The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-25
SANPETE REPUBLICANS
County Convention TO be Held
in Ephraim on Aug. IS
Candidates Many.

Manti. July 24-The Republican county
committee of Sanpete met in this city yes
terday for the purpose of deciding when
10 mold county convention, also TO
select the place and TO transact other
business. It was determined TO hold the
convention in Ephraim Vn August 10
The representation of delegates viii he
determined on a basis of. one vote To
every twenty-seven cast for Joseph
Howell for congress. making in al about
nlnety-nine delegates from the different
cities. Last year the representation was
about eiEhty-fiye. a gOOGiy repre- Senta-
ton was present The delegates TO the
state convention VIII also pc selected at
this time.
y c. Christensen of Sterling said yes
torday that he had entered the race as
d candidate for the legislature. which
adds another TO the list Of leSisla tive
candidates on The Republican Stoe- Mrs
Christensen represented TINS county in
the last legislature, at which time Sen
atOr kearns was selected. and there is
70 doubt that Christensen viii give the
GunnlSOn candidates a hard ruU at the
convention There are also two candi-
dates in Fayette, John Bartholomew and
j. G. Me1or, and between the two towns
sterling and Fayette. things viii be
made lively for kearns and Metcslf OF
Gunnison- OF course Gunnisor has the
four year term county commissioner and
has been hOnCred 4OSa considers bic extent
by the party in the past, leaving out the
smaller places ia theiT neIghb0rhOOU.
which may also be considered 1T the con
vention. The Sterling candidate IS said
TO belong TO no faction or ring and II Is
believed that ne win cut quite figure
III the fight.
Charles DeAIoisey Of Provo left this
city Friday for the south where he win
likely continue his labOrs in d political
way, hoping no doubt to meet with bet
ter success in Sewer and on south than
he did in Sanpete- DeMOlsey drove over
10 GunniSOn Thursday where he felt the
pulse Of the brethren. soon returning to
Manti- It appears that he could do moth
ing there IN the way OF harmOuizing
either state or county politics. The peo-
pie there seem TO be decidedly against
the ring organized here and they do not
propose TO give IN under any circum-
stances.
John L. Peacock OF Sterling has incl
dentalIy been mentioned for representative.
He is said to have always been a con
slant worker for the Republican party
and has never been recognized in any way
for his faithful services. It is believed
that he may have quite a following from
his home town.
It is rumored that there is some oppo-
sition in Moroni as TO the county clerk
ship Some there are favorable IT, T. +.
Anderson for that position. while another
crowd. possibly the controlling element,
want to reinstate the present mcLmb bent.
=. w EliasOn. It Is not unlikely thar
il the fight should become too burdeusOme
TO the convention that J. Morgan john
son may step in and take the c'erksnip
and leave the. others 10 figpc for the
Tessurer's office. which is at present
held by johnson of Spring CITY
Peter Sundwau of FairView and J. A.
Tuft Of .Gunnison may be candidates on
the Democratic ticket FOR representa-
tives. George Christensen is talked of
favoTably for county superintendent OF
schools Some still hold that hc VIII be
a candidate Tor county attorney but as
his line of work has principally been in
the school and at present an instructor
in the Snow academy Ii is thought that
he viii be induced to accept the nomi-
nation for county SUPERINTENDENT