Show UTAH POLITICS POLITICS- Candidates Spur Drive As Primaries N Near ar I By r PAUL STAPLES Some of them showing signs sign of weariness from one of the te most intense intene political campaigns in recent recent re re- re- re cent Ut Utah h history candidates for public offices in the 1940 elections electon fought Friday against any let-down let in their drives for votes Only 11 1 days remain before electors electors electors elec elec- tors go to the polls to vote in their first major wide state-wide primary election in Utah There are 11 1 gubernatorial gubernatorial gu gu- gu- gu candidates on the Republican Republican Re Re- publican and Democratic tickets but after the ballots balot are counted September 3 there will wi only be four To be among the select four Is Ls Isan i an important task for most of the candidates It I means mean the candidates candi dates must mut get themselves and their ideas before as a many people as possible before the first mary If I the task U is i done well wel that facing them before the run off run run-of and general elections should be lighter A good showing in the first election election elec elec- tion ton even even for those in second place will wi have a psychological effect that will wi be valuable in the future Reed Stevens Sleven G. G O. O P. P gubernatorial gubernatorial tonal aspirant spoke at a meeting at Magna Friday declaring capable capable capable capa ble business men have hesitated to toofe offer their services to the public in exec executive capacities because thy have feared slanderous attacks attacks at at- tacks upon their character by veteran veteran vet vet- eran ern politicos well wel versed in the theart theart te art of mud mud Herbert B. B Maw candidate for forthe forthe or orthe the Democratic nomination for governor govern OJ spoke at an afternoon session of the annual meeting of the Municipal League Lague of Utah at atLo Lo Logan an and will wi speak at meetings in Pleasant Grove Lehi and American American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean Fork in the evening Don B. B Colton Colon candidate for the te teG G G. O. O P. P nomination for governor was wa bringing to a close a four-day four campaign tour of southern Utah He appeared at Manti Mant Fairview Mt Pleasant and other Sanpete county communities during the day Electors may write in the names of any persons they the desire in the te primary primar elections electon Deputy said Attorney Friday General S. S D. D Huffaker Should the name of or a Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic candidate be written in by byan byan byan an elector using a Republican bailot ballot bal bal- lot however the vote will wi not help the Democratic candidate in his hi own party The vote would be counted for him as a Republican candidate and would not be added to his hi Democratic total tota Mr lr Huffaker Huffaker Huffaker Huf Huf- faker explained Henry D. D Moyle candidate for forthe forthe forthe the Democratic nomination for governor was campaigning in Box BoxElder BoxElder BoxElder Elder county and will wi speak at a meeting in Brigham City at 8 p. p m. m Reed G. G O. O P P. aspirant for a place in congress from the Second district went 40 o Utah Uth county county county coun coun- ty for personal contact work after spending Thursday in Davis county Oscar W. W McConkie McConkle candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor attended the Kow Koun- Koun ty at Richfield and will wi speak at 8 p. p m. m at a rally in the Nauvoo L. L D. D S. S ward hall haI in Provo Alonzo W. W Watson Republican candidate for congress from the Second district was doing personal contact work in Bingham and Inthe in inthe inthe the evening he will wi attend a Kaysville Kays- Kays yule ville vie city celebration in iii Davis county Campaigners for Representative Abe Murdock candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. U.S. U. U S S. S senate were busy R. R R L. L Olson going to Heber City State Senator Gordon to Richfield to speak at the Kow Kari Kari- Karni Karni- val aI and Alton Alon Jenkins working in Utah county Ira A. A Huggins candidate for forthe forthe forthe the Democratic nomination for governor returned to boyhood home horrie hore Fountain Green Sanpete county to attend a lamb growers' growers celebration and then visited other Sanpete and Sevier county county communities com corn winding up the day at Richfield Reservations have been made at Fairmont park for an outing to be beheld beheld beheld held Thursday evening under sponsorship sponsorship sponsorship spon spon- of campaign workers for United States Senator William H. H King who is seeking reelection |