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Show AMERICAN PARTY - NAMES SCHOOL BOARD TICKET Resolutions Setting: ' Out Purpose of Organiza-, " tlon Regarding: the Public Pub-lic Schools. The American party at a mass convention con-vention held at the Grand theater Wednesday night, nominated a full ticket for the Board of Education, to be voted for at the election which -will be held December 6. City Chairman George I Nye called the convention to order and Introduced A. J. Weber, one of the leading Democrat Demo-crat of the State, as chairman of the convention. . In opening Mr. Weber ald that he had always been a Democrat and waa still such, but that In the school election be Intended to vote with the American party. "I do not say that I will continue to vote with that party In the future," be continued. "Let the future take care of Itself." Following Mr. Weber's address Mrs. Plummer sang "Deserct," after which ffi 0 AMERICAN NOMINEES. . " ' ' First Ward J. J. Comm. 0 Second Ward B. F. Redman. 0 ) Third Ward J. D. Hagman. Fourth Ward IE. O. Howard, W. 0 0 Mont Ferry. 0 0 Fifth Ward W.' J. Halloran. 0 0 0 0 0 0 E. B. Crltchlow was introduced Mr. Crttchlow made an extended address upon the needs of the public schools of the city and the reasons why the people peo-ple should vote for the American party candidates for the coming election. On a motion of P. J. Daly, the different differ-ent municipal wards resolved into conventions con-ventions for the purpose of selecting candidates and campaign committees from each ' ward. The campaign committees com-mittees were given the power to fill any vacancies caused by death or resignation. resigna-tion. ' When the selection by wards had been announced, the nominations were ratified by the convention as a whole and the following city committee was elected: First Ward John A. Street. George L. Nye; Second Ward Louis Bamberger. Third Ward W. J. Barret te. R. S. Sleater. Fourth Ward C. D. Rooklldge, H. J. Dlnlnny. ' Fifth Ward J. E. Darmer, George A. Sheets. The following resolutions were introduced intro-duced and unanimously adopted: Whereas, the Enabling act of the Con- P-ess of the United States, under which tah became a State, provided that the convention, organized to form a constitution constitu-tion and State Government for the proposed pro-posed State, should adopt as an Irrevocable Irrevo-cable ordinance, a provision that the public school system of the State should be free from sectarian control; and Whereas, the constitution of the State of Utah adopted by the votes of members mem-bers of the dominant church necessarily contains this irrevocable ordinance, because be-cause Statehood could not have been had without It; and Whereas, in direct violation of the solemn sol-emn pledge made to our Nation and to the citizens of Utah, who are not members mem-bers of the dominant church, large numbers num-bers of the members of the Mormon church In Salt Lake City have for some years past in school nominations and In school elections, voted and worked strictly as sectarians seeking in so far as lay in their power to place the schools of the city under the control of notorious notori-ous sectarians of their church; and Whereas, the School Board of Salt Lake City has for a considerable time been, entirely controlled by sectarians of the Mormon church, with assistance which has seemed always subservient; and Whereaa, the city of Salt Lake contains In fact, as shown by the canvass of the American party and the admissions of high ecclestuats of the Mormon church, a considerable majority of non-Mormons of many religious beliefs; and Whereas, the members of no other church have, at any time, attempted In any degree to control the public schools; Resolved First, that we now arraign thoee members of the dominant church who have thus violated the pledges to the Nation and to the non-Mormon citt-&ons citt-&ons of this city, as breakers of faith and unworthy of the title of true American Ameri-can citizens, and we deem the leaders and priests of the church as especially culpable in permitting the official organ or-gan of the church at past elections for school officers to support sectarian nominees nom-inees and practically preach to its readers read-ers that Mormons must control the public pub-lic schools. Second We call attention to the bipartisan bi-partisan farce which has Just nominated nominat-ed for members of the School Board four Mormons and two non-Mormons, and ask how such nominations can be reconciled with the pledges of the State to the Nation. Third To the comparatively "small number of members of the dominant church who believe in keeping faith with the Nation and who have In the past opposed by their votes the palpable programme to bring our schools under sectarian control, we pledge a tribute of honor for their assertion of manhood and womanhood as against eccleslastl-clsm. eccleslastl-clsm. Fourth Wo call attention to the fact that our nominees are not selected as churchmen, but as true Americans, seeking seek-ing only to make Salt Lake City schools In fact wholly non-sectarian, and we ask for them the vote of every citizen who believes that sectarianism should not control our schools. J. J. Corum came to Utah fourteen years aso from Colorado, and is well known In real estate and mlnlnar circles. cir-cles. Mr. Corum is IS years old and a , Republican" In politics. 1 B. F. Redman Is proprietor of the van and storage company of that name. He came to Utsh fourteen years ago from Nebraska. He Is a member of the Commercial club and a Republican In politics. John D. Hagman Is a son-in-law of State Engineer A. F. Doremus and a native of Salt Lake. He Is about 30 years of age and a well-known Republican Repub-lican worker In the Third precinct. E. O. Howard is teller in Walker's bank and came to Salt Lake fourteen years ago. He Is a Republican In politics. poli-tics. W. Mont Ferry Is e well-known young business man of the city. In which he has resided for the last eight years. Mr. Ferry is largely Interested In mining. In politic be is a Republican. Republi-can. W. J. Halloran came to Salt Lake eighteen years ago from Colorado and Is well known In business circles In the city and State. He Is a real estate desler and a Democrat In politics. |