The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
Democrats and Progressive
Name County Ticket
Two Parties Meet IN Provo on Same
Day and Nominate and Endorse
Each Others Candidate for County
Offices.

The Democrats and Progressives 81
Ctam county both held conventions ~
Provo. Wednesday and nominated 4
county ticket BY prior arrangement,
the two parties had appointed the
several Offices about equally between
the two parties, and after the con e ~
tons had each nominated their can
didatcs. they each ratified the nomina-
lions made by the other.
The Progressive convention vas
called to order by County Chairman
Is. II. Bower. Il. ". Mitchell Of Provo
was named temporary chairman and
Clarence Beck of American Fork as
temporary secretary. \ committee
was named to confer with tie Demo
Gratis on the question OF fusion, alter
which the convention adjourned. II
reassombed in the afternoon when +.
A. Hush was named rs permanent
chairman and c. NJ Beck, permanent
secretary. After the adoption o. the
Progressive state platform, with sdch
changes as apply To local conditions,
the convention proceeded 10 nOmiha-
tons.
The Democratic convention was cal
led TO order by County Chairman IL. I
G. JeA and District Attorney j III. !
Mcdonald was named as temporary J
chairman and George c. swan 'nd /
Mark Bezzant as temporary secretdr- /
les. The committee to confer with !
the Progressives on the question of !
fusion was named and the convention |
adjourned until afternoon.
When the meeting was reconvened |
william NJ Roylance took the Chtar |
as permanent chairman; George G. |
swan was named as permanent sccre-
tary, and Mark Bezzant as assistant |
secretary.
The plan for the division Of )fticcs |
VAS ADOPTED, as well as platform |
after which the convention made is
nominations and Endorsements. Before |
adjournment resolution OF sympa- |
thy for President Woodrow Wilson on
the death OF Mrs. Wilson was adopt |
ed.
At the conclusion OF the conven-
lions the Progressives chose +. A.
Hush as county chairman -..''--,'-
uemocrats reelected Heber - 'eN
TO the same post.
Under the arrangement Lehi gets
the sheriff and assessor American
Fork gets a commissioner ana mem
her of the state legislature and PEA
SAINT Grove gets the county superih-
tendent of schools and legislator
which Is considered fair dislrlou-
ton. .,,,,,,
There was much enthusiasm shown
over the nomination OF Henry East
for sheriff and b. \, Christensen LOT
commissioner. .s
The ticket considered by It's makers
TO be a strong combination toiows'
state Senators-H, 7, REYNOLDS
Democrat. Springville; Caleb Tanner
Progressive, Provo -,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT William l.. open
shaw. Democrat, Santaquih' hlenai'
Wadley. Democrat, Pheasant proNe
clarence M. Beck, Progressive Am
erican Fork; Fred J. Lewis Jrr r''
pressive, Spanish FORK ,oo
county commissioner, four yen
term-F A. Hush, Progressive r''
County commissioners, two yea
term-B. n. Christensen, Democro
American Fork. (renominateul
County clerk-A. V. Robinson pei
ocrat Provo, (renominated).
Sheriff-Henry East, Democrat
hi. (renominated)' ,ss,,
Assessor-Geo. CARR. Progressi'
l.ehi. o.,oros, a,
Recorder--Geo, Amos, PregresS'
Payson. ,I.,,.h Nan
crat poyson, (renominated).
ttorney-Grant c. Bagley' Den
=. Drnvn lrpuOmiuateOl
surveyor-C. Murray TwelVes' pe
County superintendent of schools