The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-09-20

The Republican County Convention
will be held at Provo next Saturday
Sept "a.
Reed Smoot OF Prove will be
candidate for the office of State Senator
on the Republican ticket.
Jos. T.. Page OF payson, A. l.. Booth |
OF Provo. and ). X. King OF Provo, are
candidates for the nominaiion to the
Office of County Attorney on the
Republican ticket
s. l.. Chapman OF American Fork 10
one OF The gislstire possibilities Oh the
Republicsn ticket. American Fork has
two other prospective candidates, w
D. Robinson for Commissioners, and
VIM. Poole for Assessor.
william NJ. Roy ance OF Springville,
candidate OH the Democratic ticket for
the legislature, is man who stands
high ia the esteem OF his party and his
ioyal nature and sociable ways make
friends for him everywhere.
1t is probable that an attempt will DC
made 10y the Republican Convention az
Provo TO side track Pleasant Grove with
y county office, such rs assessor, but
there is feeling among the rank and
lille OF the Republicans that Jas. Thorne
he given place on the Legislative
ticket-having succeeded once where
Others failed.
The Peoples party met in state con-
vention At the q. A. X. hall, Salt Lake
City, Thursday, and named Warren
Foster a candidate for congress and
Judge j. NJ Bowman for supreme judge.
The attendance was not large and the
convention was without any features OF
special interest. The platform adopted
is short and TO the point, declaring for
the usual Populist doctrines. An ad-
dress to the voters OF the state was also
adopted.
The Democratic State Convention met
Wednesday at the Salt Lake Theater
The asse IDLY vas called to order by
State Chairman Sloan who announced
G. 8. Varian as temporary chairman.
The forenoon was occupied in appoint
ing committees and hearing their
reports and it was ) p. m. before Sem
ator Rawlins, the permanent chairman,
picked up the gavel and the important
business OF the convention began The
principal fight OF the day was on the
nomination for congress. Hitherto the
conventions OF this state have always
contented themselves with exploiting
all the good qualities of the candidates,
but this one went further, and the OPP
position to Roberts manifested itself in
direct speeches against him. The follow
inggentlemen were named AZ candi-
dates b. II. Roberts, d. o. Rideout,
William o.. Nebeker, &. :, varian and
Fisher Harris. An attempt was made TO
force VIM. X. King as candidate but
it was without that gentemsh's consent
and his name was emphatically with
drawn. Roberts received the nomination
and at the beginning of the evenging
session he made ielicitous speech
of acceptance. Among other things he
SAID Relative to questions that have
arisen before the convention, | wish to
state that it is a part of my principles to
acknowledge accomplished facts and to
acquiesce in the declarations Of the
majority, and when disturbing local
questions are once settled it is bad poll
tics and undemocratic TO drag those
questions at our heels. We are facing
the rising and not the setting sun. 1t
is my purpose to 80 into the campaign
and seek to again win victory for
Democracy. am happy in the refec-
tion that Utah is Democratic. 1t ought