Show don B colton Is for congress t 4 OF OV acceptance MADE immediately IR 0 u 1 0 OWING WING THE TIIE QUICK ACTION TAKEN IN UNANIMOUS M V 0 it POPULAR CANDIDATE A three day period of republican conventions in salt lako lake was opened monday afternoon by the convention for the pint first congressional district which nominated cepro senta tentative tive don B colton to succeed himself in the national con congress vess the convention threatened at first to proceed alone along orderly and strictly regular lines until some delegate becoming impatient at the threat throat of a procedure moved the suspension ot of all rules and that mr colton be nominated by acclamation the motion was welcomed with unanimous acclaim which the chairman of the convention declared as carrying the motion mr colton then made a speech of acceptance of ot considerable length when the representative had expressed his thanks f for or the honor conferred on him some delegate feeling that the proceedings might be attacked on the ground of irregularity moved the motion over again and this time it was carried beyond a doubt the motion to place him in nomination by acclamation was then carried by a unanimous standing vote mr welch moved that each delegate delegato be a committee of one to spread the enthusiasm shown in tho the convention ven tion and at that the session adjourned jour ned mr colton Is now serving his second term if f congress and jias has given a good account of himself in n his service to his V 4 the unanimous acclaim of the convention sanctioning his nomination shows how popular his candidacy is with the people vernal and the entire uintah basin is proud of their distinguished native son |