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Show Appointment to, fill tPost ' Of Brohson Is Considered Commission Unable to Agree on Candidate After " Executive Sefsiorrih"rvtayorJrOffiee r" Appointment of a man to fill the unexpired term, approximately approxi-mately two years, of Salt Lake City Judge M. J. Branson, elevated to the Third district court bench by appointment, Wednesday became be-came one of city commissioners' major problems. A. Fauit, Gordon B. Chrlitenson and J. Carlos Badger. Rumor reported that at least three city commissioner! were Inclined In-clined to support Mr. Burton, son of T. T. Burton, former city commissioner. com-missioner. Another city commissioner, commis-sioner, ssklng that his name be withheld, Indicated he favored Mr. King, while advisers of all commissioners com-missioners were known to favor one or mors of the other candidates, all of whom are practicing Salt Lake City sttorneys. Refraining from dtecuaalon of the mstter at the regular .aeasion, commissioners com-missioners retired ta Mayor John M. Wallace's private office In executive ex-ecutive session Immediately after adjournment of the regular aeasion. When they emerged an hour later It was reported the five-man commission com-mission waa unable to agree on a candidate. Individually, commissioners refrained re-frained from comment on their re-apective re-apective choicea. Despite statutory nonpartisan complexion of the city government, observers declared attempta were being made to inject politics Into the appointment of a new city Judge on the basis of Governor Henry H. Blood's failure to appoint a Republican Repub-lican Justice to the supreme court to succeed Justice Ephralm Hanson Han-son (R.I, resigned. Judge Bronson Is a Democrat. Democratic party leaders were msklng a strong bid for appointment appoint-ment of a Democratic successor to the city bench. At leaat seven esndidatei had been mentioned aa strong contenders. contend-ers. They included; Wllford Moyle Burton. Ksrl V. King, Welter M. Critchlow, George |