G. G O. O P. P CHIEFS UNITE BEHIND DON B. B COLTON I Party Leaders Agree to Name Former Congressman to U U. U S. S Sen Senate te I DELEGATES ASSEMBLING I J. J Reuben Clark Jr Refuses to toBe toBe Be Candidate G G. O. O P. P leaders here for the state convention Wednesday are prepared to name Don B. B Colton former First district congressman o of Vernal as the Republican candidate for United States senator This decision was made Tuesday following advice from friends of J. J Reuben Clark Jr that under no circumstances circumstances cir cir- will the f former ambassador dor to Mexico and second counselor in the first presidency of the L. L D. D S. S church permit his name to be considered con con- Friends o of Mr Clark had entertained entertained enter enter- tamed hopes of drafting him for the nomination However word ford from Mr Clark in New York was a reiteration reiteration reiter reiter- of his original declaration that he is not a candidate still stands The original declaration was made in a telegram June 17 to Chairman Byron Bron D D. D Anderson Clark Not Candidate With Mr Clark unavailable all delegates delegates' votes o observers agreed are to go to Mr Colton I If the slate goes over as observers ers predicted Tuesday M Mr Collon Colton isa is isa a assured the n Arthur Woolley y will willbe willbe be DC the congressional candidate from the First district and Former Congressman Con Con- gressman Frederick C. C Loofbourow will be the nominee fi from m the Second district Observers pred predicted t d that Chief Justice D. D N. N would succeed himself for the supreme bench nomination nomination nom nom- and that Ivor Ajax former state auditor would be the nominee for lor treasurer Many of ot the delegates from throughout the state arrived Tuesday lo to participate in the annual Saltair outing of the Republican Club of Utah Others were expected throughout through out the night and early morning Several delegations were to arrive in a body Salt Lake county willbe will willbe willbe be represented by delegates The First congressional convention will be held at 9 a. a m. m at the Victory theater immediately preceding the state tate convention The Second congressional congressional con con- gressional district delegates will convene convene convene con con- vene in the later afternoon immediately immediately immedi immedi- following the state convention The major convention was to open with with with-a a parade from the Hotel Utah to the Victory theater State Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Byron D. D Anderson will call the convention to order at 10 a. a m. m Program Arranged Scheduled convention morning events following the call to order include in in- clude elude Invocation Rabbi Samuel H. H Gordon welcome to delegates Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Anderson keynote address by Temporary Chairman T. T 1 L. L Holman speech by Vice Chairwoman Mrs Hamilton Gardner naming of or com corn II mittens and announcement of ot their meeting places The Ti-ic Salt Lake Lakes Lake county delegates delegates dele dele- gates will vill meet in the theater at a a. m. m b by call of ot County Chairman E. E B. B R. R Callister to elect members to serve on platform resolutions and order o of business committees They will meet in scats seats assigned to the delegation Nominations will not be made until the afternoon on of ot tH convention convention conven convene tion following the installation of permanent permanent per per- manent officers I Members of the G. G O. O P. P platform committee met Tuesday afternoon in inthe inthe inthe the Hotel Utah to make final draft o of the G. G 0 O. O P. P platform m upon which candidates will run at the next elec elec- tion Efforts were being made to include a platform plank calling for consolidation of Utah counties and school districts Opposition to the nomination of Mr Colton Collon ma may develop if fri friends of ot Frank Evans counsel for the Utah Farm bureau decide to place him in nomination Mr Evans will make no personal effort to io secure the nomination but will accept it i if tendered by the convention delegates Mr Loofbourow will be opposed by A. A H. H Christensen Provo a attorney tto rne who has the support of most of 01 the Utah county delegation I