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Show BLAIR IS CONFIRMED LOGAN POSTMASTER Salt Lake, Fob. 12. J. M. Blair landed that postmastership at Logan for certain yesterday. His nomination for the position by President Wilson was confirmed by the senate. Mr. Blair ran an exciting race for the appointment with former State Senator A. G. Barber. For a time the Democratic organization was torn between tho merits of Blair and Barber, Bar-ber, but finally Blair emerged with the support of a majority of the Democratic Dem-ocratic leaders here, and Congressman Congress-man J. H. Mays presented his recommendation. rec-ommendation. President Wilson yesterday nominated nom-inated George A. Allen for postmaster at Nephi and E. M. Tyson for postmaster post-master at Brigham City. There is no contest over either appointment, both men having tha Indorsement of the Democratic leaders and organizations. For postmastershlpa in Idaho, President Presi-dent Wilson yesterday nominated William Wil-liam Laurenson at Downey and N. M. Talbott of Julletta. |