Show COUNTY NOMINATIONS BEING MADE BY DEMOCRATS AND PROGRESSIVES I IS r AliVE WITH fTH INTEREST Democrats Make Many ManyI I Pledges in Platform for fl Progressive Legislation Legisla Legisla- tion Decorations Are Attractive b began to arrive early urh for the Democratic county and legislative con con- and assembled In animated j In n the foyer foer and lobby an hour before th the convention wa was called to or- or er cr Women d delegates legates were out In force torca Ion Jong on before the call to order and ware busy advocating the claims o of their re- re DJ choices for tor ri nomination The Tho Dum number r of or women delegates was wan larger than usual Held's band marched to the theatre drawing the usual crowd In Its train With Mth lively marches and ragtime melodie melodies melo melo- dies die the band kept tlc delegates In good I humor until th the convention was called to order Interest Keen I i Throughout the pr hour there was as an undercurrent of or Interest and discussion slon that seemed to pre presage e a a. display display dis dis- dis play of fireworks during the session There was little to Indicate what might 4 the cause but many marry of or the delegates to feel that the atmosphere was Charged bar ed with excitement J Whon the tho delegates tes entered the Garrick Oar Oar- rick tick theatre for tor their county and lath e convention they found the meeting place decorated with a 0 profusion of American flats flags f for the occasion lon 5 Ke Keep p open opeti to the whole hole people the thedoor thedoor thedoor door of oC opportunity a quotation from fromi i I. speech by r Pre President Wilson on was WIlB emblazoned em oai- oai blazoned on ox on ona a banner hannor which stretched across the gallery trimmed rimmed d with small flags Class i t Bunting around the boxes and a pro pro- fusion ruslon Of Lir flags made the boo bod body of ot the house a attractive e The sp speakers speaker akers stand was covered with a. a handsome bom nr hug flag K and anel bore bora a 0 bouquet of ot beautiful garden flowers sent by r a woman wo t wo- wo man num delegate The pr press s table and that of the secretary of or the convention were c covert covered with lags flags while I of ot Pr PI o dl w awa Secre Secretary tary t William Jennings Bryan were placed ut t the right and left respectively of ot the thc chairman's stand The entire back of or the stage was bl blocked off ort with t witha a huge American flag lag whose folds extend extended ex ex- tend tended d from the files flics to the floor and from side to o sIde of the stage Opened by Thomas The decorations which were placed under under un un- un- un der dor the direction of Carl R. R Reynolds were pleasing tl to the dele delegates tes who voiced their appreciation before and durIng during dur dur- tn ing the session County Chairman T. T F. F Thomas Sec Sec- etan- etan Lyman R. R Jr and National Na Na- 1 Committeeman W w. V. V R. R Wallace hel hela held helda a brief brIer conference on the stage at 1030 o'clock and a w ft-w moments mom later the contention con con- was wae called to order b by County Thomas F Thomas who eald uld 71 was vac not riot his purpose to address the convention The county committee e. he void ba has haM named Harold Haroid M. M Stephens as temporary chairman The Tho others comprising com corn the ilie temporary temporal organization are as follows follow I t Mrs 1 l. l J D Roundy temporary vice chairman Isaac B. B Evans Eans secretary B B. n 11 n. Harris HarrI sergeant at and the Rev Elmer I. I Go hen Gos-hen hen chaplain f r Prayer was wu offer J b by Chaplain Goshen t Chairman Charman Thomas announced that under IT r no circumstance will ill ht hd a again be chairman of or th the county organization In InV V capacity adt h he has served ned for tor six j I ears a rs Stephens Speaks harold M M. 1 Stephens then was a conducted to the speakers speaker's chair and lind d delivered his hit a address 6 which thich In part as as a at as folio follo us s. s t It J It tho the rl right ht of or a tro people to rule their own son go I submit to you ou at ti-at this principle It Il exists In tho mind minds of bhe thinkers rs In this state stae and I believe e that the they constitute a majority has not been een applied dunn during the pact years yearn of ot Republican In Inthis this lila lount and state stata f r rIt It I Is Ia too patent to b be bp denied by au any auy but the feeble minded that tho the government government govern overn- ment of this state and county count countIs Is being run by a n clique Smoot and hlo his followers followers fol Col- fol- fol lowers anti and the Republican members of the legislature have for years rears been dominating domi domi- th the government of this common common- l e and Its If we le ma may I Judge of ot th the tho temper of ot men b by their acts acta and nd the acts of their henchmen the Republican machine Is operating the tho- state i end and count county governments In the Interests of ot and Inefficiency rather Ithan than In the interests of the th people Broke roke Promises Republican members members- r of ot the legislature navo o defiantly broken the party promise to adopt provisions pro for or an Income tax and a direct election of oC United Unite 11 States senators When att affairs of oC state como come to such cuch a pass pasa that th the J people ople cannot r-annot depend depend de de- pend Dead upon their servant to k keep cp the promises made mad upon stump and In III platform plat plat- form there are arc hut but two counts coures K opell open On One Ona is h to Lo give Ve up hope of or carrying out the Lile of ot the people under our preset pres pres- et tnt form of or government The other Iato Is Ia Isto hIto to enforce the will wUl of the people h by re reducing reducing reducing re- re to the ranks rank th the disdainful and retty m teen men n who flaunt their own desires In n the Cac face of ot the wants wanta of ot the multitude multi multi- lu tude lude j f. f L Let t there be a few more rumors of ot of pu public bile funds let a few more Mexican bandits play pla ring around Mound a af ati u-Oh u ti th tho h forr If n 1 t few f more widows return with bowed ed heads from the potters' potters field to squalid homes and children whose minds hunger for tor forthe forthe the education that the follow fellow servant rule and the doctrine o of as assumption of risk have forever deprived them of of let let such social wrongs as these occur but a few tew times Imes more and the tho slumbering spirit o of the great m mass s' s of at moral people who nil Mil these mountain valleys will awaken and cry for a leader A A leader will appear and we will willIn In n these beautiful vales engage In a su su- su premo reme struggle gle o of progress against reactionary re re- s-c- s conservatism of honesty against corruption of ot human need against human greed eed that marked the tho tall all o of feudalism the tho fall of ot taxa taxation without representation the fall of or chatel chattel chattel chat- chat tel el slavery and that will yet mark the tho I tall fall of at Industrial slavery Let all aU forward for for- ward ard looking men Join hands and fi light ht I Ito to o return the government s of ot this state stat to o the rule nilo of ot the people Thc Then Adjournment A brief Intermission was wan had hac at ct th the tho conclusion o of the address o of Temporary Chairman II U. M. M r Stephens William H H. ting Icing appeared on tho the St stage g to confer a moment with National Committeeman v. V V. R R. R Wallace and Wn was greeted with ap ap- ap- ap The temporary chairman paid a tribute tri trl- bute ute to the tho retiring county chairman T. T F Thom Thomas He urged that greatest care careo be o exorcised exercised In naming tho the new members ot of f the committee because of the Import- Import since nee of the tha details o of the coming cans cam paige 1 MattA P da or of f thanks U T T. F F. Thomas as county chairman for the tho last two years and for I his loyal loal service selce to the tho party paro This was vms carried The committees on permanent tion lon resolutions and credentials were then hen named d as follower Credentials Credentials City City members ers J. J P. P Halorsen Hal- Hal orsen orsen J J. J H. H Haslam W W. T. T Nuttall Maurice Tanner and Ralph D Darling court courty members C C. I. I L. L Countryman and D D. A. A M McMullan Platform Platform City City members J. J W. W McKinney Me Mc Ic Kinney G. G B. B Blakely F. F S. S Fernstrom Roger W. W Powers and Culbert Olsen countY members D. D W. W at d dFrancis Francis It W. W Quinn Order of ot business city business City members R. R H H. Ross M. M d Bonney W. W R. R Wallace Wallace Wallace Wal Wal- Wal- Wal lace Perley Penley A. A Hill and R. R P P. Morris MorrIs' county count members Joseph Lindsay and Vels Nels EI Lund Motion was carried that the re lons tiona committee Include a resolution demanding de do- manding reapportionment of ot the tho legislative legislative legis- legis districts of the state In keeping with constitutional right night Adjournment then TV was as taken until o'clock this afternoon Dowse Retires When the Democratic coun county r committee is 8 announced thi afternoon one name familiar to Democrats for more than two de decades as aa a member o of the committee will m b be missed d Sam Dowse who has been en a member of tho the county count central committee for or more titan han h twenty twenty- two enty-two two y years ars has retired voluntarily volun- volun arlly from the committee to make room corn for or a younger man Mr Ir Dowse was named as a county committee member when the party oranza organization or or- anza was os effected d In the First ward two twenty u two nty-two years ears ago o. o and has served continuously In that capacity until loda today The meeting at which the organization was vias effected In the First ward was wat held In n the th old state statA fair grounds buildings buIlding'S on i the he site now occupied d by the tho Utah Light and Railway ay company's car barns barno and hops I havA served SP my m my Um time said Mr rr Dowse toon today and believe that a youn younger er more active and energetic man should be beglen gl en a chance to make his record I have not weakened In my lo loyalty alty to tho the party part I have not swerved from Its Itc prin but I believe I have havo earned a a. rest and arlit I want It now le D Delegates a te to tho the D Democratic convention from rom district No 0 BJ 3 whose names nameH did didot not ot appear In the tho lists l ts published 1 yesterday yesterday yester yester- ria day are S. S L L L. Schwartz Paul Lehman Frank Frnnk Movie Moyle Mrs Frank Moyle W. W F. F Hanson HaMon Ian son and Edward F. F Primrose Following Is tho the entire Democratic county pl platform as c 8 adopted by Dy the convention con oon- f e. p the lie Democrats of or Salt Ball Lake count coun coun- t ty believing In the ability of ot th the people to govern them themselves l. l s wisely rejoice In Int Inthe inthe t the he expression of that tha t ability In the present pres pres- ent nt national administration Indorse State Platform I Ie We e indorse all the pledges enunciated I In n the platform adopted b by the tho state con con- conI I and we t announce unequivocally our determination to fi light ht for or such measure measures meas meas- ure ures of reform In legislation and In tho the administration of the affairs of or Salt Lake county count at will bring us abreast reul of the tho great Teat forward movement of or the tho day Condemn Republican P Party W th D for tor Its faithlessness to Its pledges anc and declare de do- clare ro our conviction that our first duty as asgOOd asgood asgood good citizens is 18 to secure the repudiation tion o of such organization locally as It has b been n secured nationally The legislature Wo We emphasize particularly our purpose that toot the next Utah state le legislature shall be he constituted or controlled by members who will mIl sincerely and Intelligently untrammeled un- un trammeled and uninfluenced by self seekIng seeking seek seok- ing private Interests enact progressive measures of or legislation for tor which our party stands committed Pledge Candidates We Ve pledge our candidates to work In Inthe Inthe inthe the offices s to which they thoy are aro elected and to earn elm the salaries paid Il them by the taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers of the county We Wa pledge our candidates to accept no nc private compensation no gifts no passes no promises es of ot gain or other favors from froman any an person or company Interested In the thele le legislation of ot the state or In the administration admin admin- of ot the business of ot the county Public Funds We Wo pledge our candidates to the use of ot public funds for public purposes only and to the tho de deposit of of or these funds where they will earn the largest Interest commensurate commensurate nen with safety T Taxation We demand domand tho reform of ot the methods of or assessment o of property for Cor taxation which have ha heretofore been grossly 7 ly unequal unequal un un- un- un equal and unfair Publicity of ot County Audits We demand tho the publication of ot the tho audits audit o of the count county records to the end that the tho citizens o of the county may learn who are unfaithful servants eon Labor We protest against the plundering of ot foreign laborers by politically prot protected agents of big business Administration of Law w We favor or o. the repeal of ot that political law which gives to the county clerk the o of designating which newspapers shall ha have havo vo tho the publication o of legal no no- as notice tice tices H I We favOT he J of ot Justice for tor rich and poor alike and with this end In view we urge the Ing of ot a a. nonpartisan Judiciary and more careful selection of ot justices of the peace Cace and the tho giving gi of ot all judicial officers a a. fair faJr salary instead o of forcing some of oC them to reI rely upon the fees tees o of or their offices We favor the Institution of ot a a. public de- de fonder fender who shall as an ass officer of ot justice jus jus- tice represent Impecunious defendants In criminal suits Loan Sharks We favor avor a law which will protect the tho then n needy d against the extortion of ot loan sharks shark Sheriffs Sheriff's Office We demand that Investigations be made o of county Institutions especially the thc count county jail and the tho care o of prison prison- ore ers and demand particularly that all deputies deputies dep dep- utica in the office of or sheriff be above the Influence of or those tholo who pro profit prot t by the breaking of the law Good Roads Wo We declare that the construction of oC good roads throughout the tho country t when hen performed without waste aste Is a profitable public Investment the returns of which are alre found in tho the added d wealth and prosperity prosperity pros pros- which convenience and comfortable ble m means nt o of travel and traffic bestow and we wo pledge our candidates to a n. policy of ot rapidly ly building good roads of or the most permanent character Distribution of Improvements We pledge te our county commissioners i to treat Salt Suit Lake county as a unit and to give each part art thereof an equal and fair proportion of ot Improvements Reapportionment We 0 pledge our legislators to a a. L reap reap- of or the membership of ot the state senate Hecate and the tho house of oC representatives representatives representatives In irs obedience to the mandate of or the state constitution Dormitories We favor the erection of ot dormitories for Cor the proper care and protection of 0 our daughters attending state Institutions that they may secure the comforts and safety of ot the home at a nominal cost coat within ther each of or all aU tho the people and where the they may bo ho kept |