Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-05-27 | Page 13 | Enters: Baum Seeks Governor Post

Enters Baum Seeks e ks Governor Post Declaring it is my ambition to generate in the minds of the people the great value of the primary election law Newell Haws s Baum year old Pl Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- as- as ant View peace officer Monday became the first official candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date for the Democratic nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion for governor in the 1940 elections Unheralded and unsung Mr Baum former preacher farmer trucker logger miner and justice justice justice jus jus- tice of the peace beat en all other candidates to the line by filing his petition and a 60 filing fee with Secretary of State E. E E. E Monson He mailed his petition so that it reached the capitol for the opening day of the filing period Husky Mr Baum born a Democrat at Ashton Idaho September September September Sep Sep- 19 1905 resigned as jus- jus itce of the peace of Pleasant PleasantView PleasantView PleasantView View a suburb of Provo in 1938 to become its peace officer He came to Provo as a child later going to Idaho and Canada with his family He returned to Provo in 1923 He attended Brigham Young university financing his way by working In 1925 he married Miss Emily Bingham of Vernal and the same year rear left for an L. L D. D S. S mission in the western states mission He attended the university again on his return and since has served two short- short terni term missions for the church in inthe inthe inthe the Sharon stal stake e. e Alwa Always s 's active in the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- DemocratIc cratic party Mr Baum is at present chairman of the Pleasant PleasantView PleasantView PleasantView View precinct junior tion The deadline for filing nominating nominating nominating nomi nomi- petitions and designations w with th the secretary of state and county clerks is July 23 Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary tart of State Slate E. E E. E Monson said The law provides that they must be filed not more than da days s 's and not less than 40 da days s 's before the day fixed by bylaw bylaw bylaw law for the primary e election ejection Because July 24 is a legal holiday in Utah the deadline is set ahead one day Candidates for state offices office file with the secretary of state County officers and candidates for the lower house of the legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature file with the county clerks State senate candidates whose whose districts are within a county file with the county clerk Those whose districts cover more than one county file flIe with the secretary of state Filing fees for the various offices offices of of- are United States senator U. U S. S representatives 50 state supreme court governor governor governor gov gov- 60 secretary of state 15 45 attorney general 45 45 super super- f of public instruction 40 state auditor 35 state treasurer 30 district judge 40 district attorney varies butin butin but butin in Third district is 30 members of of the legislature 5 Filing fees except in case of legislators are 1 per cent of the salary for the whole term of bf- bf fice I