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Show KING NAMED ON FIRST BALLOT OF DEMOCRATS I I Armstrong and Wallace Booms Collapse as Voting Vot-ing Is Begun SALT LAKE-; Aug. 12. William H. j King. Junior United States senator j from Utah, received the nomination of the Democratic party Friday n ItH candidate for reelection to thf office. of-fice. Victory for Mr King came in the fir-i ballot, his vote being 335. iigainnt 271 received by W. W Armstrong Arm-strong and .IS l-'j by W. K. Wallace,. There were 644 1-2 votes cast for the renuiorlal candidates, 323 being necessary nec-essary 'to hominaii William R, Wallace, a candidate for (he. senatorial nomination, was placed before the Second district congressional congression-al convention, and on the second ballot bal-lot given the nomination for congress He did not consenl to having bis name placed before the gathering, but Friday Fri-day night Informed Intimate friends he would not aecpt the nomination under any circumstances. He has asked that action be taken to fill the vacancy I aused by hi refusal to run FRAN 4 is no i NAMED. Tho name of Frank Francis, mayor of Ogdcn. was not presented to the convention as a senatorial candidate, although! until Friday morning there was every indication hat It would be judging, however from remarks mads during the convention by members of the Weber county delegation, -Mayor Francis was not a candidate, active or passive, and really favored tho candidacy can-didacy of Senator King. The nominating speech of Milton H Welling of Box Bluer county, former member of congress, who inter received receiv-ed the nomination from his district at the congresalonal convention, was an Important factor iu the selection of Mr King Because the 242 votes (fom Salt Lake county had been reduced to 241 and the voto was polled in the con-ventlon con-ventlon by city and county precinct, there was considerable delay in announcing an-nouncing the result of tho ballot. Immediately Im-mediately It became known that Senator Sen-ator King had obtained more than sufficient to nominate. Wilson M -Carthy campaign manager for W. W. Armstrong, moved that the nomination nomina-tion be made unanimous. His motion was seconded by William R. Wallace, and there was unanimous consent KING iOTIVE. Mr. King's activity was apparent all morning and up to the time of the calling of the ballot lie was on tho stn et early In the day In personal conversation with many of the delegate dele-gate und look up a stand in the lobby lob-by of the Convention hall, where he saluted and talked t,, delegates as they i.nt. i-.-.l , h.. , !.,. r-, He appealed to the delegates on th ground of repudiation, declaring tho parly could not if ford to nominate anj but the Incumbent He insisted that his defeat would mean his repudiation In the i om ei,i haii tilt-rf. was tri( implied charge that N'ewberrylsm had crept Into the campaign of the candidates candi-dates opposing Mr. King and the speeches for him wire in the form o, personal appeals. Mr. King himself did not overlook a . nance lo make his presence known and felt The committee in charge failed to obtain a band for the convention, so there was no mus.r When it came time to call the gathering to order no gavel could he found. so the property man at the Orpheum was prevailed upon to lend the chairman S hammer A last-rnlnute search also had to be made for flags to decorate " i"uiiuiui, a in tor pnotographs of democratic Idol-, including Wo,, drew Wilson and William Jennings Bryan The preliminary convention work was disposed of In quick time. It Included the appointment of committee commit-tee on platform and resolutions, on credentials and on permanent organization organ-ization and order of business Tho opening talk of H. L Mulllner, state chairman of the party, followed his .ailing the convention to order and the invocation by. the Rev. Stanley rurfls. The slogan of the Republicans Republi-cans of two years ago. Take VOur tax notices to the polls " came In for severe Irony at the hands of Mr r,,. liner, wlm said that this year he expected ex-pected the Republicans t,, advise the voters to take their deeds to the tnx collector." The Democratic party offers to a I disheartened civilization its only hone " he said In closing. mi m: M IDE 'Fi mm -Leo J Mulr. introduced as temporary tem-porary chairman, who was later made permanent In the chair, also touched upon the tax situation and went ito some detail on the tariff question Mr Mulr proved an exceptional chairman' His iu Ings were fad and made quickly and decisively t At the conc,U8oyJ ot his keynote speech 1)0 introduced he other temporary convention of-1 fleers, Miss Stecna Bcorup, mayor of Balms and a deieate to the convention, conven-tion, recelvln an ovation when she tion. receiving an ovation when she ii-55.tte! w'ro appointed with dispatch just before the noon hour and recess taken until 2 o'clock The i convention platform was adopted! Without debate, as Was the report 3 ito committee on permanent oranlza-tion oranlza-tion and order of business, which re-: DOrt recommnnrlo - . fr,.inf , 1,1,11 ,l caiMiaate for state superin;endent of public in-; . rue Ion he placed In nomination. that ; he be a Democrat of good stand- j mg. miT1 r,port of tn" eredentias com-Co com-Co rftton 7, wn' tf0? without op- pos tlon. It provided thai each coun- JL e rrm,,Lte"1 tO v Its full dele. gat, strength in person or by oroxv and that Salt kt counts votes be 1 polled by precinct. The committee, recommended a total of 649 votes one comp iete vote being thrown" St o? tSlnlf f C0UntJ' Ul" ' " was s"ltJ 'O onlv ?4i .Tda n,phC There 'were orla content, .however. Daggett county coun-ty Deing unrepresented, and J 1-2 oth er votes not being cast ihfho7ndny did 1,10 chairman handle, ho buslnes of the convention .hit ,t, ,mluna.t,np "r ndidate.s ,,.,"an' sellonaHha f wn0Ur nflcr ,h" "'ternoon ChSrias H nbT' ,caIlod t0 ordr-cnari, ordr-cnari, ... If. Mart placed w W. Arm- Strong In nomination a flood of Armstrong Arm-strong leaflet covering the floor of the theatre when the speech concluded conclud-ed there were many seconding speeches mado. Including Miss Stecna Bcorup, R, c. Clark or Grand countj for his own ection and In behalf of JUnery and part of San Juan coun-SaTt coun-SaTt iaaJ Dt?eoree VV. Mlddleton of V Ml8H Bcorup said that tho most Democratic town In the state of I tah was strongly 0f the opinion that -vt . Armstrong wa, Just t,, ma ,;t h needs to think and act for her?" and nnnJ th,0 convontlon Ssllna was unanimous for Atr. Armstrong. WALLACE PJIKSKNTED. nameT' Mr. Wallace waa presented pre-sented by John Henry Evans, who ErdI, sP"taneos talk, clos? n. with the suggestion that Mr. Wal- wf - !?lew of tne contest between King and Armstrong whs the typical compromise" candidate. His sug-geetton sug-geetton was answered by both laughter and applause Milton H Welling then placed Mr. , King In nomination, his speech ap-l pi "Ing to have ihe effect 0f stnrtlngj a small sized si impede for the junior 1 nator, for there was every indication! before the nominating upeeches began! thai Mr Armstrong had sufficient' '"ngth to carry the nomination onl the first ballot. shall now proceed to nominate the next sonotor from 1'tah." Mr W&-j W&-j ling began, and almost Instnntlv there , H as B demonstration that convinced veteran convention attendants that all that was necessary was to ballot and (total the result. Seconding speechoe i were made by Thomas Maglnnls. Or-nu" Or-nu" Bradley, former Senator Josoph ,i Rawlins, Mrs. Alice Merrill Home .and others At times, when the sec-1 sec-1 onding speeches became tiresome some I of the delegates began to cry "time," and the chairman was compelled to insist upon order several times A wo- nan delegate upbraided the conven-jtlon conven-jtlon for its manners, and apparently stopped the cries. The first effort to .lose nominations was lost, and the I convention did not proceed to bal-I bal-I lot. until several-orators had made additional ad-ditional seconding speeches MADE l A I Mot s As soon as the vote was onnounced 'he motion was made to make It unanimous, tho vole bolng apparently that way. for no lissentlng votes wre noted bv the chair. The pace set by Chairman Mulr was maintain.,! , hmughout the remainder "' ""' ' onvention, Allen T Sanford presented the name 0f Judge K E ' ;m,"' '"' supreme court, then "'" thai his nomination be by ac- wUhhpSd ""h "C"on Before the convention could reach Ml njination ot a candidate for state XXL'enfent, 01 instruction So,,, or Mng had he..,, ht0,, and taken to the stag.- Bpokr. , Jrlefly. saying he was grateful beyond fP;lon. and pledging his support " prlncpi... to labor or- ,7 ''""JWlMi n,l declaring the Democratl. party i Utah with - losed rak wou(, ma tha? ttjiSSS ltfl K' iPUWlcan foe, and X&tSSS citvCeSdlnt Ho Ml U.IM H s ID1US8 in the ..ours.- of his keynote addresa 1 " '"mar. Mulllner s-,,,j 'J dress Primarily politics Is only nroiimin 'r' mnerj , the procero if the government, only ui doorway he Mtiohamber through which inter nto office Political parties Lre but v,M.ln,rU,me.nta by Whlrh th' Peopled will should bo registered and obeyed i instead, they hav. become agencies through which the voice of ,),," ' " ' '" 1 1 ' 'In will lf he people subverted. Mr. Harding's nomination nom-ination was itself a clever political sd .ubsoquentiy as tho hand-picked PMident But the state of Ltah haa witnessed a political trick fffmol? Never A young man thinks he should be senator. He Interests his friends in his ambition He obtains n nm -age B veritable will ll. Hl.v, In er-! ryo Bubmanagers -re secured in -1 ry s,. .,..,, ( f . s(((f, packed nnd controlled Nearly .300 delegates are manacled. The noml nation Is won, and thus tho free expression ex-pression of popular will Is subverted 1h such a man called by tho pcoplo? It this an expression of popular government, gov-ernment, a government, of the people, for the people, by the people? How like the activities of the olden kings is this In olden days ambitious and arrogant men went forth with sword and spear to wrest power from others iften upon the success of a single en-gagement en-gagement depended the kingship of a country Power was lost and won like . hips in a poker game. MKTAL IS USED 'And how does this politics of steel and blood differ Irom th methods employed by the young would-ho senator' sen-ator' The difference is in kind only, not In degree The metal necessary to effect such a wholesale control of the Republican primaries of the state was not steel, neither was If fashioned in in. design of implements of war yet it might as woll bo said to be the sinews of war But It was a gigantic political plot scheme, a manipulation manipula-tion not unlike tho primitive nm-palgns nm-palgns of ihe ancients In either case the vol.- of the people Is silent and suppress. I In either case S for " t.lien to the people's good Is brought Into action The worst sin thai can l. committed against the state is the corruption cor-ruption of thf. processes of government for personal gain and political preferment prefer-ment The perpetuity of the Democratic Democrat-ic government rests upon the free anrj unhampered references of all matters no tho popular will. PARTY'S SECOND DUTY "And I have said it Is the Second duty of the Democratic party t,. re-establish the forward march of hi man , progress 1'pon this matter, also, the 'present administration Is under ln- jdlctmenl al thi bar or public opinion As the Republican party began to shape Its 1920 presidential campaign, it found the world stage set for unprecedented unpre-cedented progress. A world federation was ; n- .'ir realltv and the brotherhood of man seemed possible A new day-was day-was downing and the old order was passing. By common consent it seemed seem-ed possible tnai warfare as an Instrument In-strument of national advancement, should be forever discarded In this great hope America stood the world loader But In a slngl" Ill-advised stroke, America repudiated the promises prom-ises mado to Its allies and abandoned the world leadership |