Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-10-01

rather trying po9iuci W bNN 49,
nine men for these three commit f
tees and choose them 80 that no
one would think he was sighted,
but owing to the thoughtfulness Of
the astute stanley. ct al, whatever
concern MIR. Mathis might have felt
was cleared away through a mod
est looking piece Of paper having
been left on his desk by County
Chairman Stevenson. When Ste
vie" vacated the chetr everyone
thought he had neglected 70 take
Il with him, but the paper turned
out to be a list OF typcwritten
names for the several committees
and they had been 80 we'll written
that the work OF the convention
was delayed only few seconds In
Mr.. Mathis telling the delegates
the names az spelled out BY stan
ley's typewriter. They were az fol-
lows:
Committee on Credentials--w. N
Draper, J. NJ. whitmore and John
scarpino.
Committee on Platform and Res
olutions-Thos. Foute, J. Il. Sharp
and ]. Tom Fitch.
Committee on order OF business
-Fred Hansen. A. Balhnger ana a.
Jorgensen.
There was one contest. Il came
from Hiawatha between Roy Benson
and J. s. Sax. Tho credentials com.
mittee seated Benson.
Attorney Fouts read the report
Of the committee on platform and
resolutions. AZ this document had
also been prepared on one Of the
Price-Fouts typcwriters and as MT
Fouta u quito familiar with the
work turned out by these machines
he had little or no difficulty In I'm
forming the convention Of the con
tents Of the report. The attorne,
read with hls face toward the set
ding sun and In much such man
ner NJ he would read the protest OF
a Price public school teacher that
} her room was an n congested condi
ton and that she could not possibl,
) 10 justice 20 10 many pupils. rccciv
ing n defcrcntiaily and courteously
but with little idea that anyone
, would take Il seriously. Mr.. Fouu
; also suaa down vhcn he came to ths
: end OF the report, which was ais
another cue for handclapping ans
In whioh tho spectators good natur
ediy Joined Ia.
These prcliminaries OF the pro
gram having been finished. the tim
had arrived for Grand Manage
Price TO assume control and ento
upon his lengthy nominating period
lie frat presented the namo q
w. II. Hamilton for county connie
sioncr tor the four year term ans
an doing this Displayed more loren
aic ability than at any other stag
OF the proceedings. Having deliver
cd n very cuiogistic speoch on Bdil'
behAn he nodded his head An th'
direction Of J. Tom Fitch. VIII
anose masnlfioontiy 90 the occasiol
and lott nothing unsaid that woul'
lead any man In tho audience q
arlapeot that Ban WA such a ba'
fellow a. J. Tom usually uays h
a.. As Il psychoioEicaliy turns on
Il seems TO have been arranged u
hold the proireasivo-rump domocra
tic convention exactly NJ ono q
Bill and Toms mAking-up apolla
and az the campaign IL rather I
lengthy one. this will give ampl'
dine for tho two Helper stAlwaru
TO have a regular 'knockdown an.
dragout" within the immediate IA
ture and have the stage peaoeabl'
and serene on the ides OF Novem
Der.
There were no other nomination
for tho four-yoar commissioner an
someone moved that Hamnton b
declared the nominee OF the conven
tion. To this there was no opposi
tion aud the delegates heaved I
mighty sigh Of relief-not becaus
BIN was the nominee. but because
persistent rumor had peryaded tn
streets and made la way to tn
very doors Of the convention hal
that a delegate by the name OF Jo'
Sharp had planned TO flight his for
mer oompatriot's nomination. Bu
Joe didn't. In fact joe didn't d
anything worth while 20 mention n
the convention except To cast doubt
ful glanees IN the direction OF IN,
Noble stanley. His demeanor wa
considerably like the watcher AT IN
faro game when the sucker wa
getting all OF the houses money
thus THE man On the lookOu
sized ham up. but never a won,
spake he"
40 before stated. Mr.. Prlco mad
seven OF the nine nomination.
Someone else presented the nam