| Show I Republican Meeting Dates Announced as Politics Begin Politics Is again coming to the I front of the news columns this this' week with willi the announcement this I I week by the Republican party panty of mass meetings and nominating conventions to be held In the near future Mass meetings for Moab's Number Num Num- ber ben 1 I and Number 8 voting districts dist I were called for Cor Friday March 7 to choose delegates to the county Republican convention convention conven conven- tion to be held the following Friday Fri day March 14 at the county court house In Moab and also for the primary convention to be held August 9 9 Len Stocks chairman of voting district No 1 I stated that the meeting of his voting district will be held In the City CHy Hall lIall on Friday March 7 1 At that time twenty-eight twenty delegates will willbe willbe be chosen to represent the upper district at Jt the convention the following week and also at tho the primary convention Chairman of District No 8 IsH IsH is isH H B. B Evans He lie has called a amass amass amass mass meeting for the same night as that for Cor District No 1 however however how how- ever the No 8 mass meeting willbE will willbe willbe be held In the ithe Grand county courthouse The lower district will chose twenty-one twenty delegates to represent the district in the con con- Voting district No 1 is located east of Second East street or upper Moab and District No 8 Is west of Second East or Moab's business district and areas west of that Including Mountainview subdivision the Steen addition Palisades subdivision and the ParkView Park ParkView ParkView View or Kerby addition At the mass meetings held March 7 a voting district chairman chairman chair chair- man man a vice chairman of opposite opposite site sHe sex a secretary a treasurer and at least three district c committeemen corn com m. m will be chosen The electors attending the mass meetings meetings meet meet- ings should also recommend the delegates to represent the district dist dist- at the state conventions and should also recommend the members members mem memo bers of the county central committee com corn to represent the district All qualified electors of the Republican party residing In t the e respective districts are eligible to participate in the mass meet meet- ings At the county convention on March 14 called by Chairman Harry Snow delegates will attend a as follows Moab No 1 I 28 Elgin No 7 2 Cisco No 4 4 2 Thompson Thomp Thomp- son No 3 2 Moab No 8 21 At this convention to be held beginning at 8 p. p m. m in the Grand county court house delegates of Grand county for the Republican State convention n Win will be 00 el elected ted and a county chairman secretary treasurer and a county central committee to serve for the ensuing ensuing en en- suing two years will be chosen and other party parly affairs may also be considered at this time At the ithe August convention nomInees nominees nominees nom nom- shall be selected to run on the party ticket at th the regular election The election this fall faU will be an important one as far as Grand Grand' county is concerned At that ithal time all county offices es with the ex exception exception exception ex- ex of the year four-year term commissioner commissioner commissioner com com- missioner seat held by Jack E E. Riley will be up for election In addition to these county offices a state representative a state senator from Grand San Juan and Emery a congressman and United States Senator will be chosen to serve for ensuing terms Although meeting dates have been announced by the state no word has been received as yet from the llie Democratic party in Moab or Grand county as to when they will meet in 1 mass meeting or county convention |
