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Show Hi A SEAT (T) inthe C , t 1 1 A : 1 'coa.41 m. oistA Editor's note: This Is the ninth of a series of -articles briefly Jilcturing men and women man-toned man-toned tor posts in tha Roosevelt cabinet. High among those names chalked down by political speculators for the next secretary of tha Interior is that of former Governor George H. Dem of Utah. Ha went to the Democratic national convention last June with tha support sup-port of several western states for the vice presidential nomination, but withdrew his name after the Roosevelt-Garner coalition had been effected ef-fected and seconded Gsmer's nonv Instion for the vice presidency on behalf be-half of Utsh. Championship of stste title to natural nat-ural resources including water and mineral deposits, as against federal control, hat marked hit administration. administra-tion. Governor Dern hat been an ardent ar-dent advocate of tha policy of federal fed-eral reclamation. In private life hit training waa In tha mining Industry. He was at one time genersl manager of the state's largest gold mine and with others perfected per-fected processes for refining ores now In general use. |