Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-08 | Page 1 | Maw Clings to Lead

1 I AW CLINGS i TO LEAD r itches Aid r J f in Tight i l Race Captures Majority in ulous Centers t one of the most bit bit- hard fought campaigns in history Gov Herbert Bis B BB is s running a neck and neck th th Mayor J J. J Bracken Lee while other Democratic tic es ea s were swept into office Majorities ranging between i nd l e e basis of oC complete but un- un returns returns from out of the theote vote ote for goverd gover- gover i od d or Maw took one of the In Utah's ry his main strength com com- the more thickly is s 's a where the maj majority of oC eight raight ight Democratic b ballots st st. st the thc night it Was Was' a battle with l fa Mayor or Lee in ina in ina a good portion of i returns piled in from the thc ike ke districts Maw took a a ad aid id d but it dwindled as re- re ere tabulated from the ther r R Republican publican districts Ability hates bates Ability contest again the ability of or MayIto Mayto May May- ay- ay Ito to lead his ticket and come short reach of the the coveted TWO vo years ago Mayor Lee e Rep Walter K Granger I first congressional district I suit Bult was unknown for sev- sev ys B-ys ys with the final owing Lee defeated by ap- ap votes or or r Lee conducted a vigorous throughout the state p present race he was able the benefit of oC the work Maw iti-Maw contingent of the thc aUe party This group was ped ed of former office holders limed to have been played I by the governor following tion four years ago result of oC the guber guber- al 1 battle will probably not wn until the official count counte le e some days hence t s pt to those closely I i the campaign the scratches scratch- scratch iw w es received in Weber and bounties o was one of the big In surprises It was believed Continued on Pap Page Five I I Column One iii Still Clings arrow larrow Lead r irom PK One ruse use of the large number zed labor members in ties the governor would rn m by a safe margin As scattered returns were re- re om Provo and Ogden it itis is apparent however that nd d ci not only hard press the theIn theW thep p W In these two to counties lid Id d in all probability win majority mry ry to gener general l expect a- a i v. v Maw held the lead in ine inI I I e Rich Summit Tooele p frand and Wasatch counties ut the night and early af aft aft- t- t Wednesday Washington I proverbially Democratic Red oed easily by the governor i I Jo switches cut the I Mayor Lee in his home homet If t f Carbon where he hc was as a aone aone aone one favorite In the Organized labor also isto isto is isto to have had much to do doS doWing S Wing Billing down his majority I tea ea a. a E Gov Coy Maw av be elected he hek hek hek k up the victory to the thet it t Franklin D. D Roosevelt I S the e Democratic ticket and pat hat at organized labor spears spear- spear pis s s campaign shortly after eli It several weeks ago that thatch ch h the governor would en- en the he chances of the the thc congressional o of whom had received the Lent nent of the organized