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Show CHIMES ON DEMOCRATIC SIDE The Democrats of the state are developing de-veloping a brisk fight for the gubernatorial gu-bernatorial and congressional nominations nomin-ations Alroady soveral candidates have appeared in the field for these nominations, and something of a contest con-test for delegates to the convention Is promised. Salt Lake is out for the governor and both congressmen However it Is admitted that at most that county cannot hope for more than the gov-ornor gov-ornor and one congressman. Will R. "Wallace. Democratic national committeeman com-mitteeman and at one time Democratic Democrat-ic candidate for mayor of Salt Lake, appears to be In the lead for the guhernatoiial nomination T. X. Taylor Tay-lor of Provo and Abel John Evans of I.ehi aro his active opponents for j the nomination. , For congress Will W. Ray and Mathonihah Thomas, both of Salt I Lake, are active candidates, and aro working hard for the nomination. T 'D Johnson and David C Cook of Og-den, Og-den, and ,1. Will Knight of Provo arc also congressional possibilities Ferdinand Fer-dinand EricRson is being urged to bo a congressional candidate, but he has hls'ovo on the bench of the Seventh Judicial district. Lyman R. Martl-neau Martl-neau Is considered a receptive candidate can-didate either for governor or congress. con-gress. Evan R. Owen of Cache county, who made a strong race for secretary of state four years ago. will probably have no opposition for the nomination . this position again this year. An aspirant foi stato treasurer who has Just announced his candldacv is George M, Whitmore of Nephl, a son or former Senator George P, Whitmore. Whit-more. Mr.vWhltmore is cashier of the First National bank of Nophl, and is well known In Juab county. Alma Greenwood, nominee of the Democrats Demo-crats for this position sixteen years ago, Is also a candidate for state treasurer.' |