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Show iiWFEnTS GOVERNOR SPRY 8ALT LAKE COUNTY MAN IS CHOICE OF REPUBLICANS FOR GUBERNATORIAL HONORS. Prohibition by Legislative Enactment Pledged In Platform Adopted at State Convention Held at Ogden. t Nephi L. Morris of Salt Lake City was the nominee of the Republican . state convention for governor, defeating defeat-ing Governor Spry, who sought a third term, the selection coming on the third ballot The complete state ticket placed in the field at the convention held at Ogden Og-den on August 8, is as follows: For U. S. Senator George Sutherland. Suther-land. For Supreme Court Justice D. N. Straup. For Governor Nephi L. Morris. For Secretary of State Lincoln G. Kelly. For Attorney General Harold P. Fabian. For Auditor Joseph Jensen. For Treasurer David H. Madsen. For Superintendent of Public Instruction In-struction B. G. Gowans. ' Presidential Electors David Jensen, Thomas Smart, A. R. Hawley, Orrin Seely. The final ballot for governor was: Morris, 313 2-3; Spry, 1S8; Jenkins, 42. Anderson, 52; Carlson, 13; Mackay, 11; Rideout, 4 1-3. The candidate for secretary of state was chosen on the first ballot, as follows: Lincoln G. Kelly, 312; David Mattson, 50; Jesse D. Jewkes, 108; Heber L. Cummings, 36; H. G. Pedersen, 110. Attorney General Harold P. Fabian, Fa-bian, 455; L. L. Baker, 85; G. A. Iverson, 64; W. M. McCrea, 3; J. F. Chidester, 2. Treasurer D. H. Madsen, 368 5-8; -Carl Marcussen, 246; T. C. Winn, 9. Auditor Joseph Jensen, 329; Charles Heiner, 146; W. A. Leatham, 143. The candidates for supreme court justice and state superintendent of public instruction were chosen by ac--clamation. The new state committee of the Kepublican party is as follows: Wilford Robinson, Beaver. T. W. Fishburn, Box Elder. Joseph Odell, Cache. A. J. Lee, Carbon. Christopher Burton, Davis. M. B. Pope, Duchesne. Peter Nelson, Emery. W. T. Owen, Jr., Garfield. J. P. Miller, Grand. W. H. Lyman, Iron. Gus J. Henroid, Juab. Alex. Findley, Kane. A. R. Bertoch, Morgan. ' Benjamin Cameron, Jr., Piute. H. Morris, Jr., Rich. Fred W. Price, Salt Lake county. Lon J. Haddock, Salt Lake county. J. H. Wood, San Juan. Dilworth Woolley, Sanpete. Heber C. Christensen, Sevier. W. D. Sutton, Summit. L. E. Kramer, Tooele. Don B. Colton, Uintah. James H. Gardner, Utah. H. W. Harvey, Wasatch. A. B. Andrus, Washington. Joseph Eckersley, Wayne. C. R. Holllngworth, Weber. Following Is the declaration of principles adopted by the Republican convention : The Republican party of Utah, in state convention assembled, indorses the national platform adopted at the Chicago convention and the nominations nomina-tions made by that convention of Charles E. Hughes of New York for .president and Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana for vice-president, and in addition to the national platform, declares de-clares as follows: We commend the administration of Governor William Spry lor the wise expenditure of public funds in building build-ing our magnificent state capitol, and for the splendid roads being constructed con-structed throughout our state, and we pledge our incoming governor and legislature to wisely, economically and energetically continue the ?ood work, to the end that ultimately every county and hamlet in our state shall ibe connected by good roads with every other part of the state. We are proud of the record made by Utah's Republican representatives at the national capital. The labors of Senator Sutherland and Smoot in the senate, and of Congressman Joseph Howell in the house, have given to Utah power, prestige and recognition in national affairs second to no state in our country. The service of Senator Sen-ator Sutherland in behalf of laboring men's interests has been publicly acknowledged ac-knowledged by labor leaders as a distinct dis-tinct and advanced contribution to the cause of humanity. Pledge Prohibition. We pledge the Incoming governor and legislative assembly, if Republi can, to promptly, and not less than fifteen days before the close of tha next session of the legislature, enact a law effectively prohibiting, by direct di-rect legislation, tlje manufacture and the sale, by prescription or otherwise, of intoxicating liquors of all kinds within the state of Utah, a law which shall be thoroughgoing, unambiguous unambigu-ous and as incapable of evasion as language can make it; and that said law go into effect within six months after its passage. We also pledge our candidate for the United States senate to favor by his vote and in every other way possible pos-sible every measure that shall be introduced in-troduced in congress for the elimination elimina-tion of the liquor traffic and for the securing of national prohibition. Workman's Complnsation. We favor the enacting of a comprehensive com-prehensive workman's compensation law providing a liberal schedule of payment for death and injury resulting result-ing from accident to employees of all kinds, whether state, municipal or private. We favor the prompt submission by congress and ratification by tha necessary nec-essary number of states of tho proposed pro-posed constitutional amendment Introduced Intro-duced by Senator Sutherland conferring con-ferring the elective franchise on women, wo-men, and in that connection we espe-aially espe-aially congratulate the Republican nominee for president, Governor Charles E. Hughes, on his emphatic and unequivocal approval of this proposed amendment. We pledge the Republican party to provide proper recognition of women by appointment on all state boards and commissions not incompatible with women's work. Public Utilities. Wie favor the creation of a public utilities commission, and we pledge our party to put on the statute books of this state at the next session of the legislation adequate laws for the carrying out of the provisions of section sec-tion 15 of article 18 of the constitution constitu-tion relative to the establishment of reasonable, maximum rates of charge for the transportation of passengers and freight, for correcting abuses ad preventing discrimination and extortion extor-tion in rates by all common carriers. The constitution and statutes of our state provide adequate mileage for traveling expenses of public officers of our state, and in line with legislation legisla-tion by a Republican congress and believing be-lieving that wholesome legislation is hampered and endangered by the system sys-tem in vogue of giving passes to public pub-lic officials, we pledge our legislature and governor to pass an adequate anti-pass measure for the correction of this evil. We pledge the Republican party to the enactment of such legislation as may be necessary to secure to the workers the legal right of voluntary association, for mutual protection and welfare, protecting their rights against unwarrantable issuance of writs of injunction. Labor Legislation. We favor the enactment of legislation legis-lation calculated to secure the safety, conservation and protection of labor from the dangers incident to industry and transportation. We demand the faithful observance and enforcement of the eight-nour law in mines, mills and smelters, as well as on all public works. We pledge the Republican party to the enactment of a. law giving to the workers of this state "one day's rest in seven." If elected to power, we pledge the Republican party to the broadening of the law creating the office of commissioner com-missioner of labor and statistics with such additional power as the general welfare may demand. Wle disapprove the Democratic policy pol-icy in time of peace of taxation upon special articles. A tariff law constructed con-structed in accordance with Republican Repub-lican principles would produce, as It has always produced under Republican administration, sufficient revenue to carry on the operations of the government gov-ernment without resort to vexatious taxation such as that contained in the so-called emergency revenue act. Denounce Democrats. We denounce the attempt of the Democratic administration to interfere with and abridge the just rights of he settlers upon the former Uinta Indian reservation to the use and control con-trol of the waters which they have appropriated for irrigation, and we declare de-clare that In the matter of the appropriation appro-priation and use of these waters, ai well as all other waters within th state, the state law is supreme. We believe that the public schools of the state should be kept entirely free from partisan politics, and to that end we favor the non-partisan selection of the state superintendent of public instruction. The home bri";s to its owners no income. Yet the safety and perpetuity of every republic is guaranteed where the people own their own homes and is undermined where the burden of taxation is so great as to threaten the ownership of the home by those of moderate means. Wc therefore pledge our governor and legislature to the enaction of such laws on taxation as shall encourage the ownership by the people of their homes and small farms. |