Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-08-17 | Page 2 | Stephen Richards Now a Candidate for Governor

STEPHEN RICHARDS NOW NO A CANDIDATE CANDIDA IE FOR GOVERNOR Responding to the earnest arnest solIcitation solicitation solicitation tion of his friends f Stephen L. L Richards today consented to permit the use of ot othIs his name as a candidate for governor before the Democratic state convention in Ogden tomorrow While Richards has been ment mentioned n as s a p possibility r throUgh throughout ut the the activities ties he has until today persistently refused to become a candidate Friends of Richards are now optimIstic optimistic optimistic and predict he will carry the convention convention convention con con- In whirlwind fashion Judge C. C C. C Richards of Ogden former member member member mem mem- ber of the state committee has de declared declared de- de dared his support of Richards and a awell awell awell well balanced boom In his favor Isnow Isnow is isnow now under way in the northern part of the state Aside from this support Richards' Richards supporters declare there Is a deep rooted sentiment in his favor among delegates from the cow counties