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Show NKFMl L. MKillillS lias announced that he will be a candidate for the Governorship he-fore he-fore the Republican State t'onveniion r.t Ogden early in August, jle. is native na-tive born and bred, and p?rsti:t i lies the highest type of Utah citizenship. His life work has been the develop-' ment of her lesottrces ami the uplift ol her people. lie is tin organizer of industry, a student of statecraft, a champion of public morals, an advocate advo-cate of the highest and best in our modern civilization and he practices what he preaches. By virtue of his high personal honor, hon-or, his integrity, his intense public spiriledness and li is devotion to duly, he is respected and loved by all who know him. No private citizen in Utah, stands higher, wields a greater influence in public affairs or commands as large a personal following. His fight in the campaign of 1012 was against the system of bossism by which the Republican party was luled, and its policies controlled. in that campaign he received up-. up-. wards of 25,000 votes, a splendid tribute to his personal popularity. Immediately after the adjournment of the Chicago conventions he sent .1 telegram to Colonel Roosevelt urging him to decline the nomination ant declare for Hughes. He himself, without awaiting Roosevelt's action, publicly declared his intention to support Hughes within with-in the ranks of the Republican party. Remember that the Republican party of Utah, in order to succeed this fall must nominate a man whose character and standing in the community com-munity are a guarantee of his high principle, honesty and good faith. A man who can reunite the party and by reason of his wide acquaintance acquaint-ance and strong personal following can bring support and strength to the Republican state ticket. A man free from the control of the great corporations and the moneyed interests of the state. A man who if elected, can be relied re-lied upon to carry out and respect the wishes of the voters of the state, as expressed at the polls or by the representatives rep-resentatives of the people in the legislative leg-islative assembly. A man who will he right on the question of stale control of public utilities and on all questions affecting the interests of the masses a against the classes or the privileged few. Mr. Morris is not a recent convert to prohibition, but on the contrary has been an aggressive champion of the cause lor eight years in the state of Utah. , , , Remember that this is the people s fight that it is your light, get 1 .jsy. see that you are represented in the state convention by delegates who will not be controlled against your interests. in-terests. advt. |