Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-04-07 | Page 24 | Draft Eliminates Candidates for Democratic Post

I II I Draft Eliminates I i Candidate for 1 i Democratic Post By PollUx Uncle Sam and the draft have I i taken an unexpected hand in the therace race for the Salt Lake county Democratic chairmanship Roald A. A Hogenson deputy Salt L Lake ke county attorney who was being groomed as aa a candidate against I the Incumbent J. J Henry McGean r has passed his physical examination examination examination examina examina- tion and may begin active army f service within 21 to 90 days Sponsors of Mr Hogenson's canI candidacy candidacy can can- I are reported to be trying to encourage either City Auditor 1 Louis E. E Honey Holley or or State Senator J. J Arthur Arthur- Bailey to enter as their candidate against Mr McGean I II I and are expected to have a candidate candidate canI can can- J I in the field within a few days i j Mr Hogenson affirmed the report report report re- re port of his a acceptance by the army 1 explaining that he has been classi- classi J 1 fled fied as acceptable for general Ii ill m military service He said he re re- re 11 notice or of his classification In A 1 a week ago the same day 4 he received notice to report Wednesday Wed Wed- t I j for his physical j cal examination Observers assert that when Mr Hogenson told his supporters Wedi Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- i evening that he would be out of the race th they y contacted J both Mr Holley an and l Mr Bailey 4 to ask them to make a bid for the the- i chairmanship I I Mr Holley when asked concerning concern concern- I ing possibilities of his candidacy t said I haven't really made up my mind one way or the other i He acknowledged that groups groups have haver r I 1 been teen urging his candidacy i Mr Bailey said Im not a canI can can- I Ii ate At present I definitely 1 do not intend to tb enter the race I He explained that he considers 1 his present duties sufficient