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Show ieeSh State Bourbons Set Date of Convention to Elect Delegates Twcnty-nlnc county chairmen of tho Democratic state commltteo were notified no-tified yesterday in letters from Paul Ray, secretary of the committee, that the stato convention will be held in Salt Lake on Juno 14. Tho -county chairmen wore instructed instruct-ed in th.o 'announcement to make their arrangcrhcnts.for tho selection of delegates dele-gates for the state convention, where delegates and alternates will be chosen for tho national convention in San Francisco on Juno 2S. " - . Mr. Itay said eight delegates and alternates will be chosen at the coming com-ing convention, and that tho question nf n. nfirmnnnnt st?Lto organization will bo settled at tho Salt Hake meeting, j Tho present chairman, Mathonihah I Thomas, and Mr. Ray were recently ' chosen as temporary "harmony" officers. offi-cers. In order to compose he differences differ-ences then existing between tho factions fac-tions headed, respectively, by W. R. Wallaco -and C. C. Richards, both claimants to the chairmanship. Well-informed circles state now that efforts will be made to send a delegation to San Francisco without instructions for any of the presidential candidates of tho party. It became known yesterday that Slate Senator George H. Dern, actlvo worker in the Democratic party, mining min-ing engineer and business leader, might not bo averse to accepting the Democratic nomination, for governor. While Mr. Dern was non-committal on the subject last night, friends close to him stated that Mr. Dern in all probability prob-ability will soon bocomo an avowed candidate for the governor's office. The Democratic field for next fall's race for governor shows more early entrants than have yet appeared in Republican ranks. Mr. Dern, through his mining and business enterprises, has become quito widely known throughout the state, and he has also gained wide acquaintance through his leadership in Masonic circles, as well as through political service to his party par-ty and to the state. |