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Young Democrat Turns Candidate
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at his vacation home in Warm Springs, GA. "Where's my little boy, Jimmie?" asked Governor Roosevelt. "That's what we'd like to know," responded the smiling national president, Tyre Taylor. "He's the treasurer and we're waiting for him to make his report." John and others had their picture taken with FDR in an open touring car during these meetings. John was named to a committee to confer with James A. Farley, chairman of the national Democratic committee, in coordination of the two organizations. In August, 1933, the local papers reported that John, his sister, Maxine Boyden, Chiyo Thomas, and others were leaving to "attend the convention of the Young Democratic Clubs of America," in Kansas City, Mo., August 31 and September 1 and 2. "Most of the members of the delegation will leave early in the week, and will visit the Chicago Century of I'rogress exposition before going to Kansas City for the convention." While he was attending the Kansas City convention, a drunken man was celebrating in the room below John's and began shooting a gun. With the bullets coming up through the floor, John quickly jumped into the cast iron bath tub to protect himself. Gladys M. Everett, an attorney and Young Democrat from Portland, Oregon invited John, on behalf of the Young Democratic League of Oregon, to speak at the Annual Jefferson Day Banquet April 14,1934, his 28th birthday. John became the Assistant U.S. Attorney for Utah in 1933, and continued in that office until 1946. During this period, he continued to be active in Democratic Party politics, but gradually lost his identity with the "Young Democrats." In 1935, Deronda Lowry succeeded John as president of the Utah Junior Democratic League. In 1938, John was asked to speak to the Young Democrats of the state, and was honored with 19 other charter members as "Old Timers." He continued to have many invitations to speak at party functions. In 1940, a "Draft Boyden Club" invited John to campaign for the office of United States Senator for Utah against incumbent William H. King. "John S. Boyden is getting more and more mention as a possible candidate for the United States Senate this fall. The Young Democrats have proposed his candidacy and the idea is taking hold
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| Title | John S. Boyden: three score and ten in retrospect |
| Creator | Boyden, Orpha Amanda Sweeten |
| Subject | Boyden, John Sterling, 1906-1980; Democratic Party -- Utah; Coalville (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Life story of John S. Boyden, including his experiences in Coalville, Utah, law practice, participation in the Utah Democratic Party, family life, church involvement, and advocacy for Indians. |
| Source | Boyden |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | text |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College Press |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/boyden.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1144.cpd |
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