Show UTAH G ca 0 P PICKS PROVO I Convention May 9 to Name 11 Delegates for Cleveland The Republican state committee met Saturday afternoon at the Ho- Ho Hotel Hotel Ho Hotel tel Utah Salt Lake and selected Iro o a as lIS the place for tor holding the eon contention to nominate the tho states state's delegates to th the Republican national convention In Cleveland The rhe o Pro convention will be beheld beheld beheld held May 9 0 1 commencing at 10 a am ain am m in and e each count county countS I li Is entitled to send to that convention one ono dele delegate gate for cads each otes otes tes or major portion thereof east for tor President n jorj Harding In that county Utah I Is entitled to 11 delegates to the iho Cleveland contention Eight bight t I will be selected at the Provo Prove state convention These The are delegates at large Each congressional district Is en- en entitled en entitled titled 00 t two ta a delete delegates to the tha Da- Da na national convention The state com corn committee that the con congressional gressional conventions be held at Provo on the asano jno date BO so the tour four delegates from tho the A congregational districts can con be named at the same time completing the seloc- seloc selection tion of at Utah's eleven ADOPTED The state committee adopted a resolution expressing confidence In President Coolidge Charles R Hollingsworth state commIttee commIttee- commItteeman man man from Weber presented the orIginal resolution but this tIlls was amended b h cutting out the follow following ing log statement The committee Indora Indorses Prell- Prell President President dent Coolidge for nomination by bytho thu tho Republican national com as aa candidate Co for tor president This statement nas as stricken out because the committee felt that to adopt such a a statement would be tantamount to definite Instructions to Utah B s delegation to the nation nation- national mitlon 1 al con contention The resolution as adopted reads as follows The President Coolidge ha has pro ed pro himself to be Le a genuine leader der Ills His ability capacity hIs hia clear thinkIng hIs candor deliberation and definite ite Its conclusions meet the of at all He lie I Is the logical candi candi- candidate date data of ot the Republican party for We Wo 0 the m members of ot the Re- Re RepUblican Republican Re Republican publican state committee of ot Utah and the chairmen of ot the Republican Republican lican county committee express our ourI confidence In President Calvin I Coolidge and hi his masterful leader leader- leadership leadership ship o of our party PRESIDES Carl R It ot of Price state stille chaIrman presided at the meeting ot of state committeemen commit and county chairman C R B Hollingsworth acted as ae secretary In the absence ot of Hugh Miller A letter from Representative D B DB BB DB B Cotton Colton Coton reciting the party's ac- ac ac was read Gov C CIt CR r It Mabey m mide de an address aldress Govenor Mabey said tho the slate I road program called tor for the ex- ex ex expenditure of ot 2 Ho He saId the Inmates of at the state prison had increased ed 93 per cent over the numer confined d tour four years ago et the maintenance cost at the pris pris- prison pris- pris prison prison on was less than under the former administration To ro show the growth groth of ot the state he be said the enrollment at the University ot of Utah had Increased 46 45 per cent anti and at the Agricultural colle college e 25 per c nt nt The number ot of o patIents at the mental hospital Increased d 26 25 per cent This Thin increase ho bo paid atc meant mant new expense but notwithstanding standing all this the 1 promise of at economy hail had been kept The rhe gov gov- governor governor governor said sald a 30 lear 20 i 30 car deficit In the tho general fund had been wiped out The governor said he came In- In Into In Into to office to find the state obligations actions totalled tot two million dol- dol dollars dollars dol dollars lars and a substantial reduction had been made roads In this U EVIDENT T Joseph E U Evans Republican county chairman In Weber who VIo was at the meeting eelS there wa was wasa wasa a fine tIne spirit o ot of el- el dent eil-dent dent Of ot the possible SO state commIt teem en In the group 29 were pres pros present ent cot or represented Mr Ir Evans said One committeeman the tha 3 oset- oset sw e- e from Daggett courty had Iad to travel miles to net get to Salt Lake Lae for tor tho the committee cOl meeting Arrangements tor for the tho conven convention lion tion at Provo In May are to be handled by committees whIch Chairman Marcusen will name One of ot the next nert political steps to be taken In Weber count county Mr Ir Evans Evons said will be for tor the county commIttee to make plans for tor or the selection ot of Weber county's dele dote delegates gates to the tho Provo Pro cOli contention |