Show grand county solon choice of democrats for speaker of house W D hammond of moab representative to the legislature from grand county was honored monday by ba ing made the unanimous choice of the democratic members for speaker of the house david stane of ogden was the republican nominee for presiding officer and the vote was cast on strictly party lines mr stane receiving 29 votes and mr hammond 26 when the result of the vote was announced mr hammond moved that the choice of mr stane be made by acclamation the grand county legislator paid a tribute to the new speaker with whom he served in the legislature two 5 ears ago mr hammond Is the only democrat in the present house who served in that body two years ago he Is recognized as the leader of the minority party in the assembly hamilton gardner of salt lake city was elected president of the senate receiving 11 otes to 9 for allson M mccarthy of salt lake city the democratic candidate the vote for president was also cast on party lines the republicans having a majority of two in the upper house miss margie movers left today for salt lake city to take up her duties as a committee clerk in the house of representatives |