Iron County Record | 1960-01-28 | Page 12 | Sheldon R. Brewster Seeks Governorship

Sheldon R. Brewster Seeks Governorship Sheldon R. Brewster, 58, speaker speak-er of the Utah House of Representatives, Repre-sentatives, has announced he would seek the Democratic nomination nom-ination for governor. Sheldon R. Brewster In his formal announcement of candidacy, speaker Brewster said his close contact with state government gov-ernment over the past 22 years had convinced him that continuation continu-ation of present trend would lead to real trouble. "While it is true that certain people are demanding more services ser-vices from government and increased in-creased spending," he said, "I am convinced that the vast majority ma-jority of citizens want a decrease In their oppressive tax load, even If It means a decrease in some services. As a legislator, I have always opposed any Increase In taxes." Mr. Brewster listed as areas which he would give Intensive attention: Extensive reorganization of state government with a reduction reduc-tion in operating costs, elimination elimina-tion of the state property tax and other tax relief; an action program pro-gram to solve the Juvenile delinquency de-linquency and crime problems at Its source; strengthening of the legislative branch of government govern-ment as the people's arm of government. gov-ernment. A cooperative state program to spread development and thereby reverse a centralization trend which is reflected In the fact that 23 of the state's 29 counties are losing population or gaining at a rate less than the birth rate.