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Show Democrats gather at county convention Calling for lean and etlicient government govern-ment that would be open and accessible and responsive to the prople, the Democrats of Uintah County met last Thursday, May 20, in their election year convention. The meeting convened al 8 p.m. at Central elementary school after preliminary registration of county delegates. About 75-80 delegates and guests were in attendance. Hank Huish, candidate for Congress from the new Third Congressional District, spoke to the delegates as did a staff representative lor Mayor Ted Wilson of Salt Lake City, who is running for the U.S. Senate. Conducting the three-hour conclave was Perry L. Mace, county chairman of the Democratic Party, who is seeking election to he Utah House of Representatives. Represen-tatives. In the contest for the county sheriff nomination, Norman Powell received 69.77 percent of the votes cast. necessitating a primary election runoff between him and his Democratic opponent. oppo-nent. J.R. "Chunky" Murray. Huish, in his remarks to the convention, conven-tion, deplored the economic stagnation afflicting Utah and the nation, stating that each additional one percent increase in-crease of unemployment will increase the national deficit by 25 billion dollars and that each increment ol one percent unemployment will cost 5 million dollars in additional welfare payments. He called for bold new approaches, a strong dynamic partnership of the elements of American society working for a stronger economy and a reaffirmation reaffir-mation of the American dream. The 1982 platform of (he party, adopted after considerable discussion, stressed responsiveness in government, govern-ment, extolled the values of public education, and called for prudence and equity in the conduct of county business. Sixteen delegates will be named to attend at-tend the Democratic slate convent ion in Salt Lake City on July 91 h and loth. |
