Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-05-19 | Page 12 | Ogden Will Have State Convention

idem 111 hi STATEJONVOfflDfJ Democratic Executive Committee, Com-mittee, However, Does Not Fix the Date. FORCES TO ORGANIZE Temporary Chairman for Nominating Meeting Will Be Named Later. Tim IeinocnUlc state nominating convention con-vention wilt be, held in Ogden. The Nlate executive, committee of the party,' meeting meet-ing Inst nb-dit nt the Hotel t'tah. thus decided upon the pl.i'-f) where tlm psn ty members from nil over I'lah will assem-bln assem-bln lo nominate ii rid h ales fur governor and the other state offices. The time of hold 1 Urn convention, however. wfiH not decided. That was left tn State Chairman S. It. Tliurinan and a committee which he will chno.se. Judge Tl Mir run n h;i id )v had no Idea, an yet, when the ci in von I ion would lie held. "Sunn; 1 emoerats talk," hnUl he, "of a time as early an the lin-d Wm-k In .Tuly. I it hern merit inn I he lat! er pai t of .Inly. Home August. We, may not hold it until early September." SlHtri conventions of hot!) the big purlieu pur-lieu will he held in Ogdcn. Toe liepuh-lknnn liepuh-lknnn tiunifi time ago chn.se Oyden and decided on the wfik of August 7 aa tlie tin)1. The date wan left up to the sor-retarv- of the suite com mi 1 1 e n ml Dm (Klen Republicans and has not been set. Chairman Not Named. Mfinv lomiKTnl!( were in favor of holding hold-ing tlie stale convention In Salt Lake, iin I he most accessible' to all tlie counties. Tha executive com ml t tee, however, voted for Ogden leraiinu the Oden I H-mucrnlH h-nlred It an. I tlm party leaders regarded tlie con vent Ion as a Rood mea ns of gi n-gcrlng n-gcrlng up nnd encouraging the Weber count v workers. It Is proriahle that Chairman Thnrman nnd Ids conferees who will tlx the date for the Myden convention will also select i he temporary organization. There Is no Intimation yet of who will bo the tcm- pora rv onai rman a no onnui w n;i l im popularly known as tho "keynote" speech. Also, nothing baa heen done with reference- to the congressional district con-entlons, con-entlons, to tiomlnate tlm candidates for congress. Tt in probable- that the lieinocrats will follow the example of the He publican contemporaries, bavin? the First congressional district delegates to the mate convention nominate their man for conitre.su nt Ogdon as a sequel to the Mate show a nti hold ing the Second district, convention at a later time In Salt Lake. To Thoroughly Organize. The Klrst district scat lers to the four corners of the slate. Oi;den is In thai district. The Second district Is more compact, comprising Salt Lake. lavs, Tooele and Utah counties. The Second district would insist on holding the noml-natinu' noml-natinu' convention within tho district. lnsponing of the place for hold In? the Plate convention, the Democratic commit com-mit tennieu last night discussed organisation organ-isation plans. Subcommittees will meet today at the oftlce of R. B. Thurman, Continental Hank building, to discuss this subject further. Tho Democrats aim to have working organizations in every voting vot-ing district in the state. There was Utile or no talk of candidates candi-dates at last night's gathering. Democrats Demo-crats from the southern end of the state are still talking of .Tudgc Joshua Oreon-wood Oreon-wood of Juab eoun ty as a eand idate for governor. Many Salt Lako Democrats are broaching the name of Will O. Far-rell Far-rell ns a candidate for governor. The mimes of Major Richard W. Young of Salt Lake and State Senator .Tames V. Funk of Cache county are also heard.