Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-17
Harmonious Convention Held in
hibIey Hall at Logan
Saturday.
NAMED BY ACcLAMATloN.
In All Instances but Ono No Opposi-
tion to Candidates Developed
Rally III the Evening.
Special to The News.D

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Logan, Oct. 15.-The Democratic
county convention held hero today
placed the following ticket in the
field:
For State senator-James w. Funk
of Richmond.
For Represontatives-Joh p. James
of Paradise, Anthem Anderson of Lo-
gan, Brigham Y. Benson of Trenton.
Commissioners term, Mar
tin Pond OF Lewiston; two-year term,
james j. Facer of Hyrum.
Clcrk-J. Ed Hyde of Logan.
sherlff--N.. w. Crookston of Green
vile
Recorder--A1iss Linnle Tclford Of
Richmond.
Assessor--James a. Loishmann of
Wellsville.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY D. Thatcher OF Logan.
Treusurcr-A y. Chambers Of smith
field.
surveyor-T. Fl. Humphreys of Lo-
gan.
The convention named II. G. Ilayball
as chairman of the county central COM
mittcc and j. Ed. HYDE AS secretary,
while the Logan delegation named u. 2.
Farr and Inomas G. Lowe as candi-
dates for the positions of justice and
constable, respectively, and selected
I1r. s. Il, Thatcher as city chairman.
The convention was held In Nibley
hall of the b. Y. college, and Hon, IL
r, owen of Wellsville was the tempo
rary chairman, with Prof. Il. j. NOR
ton as the temporary secretary. MT.
Owen made Ii very vigorous ana Nc
cldedly witty speech In taxing tne
chair. He told of visiting the office OF
the secretary of state to look up some
of the petitions for prohibition sent m
from this county two years ago, ana
he mentioned some of the names u
prominent men here that were on these
petitions, and demanded their votes ior
Democracy and prohibition now.
The permanent organization was ell
fected with George w. Skidmore as
chairman and j. E. Griffin as secretary,
and Mr.. Skidmore made n brief nut
snir,ted sneech, The work OF the con-
yention (Which was the largest ever
held In Cache, consisting OF 20 ae rev.
pates) was marked by the greatest M i,'.l
mony. In districts where tns P. TIL.
mary contests for places on the TICKET
hnn heen most keen the rival candi-
dates we're induced to meet each otner
ana discuss matters. and IN every ctlse
,,,herc s,ich action was taken IL was was
successful. men voluntarily pu.l LIS
their personal ambitions aside 1or ''ie
party welfare. 49, ~ tho
4v,i,svi,le candidate for commissioner,
yvi,,inn, Murray, who mado u vigorous
evolutionary fight for the place US
,gainst I I. Facer of Hyrum, gong 80
Cras To resign O lucrative appoint,ien.
in order not to cmharrass hil,.s .. ~
tho race. vet he voluntarily dnit .Mo
race In favor of Facer rather .h'''' i'"'
any friction In the conVent'o'i.
NAMED BY AccbAMAT1oN,
a. result of this harmony all the
,,on,natIons we're made by Reclamation
With the exception of long term COM
missioner when Andrew Petersol y.
Newton and Martin Pond OF Lsw 1sa,'d
we're pitted against each o'he1' 80 '0
won by vote OF 12o TO 81.
1ndce Erickson and Mat Thomas
(, ~ aared in the convention at tne
n fternoon session and they were neart-
iIv received. Both made brief addresses,
Mr.. Thomas effort being q humorous
one.
RALLY IN THE EVENING.
Tho rally held in Nibley hall TINS
evening by Judge Erickson anu N soo
Thomas was attended by about ooo
reonlo. the attendance being kept down
Nv numerous attractions in the CITY.
The meeting, which was presided over
~ Judge C. II. Hart, was an enthusl-i
astic one. however. judge Erickson
spoke FIRST and after n discussion Of the
tariff issue in which he submitted sew
eral questions to Mr.. Howell. he re-
ferred to the charges In the Republican
press that no Is attempting to eYaae
the prohibition Issue. and fatty denied
q He said that n year ago ne an
no,nced that he did not believe In local
option, nor In prohibition unless It
should be statewide and lie had not
changed his opinion. but stands square
" on the Democratic state platform.
The larger part of MIR. Thomas talk
was devoted to prohibition, and no
made n most impassioned plea LOT the
tri,mnh of that principle. taking Issue
very sharply with Senator Smoot as
To the desires of the people Of Utah re-
garding prohibition.