Show GOP Searches fie HeM d for forI I Strong Ticket Democrats Can Ride With Holders Of Public Offices By P PAT Ar ECKMAN IAN While Republican office hunters still arc are oiling their political guns buns for the open season on Incumbent Democrats the quarry is already naming its primary lineup of ru rumor rumor rumor ru- ru mor candidates Or second stanza same metaphor meta meta- while the Republicans must roust beat the bushes to flush strong candidate material to break the solid south stranglehold the Democrats need only to fall back backon on their the in the officeholders officeholders officeholders of of- who will be back on the primary ticket nearly en masse masse- for one strong set of nominees Take the Salt Lake county ballot ballot bal bal- lot for or instance Of 35 offices 36 if newly appointed Judge Joseph G. G Jeppson must run for his Third district court bench which will willbe willbe willbe be at stake at least 30 incumbent Democrats reportedly will be on hand to bid for another nod of party approval Probable Entries At the top of the list Sen Ab Abe Murdock Murdoch and Rep J. J Will Robinson Robin Robin- son Second congressional district will almost almot certainly be up for re reelection reelection reelection re- re election so far without any intra intra- party opposition Justice Martin M. M Larson state supreme court has formally announced announced announced an an- his reelection candidacy The county's state legislature delegation hasn't been heard hear from but none of the three senators and 19 representatives including two Republicans whose terms are expiring expiring expiring ex ex- ex- ex have said that they will not run Only in the county building are I there any definite indications of I retiring incumbents There it is common knowledge that Sher Sheriff f S 3 Grant Young is giving gi up his long long- tenure and two relatively minor officers are arc deeply considering considering considering consider consider- ing a return to private life Sheriffs Sheriff's Office Naturally the sheriffs sheriff's office Is getting most of the speculative play in the they say and I hear I circles George Beckstead Sheriff Sherif Youngs Young's hard working chief deputy ty is out in front as the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic successor candidate so far Alf G. G Gunn deputy United States marshal and Robert S. S Harries liquor commission chief enforcement officer off are expected to try for the office J. J Wallace I West Vest former army colonel former liquor enforcement officer and one I of Sheriff Youngs Young's former deputies Is ls being urged by friends and rumors rumors rumors ru ru- ru- ru mors also name Edward B. B Jack Jack- who son also has seen liquor enforcement enforcement en en- service Other county positions probably wont won't stir up so much competition within the party according to the consensus but few if any of the incumbents will be wholly free of party challenges If It any escape fraternal opposition in the primaries primaries maries manes it is said they will wm be Auditor David P. P Jones and Recorder Recorder Recorder Re Re- corder Cornelia S S. S Lund |