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Show REPUBLICAN COUNTY J CONVENTION HELO FRIOAY I HARMONY MARKED 8E88ION8 1 W. A. KNIGHT AND E. B. JONE8 PLACED ON TICKET. ' Republican dologates from every section of Utah County gathered at Amorlcan Fork Friday for tho pur- ( poso of naming a Stato Legislative ticket, County nnd Proclnct officers for tho fall election. Tho result of tho gathering follows: ' For State Senator LeRoy Dixon of Provo. For State Senator Wllford W. ' Warnlck ot Mnnlln. ' For Stnto Roprosontntlvos W. A. ' Knight ot Lohl; N. C. Chrlstonson ot Salom; Ocorgo F. Sholloy, Amorlcan Fork; O. M. llnlllday of Santaquln. For County Commissioner 4 year term Chnrlos 11. Wright of Provo. For County Commissioner 2 year torm Fred Mntloy ot Spanish Forlf. For County Clork Wallace M. j Hales, Spanish Fork. For County Sheriff J. D. Boyd, Provo. For County Assessor Chnrlos E. Hawkins of Benjamin. For County Treasurer Henry Joppson ot Payson. For County- Auditor Clifford L. Wright ot Pleasant Orove. fl For County Recorder Lillian AH- H red ot Provo. jH For County Attorney Milan R. i W Straw ot Sprlngvllle. i fl , For County Surveyor; K. B. Jones H of Lehi. H At 10:30 a. m. County Chairman ffl 12ph Homor, called tho convention of i fl somo 30G dologates together, and tho H bnnd rondored as tho opening num- I fl bcr, "Tho Stars and Stripes Forever." I fl Mr. Homor then paid high tribute to . fl tho present incumbents In tho county i flj offices, nnmlng soparatcly tho com- -, mlsslonorB, clerk, assessor, sheriff, fl troasuror, rocordor, auditor, surveyor, Kl and attorney. Ho road a tolegram fll from Carl Markman, Stato Chairman, j K giving grootings to tho Convention, , mr nnd declaring it wan his hopo that flj ovcry Republican candidate In the V stato bo elected nt tho noxt oloctlon. B- A great demonstration grootod tho B appearance of Mr. Ernest Bamberger, 8 Republican candldato for United ' Bl States Senate Mark Tuttlo, State Ml Auditor and Harvoy duff, Attornoy B Gonoral; when thoy wore escorted to B tho stand by Messrs. B. S. Kershaw HI and C. L. Warnlck. Bj After tho short addroBS by County Bf (Continued on pago G) Bl K: Republican County Con- Bf vontion Held Friday H (Continued from page 1) W Chairman ICp'j Homer, he Intro- f duccd the temporary officers as Hr follows: Chairman, Walter Adams T of Provo; flrst vlco-chalrman, mfr Mrs. Allco M. Crookston ot this city; K Chnrlos Whtlo of Payson; Alfrod f. Anderson of Cedar Fort; and Mary f Flnloy ot Sprlngvlllo: secretaries, Ul Pratt T. Thomas ot Spanish Pork; US Charles Jorgonson ot Salom; J. A. Mv WeBt of PloaBant Orovol and W. A. Hr Knight of Lohl; chaplatn, John R. IPJ f Illndloy ot Amorlcan Fork; sergeant at arms, Benjamin Datos of Alpine. H : Invocation was then offered by . Chaplain Illndloy. ) Mr. Adams thon gave a splendid H i koy-noto address. Ho paid high trl-m trl-m buto to the present administration and Its officials. Ho sold, "Wo aro ' .not looking for tho roturn of prospor-M prospor-M Ity, It Is horo. Thoro Is 300 porcent II moro building operations today than II two yoars ago." He stated furthor III that tho farmers' dollar will go much rl farther today thnn it would two II years ago, and that when tho now m tariff bill is In oporatlon tho farmor will rocolve 100 cents for his dollar. He told of a recent trip through tho eastern statos, and of how gratifying 3 his findings woro In regards to tho conditions, financial and othorwlso. M Mr. Adams doclarod that thoro was less unemployed mon In tho United States today than thoro has boon for H many years, and money was moro H avallablo now than at any time since , II thd war. ; H In speaking of Sonator Smoot ho ; I said; "Hood Smoot la tho safest arfd j I blggost man In tho V, S. Sondto, and I nftor March 31st noxt year,, ho will I assumo flrst placo In tho Sonata by I bolng tho chairman ot the finance jM ' committee." Chairman .Adam's do- lB clarod that Utah took another first ' II placo when Goorgo, Sutherland was N appointed to tho Supreme Court. 1 j) Ho commended tho Presldont and I Socretary ot Stato for tholr actions C : In the dlsaramonta conference Ho F J said that when the present Stato ad- n 1 ministration took ovor tho reigns of I Stato government, that there was a 1 I 97,000,000 doflclt to bo mot. Ho fur- J thcr doclarod that tho valuation of O property In tho stato of Utah had si decreased moro than halt, and. that X I tho prosent administration .admlals- ' iff tratlon through economies had made ir ii it posslblo that tho taxos In most a: II cases were lowor. Mr. Adams named M II proporty in overy city In Utah County rr Sf upon which taxes will bo loss this a HI year than tor tho past few years. His gi speoch was intorupted many times with cheers and applauso from tho dolegates. After the keynoto address, roll was called and tho temporary officers took tholr placo upon the rostrum. A motion then carried to appoint tho nocesBary committees, which b Were named as follows: s Platform and Resolution. i. O. K. Darth, Moslda; M. O. Straw. t Sprlngvlllo; James Smith, Alpine; 1 Alfred Anderson, Codar Fort; John T Hoborts, Goshen; Goorgo F. Sholloy, i. American Fork; William O. Jpbnson, ' : Santaquln; B. A. Duahman, Lchl; ' - John J Hooloy, Mopleton; William W. Taylor, Lakovlow; J. J. Hayes, ' - Pleasant Drove; C. E. Ludlow, Don- ' t Jailn; Karl Koolor, Payson; C. W. Johnson. Provo First; Mrs. W. Montr Mon-tr roe Paxman, Provo Second; B. A. J Mltcholl, Provo Third; A. L. Dooth, 1 Provo Fourth;" L. B. Eggortson, Provo ' I Fifth; D. T. Lowls", 8panlsh Fork; Horace Slack, Pleasant Vlow; James ' P. Chrlstonson, Salom; W. J, Clogg, ' Vlnoyard. j Permanent Organization and Order of r Business. Q. E. Darth, Moslda; Thomas Latl-' mor, Sprlngvlllo; Don Dates, Alplno; ( ' Alfred Anderson, Cedar Fort; It. II. r Doswell, Goshen; Gus Wlckman, Santaquln; j. E. Chndwlck, American t Fork; Jamds H. Gardner, Lohl; Mar- : tin Walters Maploton; P. W, Madsen, y ' Lake Vlow; A P. Warnick, Pleasant c Grovo; T. E. 'Ludlow, Benjamin; Leo t i It. Taylor, Payson; W. O. Creor, c ' Provo First; Ephralm Homor, Provo ' Second; Arthur J. Durmnt, Provo 1 Third; Loroy Dixon, Provo Fourth; c Jacob Coleman, Provo Fifth; J. H. v SnolC Spanish Fork; Amy Slack, d Ploasant View; N. O. Chrlstcnson, Salom; O. S. Dunkor, Vineyard. n .Credentials. r O. E. Darth, Moslda; Dertha Lowls, tt Goshen; D P. Drlnton, Sprlngvlllo'; J. 8 A. Moylo, Alplno; Alfred Anderson, ' 0 Cedar Fort; O. H. Mott, Santaquln; u W, H. Chlpman, Airiorlcan Fork; Jphn 0 1L Leo, Maploton; Norman Scott, n Lako Vlow; J. D. Thorno, Pleasant ci Grovo; Joseph A. Tlppott, Denjamln; t( Frank Coombs, Payson; Delia Bach- 0 man, Provo First; O. R. Thomas, 0I Provo Socond; Leo J. Knight, Provo Third; Nettio Dock, Provo Fourth; C John Saxy, Provo Fifth; Henry A. tt Gardner, Spanish Fork; Fred Forgen- tl son. Pleasant Vlow; F. Curtis, Salem; ui Jt Wallaco Clogg, Vineyard. ffl "Tholmirman appointed- a com- cl tnlttoo on condolohco ."to draw up ra articles of rospeot to the lato Jesso af M. Harmon, formor county com- mlsslonor.. Anothor committeo was pi appointed to draft articles of con- ta gratulation to bo sent from this con- pi vontion to Goorgo A. Suntherland, a former Utah County man. The convention thon adjourned to the tabernacle, whore a delicious din-nor din-nor was served by tho Relict Societies Societ-ies of tho town, and a program of music was enjoyod. Afternoon Session, ' American Fork, Utah, September 16, 1922. To tho Members of tho Republican County Convention Assembled: We, your committee on Platform and Resolutions, report for 'your adoption tho following: 1. Wo reaffirm our endorsement ot tho last National and Stato Platform ot the Republican party. 2. Wo heartily approvo tho magnificent magni-ficent National administration of President Warren G. Harding. 3. Wo commend to tho votoro ot this county tho able and economical administration of Governor Charles R. Mabey, and his associates as officers ot tho Stato of Utah. 4. ' Wo call attention with prldo to tho County Government of Utah County during tho laBt two yoars. Economy and Efficiency. Tho samo principles of economy and efficiency which aro applied in tho conduct of successful private tfnd rorporato business should bo used in tho management of public, affairs. Wo pledgo tho nomlnocs of this convention con-vention to a conttnuod policy of Btrlct economy, and utmost efllcjency. so that under Republican rulo public office will in fact bo a publtc trust. 6. All corporations, companies and enterprises engaged In supplying any of tho essential commodities upon wlilch practically tho ontlro population doponds, should bo conducted and managed In such a way as to pro-moto pro-moto tho gonoral wclfaro and should bo subject to tho provisions of tho Public Utilltlos Commission. Wo favor improving, extending and strengthening tho Public Utilities law of Utah so as to embrace all public utllltlo corporations, companies and organizations Including coal producers and doalors; and wo pledgo our candidates for tho stato legislature to the enactment of such amendments ar laws as' will make the provision f this resolution offectlvo. G. Tho consistent Republican prln- . :lple of giving ovoryono an opportunity opport-unity to sharo as far as posslblo in ho administration ot government mder political appointment Wo avor that all doputy offlcors bo ! ihoscn. from tho mass ot tho pooplo 'athcr than from among tho kinsmen if tho elected officer. ' 7. Wo favor tho passage of a law irovidlng for an equitable lncomo ! ax, and for tho classification of iroperty for taxation purposes; ani-1 o this end wo favor tho adoption ot lonnte Concurrent Resolution No. 4, ' assod March 10th, 1021, and which 1 9 to bo voted upon at the coming ; lection, providing for these purposes. , 8. That wo favor tho continuance t the construction of hard .surfaced ' oads in Utah County until such a I oad is finished through tho County rom North to South. 9. Wo bollovo that the bonding lower ot tho Stato at prosent Is ' ufflclent for all purposes, and thoro- oro wo oppose tho adoption ot ionato Concurrent Resolution No. 2, lassed March 10, 1921. Such resolu-ion resolu-ion provides for an amendment to ho Constitution raising the limit ot ho Stato to contract debts to 2 per-ent per-ent of all taxablo .proporty in tho . Itato. 10. Wo aro proud ot tho public ichool system ot the county and 3tato and urge tho adoption of the ilogan of tho National Education Ab-lociatlon, Ab-lociatlon, "For ovory American Com-nunity Com-nunity an American public school I good enough for an Amorlcan child." I 11. In order to koop and to make I our government stablo and contlnu-I contlnu-I ous, it is tho duty of overy citizen to I uphold and assist In tho enforcement I ot law and order. Due to tho dloro-I dloro-I spoct ot a numbor of our own people I for tho law, somo ot tho foreign olo-mont olo-mont are not respecting us or our government. Wo, ns a party, pledgo I ourselvos and tho offlcors olocted by I us to tho enforcomont of tho laws I upon tho Btatuto books, and to render I such aid to tho offlcors that "Law and I Ordor" shall provall. I 12. That wo favor water consor-I consor-I vatlon and dralnago and commend I tho work ot the Stato wator storago' I commission. ALFRED L. BOOTH, Chairman. I J. j. HAYES, Secretary. 9 o - |