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Show IIBBOTT IMilS IS ASPIRANT FOB HIGH OFFICE Salt Lake, Doc. 31 The reopening j of the contests for United States dis- trlct attorney and United States mar- I shal waa indicated esterday when It became known that S. Abbott Ma gin-! gin-! nis and Colonel C. L Applegate had filed applications with the department j of justice at Washington for these positions, respectively. These two ap-j ap-j plicants have been working quietly for several weeks, but their efforts have I been confined largely to Washing- I ton. Neither has sought the support I of the local Democratic leaders, t Reports from Washington have I been to the effect that W. W. Ray, at present acting district attorney, and Aqulla Nebeker were certain to I be appointed district attorney and marshal for Utah. However, this is denied by friends, of Mr. Maginnis 1 and Mr. Applegate, who declare that I the contests are still open and that I their candidates have more than a I fighting chance to win. I! S. A. Maginnis is a young attorney I who has been practicing law in Utah I for several years. He is a son of I the late Judge W L. Maginnis, for I many years one of the moat promi- 1 nent attorneys in the state. Mr Ma- Igiunib aiuuieu law in nis iamer s 01-fice, 01-fice, and several years ago began the practice of law In Ogden. A little more than a year ago he moved to I Salt Lake, and Bince that time has been associated In the practice of law with Judge M. M. Warner. He le well kneiwn in Salt Lake and Ogden Og-den and is prominently associated with several fraternal organizations He Is a lifelong Democrat and an active party worker. A number of prominent members of congress and . other Democrats prominent in nation al affairs are said to be included among his supporters. Mr. Magln niB last night declined to deny or confirm the report that he waa an applicant for district attorney. I Colonel C L. Applegate some months ago applied for the position of United Uni-ted States marshal for Utah. The application was Bent direct to the department de-partment of Justice and waa not sent through the national committeeman for Utah. Colonel Applegate has hvfd I In Utah for the last six years, com Ing hero from Kentucky, where he I l.was active in Democratic politics fcr I many years. He has a wide ac I ijitaintance among the national Democratic Demo-cratic leaders. He is believed to bate the active support of the Demo cratic members of the Kentucky con gressional delegation |