Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-04-09 | Page 7 | John C. Mackay Enters Race for Governor

I. I John C. C Mackay Enters Race ace for Governor John Jolin C. C Mackay former chairman chairman chair chair- man of tle the board of county commissioners commissioners com com- I missioners of Salt Lake has an announced announced announced an- an himself as a candidate for governor on the Republican ticket In making his Ills announcement for the nomination for the office of chief chiel executive of the state Mr Mackay Mackay Mackay Mack- Mack ay said that he lie was not making a fight on any m man n but in view of the situation within the ranks of the Republican Re He- publican p party felt that he was at liberty to enter the race I am not entering this race to make a fight on any person said Mackay but it appears to mo no that in view or of conditions which exist the field is open and I intend going into the fight to win All that I ask is a free and open I convention so sa that the people at large can determine e who ii be the Republican lican Hcan candidate for governor I ask fora for a square deal and am opposed to a convention of machine politics John C. C Mackay was born in Salt Sal Lake In 1857 and was graduated from the University of Utah in 1878 He was a member of the last territorial legislature and was elected county commissioner in irs serving two terms of four tour years each Five years of that time he lie was chairman of the board and it was under his administration adminis that the new county count Jail and county infirmary and hospital were erected Mackay also was largely responsible responsible re reo for the installation of the road lighting system now in use ii in inthe inthe the county and for the construction o of several new steel and concrete bridges s across the ordan river It i iwas was under his administration that the county paid off of county I bonds