The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-04
Political Notes.

The board of labor is going to put a
candidate for the council in the field in
the Fifth precinct in the person of A
d. Graham, who will make the race
against Chris Diehl, running en- sort
of non-partisan ticket. Graham is a
| very popular man with the laboring
men, and expects to get a large num-
Der of Democratic votes in the precinct
All of which intention being announced
( at this time, conveys pain and anguish
to Michael O'Meara, who was antici-
pating a race on the laboring mems
ticket himself.
E. w. Wilson announces that he will
not be a candidate for any office at the
election this fall; that he has not the
time nor the inclination to dabble fur
Their in politics and Will accept moth
! ing.
Dan Wenger asserts that the state
ment that he makes $1,000 per year in
fees outside his salary as city justice,
is not borne out by the facts. He de-
| clares his docket will show that he
| doesn't make $25 per month on the
side.
There seems to be a mistaken idea
in the matter of selection of candidates
for the Office of police justice. The
| candidate need not be an attorney; in
fact, experience has shown in other
cities that some times better men for
the place have been selected outside the
role of attorneys and counsellors at
law. This Office is open to every one
and should not be confined to mem
| bers of the bar. Other justices are Sc
| leeted from the laymen, and there is
no reason why this should not be, if
the people so desire. Any man with
| good common sense can fill the place
aeceptably, if he tries.
The matter of the investigation of the
charges that assessments are levied on
members of the waterworks crowd be-
cause the Republican city committee is
alleged to be short of money, Sgill it is
said, be a subject for an investigation
on next Tuesday evening at the meet
ing of the city council
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The statement is made that Dave
Emery does not want the office of city
recorder, if the salary is reduced to
$500 per year, claiming he can make
more than that at some other bust
ness
If the salaries and compensation of
members of the city government had
been reduced as provided in the Null
little doubt that the candidates in the
1 field would have greatly diminished
within the next few days.
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The meeting of the city Republican
committee Will take place on Monday
evening next at the Office of Arthur
/ Parsons, at which time the apportion-
ment of delegates to the convention will
be made and the convention ordered. 1t
is asserted that the straightouts have
decided to have a ticket, and as they
have majority in the committee, the
non-partisan movement will not carry
the committee by any manner of
means
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Tintic Miner: Fred ]. Leonard, who
has long been known as one of the Re-
publican wheel horses in Salt Lake,
has announced his withdrawal from the
party of his youth and, his intention
hereafter to affiliate with the party of
real bimetallism, i. e.. the Democracy.
| We have no call to mix up in Salt Lake
politics, but we cannot help but Won
der why Mr.. Leonard has not been
mentioned among the possibilities for
the mayoralty nomination on the Dem
ocratic ticket. He is well known as
being honest and reliable; he is re-
spected by everyone and as mayor he
would ill the bill lin the language of
the street, Ito the queens taste''
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David Hempstead's friends are do
to advance his chances for the nominal
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