Show MED THE L convention the largest ever held in uintah county by the republicans last saturday was republican day in vernal the county convention was held at the court house and ev cv ery cry seat in the court room was filled chere were 59 delegates present at the convention four precincts mountain dell linwood Al manilla anilla and bridgeport were not represented the convention was called to order at 10 a ni and organized by electing don B colton as temporary chair man who addressed the assembled delegates along party lines A thoo theo dore johnson was then elected as temporary secretary after tho the vart varl ous committees were appointed the candidate for district attorney on the republican ticket harvey cluff of provo spoke for ten minutes the convention them adjourned until 2 the committees appointed are as follows permanent organization and order of business E J winder 0 D allen alien J K bullock J W olsen and hugh coltharp credentials george searle E U II 11 gelcher belcher and moses moore platform and resolutions 0 W jarvis arvas geo A ludwig thorn thom son ion J D massey wm hoeft B D 0 colton jr W A banks W 11 II don bildson john merkley Aler kley and T W 0 01 donnell at 2 after the adopting of the platform and resolutions and tho the incepting epting of the reports of the corn com nit tees the convention got down to justness and put up the following jimes aames tor for candidates for the various for the of the ithe oters otere of uintah county all of which vill be found on the ballot on election day for representative to the state legislature bishop john N davis being the only nominee was elected by acclamation fot for county commissioner for the 4 year term 0 11 II bracken of fort duchesne was elected by acclamation alo for commissioner for the 2 year term ed samuelo Samu Sar nuel eio john S hacking and IV T billings were nominated according to the rules of the contention a majority of all votes was necessary to elect after the second ballot was taken mr air billings withdrew and on the third ballot hacking was elected for clerk J C hacking was nominated by acclamation mrs addle longhurst was nominated by acclamation for recorder B E J young jr for treasurer was nominated by acclamation john L mcconkle was nominated by acclamation for assessor for Slie sheriff riff 0 D allen alien sylvanus sylvanua collett and john bascom were nominated after the first ballot allen allan dropped out according to the rules oi of the convention that the low man deop out on the second ballot collett was mas declared the nominee T W 0 donnell was nominated by acclamation for county attorney the names F al M young J P rudy and A T johnson were named for county superintendent mr john son declined the nomination and asked ohp delegates present to not consider his name but his name went before the convention as the one who nominated him refused to withdraw the name on the second ballot young was given the nomination A T johnson was nominated by acclamation for surveyor T W 0 odonnell donnell was elected county chairman for the next two years and E J young jr secretary |