Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-07-14
POLITICAL SIDE-LIGHTS.

POLITICAL SIDE-LIGHTS.
Next month the state republican
convention will convene in Ogden 70,
the naming of the state ticket, anc
the liveliest kind of a session is looked
for. The so-called business interests
of Salt Lake and Ogden will be present
an full strength, determined to inflict
Governor Spry and other enemies OF
PROMOTION and progressive leg
station upon the party, even at the i'm
mlnent risk of defeating the party al
the polls. The delegates from the out
lying districts will principally go in
structed to work for a platform and
ticket favorable to prohibition and
other progressive legislation. 1t will
not take long after the convention
opens to decide which faction is in the
majority, but the fight is likely to be
attended with some bitterness, espec-
tally on the part of the side found to
be in the minority. 1t will be ques-
ton as to whether the people or the
machine will govern.
We presume there will be no cues
ton as to the right to the county rep
resentativeship being conceded To
Cedar City in the coming county cleo
ton, so far as the republican party is
concerned. Parowan has enjoyed this
honor for the last three terms, and il
would hardly be modest or reasonable
for them to ask for it again this time
We therefore refuse to take any stock
in the intimations that have been cir
culated to the effect that Hon. MILFORD
Day would be a candidate to succeed
himself Mr.. Day has made a good
representative, has welded a power
full influence and accomplished great
deal of good for Iron county, and has
the appreciation, in the great majority
of his official acts, of his constituents
But because of this it does not follow
that there are not other good men in
Iron county, and we believe that Mr.
Day and other broad men of the coun.
ty will concede that the honor thi:
year should come farther west.
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AS already announced, j. S. Wood.
bury of this city is candidate foi
legislative honors before the county
republican convention, and we have
heard good many expressions of ap.
proval of his candidacy locally, not
only from Republican sources, but
from Democrats as well. We have
also recently been informed that Mr.
Richard A. Thorley is a receptive can.
didate for this honor, and that mum.
Der of his friends are working ener.
getically to bring about his nomina.
ton. 1t looks as if the race in the
republican convention would be be.
tween Mr.. Woodbury. and Mr.. Thorley
The present indications are that tn,
race for gubernatorial honors befor,
the republican state convention will
be between the present incumbent Of
the Office, Governor William Spry
Nephi L. Morris and Edward Jenkins
Spry represents the anti-prohibitioi
element, while both of the others ar,
said to bear the prohibition stamp
erance are in hopes that in the even
of deadlock between the three, one o
the temperance candidates will with
draw and throw his strength to tn
other, thereby effecting his nomina
ton. 1t is our opinion that Nephi L
Morris is the best man for the plac
who has. yet announced himself.
Not much is being said yet as t,
who will be candidates for county of
fees. 1t is likely that a number o
| the present officials will be out to sue
coed themselves, and the voters coul
| do far worse than to continue the ma
| jority of the present official family il
Office. One Of the officials that is re
ceiving a lot of favorable common
and whom the voters will without
doubt be glad to return to office, if h
consents to run, is Sheriff John II
| Cory. Mr.. Cory has made a goo
record the past term, and has show
himself worthy of the support of tn
people. But Mr.. Cory says that tn
present salary of the Office is not com
mensurate with the duties required
and has not decided whether or no
he will allow his name to go before tn
convention.
THE RECORD wishes to reiterat
its statement made some time ago tina
there is not more competent and de
serving state official in the capitC
building today than Mr.. Jesse Jewkei
the state treasurer, who will be a car
didate before the republican state cor
vention for the Office of secretary O
state. The people of Utah cannot
better than to elect Mr.. Jewkes to thi
important office, either.
State Senator d. o. Rideout hs
swelled the collection of gubernatoris
timber by announcing himself car
didate before the Republican Stat
convention for this honor. Mr.. Rid,
out is now touring the southern cour
ties in the interests of his candidate.
and little folder which is being dii
tributed gives fair introduction
the candidate, who has a good recoi
in the state legislature, being the a,
thor of a number of good measure
and is known as real friend of pre-