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Show ge | |‘Y,, | NOV. 5, 1956 County, Utah | Demo Chairman Says College Seudent Votes May Be C allen ged DAILY HERALD Patronage Broom To Sweep Clounty.C fp PWorkers—Greenwood Win Voter Nod as Utah 7 | : County 7 Officials Utah challenge - legality of student we felt: t ie te liste 4] employ- votes‘in five Provo precincts,’’ Democrats.” he declared. Were the opinion pollsters alli) | winning Democrats into office ’ “We are very happy to come | Jan. 2, David Greenwood, county out as well as we did,” he said. Not ecessarily, ‘he said.|| mocratic chairman, said this The Democratic chairman added if ts worked harder thani| rning. “And Democrats may “We did have top candidates and the other last threej} Sweeping County changes in departmental | ment ‘will follow installation of \ of bel the line, but in smaller personal appeal, ms, Democrats won with good they swung. the vote of thousands of majorities. : uncommitted Utahns over té the fe pointed to the fact that Democratic camp within the last American Fork, for the first time 10 days.” in [12 years went Democratic. He said in Provo, Republicans| ‘Our candidates and their dondaged lig ati thee [ batkérs-did more work than in | iny of the last three campaigns,” jd.-“‘They did a tremendous if house-to-house contacting ia vie ” Mr. Greenwood discounted a ry expressed Tuesday night t some Utahns hearing of a ping Democratic victories in eastern states with earlier res had decided to swing their v to Democrats to give Utah representation with the maiority party. “I don’t believe that’s ‘acne. ie work was done earlier,” he MAURICE C. BIRD MARCELLUS NIELSON G. MARION HINCKLEY 4-Year Commissioner id. Mr. Greenwood did say he ought the Democratic tide gan to turn in Utah within the County Treasurer 2-Year Commissioner ast 10 days—due to sheer force f ‘direct appeal by Democratic | workers. | He predicted major changes in all governmental ‘policy with Democratg holding the reins at, Inational, State and local level. The county jobs have always been patronage jobs, he said. | Mr. Greenwood said Democratic candidates elected are ‘‘all lprofessional people and will want their own’ personnel.’ He said | he anticipated a complete turn!, over from technical and professional posts down to clerks, bookkeepers and stenographers, . Asked if this would include the infirmary «nd roads department, he said if Republican incumbent /THELMA % SMURTHWAITE MARK F. BOYACK hold County Sheriff County Recorder County Clerk Commissioner Sterling Jones | should win over Democrat Mar, ||cellus Nielson, Republicans will RALPH (DICK) CHAPPLE majority on the county, | commission. (County Commission Chairman F, a holdover). Rulon Nicholes is But if Mr. Nielson is elected when final returns are in, the PARTIAL TABULATION SHOWS COUNTY VOTING TREND—Chart above.shows how Utah County voted on five key contests and on the pari-mutuel betting issue. Space would not permit a complete district by district tabulation of voting in the 118 districts of the county. This partial tabulation, however, will revez 1\the trend, party-wise, in the various communities of t he county. Democrats Take Over in County; GOP Clings to Few Posts ARNOLD C.|ROYLANCE GUY H. IVINS County Assessor “ROBERT Q. STRONG * County Auditor , County meee - SALT “LAKE CITY, (UPI) ally in doubt asthe Herald went — show Winner and loser comment on the Utah general election: 2 Sen. Arthur. V. Watkins (RUtah), defeated for re-election: “To the. people of Utah I extend my heartfelt thanks for 12 years | of. wonderful opportunity to serve as their representative in the Congress. . .I shall retire without any personal -regrets. . .” : |Frank E. Moss, Democrat, elec- my appretiation through continued dedicated service. An increase in the Democratic majority of Congress makes it more important than ever that conservative principles be advanced in our goyernment.”” David. S. King, Salt Lake City, elected to Congress from the Sec o-nd District: “I will represent all the people ‘of Utah with diligence and oan Rep. William A. awson (R- ted to the Senate: “I’m sure there Utah), defeated by King: “I can | will bé cooperation for the. Eisen- only thank the voters of the Sec- LAVERN D. GREEN - County Surveyor | | hower - administration’s ‘last “two ond Congressional District for the years-in the. White House. The privilege of representing them ~in election reflects gradual disillusion- the. past. . .” ment of the people with the HiM. Blaine Peterson, defeated by senhower administration.” Dixon: ‘I wish Congressman DixRep. Henry A, Dixon (R-Utah), on well and offer him my conelected’ to a third term: “I shall, gratulations.” to press, although unofficial totals gave Nielson a slight lead. Because this race was so close, and because Democrats have charged they will challenge heavily Republican BYU student districts if Jones wins, none could predict the outcome with certainty. Unofficial; Herald totals had Nielson slightly under 300 ahead. Provo Mayor G. Marion Hinckley unseated incumbent Republi- Chinese Reds Bombarding QuemoyAgain Roylance Rode In On | Roosevelt Landslide crepancies in five heavy Brigham Young University districts In the Utah County: vote, two of Alpine Precinc No. 2, Leon R, to learn if non-resident students county commissioner by, 4 sub- the constitutional amendments: car-! Walker. jhave illegally voted in Utah stantial margin. ried and three lost, while the horse| Alpine Precinct) No. 3, -Incum+1 elections. Democrat Mark F. Boyaack de- race betting petition’ went down bent Frank C. fteenwood, unop+ He said the BYU districts “had feated incumbent Republican to defeat almost two to one. ‘The posed. been able to control at least four Warren P. Kirk for county clerk, amendment to change accounting | No. 1, Incumbent | Places on the county ticket in Nebo Precinct also by a safe margin, Pulls Away Democrat Guy H.: Ivins is the new county assessor, running a close race! with! incumbent Republican Clarence L. Olsen most} of the evening but pulling away in the final districts. Two Democratic strongholds which have withstood Republican landslides in the ‘past took advantage of the) Democratic sweep to’ win handily; As was ‘expected, incumbent Democrat Arnold Roylance won substantially over Dean Payne for county attorney, and incumbent Democrat Thelma Vest Smurthwaite defeated Clarice) B. Carter by: a safe margin for recorder. ~, | | TAIPEI (UPI) — Chinese Com- Sidelights on Election Mr. Greenwood said Democrats will Jook for any signs of dis- ean Verl G. Dixon for four-year (Continued from Page One) 'Winners’, Losers’ Comments roads jobs would be up to him, he said. The Jones-Nielson fight was in doubt right up to the fina] districts. Mr. Greenwood said, since the county is a main contributor to the Eldred Sunset Foundation infirmary, that he thought commissioners could control the head “but probably wouldn’t bother lower rank employes.’’ ; He said a meeting ‘df- Democratic candidates and party, Jeaders will be held within the next day or two to make such decisions, authority .to the state auditor car-| Leo A. Crandall, unopposed. the last three elections. “If we ried in the county by a small marfind ‘any illegal votes; we will Nebo Precinct No. 2, Incumbent| gin, the “one to increase expenses | prosecute,” he said. lor. . Richard M.° Tay of. state legislators lost by an| |. Mr. Greenwood said during the Nebo Precinct |No.| 3, Glade ‘R. last election, more than 100 stuequally small margin, the one to | exempt household) furnishings from | Stone. {dents signed an oath that they In the race for State cake non-residents to’ avoid pur- _ taxation won by nearly: three to | one, and the amendment concern-| board from Dis’ Irict |Four (Uta it, chase of Utah motor vehicle liing state school revenues lost by | Wasatch, Duche; sne and Uintah | cense plates, then later, voted in a safe margin. Counties), O w en) L. cee | Utah County ‘elections. ‘ol In the Utah ‘County school board| Provo, ,took a 20,068 He said all non-resident oaths | 12,235 lead in U tah | County over will be* checked against Provo races, winners were: In-| R. V. Larson, who jis from the Provo,- Municipal Ward 2, voting register in five districts eumbent Merrill Christopherson: | Uintah Basin. Larson is expected with heavy student population. Provo Municipal Ward 3, In| to score heavily in his hometertiIn 1956, said Mr. Greenwood, cumbent Ray Murdock. tory, and the outcome was not three- candidates definitely won Provo Municipal Ward 4, Shir-| known today. | by 300..solid Republican votes ley B. Paxman. Late returns from Wasatch | delivered by District 35. He said Alpine Precinct, No. 1, R. Phil County also gave Barnett the vie- | District 36 also has a high’ stu-, Shumway. ‘ tory 1126 to 960 for Larson. dent populgtion. T munist artillery shattered a 27hour lull in the Quemoy, islands today with another heavy bom-- | bardment. Nationalist guns roared Of ’36--And He’sStill Being Re-Elected back. The\artillery duel began.a few hours after the Communists accused the Nationalists of using poison gas shells in Monday’s firSheriff Theron Hall got a| As Mr. Roylance thas watched Prove Councilwoman Stella ing. ‘The Nationalists denied the charges but prepared for Red “reprisals.’’ “yehuckle last night as candidates | power flow back and forth be- Oaks, this morning, commenting \sweated out election returns. tween parties in Utah; he says, on -the~ election, said she felt Moscow~Radio echoéd the PeiHe heard‘ a radio broadcast te has noted that on off-year elec- election of Provo Mayor G. Mar- ping charges early today and said announcing he, the sheriff, ‘‘had tions Utahns tend to fergie on ion Hinckley to the county com- the United States and Nationalist China were guilty of “barbarism” a lead” over cobanent Bob Mc- local elections. mission will bring about a closer and violation of international law. Fadden. But on presidential years, he working relationship between the A tually, Sheriff Hall, a Demo- said, voters are ‘more prone to county’s largest city and county erat, after 1742 years as sheriff, vote a straight party tieket with was running unopposed forees the idéa, of giving -their choice government. for. president a solid party backville constable. 2 Gity and county cagiseane I Bob McFadden, also a Demo- ing. have not’ always seen eye to eye Generally speaking, he said, upon expenditures of county levies erat, and incumbent, was running uncpposed, for Provo con- stréngth is fairly evenly divided Taised in part)’ through Provo stable. in Utah betweenRepublicans and City. S = ts Democrats. , Both have had some good canFor. County Attorney Arnold Roylance, Democratic <éncumbent, didates, and the trend generally who_won easily over his oppo- for-a strong two party system “Fishing in the sky” is done at nent, Republican Dean W. Payne, in Utah is desirable. Minudie, about 20 miles from Amvictory was no novelty. “FISHING IN THE SKY” He has served for 22 successive years and now will be in office for another four, adding up to More than a quarter - century as Coya Fails To Win Re-election OKLEE, Minn. (UPI)—Andrew Knutson, who failed to convince his wife, Coya, she should quit being a congresswoman; got his wish: today,) She lost her bid for reelection. Mrs. Knutson was defeated. by Mrs, Smurthwaite also held her herst, Nova Scotia. Minudie shad a lanky Republican and former job as -recorder with ease. In legislator in her 9th District race, office since 1948: she has with- are trapped in weirs and, when Odin Langen, Kennedy, Minn. stood several Republican land- the Bay of Fundy tide drops 40 feet, the fishermen drive horse slides. ‘i county attorney. Republican incumbent, Ver1 and wagon across the flats and Mr. Roylance went into office Dixon conceded election to Demo- shake the fish out of the nets. The in the Roosevelt tandslide of 1936, erat G. Marion Hinckley when process has to be done quickly to But the .Knutsons apparently’ had. other troubles. Andrew refused to talk about it, but reports said he planned to file an dlienation of affections suit against his avoid being trapped. by the incomwife’s secretary, William| Kjeland continued to win re-election 48 districts were in, but- a tight each biennium until 1946 when the term was lengthened to four years, The 1946 election wag very close, he recalls, with only Demo_ cratic Sheriff Theron Hall and nip and tuck 1ace has raged all night and through between popular Republican’ in- cumbent County Commissioner Sterling Jones and equally well liked Democratic challenger, ' himself re-elected among a heavy Marcellus Nielson, a formercounty auditor. Republican tide. The race between the two parties was hot again in 1954 when only four, County Surveyor Vern Green (unopposed this election), Sheriff Hall,“Mr, Roylance and County Recorder Thelma Vest Smurthwaite, were elected on the Democratic ticket. _ MOVING STORAGE CallBAILEY’S. AC 5-1 ing tide. dahl, 29. SEE THIS NEW ABC TV SHOW. Live From New York Daily: YOUON | REDUCED TO A NEW LOW PRICE AFFORD... Ut Cream Ahenluchyawhites... DAY INCOURT =. Actual:cases are thrillingly dramatizedas a different type Of trial is featured each day! - 10 - 10:30 a.m. KUTV, CH. 2 NEUTRAL SPITS, SCHENLEY Dist., ING,FRANKFORT, KY. } } | | | | | |
