Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-15 | Page 2 | Blood's Native Area Loyal to Him in Poll

Bloods Blood's Native tive Ar a Loyal to Him in Poll Bountiful l G Centerville Farmington Prefer r Incumbent Governor and President By J JENNINGS PHILLIPS Southern Davis county is s 's still loyal to its native son son- son Governor Governor Henry H. H Blood of Kaysville Provo and Price may be swinging to Ray E. E Dillman Republican Republican can can gubernatorial l and nd Bingham Midvale and and Murray may may betiding riding Mayor Harman W W. Peery's Progressive Independent bandwagon but bandwagon but not the voters of Bountiful Centerville and Farmington A majority of the citizens of these three major towns of the fertile ferUle farming fruit ti- ti tiit it raising and dairying area north of the Salt Lake county countyline countyline line lirie want to se see both Governor Blood I and Pr President Franklin D. D Roosevelt reelected They expressed these convictions with emphasis when when The Telegrams Telegram's invaded th the incumbent governors governor's home county after touring touring tour tour- ing C Carbon county's coal fields and Thursdays Thursday's tabulation in The Telegrams Telegram's Telegrams Telegram's Tele Tele- gr grams gram's s 's straw poll reflects their views They gave FOR PRESIDENT Roosevelt Landon Lemke Bountiful 90 37 0 Centerville ille 32 32 19 1 Farmington 91 3 35 1 FOR GOVERNOR Blood Dillman Peery Bountiful 54 54 5 46 30 Centerville 22 21 9 Farmington 59 69 43 26 Both Bountiful and Farmington gave President Roosevelt a better than two to one lead whereas Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Landon's strength was relatively relatively relatively rela rela- heavier in Centerville The vote in the governors governor's race was much closer Governor Blood was strongest in Farmington although Bountiful also gave him a comfortable comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able lead On the other hand only Continued Column lumn on F Page Five Eight Bloods Blood's Native Davis County Section Still Loyal to Him Continued from Page One one vote prevented a tie with Mr Dillman in Centerville Dillman Second Mr Dillman was the runner up in all three towns with Mayor Peery running strongest in Bountiful and Farmington Scratched ballots although numerous numerous numerous nu nu- fell far below the poll average average aver aver- age In the three towns each of which marked more straight Demo- Demo cratie- cratie votes than straight can Earl Browder communist candidate candidate candi candi- date for president received one vote In n Bountiful while another voter inthis in n this town declined to vote for a candidate for governor with the written explanation None of them good food enough Is northern Davis county also loyal to Governor Blood How does his home town of Kaysville view the Utah election picture There may be a surprise concealed in m Fridays Friday's tabulation in m the straw polL Watch for font it Three Utah counties remain steadfastly in the Republican column column column col col- in The Salt Lake Tribunes Tribune's current poll and five others are close enough to be switched by a comparatively few votes The re remainIng re- re remaining 21 and these Include all al the populous centers are showing 60 per cent or better for or Roosevelt Roosevell The Republican counties are San Juan Garfield and Kane Those Thos which are still reasonably close ar are Grand rand Iron Piute Flute Rich Sanpete and nd Wasatch In the gubernatorial race the distribution dis- dis of the counties shows a strikingly different picture Ray E E. Dillman the Republican candidate is s leading in 15 whereas Governor Henry Henry enry H H. Blood Democrat is ahead lead in only eight and tied with Dillman illman in another Harman W W. Peery Progressive Progressive Independent Independent is leading the field in the remaining five ve counties