Show republican convention A united party selects a strong ticket and adopts a platform republican COUNTY TICKET for Re es abram johnson of mt pleasant N 0 christensen of sterling clerk ephraim G anderson moroni treasurer J M johnson spring city recorder hans christensen ephraim attorney lewis larson manti mant sheriff john knudsen mt lilt pleasant assessor herbert E ES S myth fan green surveyor jor john johnl L bench fairview supt bupt of schools A L larson ephraim commissioner four ear term sidney S sanderson fairview commissioner two year term henry D rees wales the convention was called to order by chairman L R anderson at 1130 call read by secretary frank nelson chairman L ro anderson welcomed the delegates and announced the temporary organization niza tion A IV jenson temporary chairman E ephraim secretary jno L bench fairview assistant secretaries ret aries james knopp moroni foroni IN thomas rees wales mr air jensen in in taking the chair thanked the convention for the honor conferred and entered into a discussion of the history of the two parties in past campaigns and ably presented the benefits of republican policies his figures were exact and convincing 0 referring to local matters mr jensen was vigorously applauded when he be showed the bene benefits rits of the state grasshopper bounty law to sanpete county the ephraim orchestra rendered a selection and on motion of ephraim rai in hansen a committee on permanent organization and order of business one on resolution and platform and one on credentials was appointed by the various delegations delegat gat ions A recess was taken until 2 p in in order to give the committee time to report AFTERNOON SESSION SESSIO N the committee on credentials reported there being no contests the delegates as elected at the various various primaries were given seats in the convention the comm committees ittes on platform and resolution and order of business were nvere not ready to report and a short recess was taken the committee on platform reported as follows republican COUNTY PLATFORM the republican party of sanpete county expresses its profound satisfaction with the general prosperity of the nation and heartily endorses the national administrations of presidents mckinley aud roosevelt wo we stand pat on the republic gan can platform adopted by the chicago convention and recognize in P president resident theodore roosevelt a thorough american america the man of the hour and the president of the whole people we endorse our state administration we endorse our county administration as being competent clean and economical recognizing the bonewits bone fits of the ab grasshopper bounty anty law to the community at large and the farmers in particular in this county we commend the action of our last state legislature in recognize recognizing ng its enactment as a fulfillment of a republican pledge brought about by the vigilance of our state senator and sustained by our bembera in the lower house we favor the election reelection re of prof A C nelson to the office of state supt bupt of public instruction 0 NV of mt pleasant was made permanent chairman and the balance of the temporary organization niza tion sustained mr air made a few happy remark remarks on taking the chair the platform and order of business was adopted without op opposition i twentynine twenty nine delegates and awen ty nine alte alternates mates were chosen to attend the state convention hon ferdinand alder of manti placed abram johnson Jo linson of mt alt pleasant in nomination for representative senta tive in the legisla legislature hife mr johnson was nominated by acclamation reuben christenson nominated henry A kearnes of gunnison philip dack placed john 0 mellor of fayette before the convention ven tion john lowry sr placed in nom nomination i N 0 christenson of sterling two ballots were taken as follows first ballot christenson 48 mellor 27 ket kearnes arnes 26 second ballot christensen 66 K I 1 kearnes earnes 21 mellor 8 mr christensen was declared the nominee nominee sidney sanderson of fairview was nominated by acclamation for the four year term as county commissioner jas monson of mt alt pleasant and henry D rees of wales were placed in nomination for the two year term vote resulted as follows rees 53 monson 48 E IV W fox of manti and john L bench of fairview were placed in nomination for county surveyor yoro the vote stood bench 55 fox 37 97 K reid and lewis larson of manti were placed in nomination for county attorney one ballot was taken as follows larsen 87 reid 13 john knudsen of mt pleasant was nominated by acclamation for sheriff J morgan johnson of city was nominated re for treasurer by acclamation 11 E smyth was the unanimous choice for assessor ephraim G anderson Ander con of moroni and alma bartholomew of fayette were placed in nomination for county clerk the vote stood anderson 70 bartholomew 31 hans christensen Christen Ben of ephraim was nominated re for county recorder by acclamation county supt bupt of schools was given to A L larson for another term by a unanimous vote the central committee was authorized to fill all aill vacancies that may occur between now and election convention adjourned NOTES many democrats attended the republican county convention with the tile hope of seeing an exciting time they went away disappointed tho convention was the most harmonious held in years judge jacob johnson proved to the county convention conventi oll that he ile is true to liis his party and respects political ethics by casting his vote for lewis larson for county attorney P F C winn of nephi a lifelong life loi long 9 republican and one of the stalwarts of that section of the state has announced his candidacy for the republican nomination for state auditor |