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Show GARDNER IS CHAIRMAN. Spanish Fork Man Placed at Head of Republican State Committee. Henry Gardner of Spanish Fork, president presi-dent of tho Htnto senate, was elected chairman of tho Republican atalc commlttoo com-mlttoo at a meeting of that committee held yesterday. Mr. Gardner succeeds C. J3. L,oofio as chairman of the committee. com-mittee. Mr. loot's resigned when Roosevelt Roose-velt became a candidate for the presidency, presi-dency, an Mr. Loose felt that as a mip-portcr mip-portcr of Colonel Roosevelt he was not in harmony with the rest of the committee. com-mittee. Mr. Gardner was not a candidate for Blato chairman, but will accept tho position posi-tion and take active charge of tho campaign. cam-paign. Headquarters will be opened in Salt Lake about September 35 and a vlgorotiF campaign waged from that time until election. It in understood that 11. 1j. Cummlngs, chief deputy In tho office of tho secretary of ntat. will bo continued con-tinued as secretary of the committee and that he. will secure a leave of absonco from Ills office In onlor that he mav devote de-vote hln entire time to the campaign for tho next two months. |