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Show dt T. t'XhfUj' Cjf VTXJZ KUV3 0 J33S Review oi flews and Comment Hr M. 1. T. Worth Saving This issue of the Utah Labor News is worth saving for future reference during the 1936 political campaign. It contains the full text of the Democratic party platform adopted at the state convention August 15. It is a splendid document, based upon the principles of the New Deal. This issue of the Utah Labor News also contains the Democratic state ticket, and the great keynote speech delivered by Senator Elbert D. Thomas at the state convention. You will also have in this paper the vote tabulated by counties for Blood and Maw. Compare this tabulation with the Utah Labor News predictions in last weeks issue, and you will readily see that we were almost correct. Our prediction was that Governor Blood would carry 27 of the states 29 He counties in the convention. Our estimator lost carried 25. only In Sevier and Utah counties, Read the Utah Labor News for facts. Nobody The editor of the Utah Labor News is nobody In the labor movement, in the estimation of a handlaborites. ful of He is nobody in the estimation (Continued cn page 4) Hoover-Republic- an Political Outlook In Utah and U. S. Compiled From Reports of Observers G. 0. P. Race In a bitter six-sid- ed scrap for the Republican nomination for gov- EDUCATE ORGANIZE COOPERATE VOL VII; NO. Full Text of Utah Democratic Party Platl The complete text of the platform adopted by the Democ convention in Salt Lake City on August 15 follows: PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT The Democratic party of Utah acclaims with the greatest pride the achievements of President Roosevelt in rescuing our country from the abysmal depth of the Republican panic and impending disaster, and restoring our democracy to the people, and placing us on the road to daily increasing prosperity, opportunity, liberty, security and progress. To him we extend the thanks of the people of Utah for his faithful, constructive devotion to the most difficult task ever imposed upon a president of the United States, and for the progress he has made in the face of a constant and unjust barrage of criticism by paid propagandists and political partisans. We gratefully accord to President Roosevelt the just credit he deserves for the improved condition of Utahs agricultural, mining, manufacturing, business, banking and all other interests, and hetruthwas fully declare that every person is Utah is better off today than three years ago, as a result of his administration. NATIONAL PLATFORM We indorse without reservation the platform of the national Demotruth that the test of cratic convention. We affirm the the safety and hap-pinto is its promote ability representative government of the national platof the people. We approve the declaration form that this administration has taken the farmer off of the road to ruin . . . given American industrial workers something more than the Republican dinner pail full of promises . . . taken the American business man out of the red . . . and returned them all to the road to freedom and prosperity. We intend to keep them on that road. CAUSE OF PANIC We charge that the nationwide Republican panic of 1929 and 1933 was directly and almost entirely due to the same selfish political management which is managing the present Republican campaign and the present Republican candidates, and would, in the event of Republican GOVERNOR HENRY H. BLOOD success, manage the executive and legislative branches of the govself-evide- S Cents Per Copy Governor Blood nominated on First Ballot By Democratic State Convention Saturday nt es ernment again; That this Republican management, by its private, selfish control of money and its worship of gold and the gold standard, deflated the prices of all the products of the people of this state and of the nation so that it took two to three times the amount of our products, agricultural, mineral and others, to acquire the money to pay debts and taxes; that they thus increased the debt burden of the people of this nation more than two hundred billions of dollars; That this Republican management cheapened eveTy product of labor, as well as the investments of the people of the state and nation, and, if returned to office, will do so again. Their candidate for president has promised a return to the gold standard. Another deflation will inevitably result from this movement, with the same disastrous results. (Continued on Page 2) ernor D. H. Christenson, Salt Lake contractor, and E. W. Kelly, Salt Lake merchant, are beginning to loom as the closest contenders. The others in the contest are Ray E. Dillman, Roosevelt attorney; Frank G. Martines of Richfield, R. E. Miller of Myton, and W. W. Seegmiller of Salt Lake. The final contest in the bout will be fought Saturday at McCulloughs arena, when the delegates to the state Republican convention act as referees and make the final decision to settle the fight of several weeks' standing. Seegmiller will go into the convention with a considerable block of the delegates pledged for him. Among these delegates are a number of those who tried to Price t LAKE CITY, UTAH. AUGUST 21. 1936. 7. The Vote Waa 447 to 353 Senator Maw, Defeated for NomiBlood Carried 25 Counties-nation, Promises Loyalty Salt Lake, Sevier, Utah and Weber Voted for Maw Bitterest Convention Battle In Years Was Settled In DEMOCRAT PARTY NOMINEES For Governor Henry H. Blood, Davis county. Martin M. Larson, Utah For Supreme Court Justice county. For Secretary of State Dr. E. E. Monson, Salt Lake county. For Attorney General Joseph Chez, Weber county. For Treasurer Reese M. Reese, Carbon county For Auditor John W. Guy, Salt Lake county. For Superintendent of Public Instruction Charles H. Skidmore, Box Elder county. Presidential Electors To be chosen by the state The Roll Call Which Resulted In Nomination of Gov. Blood The following is the roll call by counties for the gubernatorial nomination at the Democratic state convention in McCulloughs arena Saturday: Senator Thomas Lauds DR. E. E. MONSON . Democratic "nominee for Secretary pedthDmocraUc conventionG.last O. Saturday. On the eve of the P. primaries in Salt Lake City the same disgruntled radio speakers who were opposing Governor Bloods renomination in the Democrat meeting were urging their allies and followers to attend the Republican primaries and vote for j delegates pledged for Seegmiller. -- of State Senator Elbert D. Thomas his keynote address at the Democratic state convention lauded the money control policy of Roosevelt administration, and declared that voters must decide on the question whether to go ahead or backward. Senator .Thomas of Democracy, that insisted regardless They well m Utah, functions the to declaredj all pro affiliations party . in the history of our state primaries and vote for Seegmiller-- Never has a political party named men pledged delegates. on unworthy of their high offices. To page 3) (Continued The day will be no exception. weakness of the convention system is, that in our zeal to bring suc-- j cess to a particular candidate, we sometimes say things against an opponent which becomes argument I I HON. ELBERT D. THOMAS United States Senator The State Convention Keynoter for the enemy during the election campaign. for himself succeed to Renominated to Renominated by acclamation All Democrats term as third the Representative succeed himself as Representain Congress from the Second May I suggest this to all deletive in Congress from the , gates present, that no matter who Congressional District First Congressional Dismay carry the banner of Democtrict As was predicted by the political racy during the election campaign, The First Congressional district observers of the Utah Labor News, they must win by proving the J. Will Robinson was convention at McCulloughs arena Congressman at the Second Con- worthiness of both the present renominated state and national governments. Saturday noon renominated Abe gressional district convention Fri- Therefore, may I further suggest Murdock, Beaver county, by ac- day night to succeed himself for a that those who name their friends talk for their friends and not clamation to succeed himself for a third term. Even Mr. Robinson, won on the first against their opponents. third term. The convention was presided ballot, defeating Lawrence E. Nel- keeping your powder dry and over by Stuart P. Dobbs, Ogden son, Murray lawyer and farmer, trusting in the Lord' will not bring chairman of the first congres- and Ray Van Cott, Sr., Salt Lake victory if you furnish the enemy The City attorney. The vote was: Rob- with greater ammunition than you sional district committee. Congressmans name was placed in inson, 247; Nelson, 175; Van yourself are able to use. nomination by George A. Fisher, Cott, The question American voters The count by counties was as fol- must answer at the polls next NoWasatch county, executive secretary of the state land board. The lows: Davis Robinson, 20; Nel vember, Senator Thomas declared, is whether we shall stop the onseconding speech was given by Dr. son, 0; Van Cott, 1. Salt Lake D. W. Gibson of Hurricane, Wash- Robinson, 165; Nelson, 141; Van ward march of democracy in the Tooele Robinson, 10; world. Cott, ington county. Since he continued, 1800, (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) ABE MURDOCK J. WILL ROBINSON 19. 18. 1 Governor Henry H. Blood was renominated as the standard bearer of the Utah Democratic party Saturday afternoon with a total of 447 out of the conventions 800. Only one ballot was taken. Senator Her-e- rt B. Maw, the only opponent of the incumbent, received 353 votes. The governor carried 25 of the 29 counties in the state. Maw carried Salt Lake, Sevier, Utah and Weber counties. A message to the convention from Senator Maw declared: I am a 100 per cent Democrat and I shall support the ticket to the fullest extent. Lauds Governor Governor Bloods name was placed in nomination by C. Clarence Neslen, his opponent for the gubernatorial nomination in 1932. Dr. ilaw was placed in nomination by Alf G. Gunn of Salt Lake City, Nes-en- s campaign manager four years ago. Mr. Neslen urged support of the incumbent on the C. H. SKIDMORE grounds that he Democratic nominee for State Su lad always cooperated with the national administration and held the confidence of Washington officials; that he had placed the state in the perintendent of Public est financial condition in its his- years ago as the silver lintory; that, in giving the state a ing in the cloud offirst which despair administration, he had not gripped the nation. when the government was taken jusiness een or that niggardly pennywise; Those clouds today are gone, from the federalists, who had alle had kept the state well up he declared, paying tribute to ways maintained that the govern among the leaders in its social se- - Rooseveltian policies. ing class should be, to use their &nd that he had After the reading own expression, 1 The rich the wise! cVnty Pro&ram. of the convenorae real re' tion call and the good,' America ha, but Cc" the by Lyle B. Nicholes, seconce, when faced with this quesretary of the state committee, and Mr. Gunn prefaced his nominat- the introduction of Democratic and tion, voted to turn back. In 1936 she will vote tremendously in fa- ing speech with an appeal fot par- state and national officers by ty harmony and loyalty, urging Chairman Rawlings, the convention vor of going on. support the ticket re- was asked to approve membership There are men of our country delegates ofto who won the nomina- of the committees on gardless credentials, today, who, for selfish personal tions. orderof business and platform reasons, or who, having enjoyed Band music sent the delegates and resolutions. through 12 long years of colorless, to seats and the gavel of CalThese committees met Friday objectionless politics, the feeling vintheir W, Rawlings, state chairman, night and Blood field of power, wish to return to the won generals control. wistful days of Harding, Coolidge pounded for order at 10 a. m. folThe singing of America and Hoover. They want to do this Sam D. Thurman of Salt Lake not for the good of the country, lowed, with Alfred Durham con- City was named chairman of the not because they have any reason ducting. After the prayer by L. credentials committee; Henry D. to justify their return, but merely D. S. Bishop C. Clarence Neslen, Moyle, Salt Lake City, chairman of because during those 12 colorless former mayor of Salt Lake City, the resolutions and platform coma musical selection, Mayor mittee, and Marl D. Gibson, Helyears they sat in the seats of the and Erwin welcomed the delegates per, chairman of the committee on of state mighty and let the ship drift down, down, down to the low- with the assurance that the entire order of business. A. S. Brown, Utahs Democratic est ebb in governmental morale in Democracy of the state will stand the history of our country. Those behind you in support of the splen- national committeeman, brought you are about to the delegates to their feet cheering 12 years may be properly called did nominees before Utah electorate. the place with a request for a standing poll the era of maladministration. of volunteers to fight for the Silver Lining Some G. O. P. Actions of the most humanitarian It is sweet to know, however, Mayor Erwin described the election of President Roosevelt four (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 4) - , J |
