The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-01
SANPETE TICKET
OF DEMOCRATS
Is Strongest Ever Named in the
County.
VICTORY is IN THE AIR
TooELE AND SEWER REBUILD
CANS MEET.

Mt. PLEASANT. Sept. sO.-Ir
N marked contrast to the Republi-
can convention held at Spring
City week ago, in which contention
and turmoil predominated, was the
Democratic county convention held here
yesterday.
Enthusiasm ran high throughout the
day. and harmony prevailed from the
| beginning. With one or two excep-
tons the nominations were made by ac-
clamatiOn. The few contests that were
made were in the best of good nature
and the defeated aspirant took his de-
feat without a murmur of disapproval
There were several speeches made
nearly all the nominees responding 10
calls for remarks from the convention
and a spirit of victory was in the air.
The motive which seemingly actuated
the delegates, individually and collec-
lively, was that of putting up a strong
ticket. Everything was made subordi-
nate TO that idea. All Democrats in
Sanpete county are jubilant over the
prospects for victory this year owing
to the admitted weakness of the ticket
which the opposition has Ia the field.
their one fear having been that some
mistake would be made in the conVen-
ton. There is no such fear In their
hearts now, after the convention is
over. because they have put together
what is claimed as the strongest ticket
ever placed in nomination in the
county.
The convention was called TO order
by County Chairman J. =. Christen-
sen of Ephraim, who named as tempo
III.
Frank Alfred of Spring City and James
Hansen of Fairview, respectively. Mr..
Alfred made a few sIedge- hammer re-
marks before assuming his duties. say
ing that he was a Democrat and had
no apology TO make for it; was proud
of his political faith: said that the
party Is now in a healthy condition
after having been thoroughly purged.
The secretary made a brief speech,
both being applauded 70 the echo.
The temporary officers were made
permanent after the noon recess. The
platform adopted was substantially as
follows: The state Democratic platform
is approved and endorsed: the nominees
OF the state convention at Provo were
commended and ratified; candidates for
public office should be selected solely
on account Of ability; the nominees of
the convention were pledged to an able
administration: the action of the pres
ent county commissioners in their eff
forts to kill the grasshopper pest was
commended. and the belief expressed
that it was the duty of the state to
enact a general law for the extermina-
ton of the grasshoppers, and the con-
ventiOn's legislative nominees were
pledged to work to that end.
Tie ticket was selected as follows:
For State Senator-George Christen-
sen of Mt. Pleasant.
For State Representatives.. .. Han
sen of Ephraim and Peter Sundwall of
Fairview.
For Clerk-John S. Blain of Spring
City.
For Assessor-Peter Greaves, jr., of
Epbraim.
For Treasurer-James Prestwick of
Moroni.
For Recorder-John Hougaard of
Manti.
For Sheriff-Otto Ottoson of Manti.
For Attorney-Ferdinand Erickson of
Mt. Pleasant.
For Surveyor-John H. Hougaard Of
Manti
For County Commissioners-O. B.
Burglund of Gunnison. Orlando Brad
ley Of Moroni and Peter Peterson OF
FairyieW.