Show SOCIALISTS PLAN PiAN ACTIVE PART IN NEXT NT I POLITICAL CAMPAIGN State Convention Adopts Platform and Names Two Candidates l' l Full of confidence of making t a big bj showing sho in the tho state election this year the Socialists from many parts of or tho the state held their state stale convention con yes yes- yesterday at the Commercial the club building and placed in the political field a congressional con con- gressional nominee and a nominee for forthe tho the justice of the tho supreme court and also outlined a 3 platform and appointed I committees to take taka care of the campaign cam pai n this fall faU Present at tine the meeting were delegates delegates dele dele- I gates cates from Salt Lake Jako Weber Tooele Utah Emery Emer Wasatch and Uintah counties The session began bean at 11 o'clock at which time W. W J. J Morton was cle elected chairman and the meeting was called to order The mornin morning was taken up in in the el eld election tion of committees the adopt adopting ng or resolutions resolution the forming o 0 othe othe the platform and other preliminary dun duties ties Th The nominees arc For con congress James A. A Smith for justice of the supreme su an- preme court ourt E E. S. S Lund state organizer organizer organ organ- izer William Thurston Brown state secretary James Jannes J A. A Smith state sta tc chairman chairman chair chair- man mann Homer P. P Burt national commit commit- F. F 1 J. J Mallett state executive committee Homer P P. Burt Salt Lako Lake City O. O K E. Parsons Tooele II R. A. A Saunders Satin Satin- ders Provo Prove Grant O Ogden George c E E. E Watts Salt Lake City A committee of three was appointed to to consider the tine publication of a H Social nat newspaper for the intermountain country to be known as The fhe Utah Progress Amon Among the resolutions paused passed was one that the Socialists do everything in their power to promote the thc welfare of the thc laboring classes by le legislation and otherwise Tho The convention also aso resolved that all members and those affiliated patronize tho the Commonweal Supply company for supplying necessities of life Hie at nearly cost It was resolved also aleo to organize women's committees to have in char charge chargo o otIle the tIle education of women and children Adopt a Platform The platform which was adopted deals deals' with tho the cost of living and with various of tho the life of the laboring laboring labor labor- jn ing man The cost of living Jiving it is said raid has been increasing constantly in recent recent re re- re cent jears years despite the tho production which is in oven greater than ever before and the thi fact that labor Jabor is more productive than over ever before The Tine the platform says nays was as brought to thc the attention of or con con con- gross gress rC s but all aU that was accomplished was ivas a commission which proved a farco farce in it its work Tho The trusts are arc arraigned The increase o of the cost of living of about per cent in twenty y years arB and tho the increase of but hut 20 per cent in In wa wages al also o receives reci attention r Tho rho o platform rays YH that a vote ote for an any of tine the political parties excepting the Socialists is a vote for increased cost of living and c slavery demands of the Socialist party ne tie grouped in twenty paragraphs as follows follows fol fol- lows Jows Industrial I Demands L L L Wo Ye demand an n employers employers' liability act abolishing the tho doctrines of oC fellow ellow servant assumed risk waiver nn and anil contributory negligence and providing pro that full tull actual damages re resulting ro- ro suiting from the tine Injury or death of or an employee mu may be he recovered from rom the employer em em- 2 A law lawful CuI proper safeguard and sani sanitary t bury tary r regulation in all occupations with ample provisions for frequent frel and effective effect effect- lYe ive Jn Inspection of or the tine places of or employment employ employ- ment merit machinery and appliances 3 I. I State Stale insurance of at all nil workers against sicknesS invalidity and old age t. t An Art amendment to tho the state stale constitution constitution con con- declaring the right of ot tho the state to engage In itt any allY anti and In this tinis way y provide employment lor the tho 5 G. A gradual shortening of the tine legal worl workday in Iii keeping with the increased Increase productiveness s of modern machinery and aiu anda a period of at least n. n da day nn and a half halfIn halfin In each eck eek for or workers In nil all indus Indus- tries C. C Prohibition of oC tho tine employment of ot children under the tIne ago age of ii 11 10 in gainful occupations 7 Prohibition of or th tine the use of or state slate tin tho tito police pollee force and court Injunction in labor disputes l 8 S. S Statutory reco recognition of ot the ij right of oC workers to lo strike mud and bo boycott cott and tl In tn employ all nil peaceable means In inn furtherance e of such Much struggles gle without subjecting the tine union funds und to liability for or damages du to 10 tine the employers Have Score of Demands 0 p. l l- l lual ual pay 11 for or equal work to men and nd women employed b by tine state stalo or any amy of Its 10 That hal tho the constitutional provision pro for the Initiative and referendum Ien um bo be effective c and aud the lie right light of recall recoil be added thereto I 11 Homo home ruin rule for rOl municipalities anti ami c express statutory Power to own and arid operate oper- oper ito ate all public f service r utilities 12 The fIne use of oC tho Ito union label on on all public documents i 13 Freo text books In iii all nil public schools to lo be he printed b bj bi the tine state l I 11 J i A state law fixing a minimum wage nago for foi 01 school teachers at 60 per her month trio 16 Provision for proper and sanitary housing for fr or tb tins people 17 Ii Freo Free feeding cedIng of school children at al noon IS Free and speedy administration of ot justice It 19 Abolition of or capital punishment a. a as f ineffective immoral and amid degrading 20 Tho TIm absolute freedom of ot press speech an and assemblage O. O J 15 i. PARSONS F. F MALLET J. J MAC LACHLAN WILLIAM T. T BROWN t |