Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-22
TICKET NAMED ON
THE SABBATH DAY.
Socialists Meet and Place a Com.
plete Set Of Officers in the
Political Field.
]. A, Kaufman FOR GOVERNOR
Grant Syphers of Ogden Was Chair
pan--Llst Of Nominees and the
Platform that Was Adopted

The Socialists Of the state met In con-
vention yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
IN Federation OF Labor hall and noml-
mated a state ticket and adopted
platform for the coming campaign The
convention was decidedly harmonious
and the nominations were made With
out much OF contest The nominee Of
the party for governor is Joseph A.
Kaufman. a miner and mine owner Of
Bingham. The other nominees arei
Presidential Eloctors-J, II. Henger Of
Salt Lake; A. e. Jacobson Of Cache; j.
w, McGann OF sanpete.
Secretary Of state-A l., Porter Of
Juab
Attorney General--Charles T.. RAN
dell OF Salt Lake,
state Treasurer--Ole Arilson Of SAN
pete.
State Audltor--Joseph McLachlan OF
Weber,
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Claude Lewis Of Iron.
Justice of the Supreme Court-C, =.
Goodwin Of Cache.
Representative in Congress-W. II.
Schock OF SEWER.
The convention VAS presided over by
Grant Syphers Of Ogden, aud C., w. MIL
Ter OF Logan, WAS chosen az secretary.
A state committee OF seven as provid-
ed IN the platform, was chosen TO con-
duct the campaign. They are.
H. p. Burt Of Salt Lake; William Bo-
CART Salt Lake; G.. Peterson Sanpete;
W. n, Schook SEWER; o, T.. Parsons,
Salt Lake; George Spahr. Salt Lake,
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bers from Salt Lake county constitute
the executive committee,
Joseph Gilbert OF Salt Lake, c. w.
Miller Of Logan and Brigham Birch OF
Mill Creek were nominated for the Of
flee of ma tional committeeman, and the
final selection will be left 10 a referen-
dun vote OF the party
The following platform was presented
10 the convention by the committee and
was adopted without debate
The Socialist party Of Utah, IN con-
vention assembled, pledges its fidelity
to the principles Of international So
cialism as set forth In our national pat
form.
We declare our aim and purpose 10
be the orga nization OF society into an
Industrial democracy, to the end that
Individual liberty may become fact.
The laws and institutions that we're
IN harmony with previous industrial
condition are no longer adequate, 0N-
ing TO economic development,
When man owned his own land and
tools and produced for his own needs,
he was free and independent That day
has passed and given way In co-opera-
ton IN production.
This cooperation I'm production, how
ever Is not for the direct benefit of the
workers but for the private profit OF
those who own the means Of production,
This gives rise TO the division OF So
ciety into two economic classes, a pro-
duCing aud possessing class, BY rea-
son OF this division one set OF men are
enabled 20 dictate the terms upon which
others shall live one class enjoys OPP
portunities without work. the other,
work without opportunity for enjoy
ment, Such state Of society engen-
derS strife and hatred and is subyersiVe
OF that unity which Is 80 essential 10
the stability, peace and prosperity OF
a notion.
We hold that society should be so or
ganized that all those things upon
which the people In common depend
shall by the people I'm common be owned
and administered This would have the
effect of abolishins all class antagon-
lsmf, since all would then be workers,
making goods for direct use, and with
interests In common
With the abolition Of production for
profit there would be no idle nor para
sitic class, special privilege, consisting
Of the private ownership Of the means
whereby others live, would cease to eY-
ist and equal opportunities for all would
prevail.
There can be no possible basis OF
equal rights for all and special priyi,
leges 10 none except In the complete
triumph OF the working class as the
only class that has right 20 be, since
II man will not work neither should
he eat.
II elected 10 Office, our first duty shall
he the procuring Of legislation that Will
promote the workers most immediate
Interest, thereby strengthening and