| Show I Standard-Examin- From Page One er GOP From 1A was distorted" House Majority Leader Kevin called the recepGam tion for Hatch and Leavitt horrible “They owe them more respect than that They ought to be taught some manners If you dis- agree with someone use the power of the vote to show that “Here you have the most popular governor in Utah history being treated like that" Gam added “I wonder what people will think about the Republican Par- ty” Leavitt was much more generous “Political conventions are places where people come to be heard” the governor said “This part of the process” Most of his opponents were from the gun lobby and from groups “There were issues on their minds that they wanted to talk about” he said But Leavitt said the primary and the November general election will be decided on a broad array of issues “We’re going to have to consider what we’re going to do” said Davis who spent only is $3000 up to the convention and now faces Leavitt and his $15 million warchest “We'll spend what we have and no more That’s the way you’re supposed to run government “I knew the delegates were Daunhappy with Gov Leavitt” vis added claiming the governor has abandoned the Utah GOP platform especially on Second Amendment issues And as he read aloud the Second Amendment delegates followed along delegate vote almost down the middle and will face off in a primary The delegates also Arlene Ellis as their national committeewoman and picked former Sen Jake Gam as national Sunday May 7 2000 7A Utah Democrats won’t post any contested primary races ed committeeman succeeding developer John Price who did not run for another term You can reach reporter Ralph 4 or Wakley at By BOB WARD StandarO&omner “ Capitol Bureau - SALT LAKE CITY The only blemish on the otherwise happy and unified face of Utah Democrats at Saturday’s annual state 532-210- convention came from a candidate who wasn’t even a Democrat and wasn’t supposed to be there Votes totals from the Utah Gubernatorial candidate Dub State Republican Party Richards who has filed for the Convention Saturday in West 2000 election in every possible Valley City: US Senate party wanted to address the Orrin Hatch(i) 2148 crowd at Skyline High School about his odd multi1265 Greg Hawkins with him The delegates also used their votes to show they were not solidly behind Congressman Merrill Cook who received just 454 percent of the vote on the first ballot (Republicans ) have the arrogance ofpower w here they believe they don’t have to listen to the Vote count among three candidates for the 2nd District Congressional seat and 535 percent on the second ballot He will meet Derek Smith in a June primary Congressman Jim Hansen state Treasurer Ed Alter and state Auditor Auston Johnson were unopposed and renomi- 61 Frank Guliuzza Bart Thomas 18 (Hatch received 61 5 percent of the vote winning the nomination) nated by acclamation And Congressman Chris Cannon received 784 percent of the vote to easily win renomination against Jason Wright party campaign But Democratic delegates vot-le- d not to give him the opportuni-and Richards had to quietly leave the stage It was the only moment of discord in a day of harmonious calls for change in Utah government 'balance between the major political parties and elected officials W Congress st District Unanimous Jim Hansen(i) (Hansen receives the nomination) 1 In the race for the attorney who represent average Utahns rather than monied special inter- Congress 2nd District First Ballot general’s nomination Frank Mylar and Mark Shurtleff split the ests Democratic candidates for federal and state offices marched to the podium one by one consistently decrying Republican domination of Utah politics and proclaiming 2000 as the year for a Democratic renaissance “They (Republicans) have the 60 percent or more They will face off in a June 27 primary) arrogance of power where they believe they don’t have to listen to the people” said gubernatorial District 3rd Congress candidate Bill Orton “When a 901 Chris Cannon(i) 249 majority of the people say church Jason Wright houses and schools are no place (Cannon received 784 to be carrying a loaded weapon renomination) percent winning they won’t listen to them and that’s wrong” Governor First Ballot Democrats poked fun at Re1825 publicans all morning long referMikeLeavitt(i) 970 ring to the GOP convention Glen Davis 461 Steve Stromness across the valley at the ' Tim Lawson 157 as “the fight club” (Lawson eliminated) Democratic candidates were Second Ballot all running unopposed within Leavitt 1615 their while nearly every Davis 1165 race atparty the GOP convention had 217 Stromness (Stromness eliminated) Third Ballot multiple candidates 1318 Leavitt 1121 Davis (Neither candidate received some repre- senting the extreme right wing and others the centrist end of the party people” micro-wav- s Orton -- Bill cratic event as career politicians who have grown bored and out of touch with their constituents Scott Howell an outgoing Democratic state senator from Sandy who is seeking Hatch’s seat quipped that when Hatch was e first elected in 1976 “the oven wasn’t even invented” Jim Matheson the Democrat- gubernatorial candidate One Democratic candidate actually appeared at the GOP event to make a little trouble Donald Dunn is challenging Republican Rep Chris Cannon in Utah’s 3rd Congressional District which includes Morgan County and 16 other counties in Utah’s eastern half He appeared at the E Cen- ic candidate for Utah’s 2nd Con- gressional District said recent Republican occupants of that seat - first Enid Greene and now Merrill Cook - have disgraced the office and embarrassed the ' state The soiref former Gov Scott Mathesonpromised to restore “integrity and reverence for public service” to the Congressional job “I call for an end to the politer in a striped tics of embarrassment” Matheshirt offering to “referee” any son said “Let this election end Republican disputes but was not the 2nd District three-rin- g cirallowed to the podium cus" Dunn was received more Reed Richards a former Wewarmly by Democrats later in the ber County attorney now running morning when he stated: “Refor Utah Attorney General empublicans are not getting the job phasized his support for crime done when it comes to our chilvictims and senior citizens who dren or our teachers Democrats are subject to various types of are on the right side of this isfraud sue” As chief deputy for outgoing Democratic candidates generAttorney General Jan Graham ally avoided hot moral issues Richards has helped establish such as abortion and gay rights children’s justice centers in the where the GOP has won the allestate and worked to discourage teen smoking He hinted Saturgiance of conservative Utahns Instead Democrats touted themday that he may take an- interest in Utah’s open meetings laws selves as common-sens- e solvers and claimed the “Now isthe time to open our GOP is controlled by big busi- legislative meetings to the public ness and the religious right so you and I can have a role in Collin-woowhat happens in our Legislad Kathleen McConkie black-and-whi- te - problem-- who’s running against veteran Rep Jim Hansen in Utah’s District First Congressional promised “we will stand unified against the stranglehold of extremists in Washington as well as We believe governin Utah ment should serve the public interest rather than the private interests of a few” Hansen and incumbent US Sen Orrin Hatch were mentioned frequently at the Demo ture” Richards said Democrats also nominated 532-210- 60 percent or more They will face off in a June 27 primary) triune AT TH& GAtvit scat m&iung at the State treasurer Unanimous Ed Alter(i) (Alter receives the nomination) State auditor Auston Johnson(i) Unanimous (Johnson receives the nomination) wd Attorney general Frank Mylar Mark Shurtleff (Neither candidate received The Associated Press 60 percent or more They will face off in a June 27 primary) incumbent addresses the GOP convention Rep Merrill Cook is Cook in West accompanied on stage with his wife City Valley Saturday Camille and daughter Shelli ON STAGE: Leavitt picks Walker Davis chooses Hawkins seven weeks is now By RALPH WAKLEY Standard-Examine- Capitol Bureau r WEST VALLEY CITY - To no one’s surprise Gov Mike Leavitt picked Olene Walker his lieutenant governor for the past seven years to again be his running mate And after Salt Lake businessman Glen Davis stunned Saturday’s Utah Republican Party State Convention by forcing Leavitt into a GOP primary election he added another surprise by picking Greg Hawkins to be his Gladwell enjoys lieutenant governor candidate Hawkins had spent the past 18 ry Hatch for the Republican Party’s US Senate nomination And he almost forced Hatch into a pri- For a few moments it appeared Hawkins’ supporters might challenge the Senate voting process because two ballot boxes seemed to disappear briefly and then reappear But officials said theywere never unlocked and apparently were being used as temporary chairs mary runoff getting more than 36 percent of the delegate vote But he needed one vote more than 40 percent to get into a Senate primary Switching to lieutenant governor “was something I hadn’t even thought of” said Hawkins a Riverton lawyer “We’ve ot a lot to do now because the prima “Whatever happened was on the up and up and everything is just fine” Hawkins said vote easy win with 87 percent Committee the House Rules Capitol Bureau Standard-Examin- of walking and talking” months running against Orrin Montgomery is not seeking after holding the seat for eight years The district includes WEST VALLEY CITY -- all Morgan County and the OgState Rep David Gladwell’s bid den Valley North Ogden Pleasto move to the Utah Senate easi- ant View and northeast Ogden City in Weber County ly cleared its first hurdle Saturday as Gladwell won 87 percent of By getting more than 60 perthe delegate vote for the District cent of the delegate vote Glad19 seat during the Utah Republiwell avoids a June GOP primary can Party State Convention He advances to the November Gladwell Ogden general election The attorney the hopes to succeed Sen Robert has served two terms in Ogden House and is vice chairman of Montgomery By RALPH WAKLEY away just We’ll be doing a lot Gladwell received 91 delegate votes to 13 for Luan Ferrin and one for David Franklin And in the House District 11 race which includes portions of Weber and Dhvis counties four-term Rep Carl Saunders Ogden also won renomination Saunders received 26 votes to eight for Jeff Powars four for Elizabeth Carlin and one for Richard GabeL Clinton angry at opposition of judge’s confirmation The Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Clinton criticized Texas’ two Republican senators on Saturday for seeking to block his nomination of a Hispanic lawyer to a federal appeals court Sens Phil Gramm and Kay Bailey Hutchison said Enrique Moreno of El Paso Texas a lawyer in private practice since 1981 lacked Harvard-educate- d House en route to Arkansas on Saturday he was asked by reporters if he thought the senators opposed Moreno because he is the necessary experience to sit on the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals Clinton said in a statement that claim was “unconscionable” He noted that Moreno won the top rating from the American Bar Association which evaluates and reports on the professional quali- Hispanic “There are only two conceiv- able alternatives That or they just don’t want to confirm any g judges unless they are fications of people being consid- - ideologues” Clinton said “It ered by the president for nomina- may be that they just want to use tion to federal judgeships this opportunity to seize control As Clinton left the White of the judiciary again” y ju right-win- t Lr j i -- i r” Summer is nearly here and you know what that means— more time with the kids! 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