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Show WATTIS IS NOT A CANDIDATE Sunday's Herald stated that Mr. William 11. Wattls of Ogden was being be-ing groomed for Congress from this district. For some time tho namo of Mr. Wattls has been mentioned In various circles, and his many friends In this county wero hoping that ho would seo his way clear to1 accept tho nomination If It weio tendered ten-dered him, but as ltcpubllcans nro generally doing all they can In tho capacities whero they can do tho most good to "Win tho War Now" wo wero feaiful that Mr. Wattls would not oven think of running for Congress. Vesteiday a repiosentatlvo of this paper had tho plenum e of an interview inter-view with Mr. Wattls, and Incidentally Incident-ally told him wo woro glad to henr his namo mentioned Tor thu place, and vcutuicd tho suggestion that Cacho County would In all probability probabil-ity bo glad to Join Weber county In ills behalf. Mr. Wattls smiled and said: "Thero Is absolutely nothing In It. I could not think for ono moment mo-ment think ot accepting sucli a nomination nom-ination If It weio tendered, 1 think under pieseut conditions ooiy man should woik whero ho cun bo of thu most nud best service to tho nation, and at present my business is of such a clioi actor Unit its success Is paramount, para-mount, to any ambitions that I might have, l'leaso thank all my frtohds In Cacho f or oven thinking ot mo, and say that 1 think wo ouglit.togct somo good stiong man for tho place and go out and elect hlni. I aim to do all I can, consistent with my biiHlnos3 to elect a man of our patty, and certainly think all good Republicans Repub-licans should do likewise." |