Show ENTHUSIASM MARKS CONVENTION OF DEMOCRATS TS Republican Party Deserves No No Quarter at This Thi Time Tim Is Declaration I Although admitting to be bo a. a Progressive drawn into the ranks of the Democratic I party lurty for the reconstruction oC of the national national na na- na- na I political system on t a higher ant antmore and more moro idealistic scale Allen T T. T Sanf rd I speaking as temporary chairman of ot the State Democratic party t j the state convention convention convention con con- of at Bourbons In the Orpheum theatre theatre the the- atre sire today declared to thatto elect a He- He publican congress or legislature would be bea a rebuke to Woodrow Wilson In his address before the stal delegates delegates dele lele- gates Mr Sanford exhorted the Demo Demo- cratic party and nd paid a a. glow glowing ing tribute to President Wilson He lIe discussed various p party issues and their relation to th the present national crisis speaking especial lv iy upon the Question of ot protective tariff which ho he declared had been rel relegated gated to th tho scrap heap of political Issue issue GOVERNMENT LAUDED In praising the national government for its conduct and prosecution of ot the thear war ar var Sanford said in part partIn In a few years jears the Dem Democratic party has acquired the experience in constructive construct construct- ive lye statesmanship and legislation that could not have been acquired in a generation generation gen gen- of ot ordinary times It has his beer been tried In the most crucial test and not noe been found wanting It IL has become a party endowed with a sense of ot construct construct- constructiveness constructiveness and efficiency It has grown tn- tn measurably with experience and has thrown to 10 the he scrap heap heal the old leth of state rights It has retained the ideals the humanitarianism of Jefferson Jefferon without his political philosophy It has realized that In the complex Industrial organization df dr of today that the hands off doctrine will not doThe doThe do The Democratic party has produced as Its leader a man who Is not only the leader In America but one ot of the great world leaders leader It has demonstrated ted an unusual capacity to creal with Ith new and Intricate ate problems and what better prom prom- Ise Iso for the fut re can we we- have than prom prom-I the achievements of the past past- and tho the Ideals of ot the present DEMOCRATS CONFIDENT I B Bj By I Democracy goes Into the campaign confident relying on the sense of the American people In a crisis to do the right thing the patriotic thing and sustain the party of ot the world leader Woodrow Wilson With ith the mention ot of the president presidents s a name the delegates rose to their feet teet and cheered h The convention open opened d at 11 o 0 oclo clock l with W W. R H Wallace permanent state Chairman presiding Wallace Vallace at the outset outset outset out out- set announced to the delegates the news of ot the signing of ot the armistice between the allied nations and Bulgaria The re report report report re- re port was cheered tumultuously and was followed by the playing of The Star- Star Spangled Banner and the singing of America by the delegates The state convention was called for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of nominating two members members mem mem- bers of congress end and three members of ot the state supreme court to serve ten years jears eight years jears and six years ears re respectively re- re CLOSE FIGHT While It is generally conceded by delegates dele gates that Representatives ves 1 MiltOn t n H Ii Welling and James H II Maya l will be re- re nominated by acclamation a close fight tight Is anticipated for the nominations for supreme Judges judge Among tI those ose mentioned mentioned men men- for the positions are arc S S. S R R. Thurman Thurman Thurman Thur- Thur man man at present member a C C. S S. S Varian Varlan Ray Van Cott A A. J J. W Weber ber Judge J J. J D D. Call Cal of at Brigham CI City y and Valentine Gideon of ot Ogden also an incumbent Committees on platform and resol permanent organization and order of business and credentials were appointed ap ap- appointed ap- ap pointed Just before the noon adjourn adjourn- ment memo nese 1 committees immediately went vent Into session at the Democratic headquarters in the Newhouse hotel and will report to the convention this after aCter- noon Upon notion motion If of ot Culbert Cutbert L I. Olson the delegates voted to include five members from Salt Lake county and two each from Cache Weber and Utah counties on the committee on platform and reso reso- I This motion was contested b bj by delegates irom the country districts but W was lS carried with a good majority when the vote was vas taken OFFICERS ELECTED Officers elected for the state convention convention conven conven- tion were Allen T T. Sanford chairman Miss I Katherine Higginbotham of Weber county vice chairman Myron Iron E K E. Crandall Cran Cran- dall dali Utah count county secretary Franklin Salt Lake Lale county count assistant secretary Tomorrow night in lir the Hippodrome theatre the Democrats will hold their legislative convention at t which four candidates candidates can can- for tor the state senate and ten for tor or the lower house will be nominated ted C C. C C. Richards will wilt preside as chairman of the legislative conven convention on Th Th Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic county convention will be held Wednesday morning at 10 in th the Hippodrome theatre |