Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-07-06 | Page 11 | Utah Republicans Avoid Candidate Conflicts

Utah Republicans Avoid Candidate Conflicts n By As the 1914 1944 primary election campaign neared a climax Thursday Republicans apparently were concentrating their efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts on one-candidate one cottage meetings to avoid controversial I issues which mi ht split their ranks and lessen their chances for 1 unity in an out all drive for victory vic vic- 4 tory lory in the general election November 7 Candidates in both boUt Republican and Democratic camps were in increasing increasing increasing in- in creasing tempo of their campaigns for the primary election next Tuesday Democrats were striving to I keep harmony as they noted a tendency tendency tendency ten ten- dency in campaigns of opposing Democratic candidates to center along state administration and anti state administration lines In contrast with the usual practice practice practice tice of oC holding large rallies at I which all candidates arc invited to speak Republicans generally have been conducting small cottage cottage cot cot- tage taga meetings where candidates may explain their views without risk of any controversy developing The Republican race for governor governor governor gov gov- Involves two candidates whose relative strength apparently Is fairly evenly matched Both BOUl Reed E E. E Salt Lake City police chief and Mayor J. J Bracken Lee of Price are expected to wage a close fight for the nomination Although Mr Lee was was a. a candi- candi on Page 18