Show MAK MAKES CANDIDACY STAND Appointment of ot a Utah man mm to tho Interstate commerce commission commis sion elon Is the greatest federal position exor exer ev er l brought rought within striking dis- dis t tanco of f this state or the Intermountain Inter- Inter mounta mountain n West est Milton II Jr Welling United States Stales congressman was recently recommended for tor position declared Wc Wednesday in a statement on his candi- candi d dacy cy Joseph IL H. Rayburn manager ot of ot the Realty corporation also aIso has been recommended for tor the post Mr Ir Wellings Welling's statement fol- fol 4 lows Tho The papers during the last week have bad had a a. good deal to say about my proposed selection to the tte Inter- Inter commerce commission Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor King Cing asked me three months ago aso o a If It I 1 would permit him hint to use my rame and later laler recommended my appointment to President Coolidge INDORSEMENT MADE MADEt t Tho recommendation teli received the Indorsement of ot tato farm tarm bureau and of ot the most powerful officials of ot the them American merIcan m rIcan Farm Bureau federation Iwas also supported by the tho City tand and State tate Federations of ot I Labor ibor and by members of ot tho the executive com com- o ot OC the American I Federation of ct Labor JAbor Tho The National Organization tion of ot Short Line Lino Railroads then tC took up tire tiro fight tight and recommended my InY appointment I. Besides these state stale and national organizations very ery many men of ot in Utah Ulah and throughout nation In political professional and wand lIn regardless of have hare sent word direct to emr our senators or to lo the president askIng askIng ask- ask Ing for tor my appointment I I ha have e in no sense been a can- can didato for didato-for for the place I have asked but three living men n to indorse me They were Dean Leary of ot the Uni- Uni J of Utah who is a 0 personal and classmate of ot President Coolidge of ot the Utah Agricultural college who has relations with Secretary and Senator Smoot The first two gave lean Indorsements indorsement which Were very helpful at once Senator Smoot was noncommittal I real- real of ot course coune that I had no po- po HUcal claim upon his support I tm am ama n a a- Democrat and he and everYbody everybody every- every body else knows knowli It Jt I felt then and tUt feel that our personal relations should bo ho cordial and since this ap- ap had to go to a Democrat a-Democrat 1 1 saw sav no reason ason why he ho should not lah to brIng it to Utah ASKED ASKED SUPPORT I i I 1 rankly frankly asked his support be- be causo T 1 thought it a a. proper co tes tesy to pay to him as the leader of his ils party p. in this state stale I recognized that he could go far to lo block the appointment if Jt he desired to exer- exer J cisa his lila power in Washington I z ras as was a member of ot the congress 1 thIch rewrote the tho transportation net and I voted for the law against advice of my Democratic cole col col- col colleagues colleagues leagues e es in congress who were generally gen gen- rally opposed to It IL This is the greatest federal po po- po ever brought within striking distance of ot f this state or 01 the thc inter inter- west It It affects every man and eiery merchant and every manufacturer in Utah Our people 11 have for years sears appealed to the com corn mission for a traffic rate rato that would woud remove vc the oppressive barriers which have delayed and hampered our commerce commer e In the past It will ivill be most unfortunate If It personal 1 strife and partisan politics are nrc allowed to prevent an appoint appointment ment which might otherwise give this section a no voice in the transportation transportation tation problems problem In which we are vitally interested |