Show SANPETE DEMOCRATS NAME THEIR TICKET Convention Is Peaceful But Nominations Are Strongly Contested State Representatives R Joseph Judd Manti ManU and Peter Fair view County Clerk Elmer Christensen Moroni County Sheriff Thomas C. C Drage Dage Mt Pleasant County Recorder Aaron Hanson Ephraim County Assessor Charles Embley Centerfield C County Treasurer N. N C. C Peterson P terson Manti lanti County Christensen Mt Pleasant County Surveyor Carlyle Monk Manti County Superintendent Heber Olson Fairview Commissioner 4 4 1 years rears Ole ie Larsen Ephraim Commissioner 2 years yeara Ernest L. L Gunnison The Democratic party held an amicable amicable amicable ami ami- cable county convention in this city last Saturday and observed the traditional traditional traditional allotment of county offices thereby essentially duplicating the distribution of nominations made by bythe bythe bythe the Sanpete Republicans In fact the results of ot the convention should brin bring much comfort to the var various ous precincts because they assure certain coveted county offices to these precincts unless unless unless un un- less of course the Bull Moose should disturb the equilibrium and no danger is apprehended from that source as the new party has not yet put pub in a formal fl appearance in this county From the geographical viewpoint neither party has a gr great at advantage ov over r the other the other the county campaign will have to be made on the merits of I Ithe the individual candidates and their fitness to fill the requirements of the respective platforms The fact that the convention was amicable does not imply however that th there were no lively contests for the th- various offices offices of of- flees for there abundance of aggressively av available Democratic timber and the Alphonse A and Gaston brand braud of etiquette was conspicuous because of its absence Ole Lars Larsen n of this city was nominated nominated nominated nomi nomi- for the office of county commissioner commissioner com com- missioner by acclamation and Mr i opponent was Harrison Edwards of Sterling Elmer Christensen Christensen Chris Chris- of Moroni and Osmond Olsen Olden of Ephraim the incumbent were the contestants in the race for the clerk clerk- ship The candidates for the nomination nomination nomination nomi nomi- nation for recorder were Aaron Hanson Han Han- son of Ephraim Charles Embley of Centerfield d and William Thomas of Wales Mr Embley and Henry 0 O. Lamb of Wales were the candidates for the office of assessor and the contestants contestants corl- corl con con- in the race for sheriff were Thomas C. C Drage of Mt Pleasant and Fred Kamerman of Manti The convention was held in the new Social Hall A temporary organization organization organ organ- was formed in the forenoon and this was made permanent at the afternoon session The officers were John S. S S Blain chairman Edgar T. T Reid Held secretary Fred Lamb assi assistant secretary The following county committee was named L. L P P. P L Nielson Mt l Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant Marinus Gunnison H. H J D. D Candland Chester M. M F. F Murray Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray Ephraim John A. A Hougaard Manti ManU Amasa Fairview Nelson Christenson Moroni |