Show t Political Profiles I i B By fly Bob fob and Marilyn Harrington I I The main question In the voters mind seems to be what kind of ofa I II I a man In Is this Lee The question revolves around the man Lee professes pro pro- I I to be be and on the other I hand the man his opponents accuse accuse ac ac- cuse case him of being Its It's certain he heI I couldn't be both not even a Dr I Jekyll could achieve that In expectation ex of oC answering this thie and other questions a private Interview Interview Inter view w was ac arranged with the governor governor gov I and the results were If not surprising at least Interesting I Lee Iee probably wouldn't cop top honors hi h a benignity contest among governors but he could easily walk off with the trophy of oC one for Cor accessibility The placing of a person person to person to-person person phone call calland calland call calland and brief discussion between the I operator and a blonde voiced blonde secretary sec rotary was wall all It took to have the governor on the line Arranging the lie he Interview was even easier In InTact Tact fact the toughest obstacle was Salt Lake City three o'clock tic fic A brisk ride up one floor In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Capitol elevators a turn to the right and one ono to the left and I I theres there's the governors governor's much advertised ad ad- by hy the gover governor or open doo door I I IThe The first Impression of the I governor might be noteworthy If there had been an I don alan Unfortunately attention in n was wu captured by the governors governor's desk deak On top of the desk deak la lay what was waa obviously even upside up up- I side aIde down a copy of a recent editorial on the governor that had appeared In The Morgan I Count County News If the governor had put It there for disconcerting disconcert disconcert- ing purpose It was wu certainly well rewarded for that parti parti- particular particular particular cular editorial could be described ed with many adjectives none Lee I The governor himself soon dispelled die dis I yelled the tenseness by being sur stir congenial although not mentioning the editorial until the end of the interview psychologically psychologically cally dangling It so It seemed like the sword of I What the governor said during of which would Include pro protho the tho interview was not as noteworthy noteworthy noteworthy note note- worthy to me as the Impression of the man himself Here Hero was an anI I obviously intelligent man wan of high I office voicing adamant opinions an and dogmatic statements concerning concerning concern concern- ing ever everything thing from the to toG G George orge CI Clyde e. e and voicing them with the personal righteousness and fervent conviction of a man wan manon wanon manon on a pulpit In fact most of Lees Lee's speakIng speaking speak speak- ing public or private on poll poro- tics or any other subject is le ledone done as though to a congregation tion of dedicated political acolytes which probably accounts accounts accounts ac ac- ac- ac counts for the single-minded single devotion he Is accorded by his rock bed-rock supporters If If on the other hand one analyses analyses analyses an an- the words only a para para- I dc o lv Luallen is 15 apparent parc t. t The words themselves seem to indicate indi I cate cite a man who ho thinks of himself I as having been done in by dIabolical diabolical diabolical dia dIa- intent and is seeking aid for his political resurrection He lIe HeIs Heis lIeis is In a word against everything that is against Lee Trying to find out the real Leo Lee either from the Governor himself or from tram his opposition isas la is laas I as difficult as discovering a a nickel glass of beer beer neither i I can be done The quest leaves the impression that the voter will have to decide for himself on tho the basis of personal convictions and It Is that even the voter could be wrong but wrong or right the man at the polls has one distinction he gets the thelast thelast thelast I last word At five minutes to three last Thursday I arrived at the Utah I I State Capitol Building Dul and took I I the elevator to the second floor I noted with amusement that the the elevator operator was wearing a Clyde for Governor button The Governor rose from hIs bis chair behind a huge desk as I entered entered entered en en- and grasping my hand firmly firmly firmly firm firm- ly and smiling said Im glad to meet you He lie seemed to me to have a very winning personality He lIe was willing to discuss any I subject I brought up but leaned heavily on his camp campaign issues The 57 year old governor first mentioned several of his hobbles hob hob- bles taking bles-taking taking moving picture shooting and fishing and trap trapshooting trap shooting Be sure to spell trap trapshooting trapshooting trap shooting correctly he l laughed I IlIe He lIe is married to Margaret Draper of Price They have two sons eons and two daughters Ills His oldest oldest oldest old old- est son 26 is a graduate of West WestPoint WestPoint WestPoint Point and his 21 year old daughter daugh daugh- ter Is president ot of of the student body at the U U. of U. U Another daughter 32 is married and a ason ason son 12 is in Junior High School l The flee family still lives in the Governors Governor's Governors Governor's Governors Governor's Gov Gov- mansion but will be movIng moving Ing soon to a private home a at 2031 Laird Drive As Governor he will be while ne livIng In other than a state owned re re- silence Was Vas Mrs Lee Lea in favor of your you running as an independent I 1 asked Yes Yea he said She always s goes along with me mo After the primaries you seemed seemed seem seem- ed willing to drop from the race What has changed so that you ou now DOW believe you can win I Nothing has bas rel really changed a g I but there are some very definite I reasons why I decided to run The I main reason I think I can win is Is' Is because the other outer two candidates candidates' are not pop popular r They stand for forthe forthe forthe the same things and there la ts no difference between them 1 I dont don't agree tree with either on one and t r think the people eople of this state should at least leut have a Do choice A great man many things have happened happened hap hap- ened since I announced m my decision de de- People who had been my supporters were contacted and told to resign It they did not stop gl giving me support It seems the only freedom we have left Is when we go to tOa a ballot box to vote I made a mistake In that I 1 Idid did not campaign harder for the primary election I was wa overconfident over over- I confident I am not so ao confident I now now but I still think that the majority of people want the right thing done If they know knout the facts fact The does not support you ou Why do you think you have such strong opposition in that quarter I Weve Veve disagreed and it probably probably probably ably never will be completely complete solved I say what they hey stand for j jwill I will harm the schools I believe In paying teachers on a merit mern basis Opposition to this drives I I good teachers out thus lowering the standards The only argument the has for tor for membership is le that that It gets getil more pay for members members mem memo bers than they are worth I What do you think Is the most Important contribution you have I I made to Utah 1 I The most Important thing have done for the people of this I 1 state Is to make them think The j I stand I am now taking has forced them to look more closely into j state government Ive I've proved that we can have honest govern govern- govern I ment Ive I've never held a meeting behind closed doors That is the healthy way Men wont won't do wrong I II I things when they know someone I Is 18 watching them Every department department depart depart- ment has improved under my administration ad- ad J I ministration Some people think waste creates prosperity The state will pay pa If It It over borrows over borrowa and spends too much All Ive I've tried to do Is IA tell the truth but some people dont don't want the truth I 1 have jeopardized jeo jeo- jeopardized my political future every time I vetoed a bill Ive I've always told the t truth tru b. b I J w wish n everyone could know more about being governor The more I know of It the more I think God God help the people COplo It Is rare when a a. politician is Ie not controlled by a machine If you serve a machine you cant can't serve the people fairly I am not controlled by them Th They try to tell we who to hire and I wont won't have It I dont don't think I would ever have been Governor if IC the Republican Party arty had been strong In Utah mah when I 1 was first e elected Do you support President i Eisenhower Well Im I'm voting for him Some observers have made the statement that thet the coming election elec tion Is in hi a sense a contest between be tween tweed you and Senator Watkins for control of the Republican Party in Utah What are your comments Some think so Certainly so-Certainly Certainly we wo dont don't agree on how government should be operated Some Som people eople would probably be justified Incoming in incoming incoming coming to that conclusion He tie had spent an hour with us ue one of the most interesting hours I ever spent spent |