Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-08 | Page 7 | Lee Obtains Lead in Utah County

Lee tee Obtains Lead LeadIn In Utah County PROVO With PROVO With 86 out of oC 90 districts dis reporting Utah county was throwing its to Mayor J. J Bracken Lee Price who totaled votes to Gov Herbert B. B Maws Maw's for the gubernatorial race late returns Wednesday re re- re Lee carried 65 out of the 86 dis districts districts districts reporting but In the other othel county state and national elections elections elec elec- Democratic candidates were running ahead of oC their Republican opponents by substantial margins President Roosevelt was leading leading lead lead- ing Gov Thomas E. E Dewey of New York to Elbert D. D Thomas Democrat to Adam S. S Bennion's for Cor U. U S. S senate and J. J Will Robinson Democrat Democrat Dem Dem- to Cann Cannon Jr for U U. S. S congressman Norman Thomas the Socialist candidate for president polled 33 votes in Utah county For the year four-year commissioners commissioner's commission commission- ers er's post in Utah county Sylvan W. W Clark Lehi Democratic In Incumbent Incumbent In- In was well out in front of ot Daryl Fowler Republican from Lehi to while R. R 6 J Ji Murdock Provo D Democrat wa was waa leading leadIng- A. A O. O Thorn Springville Republican for the year two-year commissioner com corn missioner position to 10 10 In the race for state representative representative representative the Democrats were also way out In front fron except in districts districts districts dis dis- dis- dis three and four Burton H. H Adams was having a fairly close dose race with Ed R. R Tuttle polling polling- to his opponents opponent's 2199 in the First district while Mrs Della Delia Loveridge polling was havIng having hayIng hav hay ing a strong battle with Mrs Effie Jacobs with 2571 votes in the Third district George Gcorge S. S Ballif Provo Prove Democrat Demo Demo- crat was virtually assured of victory victory vic vie tory in the contest for district attorney attorney attorney at at- torney polling to for forDon forDon forDon Don Mack Dalton American Fork