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Show MAYOR'S NAME TO BE OFFERED AT CONVENTION Friends of Frank Francis Warn, Him in Race for U. S. Senator Friends of Mayor Frank Franrls yesterday declared it virtually certain cer-tain that his nann would bo presented at the Democratic convention in Salt Lake next P'rlday, for the nomination for fJnit fl Suites Bcnator This means a fourth entry in the JiHd. which already holds Senator William Wil-liam H King. W K. Wallace and XV. W Armstrong Mayor Francis's friends declare the mayor will be put forth as an Inde-pend Inde-pend ni N'uioi rat on- who 1 1 1 make his fight, if nominated, on a platform calling for reasonable, protection for Utah's industries. For many years, Frank P'raucls was editorial writer and then -dttor of the Ofrdrm Standard. He made his first venture Into politics in 1H17, when he was a belated entrant in the race for mayor. He was unsuccessful. Rut two years later, ho made a sec-oud sec-oud effort and was elected over a stron;: field. Two years later he was re-elected by an overwhelming majority major-ity whie), constituted n splendid endorsement en-dorsement of his administration of the city's affairs. The mayor's friends declare that his newSpaper experience cave him a comprehensive rrasp of world and national na-tional affairs imd his three years as a public official has demonstrated his ability as a public officii'. 1 hey consider con-sider him a most ftittnr,' candidate for the nomination at the state convention. |