Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-30

Without opposition by acclamatlon.
| For survey or j ohm d. Fl. McAllister
was named, and j. b. Swenson, the
present incumbent, who has twice be-
fore been re-elected. McAllister res
ceiNed 1913 votes and Swenson 40S.
This brought the convention up to
the nominations Of the legislative ticket.
and at this juncture, Farley P. Chris
| Jensen made objection that the plat
form was not document on which the
Legislators could be asked to stand. He
wanted the platform reconsidered.
Fred, c. Loofbourow objected to a
reconsideration. urging that the proper
tim for such action had passed. w.
r.. Hutchinson was soYerruled on q like
point of order, as was J. w. Smith.
| Farley p. then stated that the planks
! he wanted introduced We're on questions
of vital Importance to the interests of
| Salt Lake county. One, he said was
| IA plank on the juvenile court commits
| sion, another on the #protactioinof miiI-
ers, another still calling for direct pri-
maries and a final plank calling for a
fire and police commission.
| James sDevine warmly supported the
amendments, urging that the legisla-
tors should know what was expected
of them. Harry Joseph endorsed De-
vines stand, and Lon J. Haddock arose
to assert that the opinion of the con-
vcrltion was worth much more than the
III any ~
plank on juvenile courts.
j. j.. Greenwald and j. = Cannon
spoke. Mr.. Cannon urged the adoption
or u juvenile court plank, and declared
that four5men had hunted tho town
over seeking the platform committee
with this plank, and had been unable
to find it. q. j. Milne agreed with Mr..
Cannon.
Fl. L.. Nelson and Harry G. Edwards
urged that the platform committee had
misconceived its duties. A vote at that
junctureg to reconsider was unanimous.
and each of the new planks was read
and adopted amid hearty cheering
THE AMENDED PLATFORM.
The completed platform is as follows:
We endorse the administration of
President Theodore Roosevelt and the
candidacy of William FL. Taft and the
principles enunciated by these sterling
leaders OF Republicanism, and We
pledge the united support of, the Re-
publicansz of Salt Lake county.
We endorse the platform of the ma
tional Republican party and the plat
form adopted by the recent Republican
convention and we renew our allegi-
ance to the principles of the party in
state and nation.
We commend the administration of
the Republican party in the State of
Utah and in the county&of Salt Lake.
and the Vigorous and impartial en-
forcement of the laws by its public
Officers and the economic administra-
Stion&of county affairs
We favor the establishment of good
roads and we pledge the nominees of
this convention for county commits
sioners to construct and maintain
system of good highways throughout
the county
Realizing the value ofmeasures look
ing to the prevention of crime, we
commend the work of the juvenile
court system as established and main
tanned Throughout the state by the Re-
publican administrations: the detention
school of Salt Lake county, also es-
tablished by the Republican admins
Etration. as an approved and valuable
adjunct to the court and an aid in it's
work. We heartily endorse the work
of the city juvenile court commission
and the officers in charge of the local
detention school, and pledge ourselves
10 the support of those institutions, and
to the increase of facilities for indus
trial training and for the establish
ment of schools for girls.
We pledge our legislative nominees
Ito the support of such remedial leg,
islation as may be proper toward the
| greater safety and protection of the
metal and coal miners and smelter
employees Of this state.
| We favor a primary election law.
and we pledge our legislative nomi-
nees to work for the enactment Of
the same.
We favor the enactment of fire
and police commission law for cities of
the first class, and we pledge the nomi-
nees of this convention to the legis-
lature to work to that end.
RACE FOR SENATE.
Six candidates We're in the field for
nomination as state senators, namely,
Carl A. Badger, Charles e. Marks, S..
j. Stookey, S. II. Love, Sam G. Park
and w. Fl. Woodring. Badger, Marks
and stookey were the final winners.
although a splendid showing was made
by the other candidates.
The vote was as follows on the Win
ming ballot: Marks, 420; Badger, 35s,
and Stookey, 323 Woodring, 26l, Love
224, and Park us.
FOR THE LOWER HOUSE.
Twenty-three names were placed be-
fore the convention as nominees for the
lower house of the legislature. owing
TO the lateness of the hour when the
Legislative nominees We're reached, it
WAS decided to omit nominating
speeches. and submit in place q list
of the candidates to- the chairman who
should read them to the convention.
This was adopted, but notwithstanding
TINS movement 10 save tune, ABOUT nalt
an hour was taken up in listening to
speeches of men seccnding the nominal
ton Of their particular favorites for the
Legislative race. or the % presented,
10 were chosen as follows: Joseph j,
Cannon. Daniel McRae, Brigham Clegg,
T. L. Holman, J. NJ. Holt E. T. Ash
ton, Il. j. Eardley, Hugh Mcmillan,
William Mcmillan and Claude Y. Rus
sell. Farley Jensen came eleventh on
the balloting, being only Is behind Rus
sell fol- nomination on the ticket.
The detail of the ballot was as fol-
lows:
Name. Vote
Joseph j. Cannon. Farmers ward $40
Daniel McRae, Granger .45+
Brigham Cleg. Second .....z...... 449
+ ". l.. Holman. Bingham ...........a.4 13
j. NJ. Holt. South Jordan ........ 39i
Elias T. Ashton, Second $50
u. i. Iardley. Fourth ........... 32f
( William Mcmillan Third ......... 1868
&c. Y. Russell. First .......4..... 25i
Farley P. Jensen. Fifth .s...........2 S6
w. L. Dunn. Fifth ....s...s...... 219
"a. e. Lee, Murray IS
r. b. Porter First .191
It. c. Mariger Farmers ward ..... ISL
II. L. Nelson. Fourth ....,..l.j...5. l52
r. II. Rudy. North Point ........14l
Briant S. Young, Third .s..5.5 lao
Fred McGurrin, Fifth I. ......a.5..=.. .137
I Thos. E. wishing, Bingham Junction,126