Evening star., 1934-08-12
KING NOMINATION
BY DEMOCRATS IN
UTAH IS EXPECTED
Opponents Efforts Seem
Futile After Farley's
Back Patting.
ADVOCACY OF BROWN
IS FACING OBSTACLE
Herbert Nav Is Only Opposing
Candidate Presenting a.
Visible Campaign.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, August
l1.-Senator william H. King is ex-
pected to be nominated by the Demo-
cratic party in Utah September j,
and subsequently reelected.
Efforts on the part Of those seeking
10 block him seem to be futile, al
though some still are working. Many
doubtless have declared, after Senator
King had been patted on the back
publicly by Postmaster General Farley,
that the fight is as good as won. The
Postmaster General did not show any
body how to mark his ballot, did not
say the administration wanted King
renominated; in fact, he made it plain
he would do nothing of the kind.
But the people Of Utah have a
pretty clear idea as to what Post
master General Farley wants from
Utah, and the desire of the Postmaster
General Is generally regarded as the
desire of the administration.
FancifuI Ideas Advanced.
Opponents of Senator King lately
have advanced some rather fanciful
ideas and rumors. One of these Is
that the chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, Hugh B. Brown,
might be drafted for the senatorial
nomination. Mr.. Brown is a brilliant
speaker, an ardent leader In the Nor
mon Church and a prominent attor-
ney. But he has said he would not
be candidate and there are compli-
cations to consider should he become
one. Although a native of Utah, he
became q citizen of Canada and was
such until few years ago. Since
becoming q citizen Of Utah, and he
now has his final papers, he has
not served long enough as such to be
eligible TO the United States Senate.
Another rurnor has it that Secretary
of War George II. Dern might be
drafted for the senatorial nomination
The story Of this rumor appeared in
the Salt Lake Tribune Of last Sunday.
No names were attached to it, how
ever. and it was held by some to be
merely feeler. In view Of the active
support Senator King always has given
Dern, it is hardly considered likely
that Dern win oppose him.
OF the two open opponents Of King
for the nomination, Herbert Nav Is
working hard and claiming much.
William r. Wallace, however, has, as
yet, made no visible campaign. Large
paid advertisements have extolled his
ability in the newspapers, but these
alone will not gain him the nomi-
nation.
MurdOck Victory Conceded.
Abe Murdock and J. Will Robinson,
incumbents, still have the upper hand
in the race for nomination for Con-
gress from the two districts of Utah.
To date, Murdock of the first district
has no Democratic opposition and his
nomination and election generally are
conceded. Robinson Of the second dis
trict, which includes Salt Lake City,
has two opponents for the Democratic
nomination, but neither is strong.
These are Lawrence Nelson, attorney
from small town in Salt Lake
County, and Lawrence Epperson, an
accountant of Salt Lake City.
Republican candidates, who were
nominated several weeks ago seem to
be waiting for an even start with their
Democratic opponents. They are Don
b. Cotton, former Representative from
the first Utah district, nominated for
the Senate, and Arthur Woolley OF
Ogden and Fred c. Loofbourow of Salt
Lake City, nominated for the Lower
House.
Further Endorsement of Utah's Sen
ators and Representatives came from
James H. Moyle. prominent. Utah
Democrat who served as Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury under Presi-
dent Wilson and who now is Com
missioner of Internal Revenue at
Washington. MIR. Moyle, who is here
on q vacation, merely said he had
presumed the incumbentS would all be
renominated and reelected. But, as
Mr.. Moyle is a veteran OF the party
and one Of the most popular men of
the State. his presumption carries
considerable weight and his choice a
wide influence among the people here.