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Show STATE news THIRD PARTY IS STRONCW UINTAH Vernal, Oct 7. Four political conventions con-ventions will be held In Uintah county coun-ty within the next two weeks. The Progress os 'will name a full ticket en October H). THey are so strong in the county that there will not be more than enough regular Republicans Republi-cans left to hold a convention. The Progressives will draw but lightly from the Democrats and the latter party will, it now appears ger three from the Republicans to where thov "will lose one to tho Progressives. There Is strong talk of T. W. O'Don-nell O'Don-nell for the legislature on tho Republican Re-publican ticket. Ho was former county attorney and Is the present city attorney Vivian Watkins, a young- attorney juBt out of Columbia, is tho Progressive candidate for district dis-trict attorney, and tho Indications are that he will give Harvey Cluff, Republican Re-publican incumbent a close race. The Democratic candidate is City Attorney Attor-ney Donald of Hcber. It has been intimated that Don B Colton. president of tho Uintah stake, will be a candidate for the legislature. legisla-ture. He served one term In the lcg-Islatme lcg-Islatme soon r.fter he came out of college. The Progressives have not vet mide public their legislative possibilities. pos-sibilities. B. D. Ncbelter. Incumbent, is a Democrat, and the chances aro that he will again be nominated. When the county went "dry" a year ago ho was quite active for the local optionlsts and as a result made enemies ene-mies of many of the "wets." POLITICIANS ARE BUSY. Provo, Oct. 7. Tho Republicans will open their campaign in this county with a rallv in the opera house here next Friday night, when Senator Reed Smoot is to bo the spellbinder County Chairman Eph Homer says that the campaign starts out with very favorable reports from all over the" county and that the committee Is working with renewed energy and hope ior another successful outcome for the Republican party in Utah county Chairman .lex or the Democratic narly is also a vcrv busy man. and he. loo. savs everything is working out smoothly for his party lie has arranged to open headquarters this week in a room on the lower floor of the Gates building on East Center street T. D Johnson and Mathonlhah Thomas, candidates for congress on the Democratic ticket, will be in this county this week and hold meetings In raojt, It not all, of the towns in the county. The Progressive party has opened hoadouarters for tho time being, and which may be made permanent, in the Martin building on North Academy avenue. |