Show county man endorsed for gohei wr BB 4 t 8 kf h t A mr W H of ogdan is now an aggressive candidate for the republican nomination for governor and his candidacy Is crowing in favor throughout the state he announced that he would be a candidate several weeks ago but started no active campaign until about ten days ago when republicans public ans of weber county formed a for governor club and urged him to carry bis campaign to every part of the state the forming of this club vas the result of requests from prominent party leaders from various counties who know air reputation as an industrial leader and his exceptional ability as an executive there are few men in the inter mountain mount aln country whose experience has lead them into so many fields of business activities ah has the experience of mr and his diversified interests have proven uniformly successful while at the same time being a big factor in the up building of the state of utah native of weber bom in weber county he started as a young man by the day until he accumulated enough to enter construction work in a small way himself today he is president and general manager of the utah construction company one of the largest concerns of the kind in the united states for several years his company has specialized ciali zed in major development work in the west handling large railroad and reclamation projects in the western states and mexico mr Is also a practical rancher and farmer his company owning large ranch and farm properties in utah idaho and nevada these ranches contain upwards of acres of deeded land and are stocked with head of cattle sheep and 2000 horses all of mr properties and investments are handled through his utah headquarters which Is a clearing house for the entire business tribble by mckay sponsoring the meeting which urged him to become a candidate for the republican nomination for governor were such men as A P bigelow and fred M ne both of whom had been frequently mentioned as possible gubernatorial bernat orial candidates and apostle david 0 mckay who paid mr wat als the following tribute 1 I respond cheerfully to the suggestion that I 1 say something regarding the candidacy of mr it you would succeed in business you must study business if you would succeed in politics you must study politics I 1 come as a friend of W H I 1 come as a loyal utahn I 1 do believe most sincerely that W H wattis is the right man at the present time to occupy the governorship of this state there are tour great factors in life the ability to see clearly the ability to imagine vividly the power to think independently and the power to will nobly we need a business man who has these qualifications mr wattis has these qualities he has the ability to see clearly to see the sage brush desert and then its reclamation we need a man of vision and a man who has handled big things mr wat als fulfills that need he has proven that he can and does think independently he will take advice but will not take dictation he will be a governor of utah fair and just to all W H deserves this nomination and this election for the party loyalty that he has shown if you secure his nomination well elect him and utah will have one of the best governors any state ever had I 1 outstanding executive I 1 in addition to his construction work and ranch activities mr has taken an active interest in many other lines and has always been prominently in the civic and political affairs of ogden and the state of utah he Is vice president and general manager of the utah idaho sugar company a di rector in the first national bank and first savings bank president of the board of trustees of thos D dee memorial hospital vice president and director of the superior rock springs coal company director of the united states chamber of commerce with heda quarters at washington D 0 and vice president of the associated general contractors of america he was also three times elected president of the weber club and ogden cnair ber of commerce during the accumulation of all the properties his companies now control he vas the directing head and manager if nominated and elected governor of utah his fine executive ability and his broad experience will be at the service of the state and his organizations izat ions are so arranged and officered that he can give his entire time to the business of the state if the republicans of utah nominate W H for governor at the convention to be held in ogden august 16 and elect him in november the citizens of utah will be assured a progressive gres sive business administration based on the practical experience of a man who has made himself a leader in business finance building and ranching |