Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-06 | Page 18 | Dr. Woodward Set to Resign

DR WOOD WOODWARD WARD SET TO RESIGN Dr Hugh 7 1 M. M Woodward state senator from Utah Uth county under fire by a 8 colleague for tor holding dual dua positions In tho the state government has ba decided to resign as 8 chairman of the state self help cooperative board hoard The Telegram learned leaned MonI ManI Mon Mon- day I His resignation was expected to tobe tobo tobo bo be submitted at a board meeting late Monday afternoon Dr Joaeph Joeeph Joseph Jo Jo- seph Geddes of the tle Utah Uth State Agricultural Agricultural Ag Ag- college a board board member was as expected to be bo elevated to the chairmanship 1 It I was wa understood tile the board boad Would request Dr Woodward to snake flke Ills his resignation effective in one week Dr Woodwards Woodward's reported decision followed an attack by State Representative Sam F. F Kiefer Kleer Salt Lake county upon the legality of Dr I Woodward and Heber BennSon Bennion Jr I Daggett county state representative represent represent- tive serving sering both bot in fri the legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture and in the state self help or or- Mr Kiefer Kieler recalled a state constitution prohibition barring barring bar bar- ring legislators from holding positions post post- tons In a state body boy created by a legislative session In which they sat satAn sat An opinion by John D. D Do Rice dep- dep Uty attorney not not menI mentioning mentioning men men- men men- I the names of Dr Woodward or Mr Bennion held in effect that they could hold positions legally Inthe in iR the state self help board since the chairman of ot the te board receives no remuneration and that an of the te board would not be holding an office Mr Bennion Bennion- is considered considered consid consid- er ered d an his title tte being project adviser a position paying a email salary The opinion did hold however that neither official an nor noran noran an of ot the self help board could serve sere as a a legislator under under under-an- an another other oter constitutional clause prohibiting prohibit prohibit- ing lug holding a position in more than one branch of government government Dr Woodward is a candidate for forthe tho the Democratic nomination for gov gov- eror No o indication of oC what acton action i Mr r. r Bennion will wi take has been forthcoming but it was wa reported he would prefer to resign front from the te legislature since his term as state legislator expires at the end of this I rea year ear Successors for tor the self-help self co cooperative co- co operative board members who may mY relinquish their positions will be considered at a special ial meeting of ofte the te Utah Uth Cooperative league at 2 p. p 1 m. m Wednesday in the city and county building commission chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber Grant M. M M Woodward of Salt Lake City president president- president announced Monday Representatives of more than tha 40 self help units unit from all al parts part of ot the state are expected to attend