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Show THE CITIZEN SEEGMILLER IS STRONG. .Back from a jaunt through his old stomping grounds, where everybody m 10 southern counties call him by his first name, W. W. Seegmiller, didate for the Republican nomination for governor, has plunged into the scramble for the support of Salt Lake county delegates with his characteristic zeal. Mr. Seegmiller, who is optimistic in the belief that the voice of Kane, Washington, Iron, Sevier and the other counties of the south will be heard in Salt Lake, where he has for three years made his home. A quarter of a century of almost continuous service in the state legis- - paid cheerfully for the highways that are worth as much as all the wealth of Utah, for the highways make Utahs resources actual instead of potential. Mr. Seegmiller served five consecutive years in the state senate, commencing in 1914. When he was not a member of the senate he was in the House, and in 1923 he established a record for efficiency while he presided as Speaker of the House. His militant stand has sometimes left sores, but always they have healed in friendship. He led the fight for the present mine tax law. There came a time when it appeared that another law greatly overtaxing the mining industry might be passed. Just as state treasury 11 $25 for each child en- This law was not popular in districts with large tax revenue, but it has proven just. I do not wish to increase the dost of education, he says. It may be too high, but I do stand for equal opportunity in Utah for grade and high school education at least. The picturesque battle made by Seegmiller for prohibition is historic. It at least proved that if he is elected governor he will fill that job, taking dictation from all the people as expressed in the legislature, and from no one else. Workmen of Utah have indorsed Seegmiller because he had the power as well as the will to support the present workmens compensation act, administered by the state industrial commission, a law that might be improved with benefit to workmen, but still stands as the best legislation in the nation, with benefits reaching both to the worker and the man whose John Henry must guarantee the weekly bills. W. W. Seegmiller, better known as Will, sometimes called Bill, was bom in St. George, Utah, October 16, 1876. He lived most of his life in Kanab, and down there was for 15 years president of the Kanab stake. He' was in the cattle and sheep business in the days when the Kaibab was an open summer range and when Bryce canyon was a cattle trap, rather than a scenic wonder whose colorful glories are now being sung over the world. Mr. Seegmiller was educated in the broad school of experience, but after he finished high school he attended the state universities by degrees, specializing at the Agricultural College in animal husbandry, farming and rolled. forage crops. He still likes to preach an occasional sermon in the German language as a reminder of his three years in that nation propounding the faith that he holds dear. His favorite sermon in any language emphasizes the right of every man to think for himself, religious and political rights of the individual. He believes that any abrogation of this right on the part of an individual is a step back to serfdom and on the part of political communities is a step away from government by the people. KEYSER WELL QUALIFIED. MALCOLM A. KEYSER, Republican nominee for governor, will receive the nomination pn the second ballot at the state convention, in the opinion lature has made W. W. Seegmillers name familiar as the militant leader in the great changes that have come to the government to make it fit the needs of state. Blocks have come and special interest combinations have gone, but always Seegmiller has stood ,on his own feet, fast for the laws he 4tcnew were for the benefit of all. Great opposition faced him in forcing on a reluctant administration the road law which today has stood the , test of time. This law did not bankrupt the state. Automobile owners. zealously as he fought for a just tax on mines, he defended the states great industry from a threatened oppression. Seegmiller said he did this not for the mines, but because he was convinced the entire state would suffer from an oppressive mining law. Leaders in the mining industry have volunteered to join hands with the range riders of the south and the farmers of the watered valleys for Will Seegmiller. Mr. Seegmiller introduced the bill that gives to school districts from the of astute Republican political observers. Mr. Keyser has carried on an extensive personal state wide campaign, having visited every county in the state in the past three weeks. Particularly the farming communities accept Mr. Keyser as the logical Republican nominee. The business interests of Salt Lake City and other Utah cities have recognized Mr. Keyser as a constructive and progressive nominee who will add strength to the ticket. He has always been a regular Republican in the political faith. Mr. Keyser is a native of the state of Utah, and was bom in Salt Lake City in July, 1887. He was educated in Hie public schools of Salt Lake City, after which he received an A. B. degree from Harvard., His father came to Utah in 1870, and was prominent in the business affairs of the city during the remainder, of his life. He is president of the M. A. Keyser Fireproof Storage company and director of the Walker Brothers bank, of the Burnham Manufacturing company, and other companies. He has always discharged the duties of good citizenship by taking an active interest in primaries and gen- - . Malcolm A. Keyser eral elections. He is a member of the executive committee of the Young Mens Republican club. He was a member of the state legislature in 1925 and took an active part in the proceedings. He was a member of the appropriations committee and was so deeply interested in the work of this committee that he was called the watch dog of the public treasury. He was also a member of the fish and game committee which revised the fish and game laws of the state. Mr. Keyser has always taken a deep interest in civic and altruistic lines in this city and state, and in outdoor activities which will build strong boys and vigorous men. He served as president of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. He has served two terms in the caof the Salt pacity of Lake Council of Boy Scouts of America, and is now a member of the executive committee thereof. In this work he has endeared himself to many of the Boy Scouts for his sympathetic interest in them. He was the first president of the active Salt Lake County Fish and Game Protective association. He is a director of the American Auto association. This association has been active in getting Federal aid for roads. He is president of the Utah Outdoor association. vice-preside- nt (Continued on page 13) |