Show GOP Hears Mears Candidates Senator Wallace F. F Bennetts Bennett's voting record in the Ninetieth Congress was challenged at Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete County's Republican Convention Convention Convention Con Con- Saturday evening Mark E. E Anderson Bennetts Bennett's challenger for the Republican senatorial nomination accused the incumbent senator of voting for a federal housing bill which he termed full socialism Sen Bennett voted for this because Senator Percy presented present present- ed it it I ask you your Is socialism under Republicans any better than under Democrats In an interview following the convention Anderson who is basing his campaign on a states rights platform and a hope for fora a six week victory over North Vietnam criticized Sen Bennett again It seems that the longer a person is in Washington the more liberal they sic become Senator Bennett in answer to Andersons Anderson's charges asked Can you you imagine that anybody believes believes believes be be- that Wallace Bennett is a socialist The senator placed much emphasis emphasis emphasis em em- on the seniority that his 18 years in the Senate have given him during his brief remarks remarks remarks re re- re- re marks at the Sanpete conven conven- tion The troubles we faced today were caused by Democrats and their policies and they can never cure them The hope rests with the seniority that you have given to Wallace Bennett there today Sen Bennett added that if reelected reelected reelected re- re elected his position right in the heart of the administration at the very top level would make Utah infinitely more import import- ant Gubernatorial candidate Carl Buehner said that besides tremendous tremendous tremendous tre national problems there are serious problems in fn the State of Utah One of them stems sterns from the tha fact that we have a Republican legislature and a Democratic governor Wayne Carroll one of Buehs ners ner's opponents based his remarks remarks remarks re re- marks on his proposed fight to get the government out of bus bus- iness mess The government is in business busi- busi b busi business siness si- si ness where it has no business to be Im I'm willing to fight Its It's not a a going sic to be easy Youre You're going to make enemies and Im I'm willing to make enem enem- ies LaMar Rawlings a third candidate candidate candidate can can- for the gubernatorial nomination said that there there- was wasa a need for a candidate who could survive the strenuous campaign and come corne on strong for the Republican Re Re- publican Party He predicted that the toughest tough est race in the upcoming elections elections elections elec elec- will be the race against Governor Calvin Rampton Rawlings commented after the meeting that if elected he would attempt to bring about a modernization modernization modernization mod mod- of the governmental structure and to provide a proper tax climate for new busi busi- nesses Owen B. B Anderson a delegate from Spring City presented a resolution calling for the reconsideration reconsideration reconsideration recon recon- of the Liberty Amendment Amendment Amend ment in in Utah's state legislature The amendment outlines the withdrawal of the federal government government government gov gov- from all business ven yen ven tures not specifically approved in the US U.S. Constitution and calls for the repeal of the Sixteenth Amendment The repeal of the Sixteenth Amendment would bring about an end to income tax Dr G. G S. S Rees Republican state senator from Gunnison opposed opposed opposed op op- posed the Spring City tion Now nobody hates income tax any more than I do but Iam I Iam Iam am also in favor of having money to enough to buy guns an and to buy airplanes The very safety of our country coun coun- country country try depends on that very power given to the Constitution and I will do my very very best to see that the thing is defeated defeated de de- if it comes up Bruce Johnson a Manti resident resident resident resi resi- dent said that the proposed amendment would cut off aid to foreign Communist coun coun- tries The resolution was tabled with no action taken on it Manti residents elected as delegates delegates delegates del del- to the state Republican convention were Jack Burr Roy Hatch Jackson Wan lass Dale Lund and Don Simmons Reuel Christensen Roy F F. F Reid David Christensen and Jay Jensen will represent Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim with Roger Johnson as an l alternate c |