Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-08-17 | Page 3 | Stephen H. Love May Withdraw from Race

STEPHEN STEPHE H. H LOVE MAY I WITHDRAW FROM RACE Continued and persistent rumors say that Stephen H. H LO Love o has withdrawn from the race for for- nomination for governor on on the Republican ticket Mr Love Iove declined to discuss th the thic situation yesterday other othe than to ay sy that ho had not t tendered his withdrawal and had no Idea Mea formed as to wh whether ther or at not his name would DC oc presented pre- pre on the Republican ticket for Cor or nomi nomi- nation ion In Salt Lake county tho federal machine machine ma ma- chine I Is having ha particularly hard sledding Their strenuous opposition to r 1 present Go Coy Gov William Spry se seems ms to have hava fallen nat lat an and indications arc are that Salt Lake lako county will m stand a two thirds delegation to the Republican convention con In tn favor or of Governor Spry Friends of Mr Love take tako the position that their candidate was wan taken as a stalk horse b by the federal I bunch to develop opposition to th the of Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor Spry and when this feeling was work worked d to a high pitch to shift and put In another man man- manfor for the nomination contest con con- test with the Intention of shelving Mr MI Love Jove Federal bunch authorities violently vio yb- l oppose such an Idea and say pay that It Itis itis is 15 a a. race raco for tor the best bell man man Prospective nominees are Joseph Howell John C. C Mackay and and W W. N N. Williams Mr Ir Williams Wil VII ins his seems to be tho the strongest t as both Mackay Macka and How el are losing ground