Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-24 | Page 1 | Hoge Takes over Job of Treasurer

HOGE TAKES OVER JOB OF TREASURER Assumes Position Shortly MI MIter Af After After Af- Af ter Stain Loses in m Rehearing Re hearing Move HIGH COURT TAKES ACTION Blood Accepts Christensen's Resignation Enos Hoge look took office as state treasure treas ure at 1 p. p m. m Thursday succeeding A. A E. E Christe Christensen en in the position to which Charles A. A Stain was elected He took office a few minutes after the state supreme court had denied a petition b by Mr Stain for rehearing on n quo warranto proceedings brought broughty by y him to challenge Mr Hoges Hoge's r right ht to office In a recent decision the court ruled against Mr J Stain who f failed to obain obtain ob- ob ain tairi bond and thus qualify for the office and held Mr Hoge appointed by Governor Henry H. H Blood to be lawful treasurer Advised of the denying of the rehearing rehearing rehearing re re- re- re hearing petition Governor Blood accepted accepted ac ac- ac the resignation of ot Mr Christensen Christensen Chris- Chris that already was in his hands The court did not comment on the denial but indicated an opinion would be written later Mr Ho Koge Hoge e announced he would retain re re- thin tain W. W T T. Reid chief deputy and Orland Augason bookkeeper of the Christensen regime