The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-07-18
Democrats and ProgressiveS
Divide Up County Offices
Democrats Get Niue Offices and Pro.
gressives Seyen-TwO Conventions
to be Held August 12.

Provo.-The joint committee of
Progressives and Democrats appointed
to consider an alliance of the parties
in Utah county this week unanimously
voted to recommend that the two par
ties combine on candidates to be elect
ed this fall, and agreed upon a tenta-
tive division of the Offices between the
Two parties.
The joint committee was composed
of ten Progressives and ten Demo-
Gratis. Is. II. Bower, Progressive, was
chairman of the joint committee. and
j. c. Anderson. Democrat, was scure-
tary
Under the tentative agreement for
a division of the Offices the Democrats
got one senator, two representatives
short-term commissioner, sheriff,
clerk, treasurer, attorney and survey
or, while the Progressives got one
senator, two representatives, long
term commissioner, assessor. recorder
and superintendent of schools.
Under this arrangement the Demo-
Gratis get trifle the best of the divis-
ion, but the Progressives are agree
able. since the Dmocrats polled about
twice as many votes as the Progress
sives at the last election, and the
Democrats at present hold practically
all of the county Offices. The two
state senators are Republicans, so that
the division of senator's will not dis
turb the Democratic officeholders. The
four representatives are Democrats
and two will have to retire to make
room for the Progressives. One of
the retiring commissioners is a Re-
publican, and the Democrats are
agreed that his place for the long
term on the board should be filled by
a Progressive. The county superin-
tendent of schools Is a Republican,
and the Democrats are willing that a
Progressive should succeed him. The
Democratic assessor and recorder, 1t
Is understood, did not intend to seek
denomination, so little trouble with
the division is expected.
The joint committee decided TO rec
ommend that both the Democratic and
Progressive county conventions be
held at Provo on August IL. II is con-
fidently rpedicted that the action of
the joint affiliation committee will be
approved by both party organizations.
The American Fork and Lehi repre-
sentatives participating In the fusion
meeting are quoted by the Provo Her
aid as follows:
Mr.. c. NJ. Beck, the Progressive rep
resentative from American Fork, was
called on first and said: THE Pro-
gressive faith is growing rapidly in
our part OF the county and when Mr..
Cadmus was through there We secured
about thirty signers in Pleasant Grove
alone to the Progressive cause
There will be at least half and per-
haps twice as many Progressive votes
In the American Fork precinct this
fail that there We're two years ago"
Mark Bezzant CD then spoke in
favor of coalition. He represented
the Democrats from American Fork.
q. p. CARR (P) of Lehi then said:
For my part l would rather stand
atone. There is quite a difference be-
tween us, and believe that the Pro-
gressive principles will yet sweep the
whole nation, whether the Progressive
party wins or not The man Is the
issue. am in favor of putting up the
best men we can get"
W. Il. Evans Cd of lehi: "I
haven't been worker In Utah county
very long, but have labored faithfully
for the cause In Juab county. II there
is no other way We ought to unite to
clean up the state. The Utah Idaho
sugar company are laying of men for
the effect 1t will have on the election
his fall. But | believe that this will
react on the Republican party and
hurt them worse than II will us. In
the face of this everyone who is able
is buying up sugar stock. ! am going
TO do all ! can to redeem conditions"
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