The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-05
(special to INC Heads

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Park City, Oct. 4.-The county con-
vention of Summit county was held
here today, and there was large at
tendance of delegates. The proceed
ings were enthusiastic and harmonious.
Hon. R. c. Chambers was permanent
chairman.
The ticket nominated is as follows:
County clerk-John L. Boyden.
County attorney-Charles A. Challis.
Sherin-George Lindsay.
Treasurer-George w. Young.
Surveyor-E. II. Rhead.
Assessor-W. H. Miller.
Recorder-Alma I. Smith.
County commissioners-Dan Lam
bert, B. McDonough, William Car
ruth.
For the house of representatives.
S. Kimball.
The contest for county commission
ers was quite lively. Dan Lambert of
Camas, 3. McDonough of Park City,
William Carruth of Coaiville. and Will
liam Rheims of Henefer were put in
nomination. AT this point Chairman
r. c. Chambers stated his reasons for
having TO leave for Salt Lake City on
account of important business in the
interest of the Democratic party. A
unanimous vote Of thanks was rendered
him for his services and for coming
specially to Park City to attend the
convention.
The balloting for county commission
erS resulted in the nomination OF Lam
bert, McDonough and Carruth.
For the state legislature B. S. Kim
ball of Parley's Park was nominated
by reclamation.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The committee on resolutions pre-
Foil ,a1, s1l
ed:
1.-The Democrats of Summit county,
in convention assembled, hereby pledge
their faith anew to the time-honored
principles of the Democratic party. We
believe in the principles set forth in
the Chicago platform OF 1896, and as
sert that the free and unlimited coin
age of gold and silver at the ratio of 16
to l, without seeking the consent OF
any other nation, is the paramount
question of our party, and will con-
tinue to be so un ! bimetallism is re-
stored. We denounce the Republican
party for the false and fraudulent pro-
fessions of friendship for silver,
through an international agreement,
while insiduously planning for the per-
manent establishment of a gold stand
ard. The time has gone by when the
true friend of bimetalliSm can ally him
self in any manner with that party.
The prosperity of our state, as well as
of the whole country, depends upon
the just solution of this question, and
until it is accomplished We pledge our
loyal support to the cause. We con-
graduate our fellow citizens upon the
successful conclusion of the late war
with Spain. We glory in the victories
of our army and navy upon land and
sea. We salute the flag as it waves
over Cuba and PUERTO Rico, and as it
harbor.
We rejoice in the courage and pat
riotism of the boys from this county
and state, who responded to the coun-
try'S call TO arms and faced the perils
of the field, the camp and the hospital.
We condemn in unmeasured terms the
incompetency of the war department
of the present administration that left
our soldiers to starve in land of
plenty, and without proper medical at
tention in hospital camps. A rigid in
vestigation of these charges of incom-
potency, corruption and fraud is de-
manded for the sake of humanity and
good government. We send greeting
today to the boys from Utah who have
been mustered out of service, and to
those who still bear arms for Amer
ica's honor in the island of Luzon, and
we bid them godspeed in their mission
of humanity, and hope that they may
soon return TO their families, friends
and state crowned with honors for
themselves and their country
We are opposed to the repeal of the
so-called eight-hour law, for we deem
it a. just and needful protection to the
laborer. The Democratic administra-
ton of the affairs of Summit county
has commended itself to the public as
a wise, just and economic administra-
ton.