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Show SIDELIGHTS ON THE CONVENTION When interviewed with reference to the result of the Fifth Judicial District Dis-trict Convention, Judge Thomas H. Burton made the following statement: "I am glad that the Convention is over and shall bf course give to the party's nominees my whole hearted support. I have served as judge of the Fifth Judicial District for 6 1-2 years last past and have striven to perform the duties of that office to the best of my ability. The Distdict is large; the work heavy, and it has entailed considerable absence from home. One of the compensations com-pensations in my retirement from the bench is that I will have more time to spend with my family and at home. I cannot forego at this time expressing ex-pressing to my neighbors and friends of Nephi City and Juab County, my sincere appreciation of the loyal, enthusiastic and undivided manner in which they supported my candidacy. The satisfaction derived from that support more than compensates for the result of the convention. To my many friends of the Fifth Judicial District I feel indebted for the loyal support which they have given to me during the time that I have been on the bench. And to each and all of them I extend my hearty thanks and appreciation. It is my intention to return to the practice of law at Nephi, Utah, at the expiration of my term of office." The delegates begun their afternoon's after-noon's work in a decorous manner, and practically all of them wore coats into the hall. After a couple of hours of politics, coats were discarded, dis-carded, neckties loosened, and hair rumpled. The Murdocks of Beaver, O. A. and Abe, present the odd condition of both being candidates for the judgeship, judge-ship, but on Republican and Democratic Demo-cratic tickets. The two Murdocks are j father and son. One woman delegate was present, coming from Iron County. However, two or three other women were present pres-ent as onlookers. As pretty a piece of political strategy as was ever carried out in a judicial primary was done by the Iron County delegation by jockeying jockey-ing their votes around until the proper moment, when they were all given to Cox. The Republican nominee for the judgeship Is one of the most youthful ever to be selected for this district. He is only 34, but makes a very good appearance and is said to have had a very thorough legal training and quite an extensive law practice. He is a veteran of the World war. Millard's position in voting last gave that county pretty much of a deciding part to play, but because of its split delegation, their- position was not much to be envied. The delegates from the west part of Beaver county voted straight on both elections, sticking for Burton and Larson. As one delegate remarked, " Mil-ford's Mil-ford's skirts are clean." We would be the better able to understand this remark several years ago when skirts were wont to be dragged on the sidewalks, side-walks, but now . And one man was heard to accuse another of hiding behind Albert Miller's Mil-ler's skirts. Quite impossible! The nominating speeches were flowery but served only for the purpose pur-pose of getting some names to vote upon, as the delegations had their plans pretty well arranged anyway. Leroy Cox had two good old war horses working for him in Senator Hirschi of Hurricane and Albert Mil-! ler of St. George. j j After all, the old boys in shirt I slpeves and galluses still seem to exert a more potent force at conven-j conven-j tions than the younger generation of ; slick dressed boys. i ' |