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Show Muck 30. 1956 mm By Jui Gessen Statesman Political Writer DISCUSS DAIRY PROBLEMS IP Merrill Davis, active Republi can leader in Salt Lake County,, is being given a verbal boost from one section of backers to take over the post when the Republi cans vote in April. Another highly touted poten tial is E. Douglas Taylor, Speaker of the Utah House of Representa tives. Vernon Romney, Salt Lake attorney is get tin gthe eye for the National Committeeman alongside H. M. Day, former Salt Lake County GOP chairman. Present The Utah political pot is getting warm at the bottom. With this Saturday's Republican and Democrat meetings in Salt Lake County indications are (that it will start to boil. Middle of the pot is still the Governor spot. Governor J. Bracken Lee, still on the semi-quiside, has not made official gestures to the gubernatorial race for an unprecedented third term, but little has been heard about his running for the Senatorial seat. From here it looks like the third term is uppermost in his eye.' Heavy competition is promised by Ernest L. Wilkinson forces within the party, who feel the BYU president will come out with a decision sometime within the next few days. They pin hopes on a favorable answer. Rendell Mabey, state senator, legally on the record for the Gov ernor race, is still testing for party strength. And the names of Ellas L. Day state senator, and Lamont B. Gundersen, Salt Lake County Commissioner are still be ing ? ? Elsewhere O. With J. Wilkinson giving up Merrill K. Davis the post of State Chairman of the A verbal boost Republican party the rumors are growing for potential replace-- Committeeman is George Hansen, of Utah Southern Oil. replacements. et lip-service- d. ... . Pagt five THE UTAH STATESMAN Too Many Demos On the democrat side of the fence the party leaders are faced with a few too many gubernator ial candidates, all claiming two- thirds of the parties vote. Last week pressure was being put on State Senator Alonzo Hop-ki- n to switch from the Governor slate to the U.S. Senate race aeainst incumbent Wallace F. Bennett Meanwhile the Demo continue to travel in a contingent from one political meeting to another. Still in the race are John S. Boyden, Frank Moss. L. C. Romney and Senator Hopkin (for the present.) If HoDkin doesn't make the switch, the party leaders will still try to get one of the governor candidates to change position. Calvin W. Rawlings has made known his intention to seek reelection as National Committeeman and no opposition has been heard from as yet. Saturday when Salt Lake County Democrats meet to elect, Wally Sandack Salt Lake attorney, will be putting in his bid for c tion as county chairman with opposition from H. D. Lowry, local attorney. will be Seeking Mrs. M. Phyl Poulson, vice chairman; William Luttrell, secretary and Otto Maas, treasurer, all without opposition to date. or re-ele- American Dairy Association President Merrill N. Warnick, of Pleasant Grove, Utah, recently discussed vital dairy problems who is a with Congressman Henry Aldous Dixon member of the House Agriculture Committee, in Washington, D. C. They considered methods of obtaining a fair price for consumers and producers of dairy products, and discussed possible effects of current farm legislation on the price of livestock feed grains. (R-Utah- ), re-electi- Best Wishes To The Convention Best Wishes Your Governor J. BRACKEN LEE PRODUCERS LIVESTOCK LOAN CO. I. H. JACOB, Pres. & Mgr. - GEO. M. SMITH, Asst Mgr; SLACK W. WINBURN PRODUCERS LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASS'N JOE I. JACOB, Mgr. Exchange Bldg., North Salt Lake Room 301, Deseret Building . "In The Hands of a Friend From Beginning To End - EM 3-67- 48 |