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Show LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR TUESDAY'S ELECTION REPUBLICANS Fox U. S. Rep. in Congress DR. HENRY ALDOUS DIXON For Utah State Representative WM. N. BROTHERSON For 4-Yr. County Commissioner LYRAD McCONKIE For 2-Yr. County Commissioner CLINTON J. MICKELSON For County Sheriff HAROLD B. WHITE For County Clerk and Auditor EVAN PERCIVAL For County Assessor J. ALMA SMITH For County Recorder MAXINE BURDICK For County Treasurer . J. A. HALLADAY For County Attorney R. EARL DILLMAN For Precinct Justice of Peace JOHN BAUMGAERTEL Roosevelt Precinct GEORGE WILCKEN Duchesne Precinct RALPH SMITH Tabiona Precinct DEMOCRATS For U. S. Rep. in Congress WALTER K. GRANGER For Utah State Representative SARA YANCY WHITE For 4-Yr. County CommlLssioner LYLE YOUNG For 2-Yr. County Commissioner EDWIN CARMAN For County 'Sheriff LORIN STEVENSON " For County Clerk and Auditor PORTER L. M ERR ELL For County Assessor G. B. WORKMAN For County Recorder . JOSEPHINE BEEBE For County Treasurer LELAND WRIGHT For County Attorney JAMES R. HALL For Precinct Justice of Peace ORIN (HANK) SWAIN Roosevelt Precinct EDWARD KIELBASA Duchesne Precinct CLARENCE WHITE Tabiona Precinct INDEPENDENT TICKET For Precinct Justice of Peace VERN TIMOTHY Roosevelt Precinct Rural Utah Urged To Vote In Favor Of Legislative Reapportionment The major political parties, the Republicans and Democrats, have entered the home-stretch in their bid for power during the ensuing two years, and are working work-ing desperately to convince the voting public that their respective candidates are best suited for the offices being be-ing sought. Both groups have brought the congressional candidates to the Basin in quest of support, and local rallies have been held in various communities in the area. " The present campaign has -been one of the cleanest fought contests in history, with neither side resorting to uncomplimentary uncomplimen-tary tactics in their quest for votes. Both parties present outstanding out-standing Americans and loyal citizens for office, and regardless regard-less of which candidate wins, we, the people, will be well represented. Outshadowing the general election, which- is concentrated on ebunty, state legislative and congressional positions, is the battle on three separate propositions propo-sitions dealing with amending the state constitution and upholding up-holding the action of the last Utah legislature, or voting to leave things pretty much as they now appear on the statutes. A heated battle has been going on for several months on the red-Jhot Junior College legislative legisla-tive action that would return three colleges iback to ' the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and close the fourth. Who will win, is a great big guess just as, who will we send back to Congress -iri Washington? Wash-ington? ? ? Only can these questions ques-tions be answered next Tuesday at the election polls. State Re-apportionment The other firery contested proposition is that .of the Re-apportionment of the state on a legiiislative basis. Straw polls , conducted reveal that at least twenty-five of Utahn's twenty-nine twenty-nine counties will vote favoring the amendment to the state constitution con-stitution -passed by the 1953 legislature which will give eachi county one senator, and re-apportion the membership in the-lower the-lower house of the legislature.. Salt Lake County leads the; battle to 'kill the amendment,, because it will reduce their present 7 senators to one, but would raise their now 19 representatives repre-sentatives to 27, giving them an increase of 2 in the two branches branch-es of the legislature. Opponents Op-ponents maintain the strength should be concentrated in the more populace areas, with the smalled counties from a population popula-tion standpoint, having very little , if any, voice in the state government. They argue the mineral, econoimic, industrial and other physical resources of the rural counties should not be considered When legislative matters are at stake. Should Follow Pattern Proponents 'of the Re-apportionment point to the federal constitution which gives equal power in the senate of the United Unit-ed States to' each state, regardless regard-less .of population, and makes up the strength to the states in the -house of representatives, Which is based on population entirely. en-tirely. There are many other arguments argu-ments being used in discussing the pros and cons of Reapportionment Reappor-tionment another issue that cannot be described by words, but rather With votes next Tuesday. Tues-day. At least five new candidates (Continued on Page 5) Tuesday Election. . (Continued from Page 1) will be assured of winning places in the Duchesne County and state congressional contest. That many men and women are seeking office who are not incumbents in-cumbents for positions not being sought by present office holders. Among the five falling in this category are two men who have served in the capacities they now seek. One is Walter K. Granger, candidate on the Democratic Dem-ocratic ticket for congress, who served in Washington 12 years prior to the 1953 session, when Douglas Stringfelltaw was elected elect-ed after Mr. Granger became a candidate for the U. S. senate. Dr. Henry Aldous Ddxon is the new GOP candidate to congress. The other old hand is Lyle Young, 4 - year commissioner candidate who served Duchesne county for 8 years as a commissioner commis-sioner several years ago. His opponent is Lyrad McConkie, young Mt. Emmons rancher and stockman, who is the Republican Republi-can candidate. Either Lorin Stevenson, Democrat, Dem-ocrat, or Harold B. White, Republican, Re-publican, will take over the sheriffs post next January from the veteran Arzy Mitchell, whose line of service extends over a score and six years. He is a Democrat. Duchesne county will also have a new county recorder re-corder with Mrs. Josephine Bee-be. Bee-be. (D), and; 'Mrs. Maxine Bur-dick, Bur-dick, (R), opposing each other for the post now held by Dorothea Doro-thea AUred Morton; the other new candidates are Leland Wright (D), and J. A. Halliiday (R), who are contesting for the treasurer's position held for several sev-eral years by Mrs. Florence Poulson. Three Other Ballots In addition to the regular ballot, bal-lot, bearing the names of all the candidates for political office, of-fice, each voter in Duchesne and Uintah counties Will receive re-ceive three other non-political ballots one, a judicial selection ballot; one a State Board of Education ballot; and one a county School Board ballot. The names of two prominent Roosevelt Roose-velt professional men will be found on two of the additional ballots to' be considered at Tuesday's Tues-day's election. On the Judicial selection ballot is the name of Ray E. Dillman, veteran attorney attor-ney and prominent church and civic leader, who is a candidate for judge of the Fourth Judicial District. His opponent is incumbent incum-bent Judge R. L. Tuckett of Provo. On the State School Board ballot is the name of Dr. R. Vernon Larson, physician and surgeon and also' a very active church and civic leader, who is being opposed by Owen Lee Bairnett, Arthur D. Coleman and Allan D. Johnson, all of Provo. The Fourth Judicial District and the Regional District No. 4 (school district), both include Utah, Wasatch, Duchesne and Uintah counties. The third independent contesil is that of selecting a representative represen-tative to the Duchesne County School Board from District No, 2. which includes Ioika and South Roosevelt (voting district No. 2), which includes ail od the Roosevelt area lying soutr. of Second North, west to the Cove, and east on Highway 4C to the Uintah County line. |