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Show ijJJS IIEKALD-KEPUBLICA- SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916. N, DEMOCRATS AND PROGRESSIVES CHOOSE FUSION TICKET 4. iAMBERGER FOR COMMITTEES NAMED BY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IFUSION NOMINEES FOR, ST ATE AND CONGRESSIONAL HONORS GOVERNORSHIP (Special to The The committees selected by the Democratic state ug Ogden and there completed reconvention met 'in the Weber county courthouse were not representee counties Piute and ports to the convention. Kane fol. owing list of commitat the time the committees were named. ofIn tithe e oomtmttee on credentials, teemen tlie fir.-- t named is the member organization and the second the member of the eoirmittee on permanent of the committee on resoorder of business and the third the member are as follows: lutions. TheA committees from each of theA. counties M. Durham. I.. To! on, O. A. Murdork, Beaver Box Elder A. B. Tavlor, A. C Dalbsy, M. II. Welling Cache Joseph E Pardon. Samuel Oldham, J. V.. Funk. Carbon Samuel Xavior, W". F. Olson.. L. C. Hoffman. Davis John F Faf kwcil Richard stringham. H. H. Blood. Duchesne JofOh T: moth v. L. A. Ii Benheck, C. B. Cook. Emery O. W. Sickle?. Leo Kenny, ira U. Browning-Carfield Will: tin Alvev, Louis Kimball. William Alvey. irand John 1. prum, F. B. Hammond, T. A. Robertson. W. Warren Mitchell. Charles Adams. Iron E. H. McFarlr-NJuab B. E. Eekiuud. E. M. Whitmore, Joshr.a Greenwood. Millard R. "W. Chip, H. K. Maxfied, D. S. Dougherty, Sr. K. R. 1'iieo. Moris a: Jer.son, Alonzo Francis. Rich Le Roy Shelby, Cyrus ti. II. Robinson. clarence Cook, Salt Lake N".Arthur MacFarland. C. 11. Carlquist. L. It. Martineau, Jr. .f. Christenson, Alfaies Young, J. R. Letcher. San Juan Edward Johnson, John Blaine, Orlando Bradley. Sanpete Sevier- - 1J. F. Peterson, Joseph A. Smith, E. E. Hoffman. Sum rn it A. C. Ilortin. J. O. Boyden, j F Flanagan. Tooele R. J. Huntington, O. II. Harris. John A. Hevan. Uinta!; Thomas 1. Murray. Bvron D. Xebeker. Ashlev Bartlett. Utah Alma Greenwood. J. Will Knight, Abel John Evans. Wasatch Moroni Moulton, John I. Murdock. George A. Fisher. W. O .Kentley. Jr., . H. E. H. Snow. Washington W. J. Snow, M. C. Peterson. T. Morris, S. Ka'skin. Waviit Weber William Ellis, T. Samuel Browning, C. C. Richards. Herald-Republican- iXcxt August Adopted. 1 (. J n . h- iU-i;,i- t' f I V' ; t- -" I V 1 - - V I ,1 - 'alt - .-- n-- ! ;;r--io- , s rt - AT 1 " - i .i A .54 V i VV: I .m m it f ' 4 ! is ion . f 1 f I 1 e- - lfl I i I ii-- p tn rlsM Topt 'oncrMmnin u pteil ' J.I. II. Mai. r'nninlii.',tl ,Tnil dl- rl. M. II. WrllliiK for onnrro. irlotl tiiitri-l' on .vhat was rs in I tlunlrn itruiiion. nee-- 1 '. r r.i ilf It' via tes a a j irt nl to bv xtnlei Diiniel It. XiirlilM. stt.ti rrlnn F lor.i c pl.it f rin. ti'ir remarks toriie Krncral. Moltion, left to t ha t the pla t i. tie fact (:. .! Mtute iiiiili(or;l rlcht Itirir. ,lorili 'I vie'-a go. .. I".. tv. r :.,,: hrxi iiiiiii. iinmr court jun- -l- I if i! si? appealed for tlie llr. I.. ti. ImiI'iiiiv, xinlr fu per- I inteiMle'il of I'ulillt in-- riM'l Ion. r.ii nr. t top of the !..-etilji a ate for the law t In coi;!" ffejtix e. The stood pat on the veotuti'ti roirtiiittre I ion for Jatwrs sta-o- .i Tiie on t (on. lut it wa a fiKht n the ii th caid.i ndht he laid on the tahle l e torte) face down to attempt either to observe onl i,e p;iseil v, ouh! to or break the unwritten law of the a ii unit that t!i "e h rj .voi!l taken convention a retrards candidates forIt that the 'jtii p ,i f lit t It rt t .uliii the rotted States Senate and the gov;i at " ernorvhlr. : ii fti:.: dr.iv,deletrate from I'tah ' count v oh- " e il a rd the ii'iliT of business was jeet Tii" f r. h ul it upon read y i. II. Morris of Washington f: i t Pi o of lea r k ;i' eon ti t y, '.erne of the committee, but th in t he p !. t form unilcr .anchnirmnn plank of "noes" be was proiii'it avalanche n f t t e e of H to ra at. arie! r"port roillerl his into r i.. t c h e n f t t; a ii ii ofrt n convention ordered the roll call ' t: f re r, t e t vv e n hviThe !" th. mot populous counties beini; " " t f iiinl a rl luillll" r fill ej- itf nlle.l first instead of alphabetical or- ultci! ;ii tS'e t'i :ht t.e int;- ler. w riven.;i!!.-'ff on lii. floor of the committee then teported that A. t inn. o rur.ii room .1. TKe i: 'i oin the o!m Wfher of Salt Lake had been made I. II. S.i!t Lake ':ir.l that i.iirman of the convention .1 :i ii k a the fe.l wonhl he defeat- - permanent the with vice chnirmen: vvh-t following rma tinno one Pirt eil. tiie Joshua Ureenwood of .litah. Mrs. !ai-e in t. althousth it Lludtre tsis V. I'etetPna of Sevier, Mrs. A. M. vvns reported eT;ii of the rotlimittf Miss Ida Shipmnn Ii'irhfim of titf H'f'.ih- - of !n rol'.ov.-intf .' I'tah. M.liob-o-Ii. Wcllinii of pox Klder. in this reuard. latforra alentin.of Weber and M. II. A f l e r the onv cntifn it was deelared Pdno.t of Da', p. Henry IIaye? of Se- h, a nnrtiiier of f'e le a t e that the was made tetnporary secretary, to- k a "middle of the road (.or-.- la that while vvjth ii. ( palhy of p.v; i:idr. Thomas oti iirnhibiti-in.for rr"hibition II. Muttav of I'intah, W. O. P.entlev. the phitformt Sherman rtd J, the nominate tvr" j.Ir. of of Sunimit and .Julius Anderson to draw tretiCth from the wef vote of Salt Lnke ard Weber eonntie. of t'tah as assistant secretaries. Nich-- j When 5'tefi I eniTratn ai S. .. Smith olas t'rookston of aeic was retained of Md'-- and Able Johti HvatH of I'tah ' ns sergeant at arms with I. S. Iouh-lerl- y of Millard and A. (?. Harris of raised their t oir.s in protrft itcain.t wltli , h e prou reifiMvp tie Iemo-- i Weber as assistant. fiio" It. Th'jrman. r.tttv leader-'- tnep.idiin; Then came the Ions wait for the reW. J It. Walho nt rf rat.. iirr e, of the committee on resolution. port t v. W. H. Kin.;. S. .V Kins nml It. Oratory flowed from the sIhkc to the !. W. t ri le n ha J Wffi' for'-to take the of the th"ntre and ba-annln. floor of the conventi1 n to iut n nuletn balcony the speakers who were sent Anions of opinions on into the trenches the full ett'"'-!Of- i behind the footlikrht?. the iuetnn r.iisil. to entertain th" delegates while the committee on resolution? wrestled with fit. CuHi 'iielhel I In ;. were Will I'srrell. with the I 'roc: r - e.y v,is to the platform K Nebekot, W. W. Pay. fhnrles Prank nail tootii and hy li.nf fouppr A. Poyd of taclen and L H. Moyle. owh" ' i.ri who coiitip " didesmte d tu Ii ii union in trie taf." When IMntrurm In I tend.' Atde John Kv of I'lah ounty raiei '. Piohard- - of Weber, Pinallv in ptofe-- : ami :alle, upon vi.io v or tlie tate to stand chairman of tli committee on resoluthe t'omo'-raWilson anl tlie Ierno-I'ratltions, appeared and read the platform. for H iiilri' sn jiiiielehed The greater tarf of it refers to the napi at form he wa S. It. Th'trtaan. tntp tiairinan. that tional administration and the latter from lie took hii and nf.p' aroren aiiider of the lomtn- - part of If to the position of the Democrats on state issue. lion. S. S Smith of Wetirr count v took When Mr. Picliprds had finished H. Moyle to whether reading the platform J. th floor ami iti'i dred h.id atcrei to supmoved to cut from the platform an atthe ,s the WMjson preI i!en t lal eleotor" tack upon 'Jovemor WHltam Sprv In port h ii mi aa f e() with the veto of the Wont the O'lisot r;i t eie party, connection wotild ton . state-wid- e the and whether prohibition bill. Mr. ndor-- e tl, pr( sident ia I eiei tor.v of the Moyle explained afterwards that he leruorat!r party. Hi ipie.tiori ?till desire. the plank eliminated a he said It mlKht drive away "from the Demounanswered i!H.iins '. Olson of Salt Lake tried to- crats Sprv Pepnblicans who were sore z w- an answer by mvin the l'rowrm-o-.at the Republican convention." The would support the entire ticket, convention then eliminated the It. IL Tanner of Heaver then plank. asked hut when Mr. Smith asked the direet t ion t lie !t oml t :m.ti e nearest for an amendment to the plank which to ; n answer lie received when Mr. attacked the state administration, dethat th Democrats of the state Thurman took the iHtaifi- am! in an claring were in favor of the reducing of the for the fItUntlon if was tlie salary of governor to $5000 a year and Woodtow W'ilsiin iee!ared wish of the tartv in the nation that- allt other Hate offices in proportion. P. Kiehards of Otcden opposed th tiie progressives fuse with the lernrat. Sn I'tah. amendment. It .was defeated. Demand Action on Fusion. Mrlfe ppnrent. e leaders of. the party, The Tiv en by convention was then ready for t he d" iues- - nominations for governor. ilar d mr raiM onany relen-Pefore the legate th. n .nominations could be called fo;- S. K. o?nmittee tiitH. I'ust in were tialnfi reported .h'irman insisted th it the convention rontfits Pi e n in t hr eon vent ion when two- take action at once upon fusion with cnwere Lake the Salt from delegate Progressive. He said that Tib- .state committee arid orNext the committee on permanent the state e,ccutie committee of the ami order of business made two partus had agreed that the parganization hart ties should fus-- in the Mate election ir after the antonvention report more hour. A tstftu an that the Progressives desired that for th.'.n waited v ' loi.f ii anionu the leaders on the of state treasurer and only the cf fie ord-- r of bitsim :ss in the interests of state auditor be wiveti to them, iiind 1. Mr. fUmber.ner and W. Klnir. The that all of the otlier state notninat Ions. l''tno a t P.- state committee in issultiK- incltiiliutc that of Pnltcd States senator. its a'I iiiarcil the xo ernorship nomi should KO to the Democrats. He said nation at the head of the order of that a number of differences had 'J 4 ami tr row n out of the fusion of nnd the committee reported . . .business . uiiti n hi n it a i io ti s. now Iif l f mi '. nunv. Iftnat he did not foei that tlie Demo- irovertior am! end with the nomination rats hould siftain titer into a fusion. for Putted States senator in order that but to insur th" election o? Wilson heid I'oruinitl v .c -l- i . : t'r 1 1 -- " - 1 6 ; - ! 1 i 4- 1 i. ! T" H I i 1 ! ! .1 l vl:-r- t - J i 4" '"i 4 X ! 1 i 1 ! : i ft j r !" . ; ! 1 1 i : ! i -- i f '! i - I - t j t- - -- I t.c.-ve- ; I - j i - r. a It j ' i i 1 .rm-jstron- tr e:-e-t-- ; ? d i f'.i-ie- rt - I op-p- -. i . i . -- i- i - . l'rorel i i -- l'rorei 1 - - '' - v.-- - ed p!-- i l 1 I 1 I - v - ; I d-- - j 1 - i j i I J 1 . a . It I i 1 I ( I f i x ,1 ' i i ! i i . . . 1 i i J fusion was necessary. He virKcd that the dictation of the state committee be the wish of the convention Able John Pvnnn Object. Able John Ilvans of Utah county arose and declared that in 1912 the Democrats had run the race alone in Ptah county but that in 1911 they fused with the Progressives and had woo only the office of sheriff. "Ptah county does not want fusion." said Mr. I'v.tns. "We are Democrats and we want a Democratic ticket. Ptah county has had itsforfill of fusion and Democrats dice, we want to vide at leat. The state committee is not Democratic- party of this state, and the I object to It takir.K action without the care censent of the party. We do notcounwhether you boys; from Salt Lake a few ty or Weber county want to ppt IpchI offices: we want to e.ect the ticket In the state. If the Progressives want to help us in the state let them tret Into the Democratic party ami let us stop dickering with a handful of politicians. Mr. Thurman Insisted that the national council of the Democratic party last April in Washington had urpced fuWilson. He sion in older to utKcd that if any of the delegates had desired to special incandidates nominationtheyfor auditor ors place should keep their treasurer they under cover and tret in and drill for Mr. Wilson and the state committee. Mr. Smith of Osjden arose at this and askd if the Progressives juncture had agreed to place the Wilson elec-L. ve ballot. P. tors on the lson then explained they were all for Wilson, but Mr. Smith Insisted on his juestion and no answer was forthcoming. The leaders took the floor of the convention and put the fusion over by a vote. John Howell of Salt Lake called the convention to account in behalf of Ponsrressman J. H. Mays. He Paid thatJ the D? nice rats of the state were perto dictate the mitting the Pronressive congressional nomina tlon. "if the Progressives are not willing to accept Mays, wlvi has stood by President Wilson, then let us declare the fusion off now," said Mr. Hcvvells. Nomination for tiovrrnnf. Nominations for governor were then in order. Hugo Anderson placed Dr. I'. Merrill tn nomination and Joseph PriKham JI. Hoberts nominated Simon P.a mberKcr. Mr. Uoberts soared to the of oratory In defending his heights nominee. After tracing the history of Mr. Bamberger since he came tc Utah he called attention to the fact that Mr. Bamberger had' heen attack on account of his nationality, his race and his rel igion. "His ancestors were in Syria and the east writing poetry and giving literature tothe world which still lives, when,, our the ancestors of race, the were roaming tne plains and mountains of Kurope drinking vodka from the skulls of their slain enemies," said Mr. Roberts. "The time has cottfe for Utah to repeal the unwritten htvv which selects state tickets through the agencies of the religion of men and lu-- - i I I ct re-ele- feel-Inp- Pro-jrress- two-thir- i ds Anglo-Saxon- -- t VOTE BY COUNTIES FOR GOVERNOR !. which fays that one United States senator shall be a. Mormon and tlie other a (ientlle and the governor a Mormon. want to see nominations made up on 1 FIRST BALLOT. Mc-Pu- lr 11-- ne 16 1- -2 1- -2 -3 2-- H 1- 1-- sec-reta- rv j t j j j j J ! ! j 3. j 3. t ! ll. !. 11 Ilef.er !! j; ;j i;idr 'e ParHfin : 32 p J3 Pmery t.nrfirld -3 n : Irttn Klrt ! ..!. e-- Thlril il t I Jke Prerinrt . . ITreinrt. Ponrtb ll lt KlfthI lre.itct Io I. Mill l,kc Couotjr l-- k ii . . . -s; j t 1- i '.: ! j 1- hlni!li'n 2 I -1 1-2 1- ....I 4 .. ! 2 3 ...I; K2 13 1- -3 2 11-- 12 1- j 2 2 4 3 2 2 l 2 7 22 I 1- 1- -2 -2 ' ' n HI 211 1- -2! 1- 1- 2t 2 i j ' ! it ! . l44t""2- -3 101 12,j i I ' ' 1- -3 M 17 ' p 1 t " r; 4 m I.. I I '.'.'.'. "!!!"i '.'.'.'.'.'. '. '. -2 1I2 I.. '.. 4 i j i ..!!!!!". I ;.. I 1- II it 4 4 1 '. ! -2 j 3 ii 3 I- j '.'. ! 33- ! 241 1- 7- S -2 4 7 n '. j ! 4 2 ; '.'. I lit - 1 -2,' 34' -3! ! tn ' 2 1 14 ; s ! '. 3 . 1 M II 1 f . . l! 7 1- j 14 I I j I 14 - 23 3 j 1 1- " 3 j 4 4 , 1 ! . vz I. : I 3 4 i : i ; H a -2 ; 3 I 4-- "i -3 I tt 7 I y 7 .'. 2 fi to i 1- a j I i I -2 33 j ? : -- -3 ! 3 -2 7 4 1 2 TotaU II . II ; rti "f"' '1 tr, I AVeher 4 7 4 11 j 1- 7 : M 4 : i 7 2 z. ii --3 ! H ' 2 eler Summit Wn-nf- j 3 3- -3 j ' 2 -3 2. ! 4 2 2.". Jun IVIe nn Sma 1- 7 1 ii 4 I 9 r I' 7 j j l II I 2 I.akf-- Preeinet lt l ike Precinct. ! ' 1 j f .. 3 to ; , tumnti Mlllord ttorsiin Rich j3 : : i 12 1- ' f ? 1 15 t 5 I - ; Iat Iluehesne j r 1 ii " 7 3 . -2 j L . . j i- .- i .!.!!'.! ! '. I j " 2 i : ' . -2' .1 -, .. i 1- ".. !.;!...!;! I i i 27 I I " 1 , j i p 3t j i "....",.".'. 3 Arthur i' rat. . . FOR JUDGES. Pratt of Ogden, Demo- Agee 01 ogiien, II. ive. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY. Stiinrt I. Dwbbs of Ogden, Demo I i ) crat Tii 18. l Special Ogden. Aug. Heralil-ttopiibPcan- As a even-hande- to the Beurbon state convention here, Democratic delegates from Weber, Davis and Morgan counties met in the Alhambra theatre at 9.30 o'clock this morning- and elected a ticket for the Second judicial district. Selection of candidates followed the adoption of a resolution favoring a nonpartisan judiand pursuant to this resolution ciaryDemocrats the placed twothe Bourbons ticket. and one Progressive Upon E. Pratt, a Democrat, and A. Arthur W. A gee, a botli of w hom are attornej'sProgressive, of Ogden, were nominated - that the prosperity of the country is permanent and on a solid foundation, to the wise tariff legislation and owing acts He of the administration. other then referred briefly to the attitude of the administration on foreign affairs. He declared the United States would have been Involved in war with either Mexico or some European nation if it had not been for the "firmness' of President Wilson in dealing with the situation. He asserted that the Demoof not as a cratic party stands as a party with party pledges promises but redeemed in the present campaign. on the initiaMr. Weber dwelt and recall and astive and referendum long serted that the state would never be free from "the throttle of the graspcorporation" until the initiative and ing referendum becomes a law. Mr. Weber's attack on woman's suffrage T5y amendment to the, federal constitution seemingly did not meet the ideas of the convention. He declared that the platform cf the. Democratic by individual party suffrage is the right He then states advocating attitude. state ticket attacked the Republican and closed with a tribute to the administration and a "Thank God for Wilson" climax. The temnf;'?-- ; officers of the conven-le- d tion to the then r wor e, L'Csmk' s M r. Weber. W'ioiage. was They Haves of p o va : y c b a v r. vfer. t cniw r.r-'Julius An- of Pi; h. assi s t a n t r ecr e ta ry d?roti N if ho! a '.' TO:' V S :. of Cnc'iv. .sergeant t arms; ieary 'ast of IT; ah and A. G. oS Yrv'i.r, li.'ivist a n t serae.ints at Harris Rr-at ms. The (i. F. Rasv.eiler of we-.-- so-call- ; Si v OFFICE Interiirbim Officials Find Joint Trnffle Superf iuit v. OfficialsManager of the Salt Lake & Ogden and the Ogden, Logan & Idaho interur-ba- n lines have decided to do awav with the office of joint traffic manager, which has been found to be superfluous Hereafter, Pay T. Xeedham, general and passenger aeent of the Salt reight Lake will Include Ogden the duties of theinterurban, discontinued a part of his regular routine. office as The traffic agent position was field byjoint Walter Ellingson, who remains hov. ever, in the capacity of manager the northern road. Mr. Ellingson wth oui.v recently resigned the position chief clerk of the Salt Lake Route of in oalt Lake to accept the position in the 301:. t office. Ji-nr- y 1? ed WILL ABOLISH e 1 -- ; p. Og len lvnn chajjlaMi. I The longest time on record for which a swimmer has remained under water Is six minutes 29 5 seconds. 4-- - DEMOCRATS PLEDGE PROHIBITION BY LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT AND TO SUBMIT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO VOTE PrenlfJeiit ln Fleetor. the Joseph Chez of Ogden broke as the monotony of the convention dock approached midnight In making a long speech for John Seaman of Weber for presidential electcr. in rapid sucj cession the names of Jesse Knight of The Democratic state platform at indorses the administration of President proving his course with reference to Europe and in dealing with Mexico and great, length Wilson, ap- the war in enumerating with approval varkus legislative enactments relating to the federal reserve banking system, rural credits, injunctions in labor disputes, highway improvement, federal trade commls non. and income tax, ttonal defense, postal agricultural department service, immigration, child labor and merchant marine; favors a nonpartisan tariff commission, and declares for nation-wid- e prohibit Sort. On state prohibition the ??atform says: "We lurmer p:rnSe ine Democratic pfrtv and its .11011: :i- nees for governor, state senators a " rl representatives, If electee, to pass, ;;v.p:ove ami '1 a ' e In full force and effect, not latr than Augurt 7. 107. ar. ac; hibiting the manufacture, ale or clisposit' n f and he. lntoxica QV C intoxicating nquos ing in the state of Utah; t provide sever. summary punishment for violations of the same; arid in order that Fuch legislation may not be repealed by a subsequent 1' gi.-- Ir.tiire, we pledfro our candidates for state senatots and representatives to submit to the people for their vote aiv.l approval, at the earliest moment such an election can be held, an amendment to our stato constitution which shall forever prohibit the manufacture, sale or otlier disposition of intoxicating liquors and intoxicating beverages of every kind within the state, and authorizing and directing the legislature to pass all laws necessary to effectually enforce the same." Other state questions elaborated at great length with the federal government in relate to road building and the platform further favors state and federal legislation for constructing and maintain tarf na-servi- . prc-otb- : on y. , curtain raiser j I pot M Utah county, Anthon Anderson of Cache county and It. N. Baskin of Salt Lake were offered to the convention as the nominees for presidential electors. They were nominated by acclamation. At the end of the state convention program Thomas Marioneaux of Salt Lake placed the name of W. H. King of in nomination a3 candidate Salt Lake for the United States Senate. The address of Mr. Marioneaux was cheered and Mr. King was nominated by acclamation. The nominee was called upon for an address. He thanked the convention for the paid him and predicted thecompliment win in party would the state. He promised the partj' to a begin of stump speaking tour in all the state for Wilson and the parts entire ticket. At the end of the convention it was decided that the Progressives should be to the Democratic elecrequested on their place tors ticket and the motion carried unanimously. S. R. Thurman called upon the state committee, which consists of the counto meet at the ty chairmen, hotel in Salt Lake Saturday Newhcuse and talk over the situation afternoon with the candidates. The convention then adjourned. Weber I Kcynofer. The opening session of the Democratic state convention was marked bv efforts on the part of the Democratic leaders of the state to bring about a demonstration for President Wilson. A. J. Weber of Salt Lake, who probamore has delivered bly Democratic keynote speeches than any other Utah was Democrat, selected to recite the achievements of the national administration and to the Republicans of Utah. denounce Mr. Weber got his opportunity Before to deliver his address. S. R. Thurman, state chairman of called attention tc-- the record the party, of the Democratic party in the nation. He some of the pep out of the contok vention which was Intended for Mr. w eber when he mentioned President w ilson"s name. He then introduced Mr. Weber. In a long address, in which he praised the Underwood tariff law declared it the best tariff measure and the has ever had, Mr. Weber toutedcountrv on the principal laws ppysed during the time President Wilson hss been in office. He said that the .were the only ones which corporations to such a lav." as the Underwoodobjected tariff and asserted the basis of American citizenship alone. Mr. Bamberger will appeal to the more populous centers of the state and will carry SaltK. Lake and Weber counties."r. Frank Nchekcr, who followed! called upon the convention Roberts, come to earth and not "to in tiie clouds as practical politics stay had to be played." and declared that one candidate could not break the unwritten law of Ptah and that the Democratic should exercise care or it wouldparty go clown to defeat. He then nominated L. of Lake. Salt Richards Stephen Will CL Farrell placed A. V. McCune in nomination. V. R. Wallace of Salt Lake received two votes from his home precinct, al- though he was not placel in nomina-- ! tion. On the second ballot Salt Lake coun-- i ty began changing it. vote from and from Richards to Bamberthe result that the outside ger with followed the lead and before counties the roll call was half through B. B. Quinn of Salt Lake, representing Mr. McCune, asked that the (convention make it unanimous. The roll call proceeded, however. Tind resulted in the nomination of Mr. Bamberger. Itnllot for Governor. Tlie balloting resulted as follows: First ballot: 272 Bamberger Richard KM McPtine Merrill 2 Wallace Second ballot: 401 Bamberger J34 3 Richards Merrill 50 3 McCune 3 Wallace The convention gave Mr. Bamberger an ovation. He was escorted to the the conplatform, where he thanked vention and declared he would support the Adjournment was then takenplatform. until 10 o'clock for dinner. llnmlterKfr Aliljt llennlon. When the convention reconvened nominations were in order for secreWilliam Edwards of of state. tary Cache county, who had been agreed upon at a caucus of the Cache county candidate for delegation as their of state, was placed in nomination. Harden Reunion of Uintah coun- tv was then placed in nomination for The combination the same- - office. which had been made by Simon Bam- 4berger and Harden Bennion for driving the nomination to Mr. Bennion In return for the support of Mr. Bamber in the race for the governorship ger bv the counties which ho controlled went through. Mr. Bennion received '19 votes on the roll call and Mr. Ed- wards 1J3. counUnit Jke county was the only nomina-tion- s ty to come to the fore when for attorney general were called for. II. I Mulliner. countv attorney of Salt like county; Dan B. Shields. member of teh last legislature, and the Samuel Rusaell. vice chairman ofwere Democratic state committee. placed in nominations. There was no'; nomination on the first ballot. For Attorney Jeneral. On the first ballot for attorney gen eral the result was as follows: Shields. 275 16. Mulliner, 106 Russell. tin the second ballot Shields was an easv winner ever his opponents, being leaders of tiie in the combination of the on the ticket and being placea party as a "balancer." The result of the second ballot which gave the nomination to Mr. Shields, was: Shields. 3S31. Mulliner.5. P.iTi. Russell, D. . Larson of Sanpete county, who was nominated In the Progressive state convention for state treasurer, v.aa nominated by acclamation by the Democratic convention as the fusion nominee. So was the nomination cf Joseph Ririe of Weber county for statein audithe tor. He had been nominated nomiconvention and was DemoProgressive acclamation in the nated by cratic convention. Dr. E. U. (lowas. nominee of the Reof superintendent publican party for was nominated by instruction public acclamation by the convention as lie had been nominated by tiie Progressives at Salt Lake. There was no opto the nomination. position P. E. Cerfniaii of Utah county was by the Utah counplaced in nomination of the supreme ty delegation for justice court and upon the motion of J. H. Moyle his nomination was made by acclamation. 1-- Il Democratic Second Dis- trict Judicial Ticket -- At ) I i t ond District Attorney. t X v for district judges by acclamation. Thev will oppose Judges J. A. Howell and X. were renominated bv J. Harris, who the Republicans of the Second district some weeks ago, Stuart P. Dobbs, a young attorney of Ogden and former newspaper man, obtained tlie nomination for district atCharles Farr. also torney by defeating of Ogden. The vote was 41 for Dobbs and 32 for Farr. H. S. Smith. W.eber county Bourbon called the judicial convention chairman, to order. He was elected permanent chairman and Wade M. Johnson S. E. of Ogden introduced two setsHinckley cf resolutions. The first set the convention and nominees pledged to a nonpartisan stand in the matter of officers and criticised the presjudicial ent district judges and attorney for alThis resoleged partisanship lution was adopted activity. as follows: "We favor a While under the nonpartisan laws cf thisjudiciary. state it is necessary that the names of candidates for district judges, like those of candidates for other offices, shall apon the ballot as the nominees of pear some political party, in the selection of such candidates we insist that affiliation should be ignored and partv that no man should receive a nomination as a reward for party services. The nominees for judges should be men learned and experienced in the law; men of unimpeachable integrity; men of such courage in the discharge of their duties that every litigant, rich or poor, individual or corporate, without regard to creed, political belief or political influence or lack of influence, may feel asd sured that justice will be administered. "The constant and interference in petty meddling partisan politics our judges has become a reproach bv our judiciary and we pledge the nomi-to nees of this convention, if elected, to out of and to keep politics keep out of their politics courts " The second resolution charged the present Second district judges with being guilty of unnecessary in handling court matters anil delays with being extravagant. On motion of "Valentine Gideon of Ogden this resolution was tabled. Mr. Pratt was placed in nomination by Valentine Gideon. Joseph Chez nominated A. W. Ageo. There were no other candidates for nomination so the two were acclaimed the Democratic candidates fcr judges in the Second district. In the matter of selecting a candidate for district attorney Weber gave 32 votes for Dobbs and county 18 for 5 for Dobbs and Farr; Davis 14 for Farr; county, Morgan countv, 4 votes for Dobbs. . John C. Davis is Mr. Dobbs Republican opponent at the forthcoming secre-reiar- ' c V i r- - I S. P. Dobbs Chosen by Bourbons as Candidate for Sec- "fwy t. 1' i in j ! i 1 i ,5iV'ji j i I'i-mi- h-- u t : : V. ; V. . t I v-- tl-a- 1 I, l i JUDICI ALT1C KET V : I - - PRATT AD AGEE v,v"r'' I - 1 . 1 i 1 rS , , 1 UM0 i j .) IS Prohibition Plank Calling for Law to Be Effective by the l",if"r.. which led to the character!- of the bv a many a" zutii-- ha tided w hi tnost "the ;. Into a I 'tail rr;t'.i!i." eon introduced vc nt ion. tTMo ratio Thf prohibition plank In t lie plat ma ny as r form i',iir. K'afc.-"-. the hand of the hfinu.'f surpaiie i r. r Int In cvlikni e. Thre wai reti u (( on the representative, appeared, of ih.' Greater l"t.ih F.ulnrLuke three month in "r. a. iru; t.it act for th" pirpi of r.hiillion. I'raiik Klmt;ilt. secn. working of ie ret fi t'iof R- W. Urmvn of III- -. founder of the Utah organl-- t tofiU ;n active part in fostering p sition t the !nrir;ior.itio!i or the ami Ivit:f-clatform '! , .t ti tie pii - riim- r. ; t h't"'i the figh f the partv who wanted plohibl- p. Repre- ff live at :i: f.'Tlv I t til ,t th" !!" rr,' interests WlTc ;. u f- of th" Writer ill.;. . :. C t e rf oi rt :i;r se I 4 V er ing reservoirs and irrigation works, the cost to be bonds. , provided for by long-tim- e Favors a public utilities commission for the state. Promises anti in junction legislation conforming to previsions of the Clayton federal act, and also antitrust legislation. Favors legislation to make the initiative and referendum provisions of the state constitution operative. Demands revision of the state's 'revenue laws and' reduction of expenses. Favors a state department of agriculture, compensation law, laws to regulate hazards of wor'kingmen, a nonpartisan selection of judicial and school officers Favors equal suffrage for men and women in every state and appointment of women in positions for which they are adapted. Opposes contract labor. Declares in favor of divorcing public :chools from partisan politics. Condemns the creation of numerous boards, bureaus, commissions and other cfficials by executive appointment. Asserts that the Republican party and its leaders are in alliance with the brewers and whis-- k -- work-ingmen- trust. 's A p'.ank entitled "Republican Deathbed Confession" reads, "We also denounce the leaders of the Republican party Tor their cant and hypocrisy in now jnreter I: " to desire prohibition, a public utilities commission. and otlier legislation much needed and demanded by the people, as a deathbed profession not worthy of even being called "repentance." Lobbies and corrupt practices are denounced and their elimination demanded. Seating C. L. Warnick as a member g&f he House of Representaives is condemned. About 250 words are devoted to criticism of the Republican candidate for President and' advising the voters of Utah to support President Wilson at the polls. |