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Show r r a r", '-ri O 1 1 r ' 1 1 - i. 1 I ! I I 1 s 1 r x--' IjLiLillJ- LnlilsiiU IvJl.u1 U-' SCL12 jSliE' C?K' ; ferst choice. ' Roosevelt .....6 Boot i. ..1 No opinion . 1 . SECOND CHOICE. Taft t 2 Foraker . 1 No opinion 5 If William XL Taft had to depend upon the State officials of. Utah he would fail of the Republican nomination nomina-tion for President next year. . SIX of the eight officials now In the .city ex-! ex-! pressed themselves as anqaalifledly In favor of Roosevelt's renominate on. Taft is the second choice of two; Foralter of one. The others will be satisfied sat-isfied with whoever may be named. Associate Justice Straup is for Root for President. He is the only State official of-ficial with the temerity to suggest anyone any-one but Roosevelt as first choice. Chief Justice McC'arty haa no preference as yet. Nobody even -mentioned Hughes. . Associate Justice J. E. Frick and Auditor J. A. Edwards are ont of the city today. - - How They Stand. ' The opinions of the other officials follow: John C. Cutler, Governor I am for Roosevelt, first, last, and all the time. I have taken no thought of a second choice, for-1 hope the President may be induced to accept a renomination. William M. McCarty, Chief Justice Supreme Court I haven't studied the situation and have formed no opinion. I have no objection to a third term, or even a fourth, for the right kind of' a man one who meets the country's demands. de-mands. I understand Roosevelt is not a candidate, however, and therefore is not to be considered. I assume. he meant what he said. ' D. N. Straup, Associate Justice Supreme Su-preme Court -Elihn Root is my first choice for President;" William H. Taft second. I admire . President Roosevelt bat rather favor the unwritten law which would prevent a man succeeding himself twice. . James Christiansen, State Treasurer I am decidedly in favor of the, re-nomination re-nomination of Roosevelt if he will accept. ac-cept. He is the only man for the place if he ean ba induced to reconsider his annonneed determination. Whoever might be named would be my second choice. " M. A. Breeden, Attorney-General There is only one man who should be considered the present President. The conditions of the country demand that he accept renomination. I am inclined to favor Foraker as second ehoice; Taft third. The 'selection of Foraker would probably be the last chanee to fnt an old soldier in the White House, our years from now they will all be too Id. F. C. Loofbourow Roosevelt is my first choice: after him, Taft. A. C. Nelson, Superintendent of Schools Roosevelt is all-right for me. I have no prejudice against the third term idea in his ease.. From these opinions it will be seen that two of the State officials apparently appar-ently have forgotten the attitude of J President Roosevelt in the Smoot ease. |