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Show Lehi Attorney Seeks Democrat Nomination For State Secretary HARVARD R. HINTON Sen. Harvard R. Hinton, Lehi city attorney, this week said he would seek the Democratic nomination nom-ination for Secretary of State. Mr. Hinton, currently serving his first term in the Utah State Senate, was the second party member to announce his candidacy candi-dacy for the position. Already announced is W. G. (Bill) Larson, Lar-son, a Salt Lake County Commissioner. Com-missioner. A native of Hurricane, Sen. Hinton received his law degree from the University of Utah Law School and a political science degree from Brigham Young University. He has practiced law in Lehi since 1951. In 1958 he was named president of the Utah County Bar Association. In his announcement the candidate can-didate pointed out "the office of secretary of state is of vital importance as a constitutionally created arm of the executive branch of government. "While overshadowed by the office of governor, the secretary of state's office nevertheless has many vital functions to perform and the secretary must demonstrate demon-strate executive ability, dedicated dedicat-ed service and a spirit of cooperation. coop-eration. He must have a proper training and background to accomplish ac-complish this objective. "I plan to carry out a dignified but vigorous campaign and give the voters a"chance to see me and hear my views." Mr. Hinton has served seven years as a bishop in the- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is a veteran of World War II. He is married to the former for-mer Rose Marie Brokaw and they have seven children. |