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Show -S( . . - ;;. r . . . V Republicans Nominate J; Woolley For Congress; CV Christenson Is Backed "S ' 1 1-. . 1 l Reuben Clark Refused To Be Drafted 'i' For Senatorial Nomination; Wallace 1 In King For Democrats I ,,,T LAKE CITY. July IS U'.m 11 Willi Arthur WoolK-y. Ogdon rnmov, nominated to run for ' Zss from the first Uth dis-? dis-? I and J- Reuben Clark, sec-.('counselor sec-.('counselor to the first presi-Scv presi-Scv of the L. D. S. church an-! an-! ,ced as definitely "out of the - ".orial race," Republicans 5" fled their attention this after-1 after-1 in to the work of nominating; Relates from the second dis- f'j convention adjourned until 130 after- the morning session, ' jjten the first district candidates ' tore nominated. I With Clark apparently out of L way definitely, according to Z own "absolute refusal" to L Don B. Colton, former congressman, con-gressman, and president of the Litem States mission of the L. lie pj church, is the candidate. " Christenson Up political observers from central ruti were watching with parts. par-ts. Jicular attention the business of Sav u,e afternoon session. Up for nomination for a seat in congress u y H. Christenson, former dis- V fid judge 311(1 a Provo attorney. 1 f Christenson is backed by a itrong Utah county delegation Jtich endorsed his candidacy it Ctanimously at a meeting last r Seek, and appointed a steering 53 kmmiUee to aid him. Should Christenson receive the nomina- L . i tion, an liueruaiine battle will likely result this fall between him and the incumbent congressman, J. Will Robinson, also of Provo, who is up for nomination. Considerable stir was created among the delegates with the announcement an-nouncement of the candidacy of William R. Wallace, chairman of the Utah water storage commission commis-sion and prominent business man of Salt Lake, for Democratic nomination for United States senator. Announced as candidates are: For senator Don B. Colton of Vernal. For congressman (first district) W. B. Higgins of Fillmore and Arthur Wooley of Ogden. For congressman (second district, dist-rict, which includes Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele and Utah counties) A. H. Christenson of Provo and Frederick C. Loofbourow of Salt Lake City. For justice of the state supreme court Chief Justice D. N. Straup of Salt Lake City, incumbent. For state treasurer no one. J. Reuben Clark, second counselor coun-selor in the frist presidency Of the L. D. S. church reiterated his stand against having his name entered' en-tered' as candidate today and said I he positively would not allow his name to go before the convention as a candidate. |