Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-04-19 | Page 4 | A New Secretary of State

A New Secretary Secreta y of State Stat I Heber Bennion Jr Daggett county lives ock an has been named secretary of state to succeed th the late E. E E. E Monson Mr Bennion will win fill the office until the election of a new secretary of state in the fall of 1948 The Telegram believes the appointment will wil be well wen received In Utah generally Mr Bennion has been credited with excellent service to the state during the past f four ur years when he was a member of the tax commission Previous to that during his service Bervice as a member of the legislature he had a good record Any such appointment to the Number 2 post past in the state stafe administration is bound to have political implications Whether as has been rumored this appointment is indicative of an understanding understanding understanding under under- standing within the Democratic c party that Governor Maw will not be a candidate to succeed himself and that Mr Bennion willbe will willbe willbe be the official state administration candidate for that office we wedo wedo wedo do not know That has nothing to todo do any way with this editorial recognition of h hi his appointment and the belief that Mr Bennion will be accepted with general satisfaction in Utah as the new secretary of state The Telegram congratulates Mr Bennion on his appointment appointment appointment appoint- appoint ment and wishes him well wen in his new office e. e Why should we insist on Chiang embracing Communists Communists in China at the same time we finance King George in fighting Communists in hi Greece Senator Greece Senator Owen Brewster R. R of Mainer Maine r rI I only know what t I read in the papers about what goes goe on in this this' c committee Representative Representative Walt Walter r Lynch D. D of New NewYork NewYork York minority member house hOWle ways and means committee Jl I b believe l it must be the policy of the United States to suppOrt sup sup- pOrt port free free peoples who who are are resisting attempted subjugation by armed farmed f minorities or by outside pressures President President Truman I r h L A c- c