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Show DAVID H MORRIS WOULD BE SPEAKER Washington County Democrat Makes an Announcement of his Candidacy Da d U Morris perennial member of the state legislature from Washing ton co ntv, vesterdaj formsllv an nouneed h s cand dac for speaker of the lower house of the state legislature. Mr Morris is one of the best known Bemoc ate n Ltah and has represented his couutv n half a dozen sessions of the state legislat re Dur ng the t me Mr Morris has been a member of the legislature the Demo crats ha e been n the nunorit) Th s time a oabt on of Democrat Progress es and "oc ahsts form exactly one-half of the n embersh p of the lower house, the Rep bl cans having the other half of the membersh p In the event the parties fail to agree on a speaker the organization of the house will te deadlocked. However it is Ukeh that a comprom se will be reached Friends of Mr Morris declare that he is entitled to the speakership because of the fact that he is the senior member of the house m point of serv ice and because he s familiar with the dut es of speaker and makes an ideal presiding off cer Mr Morns hai a rep utation for fa rness that is conceded by all of the part es During all of the t me he has been n the legislature he has been regarded as the hardest work ing legislator n either house On the Republ can side L. E nder son representat e from Sanpete coun t) appears to be m the lead for the Bepubl can ndorsement for the speak ersnip C K Mabey of Davis and Wil ford Day of Iron are also candidates and it mav be that the Republican ca cus will be unable to agree on a candi date |