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Show Republicans and Democrats Select Tickets at Primaries With the Republican party holding its primary on last Thursday Thurs-day evening, October 17. and the Democrats on Friday, October 18, the local political pot started to boil. Complete tickets for the city election on November 5th were selected by both parties.. Offices that are to be filled are: Mayor, four year councilman and three two year term councilmen. Politican leaders anticipate a hot race by Mayor John Tv. Woodbury, Jr., Democratic candidate can-didate for re-election, and Albert 33. Miller, Republican candidate. Both of these men have splendid records for this position, both having served the people of St. George in this capacity. Mayor Woodbury, Jr., has held the office for two terms having gone into the office in 1932. Mr. Miller was the War Mayor for St. George having held the office in '18 to '20. He also was the Mayor '22 and '23. He was a member of the city council in '06 but resigned to go to the state legislature, but was on the council coun-cil in '12 and '13. For four year councilman the Democrats nominated Vernon Worthen. Mr. Worthen is a councilman coun-cilman at the present time. Mer-vin Mer-vin Reber was nominated by the Republicans for the long term office. Both parties feel that they have the "man for the position." po-sition." The Democrats point to Mr. Worthen's record on the council and as principal of the Woodward School and the Republicans Repub-licans state that Mr. Reber, as a rising young business man, is iust the man for the position. For the two year term, the Democrats nominated Milton E. Moody, Mrs. Roxey Romney and Mathew Bentley. Those who oppose them on the Republican platform are: H. Val Hafen, Kenneth Ken-neth Cannon, and Jed Fawcott. Both parties selected George E. Miles to represent them for the Treasurer's office so lhaj his election to the position is assured. Members of both parties par-ties feel that this is a fine recommendation re-commendation to Mr. Miles' ability abil-ity that he should be selected by both groups. For City Recorder the Democrats Demo-crats nominated H. R. Bentley. He will be opposed by Frank Bringhurst. Mr. Bringhurst was put in by acclimation. Some difficulty was encountered encounter-ed by the Republican party In getting men to run for the various var-ious positions. Many capable j men's names were presented but the nominees asked that their names be withdrawn as they were unable to give the time that would be necessary for the positions. posi-tions. In the final analysis, though, the Republican leadwrs express themselves as well satisfied satis-fied with the ticket that they have outlined. For the democrats, Wallace B. j Matins and Mayor John T. Wood-j Wood-j bury, Jr., closely contested for the nomination with Mayor Woodbury Wood-bury winning out by the count j of 63 to 51. Mr. Mathis seemed i reluctant to have his name presented, pre-sented, and but for that reason, his hackers say, he might have given Mayor Woodbury even a clo.ser race. In each case, the parties de-) de-) elded that the nominee for councilman coun-cilman that received the greatest number of votes should be considered con-sidered the four year candidate' for that office. Eight names were presented by the Democrats for the position of City Councilmen, they were: Arthur Ar-thur Cottam, Milton E. Moody, Vernon Worthen, G. W. Hail, John H. Schmutz, Mrs. Roxey Romney, John W. Paco, and Mathew Bentley. oix candidate's for nomination were voted upon by tho Republicans. They were: Mervin Reber, Kenneth Cannon, H. Val Hafen, Mrs. Roxey Romney, Rom-ney, and Mrs. Marie Cannon. Eric Er-ic Snow's name was presented but he asked that it be withdrawn. with-drawn. The question about dropping the two parties and just having a citizen.-' ticket for city election came in for considerable discussion. discus-sion. Many favored the proposition propo-sition but considerable opposition (Continued on last page) PRIMARIES (Continued from first page) developed particularly in the Democratic ranks. It was because be-cause of this discussion and the general agreement of the Republicans Repub-licans that so many Democrats' names appeared oil the Republican Republi-can nomination list. After considerable con-siderable discussion it was decided decid-ed that since the Democrats were nominating their ticket that the Republicans should do likewise. |