Show morgan county senator issues statement after filing ing for W LON HOPKIN it is a difficult task for a citizen from either morgan or rich county to win a seat in the state senate 80 wo of the voting public of this district live in summit and wasatch counties I 1 gratefully acknowledge the fact that the main reason that I 1 have been able to retain a seat there is because of the loyal unselfish support extended from members of both political parties of morgan and rich counties and in recognition of this nonpar non par aisan attitude toward me as a local man I 1 have maintained an independent position as a member of the senate keeping myself either cither to politicians or pressure groups that I 1 might be free to act in the best interest of the people I 1 represent respectfully lon hopkin SENATOR HOPKINS STATUS AS A legislator if elected reelected re will be dean of the senate holding seniority over any member of either house lost by one vote of being chosen as president of the senate for the last regular session Is at present chairman of the committee on agriculture and irrigation gation wa was s chosen as one of the three se senators gators to act on the important tax study committee which will report to the next session on how best to equalize and reduce the tax burden among the bills he introduced are one to establish a non committee to plan VW 1147 centennial celebration and a companion bill making an appropriation for the same A bill in the interest of economy to cut the new department of publicity from a 3 man to a I 1 man commission A bill to prohibit the s sale ale of utah land to aliens while our own boys were away to war an economy measure returning to the sole jurisdiction of the state engineer every thing pertaining to water and irrigation instead of being divided between two depart ments A bill changing the law daiv back bach to the old bounty system for control ling predatory animals paid political adv |