Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-08 | Page 9 | Dern Issues Election Call

DERN ISSUES ELECTION CALL GALL Publishes Proclamation Naming Naming Naming Nam Nam- ing Offices to 10 Be Filled Fined by Voters Governor George H H. Dern Thursday fired the gun which marked the official official official cial start star of the 1932 election campaign campaign campaign cam cam- in Utah The chief executive issued a proclamation procla mation matSon calling the attention of the voters voters vot vote ers and various election officials to w the necessity of electing persons to public office on November 8 The list of offices to be filled Includes In in- that of United States senator a governor and six other state positions a member of the supreme court secretary of state auditor treasurer attorney general and superintendent of public instruction In addition a representative from each of ot the Utah congressional districts districts dis dis- is to be elected Under the reapportionment bill passed massed by the last legislature membership mem- mem of the state senate senale is increased from 20 to 23 and of the house of representatives representatives rep rep- from 55 to 60 The new setup calls for the elec- elec ion of 13 senators five of whom willbe will willbe be ic from Salt Lake county and 60 members of the lower house including including including ing 19 from Salt Lake This will increase increase in crease Salt Lakes Lake's representation in inthe inthe the he senate by one and in the lower lowerhouse lowerhouse house louse by three members Other P to tD b by he voters voters' are are- 15 district judgeships 7 district attorneys 2 commissioners a county attorney in each of the 29 counties a municipal judge in each of the Utah cities with populations of to and four in Salt Lake City Despite the reapportionment Salt Lake county will vili continue to have less representation per voter in each of the houses than any other Utah county with the possible exception of one or two In Salt Lake county a senator willbe willbe will be DC chosen to serve the term of Public Safety Commissioner John M. M Knight who resigned last week from the senate The setup now includes in in- eludes three Democratic and seven Republican holdovers in the senate Democrats must elect nine of the 13 new senators to obtain the constitutional constitutional constitutional majority of 12 necessary for control of that house Republicans ca can retain control by electing five new senators All senators with the exception exception ex ex- of ot the one filling the year two-year term of Commissioner Knight will be elected for tor year four terms I Holdover Republicans are Senators W. W H. H Griffin Jr Logan Paul H. H Hunt Keetley Malcolm A. A Keyser Salt Lake Clifford E. E Young American American Amer Amer- ican Fork John E. E Booth Spanish Fork W. W V. V D. D Candland Mount Pleasant Pleas Picas ant and Jefferson Holdover Democratic senators are tra Ira Huggins Ogden Dan B. B Shields Salt Lake and Patterson