Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-23
NORTH RESIGNS AND POWERS
ACcEPrd.

For n considerable time pact prom.
intnt Liberals have ClaiuOfuI for the
resignation OF Jake Mofiig ~ chair.
man OF the Liberal city committee.
This demand has been occasiOued 10y
the mixed status % political atiairs
and the idea that Mr. Mofiiz wis not
equal 10 the emergency. said one OF
tho latters colleague; "JAke Ia n good
follow but he In not a politician anu
can no more lead the Liberal hosts 10
victory IN the coming election than
Al. Kelly can hope TO he elected mayor
% Salt Lake. Hut when II comes to
putting w the "slun" no 10 all right.
We want Powers 10 take hold again
and then We eau make good light"
This h only a sample eNpfoHaiOu Of
hundreds and for the last few days
there has been such a constant claiter
In the Liberal camp that Mr.. MOritz
hus penned a plaintiyo communication
rendering HE resignation and at the
same time requesting Judge Powers
TO btep into his official shoes. The
latter has consented 10 do 20 OF course.
Times ARE too hard ard money too
scarce for the Michigan wire pull0r to
get $4,000 i0t his services tins year
but II Is stated that no must be hand.
uomeiy paid for the attention no will
give 10 political atialfs and the neglect
TINT will consequently attend his law
practice.
INDEPENDENT CirIzENs' CONVENTION.
Pursuant 20 the action OF the prlm-
aries tho independent cllizcns' city
convention VIII convene Monday,
Sept 25th at ~ O'Clock noon.
The convention will DO held In the
Old Federal Court room, Wasatch
block ana all delegates who were DIES.
ignated by the primaries held Thurs
day, Sept. 2lst, are requested TO be-
present for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for mayor, recorder, treas.
uror, marshal aud Justice " the peace,
for the ensuing city election anu 10
transact such other business az may
oomu before the convention,
George w. Alder, First precinct
| delegate,
Grant II. Smith, Second precinct
delegate.
w. A. Byers, Third precinct dele.
gate.
ID. c. Duuuar Fourth precinct deli.
gate.
Hoyt Sherman, chairman Filth
precinct delegate,
INDEPENDENT AFRo'AMEmoANs.
The Afro.Amerlcana opposed TO the
| methods u the Liberal rulo aud ruin
| gang met last night aud effected a
| permanent organization with W. w.
| Taylor nv president; T.. w. Nelson
vice president; q, h. stevens secretary;
| Phi Robinson tfoa-uteg Messfs.
Campbell, de Young, Neshiti, Hou..
| ton aud S.mp on, executive commit.
tee; G.. V. Dawson, uurgennt-at-arms.
The following signed the member.
| shin Toli W. W. Taylor, II. w. Mel.
| sOn, T.. n. Stevens, L. II. Robinson,
Andrew Camuhrl, William De
Youup. b, Is. Nrsbilt, RaueTt Houston.
j. r. Simpson, &. n. Dawson, J. L.
| Butler. Anthony Slnnlville, 4, H.,
! Frankiiu Thomas RaIdick, Phil
Adams, Thomas French, ID. NJ. Bin.
am. n, II. Turner, J. J. Thomas, John
Hrmpinpslsll, w, 5. Wearing, smith
Williams, W. n. Brown, Rainfall
Anterior, Henry Sheppard, RuFrel
Nioaersoa, j. II, Morgan, Stephen
Williams, George Mcdonald, JOSEPH
Wiliiams.
The organization Ia not identified
with any Of tHo political parties, ID
independent and autl-l'iheral.
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.
George Blair, Aloxanier MoMaster
and II. y. Lauuy are mock ant NECK IN
the race for tho police Jus'ioesnip.
Delegates Of the vArious municipal
wards appointed at the primaries VI