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Show Nilson Accepted AsGOP State Senator Nominee Oliver Nilson of Smithfield, second sec-ond Cache county candidate named by the Republican party for the office of state senator, definitely will "go on the ballot" in the general gen-eral election, election officials announced an-nounced Thursday. A question was raised earlier whether Mr. Nilson or Melvin B. Squires of Logan, original candidate, candi-date, would be placed on the ballot. bal-lot. Mr. Squires resigned his candidacy candi-dacy shortly after the primary election, and the Republican county coun-ty committee named Mr. Nilson to fill the vacancy before the runoff election. "Some officials raised the question ques-tion whethe Mr. Squires resigned too late to allow Mr. Nikon's name to go on the ballot," said L. E. Nelson, county attorney. "We have decided that equitable considerations considera-tions overbalance any legal technicalities. techni-calities. We don't want to be in the position of forcing a man to run when he doesn't want to, so Mr. Nikon's name will go on the ballot." Mr. Nilson will oppose J. A. Mc Murrin of Logan, democratic incumbent, in-cumbent, in the final election. |