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Show UTAH REPUBLICANS SELECT TICKET William Spry of Salt Lake County Choice of Party for Governor and Howell for Congress. Senator Sutherland Presides at Convention, Con-vention, and Makes Key-Note Speech of the Campaign-Over Campaign-Over Six Hundred Delegates Dele-gates in Attendance. Salt Lake City. At one of the largest attended conventions In the history of tho Btate, tho nepubllcani-of nepubllcani-of Utah plnced their state ticket In tho field on Tuesday. Six hundred nnd eight accredited delegates wero present. Tho convention wns called to order by State Chairman Wesley K. Walton, who Introduced tlfo temporary tem-porary chairman, Senator Gcorg" Sutherland. Scnntor Sutherland mndu the key-note nddress In tho opening of tho campaign, In which he nnn-lyzod nnn-lyzod tho political situation in Utnh, from Ills point of view, being given an ovation by tho convention nt the close of his speech. Tho platform adopted Indorses the administration of President Hoose. volt; Indorses William Hownrd Tnft and JamcB Schoolcraft Sherman; Indorses In-dorses tho stnto administration ol the past four years, headed by Governor Gov-ernor John C. Cutler; expresses grntl-ludo grntl-ludo to G. A. H. for Itolding encamp ment here, and pledges lcglsla''.vc ai proprlatlon to take caro of 1909 en crimpmcut; favors postnl savings banks, larger navy, department of mining, nntionnl bureau of health, lr rigatlon policy nnd homestead rights The Ticket. Tho ticket chosen Is ns follows: For presidential electors, Thomas Sovy, Garfield county; Unfayottc Hoi-brook, Hoi-brook, Utah county; Henry Colin, Salt Lako county. For Justlco of supremo court, W. M. McCnrty, Soviet- county. For representative In congress, Joseph Jo-seph Howell, Cncho county. For governor, William Spry, Snlt Lako county. For sccrotnry of state, C. S. Tlngey, Junb county. For stnto trcnsuier, David Mattson, Weber county. 'For stato auditor, Jesse D. Jewkes. Emory county. For attorney general, A. H. Dames, Salt Lako county. For superintendent of public In structlnu. A. C. Nolson, Sanpeto county. The now Hepubllcnn state central committee will bo ns follows; Heaver, W. F. Knox: llox Elder. C. Hoist; Cncho, H. A. Pedorsen; Carbon. Car-bon. H. G. Miller; Davis, Henry W Stuhlo; Emery, Henry Thompson. Gnrflold, Thomas Haycock; Grand. John E. Pace; Iron. Edgar L. Clark: Kane, A. M. Finland; Morgan, Chas. K. Condlo; Piute, John Morrell; Hlch. Wesloy K. Wnlton; Salt Lake, Car) A. Dadger; San Juan. Nephl Ilalley; Sanpete, Horhert E. Sinythe; Sevier, John G. Jorgensen; Summit, W. D. Lowls; Tooelo, Eiigeno T. Woolley: Ulntnh. Edwin G. Winder: Utnh. Eph Homer; Wasntch. James C. Jensen; Wayne. Joseph Ecksley; Weber. Rudolph Ru-dolph Kuchlor. William Spry was nominated for governor by acclamation. Joseph Howoll easily defeated Parley Par-ley P. Chrlstonsen for tho congres-. slonnl nomination, tho vote being: Howell, 471; -ChrlBtensen, l?,7. Three ballots were taken before n treasurer waB elected, and tho delegates dele-gates voted three times before the candldato for auditor was chosen. |