Show parties All Set For Commissioner Race Republican and Democratic parties met in convention last week to choose their candidates for year 2 County Commissioner for the September 13 primary election The Republicans had four candidates for the office and the Democrats three with only two eligible to appear on the primary ballot It was the first time in many years there has been a convention run-off run to eliminate candidates and is taken by workers in both parties as a sign of increased political interest REPUBLICAN Eugene Jensen and Allen Frandsen Frandsen Frandsen Fr- Fr andsen both of Centerfield won the he primary spots in the Republican Republican Republican lican convention w wit with i t h Croft Christensen of Mayfield layfield and C. C H. H Child of both eliminated eliminated eliminated elim elim- by the convention voters Don V. V Tibbs county chairman led the enthusiastic convention at Manti l High School Guest speaker w was a s Jackson Howard district y for the F Fourth o 0 u r l' t h Judicial District Mr 11 Howard referred to the great heritage of the American people stating that Governments were instituted among men to secure life and liberty He said that in our liberty faith is invested in inthe inthe inthe the people people who have courage to stand for their beliefs people peoples willing to accept responsibility responsibility responsibility and people willing to tell who their candidates are and why they believe in them Mr 11 Howard commented on the Republican National Convention which he and referred I to Mr 1 Judds Judd's address as the Keynote address of the Century Century Century Cen Cen- tury Musical 1 numbers for the convention convention convention con con- were by Melba 1 K Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- strong and Aden Johnson with flag ceremony by Boy Scouts of Troop directed by Alburn Lyon County Commissioner Clifford Blackham addressed the group on Republicanism and asked for a show how of strength in the party He requested a stand do dothe n the principal of courtesy and said work and organization are needed needed needed need need- ed to keep the party strong He said the county mill levy has been 77 mills for 10 years and claimed credit for Republican in keeping the county sound fin fin fin- o 0 DEMOCRATIC Maynard laynard Sorensen of Axtell will oppose Stanley Voorhees of Manti in the primary election Septem September er 13 and the winner will I Ibe be the Democratic Candidate for year 2 C County o 0 u n t y Commissioner These two were the winners inthe in hi hithe inthe the Democratic convention held at Manti 1 High School last Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day evening with Howard Christensen Christensen Christensen Christ Christ- ensen of Gunnison being eliminated eliminated eliminated elim elim- from the race Roger Hansen county Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- Demo Demo- cratic chairman conducted the meeting introducing the many Democratic candidates in attendance attendance attendance atten atten- dance at the meeting The three candidates for two- two year commissioner were called on to respond following their nominations Nominating speeches speech speech- es were also given for the candidates candidates candidates can can- for year 4 commissioner Alton N Nielson i e l 1 s son o n and Lawrence Nielson both of Ephraim and the candidate for State Representative Representative Representative W W. W. W of Manti 1 with responses from each candidate Sharp M. M Larsen former Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete resident and candidate for forState forState forState State Treasurer told of his qualifications qualifications qualifications for the office he seeks and expressed his pleasure at visiting in Sanpete again Laural Brown and Harvard Hinton candidates for Secretary of State proved to be very amiable amiable amiable am am- opponents They told of in increased increased increased in- in creased activity in the Democratic tic party throughout the state and explained the duties of the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of Secretary of State Warwick Lamoreaux candidate for Attorney General told of his interest in farm cooperatives and his belief that the they are a solution to many farm problems He set Land Hi-Land Dairy and is their legal counsel Wm Henderson candidate candidate candidate can can- for the same office gave a broad background of experience experience experience exper exper- in the legal field and explained ex explained explained ex- ex his dark horse win in inthe inthe inthe the convention was a result of vigorous ca campaigning Win Bruhn candidate f for o r Congress from this district told of his success in getting industry industry industry indus indus- try into Garfield County and expressed ex expressed expressed ex- ex pressed a desire to carry out a alike alike alike like effort for all of his district Mr 11 Bruhn said he was delighted at the large turnout of Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- and said a few years ago he attended a meeting at which a n amere amere mere dozen Sanpete Democrats attended Big Bill Bruhn is the only candidate from out of the Ogden area in either party Our Continued on last page u PARTIES CHOOSE 2 COMMISSIONER CANDIDATES Continued from page one representatives have come from Ogden for the past ten years Ira Huggins candidate for governor governo governor gov gov- erno told of his service in the State Legislature and offered the opinion that a governor can be beof beof beof of vital aid in deciding farm and other problems which sometimes are thought of as federal lems He told of various programs he would would change if elected gov gov- Vim Wm A. A Barlocker candidate for governor stressed the development development development dev dev- of Utah as a state and not a Wasatch front boom area for three or four counties of the I state is to be most healthy He said tourists offer one industry from which great benefit to rural rural rural al Utah would result He promised promised promised prom prom- an energetic administration if elected our governor Tasty refreshments were served served served ed by Manti lanti Lady Democrats following following fol- fol following fol fol- lowing the meeting with state candidates staying on to visit long after adjournment |