year county commissioner until it bad determined who the candidates were and where the candidates lived that. Urn iJenujcratic and Republican parties nominated. Mr. Lawrence made the point that if the Progressives and the Democrats nominated a man from Salt Lake and the .Republicans nominated nominat-ed n man from tho county, their man would be sure, to bo elected. The chair ruled, howevor, that his suggestion was out of order, after which lirigham Clegg placed in nomination tho name of Jesse J. Wheeler, who was nominated nom-inated by a decided majority. It. It. Porter then placed "tho nnmo of John CorlnHn before tho convention, and he was nominated bv acclamation. M. C. Morris thou Bubmittod the name of T. Albert Hooper for county treasurer, treas-urer, which was iol lowed immediately by JI. A . McMillin, who named .Raymond .Ray-mond C. Naj-lor for the same office. Mr. McMillin spoke briefly rcardin the ciualihVal ions of Air. Naylor and a motion prevailed that, the nominations for tho office bo closed. Precipitates Discussion. When the voting started Thomas Fowler, Fow-ler, who had taken rather an active part in tho vote cast for county commissioner com-missioner by casting votes for different districts, again boan tho same tactics. His action precipitated a discussion as to how many vqtos ho was casting and for whom ho was east ins; them. When called upon for an explanation by flie chairman, Fowler explained that he had sovou proxies, and when ordered to pro-dueo pro-dueo them he said that two of the delegates had since como into the convention con-vention and that his proxies had dwindled dwin-dled to five, lie presented them to the secretary for examination. After the examination a motion was passed to the effect that no proxy be allowed except it bo given by a regular delegate to a resident of his district, and this ruling reduced Fowler 's proxies to one vote. A poll of the vote taken was again culled for and when it was found that Naylor was far in the load, he was nominated unanimously. 0, A. W'eavnr I was then nominated for auditor bv ac-I ac-I claJii&Liou, um wm Arthur l'arsons for |