The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-11
fsneeial to The Herald.)


Kaysville, Oct 10.-The above plank
was written for the Davis county Repub-
lican platform today by County Attorney
l. e Wiley, and after a vigorous fight
in committee and in convention IL was
almost unanimously voted down py the
seventy-tWO Republican delegates pres
emit. This action is significant, In thdl II
shows the change of sentiment in the he
publican party of Davis county since IT
has been in power. Ever since stateh0ou
the one most cherished Goctrine OF Pa Ia
Wis county Republicans has been raDid
anti-third-termism, in platform and on
the stump. Democrats who nave Done
faithful service for the county In I'M
portant positions have been dSSalled Dy
the very men who today have voted eX-
actly contrary to their expressed benefS
One who is curious TO know the result
of the county convention, when was neio
at Pennington today, can get very Ialr
idea of who the candidates are by scan
ming the roster of the present Republican
county Officials. Using a favorlte phrase
that did service in former campaigns
from the Republican stump, the court
house ring was in absolute control or the
convention" Only one attempt was made
to break into the circle, and that when
the resolution above referred TO was In
troduced. its evident purpose having been
to sidetrack Henry w. Stable, the candi-
date for county clerk. which position he
has held for two terms. The fight on
the floor of the convention for this reSo-
luton was led by George w. Palmer of
Pennington, who. ii Is said, would gladly
have had Stable deposed in order to have
taken his position. The convention, how
ever. was too well trained, and from first
to last there were frequent nominations
by reclamation. f. Nj. WhiteSideS. who
has long been county superintendent Of
schools. had some little opposition to
contend against in the candidacy of
Hiram o. Pack and George W. Palmer
but he had been slated for the place and
got it. The result of the convention was
the nomination of the following ticket:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A. Eldredge of
Woods Cross. by reclamation
Treasurer-GeOrge II. Blood of Rays
vile Genominated), by reclamation.
County clerk-Henry w. Stable of
BOuntiful (renOminated). by reclamation.
Sheriff-James Ware, jr. (renominated),
by reclamation.
Superintendent of Schools-E. NJ White
sides of Layton (renomina ted(
County attorney-Ezra T. Robinson of
South Bountiful
Assessor-John T. Burnett of ClearfieId.
County surveyor-John A. Waite jr.. OF
Syracuse.
County commissioner (four-yea term)-
NJ. II. Randall of Centerville.
County commissioner 6wo-year term)-
William F'rew of South Hooper (renomi-
nated).
Lest some one might think that the
ring was not in full control, il should he
said, as a reason for a faN new names
appearing on the ticket. tf@t the present
county attorney. /. r. Wiley is not now
a resident of Davis county, and hence
disqualified; that the county assessor.
John +. Woolley. has business interests
which will not permit him accepting:
that Jens Nelson. the outgoing commits
sioner. is in too poor health to accept
an office, and that Ezra s. Richards who
served as representative in the Iegis-
lature. was "a candidate for county at
tOrney. or he could have doubtless had
his position again.
The convention today was presided over
by E. M. Whitesides of Layton. Lamont
can OF Bounttful was Vice-chairman:
John T. Burnett. secretary, and George
II. Blood. assistant
The platform adopted endorses every
thing Republican and ''applauds the tri-
umph OF Republican principles as exem-
plified i'm the county's prosperity, as well
as the Davis County fair"