| Show NAI STATE 0 overshadowing verelia lowing oven even the prohibition question and that is the paramo nut issue in fit local politics was the demand of the republican republic ant of the state in convention assembled on tuesday last at ogden for what was termed a new party deal the deliberations of 01 tile the convention vere intensified by bv the spirit of determination ii which charac crazed the acts of every faction in tb his convention and the first ballot on the governor indicated which faction was the strongest at the congressional district convention held on wednesday this evidence of a new deal was further ier emphasized in the defeat of congressman I 1 J oseph howe howell ll 11 who ho has represented utah in tire the lower loer house for tile the past 16 years backed by perhaps tile the most powerful business interests of the state go governor vernor spry made a spirited campaign for nomination re and it was conceded before the convention that lie he had a mighty good chance to land again then there was nephi L morris amri 8 the candidate of the younger and independent element a man who left his party tour four years ago and ran for governor goyer nor on tire the progressive ticket he too tod was vas considered a strong runner up but the surprise of the convention convention was was the lack of strength shown show n by E E jenkins who was tile the candidate of tile the old guard or federal hunch bunch at al though nominated in the most brilliant speech of tile the entire convention mr I 1 jenkins was a loser on every b ballot a ilat taken and morris gained by leaps and bounds the demand for a new political deal was insistent and the convention was swept off its feet by it the old line candidates being quickly retired as they came up for nomination never in the history of utah has a political party waged such a bitter fight in a convention as that which characterized the deliberations at ogden tuesday there was a tenseness accompanying everything that was wag done which was so tangible that one could uld alom glomst st imagine iq qt really happened several times a slight remark setti setting rg off tile the fireworks with a big explosion personalities were eschewed cli ewed be it said to the credit of the determined and somewhat distracted delegates but the principles each was lighting fl for were set forth in no uncertain terms and in a flood of oratory that was beautiful to ta listen to each faction had its champion speaker and with the regularity of a rapid fire gun the orators mounted the platform dur during the nomination period for governor and turned loose a flood of eulogy for their candidates can di dates that held the convention bention spellbound if speechmaking has any influence on the future action of a convention than all seven candidates placed in nomination were entitled to the nomination for each was wag presented to the consideration of vie fie delegates in a mabrier manner that left nothing to be added but the spirit of the te new deal took precedence over all else and with a dogged determination the devotees to that cause battled batted their way thru the fight for governor which was really tile the test and from then on it was little more than recording the votes as the result was never in doubt on the carb after tile the gubernatorial contest had been decided the re result suit of the action was freely discus discussed sea by the delegates there was bitter dis appoint appointment aint in the hearts and faces of those who had stood by governor spry and they were the most persistent in ill prophesying all manner of evil for the party as a result of nominating morri the winners were inclined to accept in good humor although that wa 4 j not I 1 true in every case these misgivings misgiving of the defeated ones and retort re tortel ei by declaring that their judgment will ill he e fully vindicated at the polls on 01 election day the followers of the other defeated candidates accepted the sit nation like true political sportsmen and even went so far as to vote vole to make the nomination of the candidate unanimous but were defeated in their purpose by those who refused to accept him as the leader 0 of the party box elder county was signally honored by the convention in the great honor bestowed upon otle die of 0 her bril blaut sons hon P F W fishburn who was made permanent chairman of 0 the convention and that honor was signally discharged by the chairman tor for ho he presided with a dignity andI and fairness air which met with the approval of the convention only once was ills his decision unkindly received and that was when on the third ballot just before the final result was waa to be ba announced noun ced a delegate from wayne coun ty stated that his vote had been I 1 wron wrongly gly reworded and lie he asked to have hare it changed from anderson to morris which vote was necessary to elect the candidate tile the chairman ruled that every delegate had the right to have his vote recorded as he had cast it but those who were jockeying jock ey for or a postponement which another ballot would have entailed of the final victory seemed so sure took exceptions to the ruling and voiced their disapproval tile the convention however sustained tile the chairman and the big fight was over pox box elder was further honored by the naming ot of one dofher prominent citizens on the state ticket mr joseph jensen jensen of garland the alie candidate of tile the count caucus won in a walk on the first ballot for or the nomination as state auditor there were three candidates for tire five nomination and mr air jenseni received 12 1 2 votes out of a total total ot of which was more than enough to elect him mr jensen has a host hose ot of friends in tills this county among all classes and creeds and his candidacy aas was urged and supported by box elder democrats as well as republic cans r it was a great convention important 1 t not nol alone to the party it stood for f 0 r but important to tile the entire state representatives of tile the people were there earnestly eat nestly considering the problems of the commonwealth and honestly setting forth their views with relation to them indicating by their earnestness the interest they have and tile the responsibility lity they feel in the conduct of the affairs of 0 this this great state it was bile one of the roost most remarkable examples of the highest type of deom deome cracy racy it has bevenour bee been nour our pleasure to witness and we admit it was also the first state convention ven tion we ever attended earnest as the delegates were and eager to win 1 yet calm judgment prevailed in ia evely every case when there was an opportunity opp ort unItY to go wrong and tile the convention responded with a roar when it wa was s ayi 11 i again it was undoubtedly the most momentous gathering of republicans ever held in tilts great state the complete state and congressional tickets placed in nomination are as follows united states senator georgw sutherland congressman first district TIMOTHY C HOYT congressman second district CHARLES R MABEY governor NEPHI L I 1 MORRIS supreme court justice D N secretary of state LINCOLN G KELLY attorney general HAROLD P FABIAN FABIA IT auditor auditor JOSEPH JENSEN treasurer DAVID H MADSEN superintendent of schools 13 DR E presidential electors ASA R HAWLEY of sevier ORRIN SEELEY SR of emery THOMAS SMART of cache DAVID JENSEN of weber |
