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Show Announces Candidacy For Re-election Dr. E. E. Monson, incumbent Secretary of State, announces his condidacy for renomination and re-election on the Democratic Democra-tic ticket in the forthcoming primary pri-mary and general elections. His announcement stresses that his record in the conduct of his official duties is open to all. His first consideration in his office of-fice and in his various activities and boards and commissions has always been for honest administration adminis-tration and service to all Utah citizens; thus promoting the welfare wel-fare of the entire state. His office of-fice has been called "The Friendly Friend-ly Office with the Open Door". He served in the Utah State Legislature from 1932 to 1936 and sponsored and supported legislation for the benefit of Utah. He sponsored the Branch I Banking Bill providing banking ! facilities for communities throughout thro-ughout the state, which had been deprived of these facilities by reason of the depression. In January, 1936, by acclamation, acclama-tion, Dr. Monson was elected Vice-Chairman of the Salt Lake county Democratic committee, and later that year he was elected elect-ed Secretary of State by a large majority. In 1940 he was re-elected to the office of Secretary of State with the highest majority vote ever had for Governor or Secretary of State in Utah. He is a member of the Jackson Democratic Demo-cratic League, SageBrush Demo-1 Demo-1 cratic club, in honorary life member of the Young Democratic Democra-tic club of Salt Lake county. He has received national recognition. rec-ognition. In 1939 he was elected Vice-president of the National association of Secretaries of state and in 1940 he was unanimously elected President of that National Nation-al organization, being the first man in the west to hold that office. of-fice. Dr. Monson is a member of the L D S church. He and Mrs. Monson, Mon-son, together with two children, Conrad and Alice June, reside at 1446 Westminster Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah; a daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Pickett is also a resident resi-dent of Salt Lake City. |