Show NEPHI L L. MORRIS Ga G. O 00 P. P NOMINEE Progressive Candidate in 1912 Selected at State Republican Convention Convention- George Sutherland For U. U S. S Senate Sen Sen- ate Lincoln ate Lincoln G. G Kelley For Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of State 4 Nephi L. L Morris Is the candidate for tor governor of oC Republic Utah He e ewas was the Progressive candidate te i In 1912 Morris was nominated In O Og- Og den Tuesday on the third ballot The official count on the second b blot lot was Morris 3 1 Spry and Jenkins 52 For ten minutes s following the second ballot the co con cot cot- was a riot Col A. A P. P Kesl Kesler r tried to get the floor to withdraw withdraw Jenkins He lie was lost in the nO noise e and could not gain the floor Morrl Morri sU supporters were playing leap frog Jn jh the aisles of the convention hall at atthe atthe the end of oC the count of oC the second d ballot Morris was nominated on the third ballot With the se selection of ot the candidate for Cor governor one of ot the most perplexing perplexing perplex perplexing ing fights for tor a nomination in Utah was ended Interest in this ballot was keen throughout Senator George Goorge Sutherland won the senatorial nomination by an overwhelming overwhelming overwhelming over over- whelming majority defeating Judge George Q G. Armstrong his only opponent opponent opponent nent by a vote of ot 6 6 1 to 71 5 G. The name of at D. D N N. was the only one placed before the convention convention conven conven- tion for justice of oC the supreme court He was Wag nominated by acclamation A wave of oC Interest Int rest moved over the tho crowded convention hall when the nomination for tor governor governor was reach reach- ed B. B S. S Hinckley was the first to gain the floor and nominated Nephi L. L Morris Carl T. T Barger was given the floor and presented the name of ot Edward E. E Jenkins Glen Miller of Salt Lake placed the name of ot Governor William Spry be- be before before fore the convention L. L H. H Farnsworth nominated John C. C Mackay DilWorth Woolley nominated L. L R R. R Anderson former speaker of the stateHouse state stateHouse House of Representatives Oscar Carlson was the next man mall nominated H. H A A. Smith nominated D. D O. O Ride- Ride out The nominations closed with seven names namos presented for the gubernatorial rial nomination Balloting commenced ed shortly before beCore 6 Morris took took an early lead In the first six counties to report he had 3 2072 3 2 votes Governor William Spry his nearest opponent had 1444 votes yates Spry carried Salt Lake county count by a vote of oC 77 to 49 2 The first six counties to report were Salt Lake Weber Utah Cache Sanpete and Box Elder Box Elder cast her entire twenty-five twenty votes for tor Morris The convention failed to nominate on ou the first ballot While Morris carried the majority of at the six biggest biggest big big- gest counties Spry gained heavily in Summit Morgan and Carbon counties The vote on the first ballot was Mor 1 ris Spry Jenkins 69 Lincoln G. G Kelly present state statu auditor auditor auditor au au- was nominated for Cor secretary of oC state on the first ballot The vote was Kelley Mattson 50 Jewkes Cummings 36 Following Is the prohibition plank in the platform We pledge the incoming governor and legislative assembly if it can to promptly and not less than fifteen days before beCore the close of the next session of ot the legislature enact a n law law effectively effectively prohibiting g by toy direct legislation the manufacture and the sale by prescriptions or otherwise of oC intoxicating liquors of oC all kinds within the State of ot Utah a law which shall be thoroughgoing unambiguous ous and as incapable of at evasion all as al l language can make it and that said law go into effect within six months month after its passage National Prohibition We also pledge our candidate for tor forthe forthe the United States Senate to favor by his vote and In every other way possible pos sible every measure that shall be introduced introduced introduced in in- in congress for the t e elimination elimination elimination elimina elimina- tion of oC the liquor traffic and arid for the securing of national prohibition |