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Show DEMOCRATS ASSEMBLE IN CONVENTION AND NAME MIXED TICKET Progressives Have Their Way and are Given Privilege of Running Five of their Number for Office. A. A. Law, John Sneddon and T. W. Peterson on Ticket. Tick-et. Cronquist and Van Orden Ditched Fusion, did you say fusion? "Well jes that I3 what has been talked about more or lc3s for somo time," said a prominent Democrat yesterday "but I did not know what It meant until I saw Chairman Edwards and his machine Jam It dovfn our throats." Notwithstanding tho decision of tho democratic commltteo a week or more ago to sail on their own ship v. Ith their own Hag flying, tho democratic dem-ocratic convention of yostorday Jam-cd Jam-cd through a fusion resolution and forsook the old battleship and - got aboard the hybrid boat, and proceed ed to patch up a new flag. Thoro aro a great many good democrats dem-ocrats In tills great county nf Cacho demoqrats whose prlclnples are as dear to them as their religion, and any attompt to saddle tlem to an alliance al-liance not of tholr choice Is distasteful distaste-ful to them. This tho leaders at Salt Lako City well know, nnd in order to tako care ot tho situation reinforcements wero necossnry. Last week Chairman Edwards together with A. J. Merrill ot Smlthfleld wore In Salt Lako City and while thcro It Is claimed tho deal was agreed upon. Tho democrats who voted against fusion In comralttoo were to bo thrpwn down, und Mr. MathonlaU Thomas andj-owls Larson Lar-son were to corao to Logan and as- slst Mr. Edwards and his followers In scolug that It was done. Tho program was carried out to tho letter and when Chairman Ed wards reported tho fusion agreemont thoso who wero against tho alllanco acted as If thoy had been given an overdoso of keep quiet powders ,and tho dictates of tho bosses went thru. Truo thoro wero somo who had tho backbono to voto "no" on tho question ques-tion but tho gonornls had tho matter mat-ter so well In hand that all opposition opposi-tion was slleuped In doublo quick order, or-der, tho result being that a great many democrats woro fused against their will, and wero given 'a flattening flatten-ing out by tho biggest steam roller that has over been manipulated In Cachq county. Tho machine was put Into goar yesterday at 11:30 when Chairman William, Edwards callod tho convention conven-tion to order, Tho court room was fairly filled with democrats from various parts of tho county. Early In tho day the Ciarkstou squad headod by Peter "Sanko" Baraon, and flanked flank-ed by "Jack" Thomson como on tho scene. Later camo William Murray, of Wellsvllle, Postmaster S. W. Hon-(1 Hon-(1 rick s of Richmond and othors of tho big ranchlno. . Upon arsombllng Chairman Ed- ( Continued on pago eight) DEMOCRATSSSEMBiIMrm4 I , iTION AND NAME MIXED TICKET I i (Continued from page ono) wards maraed Charles England as Temporary Chairman, and William Evans as Temporary Secretary. Chair man England modestly assumed Uio duties without making an address! C. F. Olsen nt once moved that tho regulation committees be appointed. appoint-ed. William Edwards then moved for a commlttoo of five on combination, nnd explained his- reasons. Hon. Samuel Oldham of Pafadlse mado a set speech for tho motion charging that tho peoplo of Utah wero In tho hands of a scheming wicked, corrupt ring, from which no relief could como unless an nlllahce wns made with somo ono. Ho claimed that tho main thing was to down that ring, ln Utah, and tho only way to make i. rcscnablo attempt wns to combine com-bine with tho Progressives. Apparently feeling thnt tho motion was ln Jeopardy' Senator Funk moved that It bo tabled temporarily while Hon. Mathonlah Thomas, a gentlo-man gentlo-man of national fame and Importance according to tho Senator make a-speech. a-speech. Tho Senator's desires prevailed pre-vailed and Mr. Thomas at onco proceeded pro-ceeded to, pave- tho way for combination. combin-ation. Ho, ns far as his authority went, read out of the party those democrats who havo published statements state-ments against fusion nnd declared that In combining with the progressives, progres-sives, no principle was being sacrlflc ed. He then attempted to give in detail all tho secrets of tho Republican Repub-lican party until tho dolegates fairly stared at the gentleman as though he wcro a seer, and during the afternoon after-noon session a great many thot ho was a seer, for they had tho plena-uro plena-uro of seeing film applaud the success suc-cess of fusion, which they had stub-bornly stub-bornly agreed to defeat. The fusion commltteo consisted of William Edwards, J. W. Funk, E. B., Owen, George Blgby and Sylvester Lowe. At tho afternoon session there was a long wait for tho fusion commltteo during which time the convention was amused by C. F. Olsen, Mr. Sorenson of" Mendon, Mr. William Reese of Benson, and Clerk A. B. Chambers. Mr. Olsen being an ex port In his line, gave Uie Inside history his-tory ot both parties and thought about Blxteen years of power would bo enough to corrupt tho democratic party. The convention smiled and thought by that time C. F. would be a Republican ngaln. Mr. Sorenson told a Gorman story, afler which ho left tho room. Mr. Rcoso delivered an oration on taxes. Mr. Chambers relolved his mind of some figures on tho present county administration, but thoro appeared to bo a lurking thought In tho minds of many that ho did not present all tho llgures he hnd In mind for Instnnco the amount ot money the county pays on overdrafts over-drafts ln Its Cacho county account, whllo It has a fabulous sum on do-posit do-posit ln the treasurer's collector account. ac-count. Mr. Chancers should give this chapter on the administration for the enlightenment of his fellow democrats. Finally Chnlrman Edwards and Senator Funk, tholr countenances all aglow with tho fruits of victory presented pre-sented the report to the effect that tho Piogresslvos be given tho four year term commissioner, two representatives repre-sentatives to tho legislature, tho treasurer, and tho attorney. Thoro wns somo snorting, and a goneral looking around for cuspidors, but after J. M. B.alr had asked for tho personnel ot tho progressives who woro to hold plains on tho ticket, and had been glvon to understand that ho must not ask for such Information Infor-mation now, and after Senator Funk hud told tho rank nud fllo what tho bosses at Salt Lake wantod, and what tho local bosses wanted, It went through llko it was greased. Tho aftornoou session was presided presid-ed ovor by E. R. Owen, with Samuel Sam-uel Wlsor, and Mrs. "Neeloy" Peterson, Pet-erson, vlco chairman; C. F. Olsen, secretary, with Postmasfar Hlidrlcks of Richmond, assistant. Samuol Oldham Old-ham was chaplain. Tho following ticket was noniln-. ated: Stato Sonator J. W.. Funk. Representatives A. A. Law, T. W. Peterson, Samuel Oldham. Four-year Comm!ssloner-Fi I Two year Commission ZT I geson. pa Der- H - Clerk-A. B. Chambers. Sheriff John H. Barker I Assessor-John B. Woodnard 4 Recorder Kate Preston I Survoor-T. H. Humphery8. ' Treasurer-George S. Dalnes Attorney-John A. Sneddon ' km-" City Ticket J For Justlco Thomas O. Lowe W For Constabltf-Wllilam e;ii3,' |