Show FOR BENCH judge george chistensen of price is being put forward by friends m this part of the state as a candidate for the nomination for justice of the supreme court to succeed justice valentine gedeon whose term of office expires at the end of the present year judge chistensen is serving the first half of a four year term as judge of the seventh judicial dis tact to which position he was elected in 1924 he had previously served one four year term as judge of the district in the election two yeras ago he led by a large plurality the other three candidates for the the two judicial positions which are being put forth in behalf of judge chistensen are his notable success at the polls his high standing as a judge the desire among law ers that a candidate with experience on the trial bench be selected and the fact that eastern utah has for some time been eiith representation on the state ticket among those who are active in advocating vo the candidacy of judge chistensen are attorneys patterson and A of moab and state senator 0 W mcconkie and district attorney F W keller of monticello |