Show County Republicans Choose Officers Set 1954 Platform I Ellis E E. E Johnson of Manti was re-elected re chairman of the theS t h e eS S San a n p et e a County Republican committee as ns the county delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates met for their annual convention convention convention con con- last Friday Elected to serve with him were Mrs Mella l Morley of Moroni vice chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man and Jackson Manti Man Man- ti secretary The county convention named 22 delegates to the state Republican Republican lican convention wrote their platform for 1954 attended to other business and heard from their guest speakers Guest speakers included Orrel Wilkinson Wilkin Wilkin- son state Republican chairman and Waide Condon state executive executive executive exe exe- I secretary for the Republican Republican I lican party The Republican platform as asset asset as set forth by the county convention convention convention conven conven- tion is as follows 1954 1 Sanpete County Republican Platform I Delegates of the S an p pet e t e County Republican party in convention assembled April 2 1954 reaffirm our faith in the Constitution of oC the United States States' and the American way of life We Ve commend President Eisenhower Eisenhower Eisenhower Eisen Eisen- hower for his choice of Ezra Tafe Benson as Secretary of I Agriculture for his successful efforts in attaining peace in I Korea and for his endorsement endorsement of the plan to develop the upper upper upper up up- per Colorado river We Ve commend our Washington delegation Senators Arthur V. V Watkins and Wallace Vallace F F. F Bennett and Represent Representative tive Douglas R. R Stringfellow and nd Villi William am A. A Dawson for t heir able leadership leadership leadership leader leader- ship in the effort to obtain water water water wa wa- ter for our land and power for our industry i We Ve appreciate efforts for the Gooseberry project which if passed w will I U bring about acre feet of oC water to the thc northern part of Sanpete county and we hope that before beCore the final water de development development development de- de is reached that there may also be more water for forthe forthe forthe the southern end of our county We Ve also hope the way will be opened for the Blue Meadow project east cast of Sterling an ideal site to store about 1500 acre feet of water and other pro pro- We Ve commend Governor J J. Bracken Lee for his businesslike businesslike businesslike business business- like administration resulting in increased benefits to the people During the long reign of Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- administrations we were never able to accomplish an ap approach approach approach ap- ap so that motorists could find highway 89 out of Spring- Spring ville We Ve pledge our continued effort in this regard and be believe believe believe be- be lieve the Republicans will yet accomplish this We Ve note improved improved improved im im- im- im proved state roads in the county county county coun coun- ty as well wen as improved county roads We Ve favor a continuation of oC state equalization for the financing financing financing finan finan- cing of our public school system system I tem tern but we also believe in lo local local lo- lo cal effort Our parly party has always taken takena a pride and an interest in Snow College It originated through voluntary contributions It is the oldest Junior college in the West Vest We Ve favor the lawful re returning returning returning re- re turning of Snow Weber and Dixie colleges to their founder the Church of Jesus Christ of oC Latter-day Latter Saints That church in answer to question has publicly publicly publicly pub pub- stated that it will operate the named colleges if the state should cease to do so We Ve feel assured that this will be an nn excellent ex excellent excellent ex- ex operation if the church is given the opportunity Another important issue which will be on the ballot this fallis fall fallis fallis is that of of oC the legislature We Ve urge support of this constitutional amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment providing for one senator from each county It is patterned patterned patterned pat pat- after the check and balance balance bal bal- ance system of the national congress congress congress con con- gress which has worked so well It is not our purpose to make the Junior colleges and reapportionment reapportionment reapportionment questions partisan is is- is sues These issues are arc now be before before before be- be fore the voters We Ve support the position taken by the legislature Continued on last page pagel o t t f c 4 s COUNTY REPUBLICANS CHOOSE OFFICERS SET 1954 1 PLATFORM Continued from Page Pago 1 I In the huge governmental or organizations organizations organizations or- or that we have today most of the positions are arc ap ap- ap Heads of the county offices remain elective At the present time the sheriff recorder recorder recorder der treasurer and attorney are members of our party We Ve feel that they have operated according to law and have kept their trust as servants of the people As we have oil and gas leasing and for other reasons these offices have become more important Two of the three county commissioners commissioners com com- missioners are members numbers of our party party- and we commend them for their alertness to county 0 problems and general good man man- In Sanpete county Republican can party work has been unselfish unselfish unselfish fish voluntary and patriotic This is as it should be We Ve do commend our county chairman Mr Ellis E. E Johnson vice chair woman Mrs Dr G. G Bert Madsen Mad- Mad Madsen Madsen sen and Secretary Mr 11 Jay Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson and members of the central precinct and district organizations all of whom have contributed toward better better and more enlightened government The Republican party as we envision it is not a closed shop It is not the tool of any pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure group It is to serve the people One Republican president president president dent said He uHe serves his party best who serves his country best This is the objective of 01 o othe the Republican party |