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Show Smithfield Man Names GOP Senate Candidate Oliver NUson, former mayor of j Smithfield, Thursday was named Republican candiate for State Sen- ; ator from Cache county, replacing Melvin Squires, who resigned! shortly after announcing his candidacy. can-didacy. He will oppose J. A. McMurrin, incumbent, In the general gen-eral election. Mr. NUson, a prominent cattleman cattle-man and farmer in Smithfield forj 20 years, has always been active j in civic and governmental affairs, i He served as a director of the state municipal league and was' chairman of the arrangements committee when the convention was held in Smithfield. He has been a member of the city council, coun-cil, the civic improvement council coun-cil and has served as Smithfield city marshal. Mr. Nilson acted as bodyguard for President William Howard Taft when he visited Cache county during dur-ing his term in office. The appointment was made by P. C. Felsted, Cache Republican party chairman, and approved by members of the central committee. |