Lehi Sun | 1920-12-30 | Page 5 | Nugent Resigns from Senate

NUGENT RESIGNS FROM SENATE Idahoan to Quit Upper Chnmber to Take Federal Board Place. Washington. Senator Nugent of Idaho has forwarded lo Governor Davis Ills resignation from the senate, sen-ate, to take effect January lfi, on which (late he has decided to dike up his duties as a member .of the federal trade commission. It iiImo Is understood that tho president will designate Nugent as chairman of the commlhslnn to hiiccced Victor Mur-dock. Mur-dock. The retirement of Senator V'igent paves 4ho way for tho appointment of Senator-elect Gooding to fill tho vacancy so that he may begin his senatorial sen-atorial career seven weeks lu advance ad-vance of tho term for which he has been elected. Such appointment will glvo Gooding seniority over senators who begin their terms March I.