| Show lEN R. R HARRIES HARRI IS RN MINAnD Incumbent Is Democratic Choice for Sheriff CONTESTS ARE CLOSE William R. R Wallace Jr Addresses Convention I Tire hottest contests of the Democratic Dent Dem c c cd county nty convention Thursday came d during ring ring- the nominations for sheriff and for county commissi commissioner ner for or the year two-year term The count county ticket was completed as follows Sheriff Ben R. R Barries Harries Harries Har Bar ries auditor Thomas A. A Home Horne Jr attorney Leslie Frazer assessor assessor assessor asses asses- sor Joseph Josph A. A Young clerk William Wil Wil- liam J. J Korth commissioner foury four- four y year ar term Samuel J J. Lindsay commissioner two two- two year ar term George G. G Smith recorder l Miss Miss Jennie fennie Harrington Barrington surveyor Sum Sum- nor ncr G. G Margetts l treasurer St Stephen H. H Lynch Harries Barnes won the nomination for sheriff over S. S W. W Bill Tooke Tool e by only three votes The con contestants were WE're within a ff few w votes of each other during during- the entire calling of the tre ballot The second ballot which de decided l ed this thil contest gave votes for Harries Barnes and for Tool Tooke e. e CLOSE RACE It required four ballots to nominate nominate nominate nomi nomi- nate a county commissioner for the year two-year term Frederick L. L ran George G. G Smith a close race Four contestants were in the race when the balloting started but bu Harvey C. C Carlisle of ot Murray threw the strength of ot his following to Smith and Burns to Bagby When Mr Bagby found that Smith had led he suggested that the nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion be made unanimous and his suggestion was carried out In addition to the address o oBurton of Burton W. W Musser in the th-e morning which was the sensation of the session William R. R Wallace Jr Democratic D candidate for congress in the Second district departed from the usual routine campaign speech in the afternoon to make two sug- sug for Cor consideration of 01 the ge- ge gC Salt Salt Lake valley vaHey residents The day Is not far distant he said I when this valley will have three or even four times its present present present pres pres- ent population It Is hardly possible possible possible ble to conserve from the rainfall within within- oUr thatis s from the streams ms within this this' valley valley valley val val- ley enough water for such a pop pop- I I CONSERVATION URGED The city and county both should at once secure rights to the use of sonic some of or the tho waters that can be brought into into- this valley from the headwaters of ot the Weber and Provo rivers The rhe second suggestion made by Wallace was that Salt Lake city and county demand a greater share of the collected from the gasoline Lax tax and the 30 from th 3 automobile tax and utilize the sum obtained to build part of a scenic road each year which would reach to the highest peak of ot the Wasatch Waatch range ranke Wallace declared th that t there are mountains here which are nearly as high as Pikes Pike's peak in Colorado and that the view is equally as magnificent He said that such a road would prove a tremendous attraction to tourists and others ohm rs I |
