Show I 1 senator rideout for governor L there promises to be a lively contest next tuesday in ogden when it comes to the nominating ot of a governor there are a number of aspirants for or this high office and among the leading candidates is state senator D 0 rideout whose hose friends are legion in all parts 0 tle tie state and these friends are working A quietly yet earnestly working tor for the gentle mans nomination domination and fe teel sure he will be finally tile the choice of the convention senator D 0 rideout was as born in holliday utah 18 1854 5 4 his parents being I 1 among the first pioneers in the state stale mr rideout obtained his early education at the logan academy under antler adverse circumstances it being necessary to pay his own way through and support his parents and sisters at the same time at 37 his strong realization of the fact act that knowledge Is power and a necessity if a man is to get tile the best out of tits tor for himself and others caused him to leave ills his wife and children well veil taken care of at home and go cast to the university of michigan where lie he graduated from the law department in 1893 with highest honors honora for 25 years he be was successfully engaged in the tile business the past 6 years most of his time has devoted to legislative work and agricultural pursuits having sold out ot of and nd retired from the mercantile bu bussincer sincer in religion mr rideout to la a strong member of the dominant church in utah the leader of the parents class in his ward special home missionary la in the stake and president of the seventies the many friends of state senator D 0 rideout are very per n their efforts to secure tor for him the nomination of governor in the coming state republican convention they maintain this distinguished citizen Is the logical candidate for or this high office and that his well known ability his broad mindedness clear cut policies his firmness of r his knowledge of public affairs and its his characteristic tilde p ondene on all vital questions effect tug lug the great state of utah especially fit him to be its chief executive ills long residence dence in utah his exemplary record as a man and citizen his always I 1 consistent and earnest work ork tor for itaho advancement his faithful work as a public officer puts him in tile hie front rank of progressive and draws to him loyal republicans who not only favor his candidacy tor for governor but who are indefatigable wor workers liers tor for his bis nomination anu who consider his election a certainty if nominated in referring to his work in the state legislature of 0 1915 his friends point with pride to the following splendid progressive legislation introduced trod by senator rideout all of which were mere into laws A bill authorizing and directing the governor to appoint a commission of seven members to draft a bill to lie be presented ted to the legislature of 1917 providing compensation n tor for injured working men to be known as the workings mans compensation act A bill to pension mothers with dependent children an act known as the land mortgage bank act which provides tor for the incorporation of 0 banks known as rural credit banks such banks to issue and sell bonds and provide money to be loaned to owners ot of farms on long time and at low rate of interest seven bills directing the state late institutions and state boards to turn In state treasury monthly all money received as tees fees and for tile the sale of product stock etc looking to the greater accuracy in keeping the accounts of the state an act proposing an amendment to article 13 of tile the state consil aution tending to make greater equality of taxation the speech mr rideout made in i the last session of the legislature in favor of prohibition when the woot an n bill was under consideration has been reprinted in ill many states in ID the union by advocates of prohibition and has been spoken of as a classic mr rideout stands now where h he 6 has always stood firmly aganad the tha manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the state of utah and Is opposed to tile the creation of any more state boards and against the constant tendency to employ unnecessary help and deputies by present I 1 state boards ile he is a strong advocate leate tor for a fair and just public utilities law lie ile spoke in support of this measure in tile the last session of the legislature and eted for it referring to his work in that session the utah progressive for march 1915 said at in part there was one legislator in the sos ses blon bion who boer towered d as the highest peak a among in ong his fellows he was safe sane and progressive in all lie he did his vaa aa that quiet effective industry that gets results lie ho stood so ciali above party that all honest partisans could support his measures when the of utah need a really big man to da really big work they ill do well t f they call 1 I 0 rideout to the fore advertisement |