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Show LOVE OUT FOR GOVERNORSHIP former State Senator, And H President Native Sons Will 'l Enter Contest Againt Spry. E Stephen II. Love's hat went Into tho IjH ring yestordny afternoon whon ho ll announced his candidacy for tho nom- Jl lnutloii for governor nt tho hands- o! iH th Republican stato convention. - In H a letter to n commit too of young Salt Lako Republicans ho acceded to their H request, mado in a formal call some H days ugo, and later supplemented it ' ulth tho following statement mado to Tho Hernld-Hepubllcan: mW "During the past few weeks 1 iH L. o b.'on urged by a uumuer of pro- 'H ii.iiieitt and Influential Republicans !l t.i i.nd out of tho city to become a ll enndidato for chief cxccutlvo ot tho JH statu. Today I mado a. formal reply iH to come of my friends and said In !j etfoct thnt If my candidacy would bo H acceptable to them nnd to a reason- H able percentage of tho rank and fllo of the Republican party I would give H my permission to havo my namo pro- H Hcntcd to tho public for consideration H as a gubernatorial candidate, liar H ing been Interested In politics slnvo iH tho dlvlsloii'on party lines, a membir H of tho state sonato for eight yeara, H lib president twlco, and more or less iH active In public affairs generally, my H uttltudo on most questions that con- H com the masses of tho pcoplo ot ,H Utah, is pretty well known. It would H theroforo appear unnecessary for mo ;H to say moro at this time." H To tho Trlbuno he mado tho tol- iB lowing statement: H "I uTjllcvo In doing all In my power iH for tho good of my party." said Mr.. H Ix)vO last night. "I bollovo that a H citizen can servo tho commonwealth ill better through regular party ntrilla- ; Hon and nctlvtty, and best of all H through the Republican organization. , I am anxious to bco tbo party solldl- ,J tlod and given greater strength nnd iH If my friends think thnt my candid- ' acy will havo the effect of causing H tho Republican party to proscnt a i moro solid battle front In the .fall iH campaign, I am willing to do my best H to sorve tbom as a candidate. ,'H "Inasmuch as I have now entered fH Into the contest I shall do all In my ;H power to aid the frlendB who havo jH announced tholr desire to press my H candidacy." iH Is Native Son H Mr. Love is a native Uthan. Ho has been actively and prominently engag- f cd In business In this city Blnce his ;H youth. For twonty-flvo years ho ! held a rcsponslblo position with the i Z, C, M, f. For eight years be serv- od as stato senator, having been twi- ,H co elected to the presidency of tho JH sonatc. Ho is now president ot tho iH Commercial club's traffic bureau. He ! was ono of the first mon elected to J tho presidency to the Commercial club 'H when It was organized. H Mr. Love now holds the presidency H ot the grand council ot tho Natlvo H Sons of Utah. H |