Show AI I c POLITICAL IFS UNSETTLE UTAH 1936 CAMPAIGN Splits Threatened in Both Parties' Parties Organizations By Dy JENNINGS PHILLIPS Several large ifs its are upsetting calculations of Utah polIticos politico In their efforts to forecast the outcome outcome out out- come of ot the state election this year Among the most perplexing factors factors fac fac- fac- fac tors confronting leaders of both parties ore are the expected independent ent candidacy for governor of ot Mayor Harman W. W Peery and to which party or candidate the progressive or so-called so left wing voters will throw their support Current indications point to the of ot Governor Henry H. H Blood candidate as the Democratic A nf n W tv w gubernatorIal C o n u. u miller the 1932 2932 nominee as the Republican standard bearer al alth although al- al th though gh each has considerable op op op- p position Peery Pecry May Hold B Balance Governor Blood polled v votes votes' against for Mr Seeg Seeg- miller to win the 1932 election by a a- p plurality of approximately It I t was a landslide victory for the Democrats but few tew expect to pile u up ap p such a majority this year If the popularity of the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- c cratic administration has waned and anti t the he stock of ot tho the Republicans has ri risen isen r en as the latter claim Mayor Peery's independent may spell pell s defeat for the party party- whose whose- f ft followers desert in large numbers t to o the Peery camp Progressives observers agree are most numerous in the Democratic c camp amp although there is is- no dearth of ot o f left wing Republicans Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- c cratic leaders therefore are wonder wondering i ing tig how many supporters of State Senator Herbert B. B Maw and Hugh M. M Woodward progressive candidates candi candi- dates for the tho Democratic nomination nomina nomina- t tion ion for tor governor may be lost for lor Mayor Peery In th tho event of Governor Gov Gov- eInor Bloods Blood's G. G GO 00 O. O P P. Split Fe Feared Republican leaders on the other hand are also concerned over a possible party split over the gubernatorial guber guber- nomination Mr is opposed for the Republican nomination by E. E W. W Kelly Salt Lake Lak City merchant whoso whose s supporters rs claim considerable considerable consider consider- able aple strength particularly in Salt Lake City H. H Arnold Rich S Salt lt I Lake Lako ke City attorney r Fred M M. Nye Nye- Nye Ogden merchant W. W E. E Salt-Lake Salt City ity and pr president V sl- sl dent of ot th the chamber of ot commerce commerce also have been been- asked askea to to- run fun Joray Mayor r Peer s followers are c con cn confident n- n ho will carry Weber and Carbon counties garner a large vote in Salt Lake county and re receive receive re- re much of ot the progressive vote in ill Utah county Should he live Jive up up- to this prediction Ogden's mayor may be Utah's next governor Democratic tIc leaders however re refuse refuse refuse re- re fuse to concede the strength claimed by the Nevertheless they recognize the tho mayor as a menace to another Democratic victory next fall and considerable pressure may be brought to get him to withdraw from Crom the race t Is Active e Mr who made formal announcement of his candidacy Monday has ins been asked to with with- draw from the race in the interests I of party unity but apparently has no intention of doing so He is campaigning intensively and with George W. W V. V Snyder Republican national national national na na- na- na committeeman spoke at a meeting of the Young Mens Men's RepublIcan Republican Re Re- publican club of Salt Lake City atthe at atthe the tho Newhouse hotel Wednesday eve eve- ning Speakers at another Republican rally Wednesday night In the Chapman Chapman Chapman Chap Chap- man branch library scored the state administrations administration's handling of sales tax funds and the relief problem The state sales tax is costing tha the wage earner 5 to 6 cents for tor ever every dollar he spends Lee W. W Meyer one of the Oth speakers speak l included fud d Fr Frank FrankS it S. S Emr Emery Republican county chairman and Joseph J. J Gill Frank Hoagland presided |