Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-09 | Page 8 | Coates Chairman of National Party

COATES CHAIRMAN yo OF NATIONAL PARTY plv eh" Former Lieuteuaiit Governor of Colorado Inc. Elected Chairman at First Conven- l tiou of Organization. Tin ' col f'ltlCAOO, March 8. David C. ye ('oat.es, formerly lieutenant governor of j Colorado, tin active figure in the Soap So-ap viii list party and one of the founders He "t the Non-Partisan league, was made ..y ...Miaiaa ot uie auonnl party at the or inal session of its first convention Tj liere today. His election, as well as ),'3 that of all other officers, was with- eih out dissension and the ticket as finallv Up adopted carried a representation of all 1; 1lte several parties amalgamated with the new organization. tc During the day a constitution was ta adopted ami means of bringing about yi an influx of new members was taken tak-en up. J. A. II. Hopkins, formerly New ,Ter- (;, soy state chairman of the 'Progressive ei Party, was elected chairman of the ! executive committee anil first vice , chairman of the party. Other officers elected were: Second vico chairman of J the party, Miss Marie C. Brehm, Long n Bench, Cal., secretary; Clarence E. li Pitts, Chicago, and William V. Coch- a ran, Baltimore, treasure. Two addi- i tional vico chairmen will be elected by r the executive chairman. Ira Landrith 1 f Tennessee was named chairman of i the advisory committee."