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Show BLOOD LEADS i IN SALT LAKE A near-deadlock between Governor Gov-ernor Henrv H. Blood and State Senator Herbert Maw developed todav on the basis of incomplete primary returns, throwing the fight for the Democratic gubernatorial guber-natorial nomination to the floor of Saturday's state nominating convention. con-vention. Blcod led Maw by a scant seven convention votes, unofficial tabulations tabu-lations revealed. In the state's more x'Pul0113 counties, Blood won 105 conv jtion votes to Maw's 15S, incomplete figures showed. Both candidates claimed sufficient suffic-ient votes to win on the first ballot bal-lot at the state convention. Returns showed neither candi date held a controlling mcjority i, the counties which voted Monday f night. A floor fight over th, " nomination appeared certain. Unofficial returns from Salt Lake county gave Blood 72 am Senator Maw 80 of the 204 a0e. ; gates certified as elected. Fifty. ' two of the delegates were unin. stnicted aM not endorsed bv 1 either faction. A ..otui of j., l delegates must be elected. Governor Blood held a 3- to 13 majority over Maw in Cache county. Maw led 30 to li m q den. Four neutral delega es vevr certified. Of the 79 convention votes from Weber county, 19 Were unaccounted for. Governor Blood was expectcl l! to carry Davis county. Delegates ' Uvith eight and a one-half votes ; 1 were instructed for Maw at Log;,n : i while Blood oupporters won nevi-n and one half. |