Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-22 | Page 7 | Peery Hurls Hat into Ring

PEERY HURLS HAT INTO RING RINGBy By The big black hat that Mayor Harman W. W V. V Peery Pecry sports a at Ogden's Ogden's Og- Og dens den's Pioneer days celebrations was tossed into the political ring Wed Wed- The toss was Informal but nevertheless put tho the mayor Into the he race for governor This with Democrats Dora Dem their first state convention will le ne held at Ogden May 23 featured featured featured fea fea- the days day's political develop develop- ments Regard Regardless Jess of ot who runs on the thc Democratic and Republican n tickets I intend to come out as an independent independent independent dent candidate said Mayor confirming something a lot lotof of ot pcr- pcr persons sons were willing to bet on It w was not a formal announcement announce- announce ment nent the mayor said promising one later However my attention h has been called to the very likely possibility that hat Herbert B. B Maw president of at tho ho state senate is planning to run against Governor Blood for tor the Democratic nomination Dr Maw called upon me the theother theother theother other day and asked me pointedly whether I 1 was serious In my re reported reported re- re ported int intention of of running as s an in- in dependent I told him bluntly that I was quite serious Dr Maw talked as as' is if he intended to run for the Democratic nomination I I have been a Democrat all my life liCe but I am well aware of ot the dissatisfaction of ot citizens of Utah with the tho machine tactics which have lave been and are being used by byboth byboth byboth both parties If I received the nomination of at either cither party I am sm certain my hands would bo be tl tied d to such an extent that hat should I be elected I would be e of ot little service to the public as governor Mayor Peery is now in his second second second sec sec- ond year two-year term Site of the Democratic convention convention convention conven conven- tion which will name a national committeeman committeewoman and delegates to the Philadelphia convention was was announced by State Chairman Calvin W. W Rawlings The date already h has s been chosen Temporary officers and a keynoter keynoter keynoter key key- will vill be announced shortly