The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31
TICKET NAMED
BY SOCIALISTS
State Convention NOminateS
v. R. BOhman of Morgan for
observation-disclosures DebS.

The state convention of the Socialist
party of Utah was held yesterday after
noon and evening in Federation of La
Dor hall and a complete ticket was placed
in nomination, save nominations for JUS
tees Of the supreme court, which places
viii be filled by the campaign commit
tee. The nomination for attorney gen.
eral was also left TO this committee.
The Socialists believe In equal suffrage
and for that reason the offices were di-
Vided as nearly as possible between men
and women.
Eugene V. Debs was endorsed Tor pres
ident and Ben HantOrd for vice presi-
dent. V. R. Bohman of Morgan county
was nominated for governor.
r. b. Scott of Salt Lake was chair
man and Joseph McLachlan of Ogden
secretary. Miss Laura Walker Of Muir
ray and F. W. King of Tooele county
were assistant secretaries.
The report of the state secretary showed
a growth IL the party. There are now
forty-four locals in active operation in
the state, the secretary reported The
report of financial conditions was salts
factory TO the convention and was ac-
The following nominations for office
were made.
President-Eugene V. Debs of Kansas.
Vice president-Ben HanfOrd of New
York.
Presidential electors-Robert Leggett of
Murray: Marie NJ. johnson and J. c. Ed
gar, of Salt Lake City.
Representative in eongress-Charles
GovernOr-V. r. BOhman of Morgan
county.
Attorney denomination referred
TO campaign cOmmittee).
Secretary of sJate-Dr W, II. Schock of
Plateau, newer county.
Chief justice-CReferred to campaign
cOmmittee).
State auditor-Aiiss Laura Walker of
State treasurer-Hyrum W. Lawrence of
Salt Lake City.
state superintendent of public instruc-
tion-Mrs. Piepgrass of Murray
Campaign cOmmittee-Grant Syphers of
Ogden, Al Hanson of Bingham, L. B.
Scott of Salt Lake City, +. J. Mallett
of Bingham, L. c. Nelson Of Salt Lake.
Platform Is Adopted.
The following resolutions and platform
were adopted:
I'VE. the Socialist party of Utah. in
convention assembled this 30th day of
MAY, do affirm our adherence TO the
principle OF international socialism, as
set forth by the Socialist party of Amer
lea. in entering upon the campaign or
1893 We make an appeal 10 the working
class of Utah 10 come and unite them
selves together upon the political and
economic field, to the end that we may
terminate the reign of industrial despOt-
ism and establish an industrial demOc-
Socialism demands that the exploita-
ton of the workers shall cease and that
all those things which the people
in common produce shall by the people
in common be owned and demOcratically
administered, and that all shall work to-
gether and that all opportunities shall
be equal and open TO all men.
I'VE demand that the state provide
public work for the unemployed
1--WE demand that the state shall COM
pei the attendance of all children of
school age. and, when necessary, pro-
vide means. clothing. food and other
neceSsaries TO children in want
I'VE demand that the state legislature
enact laws putting in operation the in
itiative and referendum constitutional
provision
I'VE are absolutely opposed to the
teaching OF military drill, with guns ana
other means of destruction of human life,
10 our school children.
We demand the establishment o.
system of old age pensions, similar 10
those adopted by other countries, where
by the WORKOUT industrial worker may
ne assured of at least a bare existence
when sickness, accident or old age in
capacitates him.
We pledge ourselves always TO work in
and for the interests of the workers. and
10 use every effort TO bring the workers
into class conscious organization. both
political, economic and industrial, as
in this manner only do we deem il pos
sible to attain the Object-the organiza-
ton of the cooperative commonwealth"