The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-15

Shall party politics enter into the
school election next month?
This is the question which is at
present being discussed among the
people generally and precinct COM
mittees particularly The latter, who
have just emerged from a red-hot con-
test and who have not even yet fully
recovered from it's eff cts, are gener-
ally understood to be in favor of haV-
ing no party fight, but to allow the
matter to arrange itself in one Of two
ways. Either to Te-elect everyone
whose term expires, without any fight
Whatever, or to see that someone of
the same political faith as the retir-
ing member is sent back in his place.
Either course would insure the
boards being kept equally divided be-
tween the two parties, as it is now
i've Democrats and five Republicans
and most people believe that this is
the nearest approach that can be
made to a non-partisan board. No one
has been found vino will claim that
the present board has acted in a
partisan manner, and the general sat-
fsfaction felt with its record may re-
suit in the reelection of the retiring
members without regard to their poll
tics. These members are Rudolph
Aft, First precinct, Republican; S. B.
Westertield, Second precinct Republi-
can; John E. Hanson. Third precinct,
Democrat: j. B. Toronto, Fourth pre-
cinct, Democrat, and Charles Baldwin,
Fifth precinct, Democrat
Mr. Toronto was elected on a nom
partisan ticket and Mr.. Baldwin was
elected as a Liberal
The Fourth precinct Democratic
committe has already taken steps
looking to non-partisan action, as is
Shown by the following letter:
Salt Lake City. Utah, Nov IS, 1895.
E. G. Rognon, Chairman Fourth Freeing
Republican Committee:
Dear Sir-On behalf of our committee
l write this TO ask for a joint meeting of
the two committees with view to ar
irving at some method by which our
coming school election may be taken cut
of the donna n Of partisan politics.
/ believe that you, with all other good
citizens who have the welfare of our pub
lie schools at heart Will agree with me
not party tight over these elections, not
10 mention the fact that the community
will have hardly recovered from the late
fierce contest.
AS at present constituted, our school
board consists of an equal number from
each of the two leading political parties
questions entering therein, il seems to
me no better way can be devised than TO
maintain the present political status by
returning the old members, when posi-
BILE; if not, then some new men Of the
same political faith as the retiring mem
Der.
/ hope that such a contamination may
be reached in each of the city precincts.
and sincerely trust that the Fourth pre-
cinct. at least. will decide TO put the mat
ter on this basis.
please be kind enough to advise me
whether your committee is willing 10
meet our committee and discuss the mat
W. Il. DALE,
Chairman Fourth Precinct Democratic
3 oiI slmIf YOU think such an arrange-
ment COVERING ali the precincts coIiq Id. De
Effected XIV a meeting of the several pre-
cinct chairmen, l am v Hing to JOIN with
You in an effort to get them togelhel'
If Messrs. Dale and Rognon take
steps to bring about consulta'lo oi u
all the precinct chairmen, and these
Gentlemen take a business-hke view
Of the matter, it is likely that pa
tisan fight may be averted.