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Show SOCIALISTS NOMINATE A COUNTY TICKET! A Socialist Convention was lu.-M in tin' Court House ill Custlerlale, Oct.oln-r :!nl, 1910. Ai'tinsr ( on 1 1 ty (h-prani-.'.cr .lames T. i Johnson called the convention to mvl'v! and read the call of the convention. ' John Peterson was elected t.eniuorary ' i hainnan and James T. Johnson temporary tem-porary secretary. Chairman John Peterson i;ave a short talk on conditions as tliey exist in the industrial world. A county ticket was placed in the field I as follows: i Repre.sentive to legislature. Joseph j Potter, Cleveland. ! Commissioner for four year term, Geo. W. Shiner, Caslledale Commissioner for two year term, ils C. Ovoson, Clevelaad County clerk. John Peterson, Castle- dale Treasurer, Win. A. Jewkes, Oran:;e--ville Recorder, Sarah Pierce. Huntington Assessor, John Leslie, Kerron , Sheriff, Lars Thompson, Femm i Attorney, E. G. DeFricz, Huntington ! Superintendent of schools, M. J. ' Blackburn, Huntington ' Reaffirming the principle of inter- I national socialism as embodied in the j last national platform of the soca liat j party of the Untied States, the socialists i of Emery county in convention assembled ; October 3rd. submit the following de- j ma nils: I 1. We demand an employers' liability i act, abolishing the doctrines of fellow servant, assumed risk, waiver, and contributory negligence, and providing that full actual amages resulting from the injury or death of an employee may ' be recovered from the employer. I 2. A lawful proper safeguard and j sanitary regulation in all occupations. with ample provisions for frequent and i eli'ective inspection of the places of ; employment, machinery anil appliances, i ,.. State insurance of all workers ; against sickness, invalidity and old age. 4. An amendment to the state con- i slitution declaring the right of the state to engage in an industry and in this way provide employment for the un-emplo un-emplo ed. 5. A trradual shortening of the legal : workday in keeping with the increased productiveness of modern machinery .-u.il a vest period of at least a day and half in each ween, for workers in all industries. ' 6. Prohibition of the employment of children under the age of PJ in gainful oi-i-up itiotis. 7. Prohibition of the use of state militia, the police force and court injunctions in-junctions in labor disputes. y. Statutory recognition of the unrestricted unre-stricted runt of workers to strike and boycott and to employ all peaceable mor.ns in furtherance of such s.ruggh s wo.hnu: subjecting the uni m funds to lUoiJiry for damages to the employers. 9. Equal pay for equal work to men and women employed by the state or anv of its sutxiiv isions. 10. That the constitutional provision for the initiative and referendum be made effective, and the rigiit of recall be added thereto. 11. Home rule for municipalities, and expresss statutory power to own and opeiv. v. ; II pubde service utilities. 1J. Toe use of tne union label on all piil'Hr '.ocuments. Id. Few text books in all public s,:h-vb. saaie to be printed by he state. 14. A state law fixing u minimum wage for scnool teachers at $i0 per month. I. 3. Provision for proper and sanitary bousiog for the people. 17. Free feeding of scnool children t noon t'f ur. lh. i' i ee and speedy administration of jus-tice. I I. A'uj'.ition of capita punishment, as i :e!V;cuve. immoral and degrading. 20. The absolute freedom oi press, speech and assemblage. |