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Show abto Jfflatteon DAVID MATTSON is a candidate for socretary of state. He has been state treasurer for a term and the law which flits over the heads of other offices where good service is usually rewarded by renomination makes it illegal for a state treasurer to succeed himself. Therefore he hopes that the Republicans will endorse his administration of the treasurer's office of-fice by giving him a chance in another an-other part of the state service. Dave Mattson's record shows that he has graduated from the pubic service ser-vice In Weber county to a high position posi-tion in the state, being elected state treasurer four years ago. Ho was then not so well known throughout the state as at the present, everybody, or nearly so, being now acquainted ac-quainted with him personally or officially. of-ficially. It may be stated, as to how he has handled the office now hold, that the state's cash, amounting to a iy number of monarch's ransoms, has over boon and is now porfeotly secure se-cure and completely accounted for, not a copper cent being estray from the fold. Mr. Mattson is a Republican, one of the true-blue kind, but numbers among his friends members of all parties and creeds. Ho Is not exclusive in his assortment, as-sortment, his natural suavity and ap-proachableness ap-proachableness not having in the least been spoiled by official life, and as secretary of state the people would find In him a genial and approachable official. Mr, Mattson has the backing of the Weber county delegation, as he had four years ago, and with the strength otherwise gained his prospects pros-pects may be rated as excellent. |