Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-09 | Page 11 | 13 Utah Counties Elect Republicans to Legislature

I T T A AW W 3 1 3 UT H COUNTIES NS TO LEGISLATURE STILL lETAIN ETAIN CONTROL Rails Rail's hS h'S legislature predominantly Democratic Democratic during the 1 j was the most affected ac action Ion of ot electors at Tuesdays Tuesday's r jei eral election I 3 counties including Salt g appeared to have elected Rel Re Re- l an members of the house of At least two dis- dis ts the Eighth Eighth comprised comprised of V r and Millard counties counties and and andi Davis i Davis district elected tate senators triads dads of the Republicans do not eaten ten control of the legislature still stin outnumbering G. G O. O members by nearly three to one IG f. f O. O P. P Representatives Representative publican representatives will from Beaver Duchesne Gar- Gar Grand Iron Kane Morgan Juan IJuan Sanpete Sevier Uintah and Salt Lake counties urns ns indicated ng for Salt Lake county ere era re the two elected Republicans ie e from the east bench all come m agriculture and livestock rais- rais areas I appeared likely Wednesday tat least 46 new members will vill willar ar r in the house of s when it convenes in January Je least Wast 14 H of these will come from t Lake county More Conservative A Purvey survey indicates that the next slature w will lI be more conserva- conserva athan t than that of 1937 many of the of the progressive block vi ri g fallen by the way in iii the elec- elec os everal important leaders of the block fell feU by the way attempting to step up to the late ite te Most notable among these W W. Jensen speaker of liast ast house and C. C W. W Spence tor representative from Salt Lake nty lerbert erbert B. B Maw president of the senate and leader of the pro- pro group did not enter the tor reelection E. E M M. Royle or leader who represented Utah ty last session was defeated in when he attempted to reelected from Salt Lake county t I Holbrook Defeated One ne of the most important upsets 1 We he legislative race occurred in avis vis county where Moses L. L Holk Hol- Hol jk k farm leader in the last house representatives was defeated for by Lloyd Riley LT Salt Lake county senor senors sen sen- or ors are now new to that mak law-mak- bg g body ody but each has had previous experience in the lower cuse ouS St Stanley Stnley nley N N. Child and Grant served in the house in Gordon was wash h tl the e 1937 session Huggins Retains Seat Ir A. A Huggins of Ogden who ted Mr Jensen in the pria primaries maries a ies was returned to the senate i eber county voters and is be- be mentioned as a candidate for presidency of the upper house i Mr Maw D D. W W. veteran it several eral sessions and Mrs Frank ge Stewart are the retiring sena- sena rs a from Salt Lake county Willard R. R Smith and David fi H. I. I I om oras s were the two Republicans beted ted to the house of Salt Lake county Mr defeated Bayard W. W Men- Men in legislative district No To 1 Vr Thomas defeated Chris agen in district No 9