Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-04 | Page 9 | S. L. Bourbons Work to Seat C. W. Rawlings

S. S L. L BOURBONS WORK TO SEATS SEAT S Battle Slated Over Control of StateS State S Committee By JE JENNINGS PHILLIPS CrosswInds of dis dissension t that hat h at have ha been stirring trouble among S. S Utah Democrats of late may sweep party control into the hands of ot Salt Lake Lako c county 0 U n t y Bourbons Saturday night when the state committee m meets ets at the the hotel to to reorganize reorganize reorganize re re- re- re organize for the 1936 campaign A vigorous minute last drive to seat scat Calvin W W. Rawlings Salt Lake lk county's district attorney as committee corn con chairman threaten threatened d re reelection reelection re- re election hopes of f Olof R R Michels iche s n n nt of t Richfield the incumbent and led to predictions of a stormy contest contest con con- test over the post Many un pledged votes voted were garnered garnered gar gar- by the R Rawlings forces force's Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- according to rep reports on the argument that the 1936 election battle will wilI center in Salt Lake county county county coun coun- ty and that that selection selection of a local manto man manto to head the state stale committee will clinch victory for the Democrats here S For Party Unity On the other hand the camp urged reelection of ot the Richfield Richfield Rich Rich- field attorney in the interests of party unity and because of his successful successful suc sue leadership in the 1934 senatorial sena sena- tonal election Weber county Democrats meanwhile meanwhile meanwhile mean mean- mean mean- while scenting a possible deadlock over the chairmanship reportedly are ready to nominate Stuart P. P i Dobbs or J. J Francis Fowles for the tho job Observers also foresaw a close between Mrs l Frank race W W. Penrose Penrose Penrose Pen- Pen rose and Mrs Irs Reva Beck Bosone for the associate chairwoman's post which was vacated by Mrs James I H. H Wolfe VoICe in June 1934 Mrs Penrose Pen- Pen Penrose rose has been serving as acting chairwoman while Mrs in party esteem by her election as of the lower house hous of legislature Other posts to be he filled include S the tho vice chairmanship now inow held by Mr Rawlings a secretary and a treasurer Blood Is Favored Meanwhile as Democratic committee com corn members gathered the for for or the first important political meeting meriting of the year discussion of the party nominees reflected an U unit unusual fl ii s ii 11 a 1 unanimity of opinion on one issue issue issue- that of the tho gubernatorial nomina nomina- tion Lion Although it was conceded the uncertainties uncertainties un un- un- un certain certainties ies of politics s may may change change the whole picture in the next few months few disagreed with the prediction prediction prediction pre pre- diction that Governor Henry H H. Blood will again be named to lead the party's ticket this fall On the Republican side nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion of V. W. W. W 1932 G. G O. O P. P candidate is regarded as a Although opposition to his cam campaign aign has not entirely subsided tho the organization is statewide statewide state state- wid wide and reportedly includes many Republican county chairmen Stumping State Mr jumped into the therace therace therace race early in the year and has been stumping the st state te continuously since This advantage is expected to offset any organized opposition that may arise to his nomination next summer It is an open secret that Governor Blood is in the race for the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic nomination although thus far he has been silent on the sub sub- V While ile he too may meet with opposition from the left wing of his party his supporters feel that his record of the last four years will win him a majority of the convention convention convention conven conven- tion votes next July