| Show t. t BATTLE TO QUALIFY STAIN AT IMPASSE Concern Caused A. A I By Uncertainty Of Final Result sult i Qu Question stion Arises as to Who Will Wil Be Treas Treasurer eri if if Bond Block Continues to January 3 i Aroused over the ss of efforts to block stat State I Tre Treasurer elect Charles A. A Sta Stain n from obtaining a bond observers observers observers ob- ob servers at the capitol Thursday wondered at the outcome t If f opponents can place obstacles In the path of of- the official official- elect lect until January 3 Who will be Utah's next treasurer was was' was a popular question n at the capIto as s many proffered their opinions on Oft he the outcome S State te Treasurer A. A Edsel Christen Christen- chriStensen sea sen en chose to take no part in the bond controversy and announced he Is pre pr paring aring to turn over the affairs of his office to to Mr Mr- Stain on January 3 3 c Questioned as to the refusal of the j American merican Surety company and the j United States Fidelity and Guaranty 7 company company to write Mr Stains Stain's 00 bond Mr Christensen said he had read of the refusal in the newspapers but pointed out that his successor successor- may yet obtain a bond MAY MAKE FIGHT I I r c cannot say what what action I will take ake if any in the event Mr Stain Stains is s unable to obtain his bond however however however how how- ever the treasurer asserted It was was was' understood at the capitol however that Mr Christensen will make a fight to hold his position in inthe inthe the he event his Democratic successor fails ails to qualify He will be backed in his fight to retain office in jn such an an event by an opinion of Deputy Attorney General Byron D D. Anderson to the effect that effect that in n such a case casc the incumbent treasurer treas treas- I could hold office until a successor sue suc cessor is duly el elected and qualified Under that ruling Mr Christensen would hold office for another four years although defeated in the last election Attorney General Genera George P. P Parker P Parker however disagreed holding that itan if it ifan ifan an official elect fails falls to qualify for office oUke a vacancy is declared to exist which may be filled hUed by appointment of the governor Meanwhile it was learned that that Mr Stain has not yet given up hope of obtaining g a bond and has applied to other companies E R. R Miles executive executive tive secretary of the state department of f supplies supplies' and purchase said the stat state will vm seek seck elsewhere to obtain Mr Stains Stain's bond t k kHe He Me announced he has informed the treasurer elect of the adverse action of the thc tWo bonding companies and has sugg suggested sted that a conference conference-be held to outline th the course course to be fol lowed Secretary of State Slate Milton H. H Welling Well ing again denounced as malicious perversion of f fact ct Mr St Stains Stain's charges th that tl the s secretary of state has blocked arid otherwise delayed his efforts to obtain a bond Mr Welling invited court action which was threatened by the treas treas- elect and added that such action would give him an express his reasons for tor opposing the appointment of David M Mattson as as chief deputy treasurer The secretary also denied as a member of the board of supplies and purchase that any state officials have purchased their own bonds and announced announced an an- that his bond of had been obtained through Norman Lee and four tour other residents of Brigham City while another for had bad been obtained through John Shumway Shumway Shum- Shum way of Garland |
