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Show MRS. MAMIE E. BOWMAN CANDIDATE FOR CLERK Says She Enters Eace Upon Assurances of Support From Many Prominent Promi-nent Republicans. Mrs. Mamie E. Bowman of this city yesterday formally announced her candidacy can-didacy for the Republican uoniination for county clerk of .Salt Lake county. Mrs. Bowman entered the race, she said, only after she hail received assurances OIt support from many prominent Jie-publieans, Jie-publieans, who believe that a woman should have a place on the conntv ticket. tick-et. The precedent of a woman 'eountv clerk was established bv Mrs. Margaret Zane Wit-he.-, now Mrs! therdron. Mrs. Bowman is a widow with two children. When her husband died. Mrs. Bowman went to work in a minor capacity ca-pacity in one of the eountv oflices. She has had considerable experience in conn, ty work, including work in the eountv clerk's office. , At present Mr. Bowman :s in the state land board office. The woman candidate for co'intv clerk was born in Salt Lake and has lived here all her life. "I have ahvavs been j Republican and. I have slwavs worked card for the party," said Mrs." Bowman, discr.ssine her camlbiacv vesterdav. |