Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-23 | Page 1 | G. O. P. Nominates County Ticket at Convention

NOMINATES tour COUNTY Y TICKET I AT AI CONVENTION I Kelly Defeats Callister for Prosecutor by to LESTER NOMI NOMINATED Commissioner Stays Out of Race Republican county legislative and city judicial tickets For county commissioners commissioners- Mayor Isaac Lester Murray four year term Clarence Cowan Salt Lake term For county Wallace attorney B B. B Kelly in incumbent For state senate year four terms Herbert S S. S Aue Auerbach ach incumbent E. E R. R Callister incumbent in H. H Claude Anderson Garfield For Fol term of J. J Wilmer Wilmer Wil- Wil mer Booth M. B. B Andrus Dra- Dra per For representatives in state legislature J. R. R Wilson Salt Lake B B. B J. J Coppin Salt Lake Jos Joseph ph Salt Lake Charles J. J Ullrich Salt Lake C. C Ray Bradford Salt Lake rum Stockings county G G. G H H. H Backman Salt Lake David Neff county S. S J J. J Quinney Salt Lake Pat Goggin Salt Lake Dr George A. A Allen count County Mrs H. H 8 S. S Tanner Salt Lake Mrs A. A J. J Lowe Jr Salt Lake Miles E. E Miller county A. A A A. A Macke county For city Judge bench John H. H Morgen Judged Judge Gaylen 5 S. S Young Judg Nephi Jensen F. F A. A In an day all session featured by dose contests but an ami un unexpected absence or of bitterness Salt Lake county RepublIcans Saturday com completed com completed their thell ticket for the general this fall faU by nominating a county legIslative and city and judicial ticket The headliner ot of the convention convention con con- both from the s of suspense and vIgorous campaignIng waS waS' the race for tIle tHe attorney ne ney nomInation Wallace B. B the Incumbent Continued on page 9 IG G. G 0 NOMINATES P NOMINATES COUNTY TICKET AT CONVENTION Continued from Page aGe 1 won over Norval F E. Iris only opponent by a vote ote ot of to In a contest that the delegates will not soon BOon forget torget Twenty Vot 1 behind after tb for forthe forthe the first precinct Kelly cut down the lead by a few tew votes otes In each succeeding precinct and forged to the tho front on the last few tew to cast their votes otes Mayor J Isaac Lester Lester- ot of and Clarence Cowan of Salt SaIt Lak won the county commissioner foner nomInations nominations nom nom- i on the second cond ballot banot after atler one ballot read Jad tailed failed to give any anyone ono one ot of the six Ix candidates a a. majority major major- I ity ay As AA anticipated William Ir If did not enter wR e contest I The count on the first ballot gave Mayor J Lester lter Ir Cowan J J. J Parley 26 John A A. A Ay Ay- latt ot of 58 Samuel T T. T Benlon Ben Ben- ton lon and Walter J. J Burton 16 On the second ballot tire the Lester Leater faction rolled up a total ot of 2 1 votes and the Cowan forces accumulated Jated 2 votes Under the rules adopted at the beginning of the convention con con- the year tour term Went to Mayor Jayor Lester the high man The legislative nominatIon which followed the county convention In Inthe inthe the McCullough arena failed to develop develop de- de the spirited interest whIch characterized the county nomina- nomina lions the three winners getting getting- over overby overby by large margins Herbert S Auerbach Auerbach Auer- Auer bach led the field with 2 2 1 votes II E U. U Callister followed close behind with and H 11 Claude Anderson got over oer with a a. vote ote ot of Dr C. C F. F Westphal of Magna and John II If Wootton two incumbents seeking seekIng seek seek- Ing n. n were administered a a. decisive defeat ANDRUS NOMINATED M. M n B. Andrus ot of Draper was nomInated nominated nom nom- for the term erm ot of the Into lato State Senator Booth by ac- ac The Tho contest for the sixteen lower lowerhouse lowerhouse house places on the legislative ticket tick tick- et attracted a field ot of three thirty contestants Under a of nf the rules moved mo by harry Joseph nominating speeches were eliminated ed and the tho aspirants were placed In nomInation by filing their names with the chairman ot of the con en J J. R. R Wilson and B J. J CoP CoP- pin both labor candidates were nomInated by acclamation The vote for tor the remaining fo selected so- so was UllrIch Bradford Stockings Dackman Backman Nett Neff Quinney Goggin Coggin Allen UG Mrs Tanner Mrs Lowe 1 Miller Macke Dalton DEFEATED CANDIDATES The unsuccessful candIdates were Clarence Baird Lloyd Llod Garrison W. W J 1 Frazier William D D. Kuhre John 1 Perry B. B Fuller Aldon J. J Anderson Andellon J. J C C. Jensen S A A. A Rice Mrs Irs C C. C W. W Robb Hobb W. W P. P Pratt Thomas p Page M I. I O. O Randolph Mrs J J. A A. Melville Mrs Mamie Rudy Hudy Mrs airs D. D R. R Gustaveson and Mrs Nettle Nettie K Brodie The four nominees the the city city bench were selected during the noon recess or of the county convention PLATFORM The fhe platform prepared prepare 11 by n. n commIttee committee com com- headed by O. O R. R and adopted by the convention Included planks urging rigid enforcement of state and national prohibition laws Jaws mid and Stricter enforcement of traffic rEgulations The document pledged legislative candidates to work for forthe the tho enlargement and extensIon or of orthe the bureau ot of mines and mining experiment ex- ex station at the tho University ot of Utah and to support legislation which will permit removal ot of the state penitentiary from its present alto to some other suitable place In Inthe inthe the count county On the tho farm and labor issues the platform gave a a. blanket Indorsement to the national platform platform plat plat- form and the announced policies ot of Hoover On tho laudatory self silo side the platform called attention to the excellEnt excellent ex- ex road system which has peen built uh and maintained by sl sivo Republican the 1116 accomplishments I ot of the last administration ad- ad ministration in health and charity work and the achievements ot of the county officers In paying oft indebtedness edness and meeting current nt expenses ex- ex pensE'S despite great obligations inherited from the Democratic administration ad- ad ministration PLEADS FOR MAJORITY After Arter unqualifiedly Indorsing Republican Re- Re publican officials and nominees local lo- lo cal state and national the concluded with n. n plea pIca for Salt Lake county to return n. n Republican maJority majority ma- ma which will silence forever torver Tammany and the tho whisky Interests The ho temporary for tal the county convention Iii Philo to t worth t 5 chairman Mrs Thomas Thoma L. L 1 woo Woodbury burr rice chaIrwoman and John Walker secretary were made permanent for tor both the county count end and andle le legislative conventions County Chairman J Jesse ae D. D Sharp presided over the city Judicial convention and W IV Young acted as during part or of the legis- legis JaU e convention wh when n Mr Farnsworth barnsworth barns Farns- worth was called away FIGHT DEFERRED The tight fight for lor leadership ot of the county committee b between twe n Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Jesse Jene B. B Sharp and the George Wilson organization was deferred until a later date because ot the late hour hour- that the nominating nominating- business busl- busl ness ne was completed All anglee considered the delegates dele dele- gates tea left Idt the convention hail haU well satisfied with the days day's work They were generally generall satisfied with the candidates and jubilant over over- the tact fact that none or of the predicted dissent dis- dis sent nt and bitterness disturbed the convention Defeated candidates promptly moved the unanImous nomination ot of their rivals and sweetened the atmosphere with promises to campaign vigorously vigor Igor oual for tor the tha entire ticket