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Show J. 11. KNIGHT I DEMOCRATIC CAN- I rilOATE FOR GOV. I Stato Committee Met in Salt I Lnkc nnd Nominated Son ,H to Fill the Vacancy of fl His Father. fl J. William Knight, of this city, H was lust evening nominated by the ;H Stato Dernocratio committco to fill H tho vacancy on the state ticket H caused by tho declination of his jl father, Uuole Jesse Knight, By H tho nomination of Mr. Knight it is JH conceded by Democrats, Republl- . inns, and Americans alike that the ! suite will go Democratic us party 'H affiliations' will be put aside and H Mr. Kulght will receive tho support of. the popular vote of this state. '1H - Tho committee held their meet- 1 Ing in the office of Mr.Moyle of Salt Lake lust evening. Meeting was !H called to order by L. R. MartlneAu. H The meeting was well attended and H ull counties suve ono wore rcprc- lH sented m person or proxy. After IB tho usual formalities, Samuel A, jfl King, formerly of this city was JH elected tlm state chairman und was jjH given privilege toselcct his own Bee- jH rotary. A committee consisting of 'jH Lev! N. Harmon of Price, Joseph Judd uf Muntl, Wyun I Eddy of Rrighpm, WUfonl Giles ut Provo, and Simuel Thomas of Ogden was named to notify Mr. Knight of his nomination, The notification will prububly occur in Provo on the H evening of October 10th, l The boom for Mr. Knight was tfl started in Salt Luku yesterday by some of his friends from Salt Lake H and Utah county and it did not tako H long to Kpraid tho news of his poj- JH ularity. It wus considered a splen- 'H did move by many Democrats and H the news soon spread. It wus con- , JH sidercd that he has been connected with the large interests of his father fur many years aud is well known thruiigliout tho statu as u good, cuergetio stato boostor. The news of Mr. Kuight's nomination has been well received and tho party - ll ij now confident that the statu will l get into Democratic ranks this fall, ifl The following telegram wus sent to National Dcmocrutio headquarters ut Denver! "Jeese Wr Knight, son ot Jesse Knight of Provo, uom H Inated for governor, This means fl that Utah will go Democratic." ffl Jesse William Knight was burn Jl in Puyson, Utah, August 20, 1874, ffl the sou of Jetu and Amanda jH Knight. Uo was graduated from Jl the Rrigham Voung Unlvereity of Provo In 1804. During 1800 aud JH 1807 he fulfilled u tnlsjiou iu Eng. SM luud for tho Mormon church, lie till fore returning from abroad htt 111 traveled extensively through Eu 1il Mr, Knight married J uutollrimlmll ' I daughter of George II', Rrlmhall, ' mm prunldeut of tho Urlgbatu Young H university, 9 |