Show w W K granger enters race for congress seeking the office now held by abe murdock walter ah K granger member of the ut utah public service commission commission former member of the state legislature from iron county and three times mayor of cedar city announced wednesday morning his candidacy for the democratic nomination for congress from the first utah district prior to his announcement mr granger interviewed friends tn in his home county calling on a number of prominent party members here as well as in cedar city over the week end to learn sentiment here before making fiall decision to enter the race mr granger needs no introduction to the people of this county his long record of public service includes three terms as mayor of ce dar city three times representative to the state legislature dur ing the second of which he was speaker of the house postmaster in cedar city bishop of the cedar third ward member of the board of trustees of the utah state agricultural college and numerous other civic and church activities he spent three years in ill the south ern states as a missionary for tile the L D S church and when the world war broke out he volunteered in the marine corps serving in france in the eleventh cle regiment ait f hiir ins i tanner riner and stockman stoc by bl ott orm patla pation on mr gr grancer anar speaks the language 1 of the common man in announcing nis ilis candidacy lie he stid said 1 I believe in the political and social re reto forris ins enacted under the new deal pro program grimand and it if elected to con grass gass I 4 support to a continuation of its sound policies continuing mr granger said I 1 believe that this state needs alert and aggressive representation in congress to sponsor a program to preserve and develop the natural resources of the state and to attract new industries industries must be encouraged and stabilized they should not in my opinion be overburdened with taxes and regulations for the benefits of industry are reflected in the general welfare of the people the economic welfare of the state s closely allied with the conservation and development of its water resources if elected I 1 will keep that lasic fact in mind mr granger is the second democrat to announce his candidacy for congress from this district J francis fowles of ogden having announced his intention to make the race last saturday |