Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-04-21 | Page 8 | Progressive Name Turner Chairman

PROGRESSIVES NAME TURNER CHAIRMAN J. If. Turner was elected chairman of l lie Progressive con nty i omniit l ee at a meeting held ycstcnLiy afternoon In for-' mrr Chairman Frank Fvans's office. This 1 meetlnc was in lieu of the one scheduled I to he held last evening at tho Nrwhonse hotel. Mr. Turner was somewhat reluctant to accept the honor, but was finally prevailed pre-vailed upon to do so by tiie other' members mem-bers of the committee, including Hush A. JtcMilltn. who had been mentioned as a possibility for the chairmanship. Mr. Mc-Millln Mc-Millln had announced that he did not court the chairmanship. Those who were at the meeting .-av the committee was unanimous in its , choice of Mr. Turner for chairman. After I his acceptance the new chairman announced an-nounced his intention of conduct inn an I Immediate campnipn to perfect the Pro- uressive organization in the eountv. Noth-1 Noth-1 fnp was said about, a fusion with the Re- publicans, it was a errcd. I This Is the second time Mr. Turner has I hem chairman of the Progressive, county I committee. He succeeded Prank Fvans j Hie first lime he was county chairman.