Show I 1 I 1 an OF SE aeh ai r in HOLD as big gathering of G 0 P at redmond names can ca n dilates and adopts lengthy platform the republicans of sevier county met in convention at redmond last saturday adopted a platform and named candidates for county offices to be voted for at the november election the convention vas held in the new chapel and in the absence of 0 chairman J M 1 peterson who was detained by important business matters at salt lake secretary george al cope called the convention to order r A preliminary organization organisation was effected and thomas gledhill was made temporary chairman with 10 george borga 11 1 copo cope secretary tile the usual committees commit tess on oil credentials permanent organization and platform were named music was furnished by some of Red monds sweet girl singers for the first session there were 84 delegates present although 93 was the apportionment venice cove and aurora not being represented A motion was wa passed which prohibited the holders of proxies from tal taking king hariu part alu the voting unions the tha holders were from the previn ds from which the proxies proxie were at the afternoon session the con coa bention quickly got down to business the credentials and the one on permanent organization organisation and order of business submitted reports v er ere adopted without discussion tho the temporary organization wa vas 3 made permanent ane and george christensen of redmond edmond Il was made vice chairman G U it jones and banoo jane 0 gledhill assis assistant secretaries G aeo ad rap sergeant sargeant at arras the f tut tilt in ahl oc ac corred w hea tl ue e ola torm wa ii dented one of the planks favored the adoption of the mining milling t tx tax x ame amendment I 1 ciment to tb the constitution N J bates led the fight for the rejection of this plank on oil the ground that the question was not political and the matter of tampering with the constitution const I 1 t ut I 1 0 n w was as vi vital t al I 1 lewis jones of 1 lonroe made a stirring appeal for an equalization of the airich he asserted the amendment would bring and he ww was bly ably seconded by george A christensen the convention was strongly in sympathy with tile the latter two speakers and the plank was adopted here is the platform the republican party or sevier county in convention assembled reaffirms its devotion to tile the principles and policies of the national republican party and lends hearty in in dor to the sturdy american doctrine of that great leader theodore roosevelt who has demonstrated repeatedly the urgent necessity of being wise in time we agree with him and other national leaders of the party that two paramount issues confront the american people today first that our entire citizenship regardless of races or creed must be absolute and thoroughgoing american men and women whose love and loyalty are arc not neutralized or destroyed by hyphens second to win the war ns as speedily as possible assuring peace on earth through an overwhelming victory which shall guarantee to us and to out brave allies and to all decent nations of the world a binding guarantee from the menace of further attempts of germany to gain world dominion we favor the entrance of the united states after the war into such a league of nations as may be adequate to safeguard the peace that must be won by the joint military forces of the allied nations we send a message of cheer and hearty encouragement to all men and women who are wearing the united states uniform and we glory in their asplend I 1 achievements which have won the everlasting eer lasting admiration of our country and of our count rys allies and which has brought added glory to the unsullied colors of our nation the republican party true to its traditions and abild ideals pledge itself to the defenders of our coun arys cause that it will protect and provide for the dependents of those who fall or are disabled in our coun arys service we favor the men in the military service having the first opportunity to homestead public lands we denounce any criticism of public officials hen such euch criticism is i by part partisanship Isan ship malice or disloyalty we shall defend our cour ageous and loil c criticism cisin for inot fici ency and injustice wo we re for non noil partisan conduct of tile tho war and lus quast at that bat the LIAO best talent and lip to b bs 3 found in all the political be utilized utilised in it its prosecution cution ib 3 is neither a republican republic an nor a damo cratic var v ar it il is our count rys arar p ur and we appeal to ill all zens zeng to aid in ill our efforts to ell eliminate i partisanship for war abtil act hUies we denounce the efforts of the damo democratic party in putting partisans partisanship bip above patriotism and wo we condemn its persistent efforts to make patriotism and loyalty party parly issues we pledge the republican pa party arty and lid its candidates to serious preparation now for the complex problem of reconstruction which will follow the war end wo we affirm our belief that american labor and american industry should be safeguarded by sound sovid bohey and a protective tarle wo we denounce war profiteering which has nourished because the dom democratic administration has hesitate I 1 l alto 1 enforce federal and state I 1 statue t a t 1 1 1 a or to pas such legia legislation lation as Y would effectively curb the profiteers and we also call attention to the facK that while prices were fixed on oil wheat and other of the north the administration has so far failed to fix a acason reasonable able price for cotton corn oats rys and barley we call attention of the people of utah to the war record ot of senator sena tori reed smoot as compared com with the other members of tile te congressional delegation from utah tle he has ri r i mal diff diligently at ill his post render kender aug diligent gent support t to the president for P L vigorous rigorous of tit th 3 war and his ind and intelligent counsel as aa a a of the senate fi finance tiance committee has been a tower of strength to fo the cause T when hn less capable men lacking in experience wore ware griping inthe dark I ito he to ed no ro responsibility 5 po usability ile he was ent a and nd voting on important war nar legislation while the junior sanator was fixing fl tin g political fences fell ces at home haine and our two re presenta tives in congress asro sf in a burcope riu rope t V toa irate rea opposed plan of h 4 dional and iid hal on L to kill k ill 1 the initiative and d destroy stroy private enterprise liv by federalizing business institutions of f tho the country except aa a military necessity ce sity and we believe that tho the best interests of labor and capital are served by laws that permit progress and developments of the great WG we believe that political control of business in ill normal times is a menace to the industrial 1 n ills tr I 1 al life of the nation dangerous to the building up of the west and that it will place an all unnecessary burden of taxation on oil the people the republican party and its candidates individually stand pledged to enact into law provisions empowering the industrial commission to investigate the living standards and costs in ill the various sections of the state and from time to time to fix and readjust the minimum wages at which v women omen can call be employed in the industries of the state to the end that higher standards of living and of morals shall be encouraged and safeguarded the present minimum wage being pitifully inadequate women doing the same work as men to be paid the same wages and further to fix tile the maximum hours during which women may be employed d at not to exceed eight hours per day to be completed in not to exceed ten an hours and not to exceed forty eight hours per week domestic help cx x cepter we call attention to the fact that the democratic party has gone on oil record against the susan B anthony amendment by its votes in the senate on october 2nd and even the presidents eleventh hour appeal of political expediency setting suffrage before his party as a war measure failed in effect and the measure was vas defeated by democratic votes we pledge the republican party to a program of economy and of efficiency fici ency in the state and condemn the democratic party which controlled the last legislature for its waste of public funds and its inefficient ad of state affairs by largely increasing the number of appointive officers increasing taxes and other methods of extravagance notwithstanding tho the fact that it went before the in fit 1916 with a slogan of conomy economy we favor the ratification of the proposed amendment to the federal constitution prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in tho the united states and pledge our congressional nominees to su support port it we also favor the proposed am to tile the state constitution relating to the taxation of mining properly fin tn the state and pledge the nominees of this convention to support the same we wc call attention fon to the fact that the ia baat t legislature of utah voted alv governor a fund of at his hia request ard antl upon his promise to return to ilia ho futato trea treasury mry for each dollar appropriated we r nov ow cau call upon tile the state stale for an accounting of 0 this money how it v vas as spent and how much noaie ones wag ivas returned to the state if any an and whereas it may be ba found that no moneys were ware returned that ve e recommend om mend tho the chastise chastisement luent ot nt the ibe governor and ha staff for inducing the legislature to hand them so 1114 4 pocket money when the juvenile officers must go without aud and recommend m and that the be return returned oI we commend the lost iest republican administration of utah upon its efforts in creating the present efficient state road system we deplore the fact that the present democratic administration on has repealed statutes intended to facilitate transportation and travel throughout the state we pledge our nominees to renew tho the well wall known efforts of republican administrations for state wide good roads and while the roads of this county are being well ca cared for and fairy fairly well kept we do recommend a more economical and businesslike expenditure of public funds the naming of the candidates was taken up J E magleby of monroe was named by acclamation tor for the otrice of representative to the legislature for four year commissioner A K X hanson hansen and joseph F peterson were nominated the former received GO to the batters lat 24 votes and was declared the nominee joseph F peterson won the nomination for two year commissioner ernest Christ lansen was named for treasurer and parley Alag magleby leby for attorney both going in by acclamation for county clerk G al M jones and S G dark clark were named the former dormi ar won with a GO 60 24 division of the votee votes jane ogden gledhill was vas the choice of the convention for recorder by acclamation ac cla mation john eceles and royal barney were the contestants for the john got 52 votes to royals 32 and was declared the nominee george was vas made the nominee for sheriff by acclamation and J larue ogden was named for surveyor by the same route the convention was harmonious and the ladies band of salina made its first public appearance adding much to the enjoyment of the occasion with its excellent music the band and has made splendid p progress and is 19 a credit to sauna salina and its leader another enjoyable event was the splendid banquet served by the ladies ladics of redmond for the beneat of the fund for purchasing seats for the now naw chapel they set act tile the price it at 50 cents centa a plate when the del delegates acs surrounded the table and beheld bogat begat held the elaborate viands spread before them J B E Alar magleby leby proposed raising the price to 75 cents jonathan lloyd not to be 0 outdone in generosity prop proposed ased making the ilia price a i dollar a and ad this was adopted F so fo o tho the ladies of 0 the banquet hoard secured 85 for their church felid however tile the ladles would not lie be outdone in ill aud and it at tho the close of tile the conkerton con verton the delegates WO wore rc son ad with v ith cako and add cosec cobee the rhe convention v ss as a decided su success |