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Show j THOMAS E. WIM Ml! SUCCEED COINS AT SCHOOL I The election of Dr E. G. Gowans to the position of state superintendent superintend-ent of schools Tuesday will create a vacancy in the superintendent of the State Industrial school, and the vacancy will bo filled by the governor govern-or of the state and the board of trustee trus-tee of the school. It is already stated that there nre a number of aspirants for the Industrial Indus-trial school position Ono of the aspirants as-pirants is Thomas E McKay of this city, who is county recorder and, it is said, ho is being very favorably considered. con-sidered. In connection with the candidacy Of Mr McKa. or any other Weber county man, it Is claimed that the election of Tuesday placed Weber county in a most enviable position. OS i lie majority for the Republican ticket in the county was undoubtedly the means of electing Senator Reed Smoot and the other Republican candidates can-didates on the state ticket. It will be insisted that a home man he given the appointment for superintendent super-intendent of the State Industrial i school. Dr Gowans states that he appreciates appreci-ates the strong support given him In the state for the position of state superintendent su-perintendent of schools, but is more pleased that the vote means that the posilon will not be made political He says that to eliminate tho school of the state from politics will have a far reaching and beneficial effed and will place the office on a purely edueational basis. He has been in formed of his election only through the press and a communication of congratulation from his opponent. Mr Matheson who acknowledged his de foal It i estimated that Dr. Gowans' Gow-ans' plurality is more than 5000. oo |