The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-13

cause II is q custom Of the party to
reward its faithful servants those who
do its work and Tor the reason that he
helped to nominate Doremus. The
change in che order Of nomination was
made in Emery's interest. because had
would have been doWned. Compared
with c. h Backman, Emery is a light
weight.
For treasurer the Republicans have
selected a young man whose experience
is limited, and while he may be all right
as to personal reputation. he is not to
be mentioned in the same breath with
Dick Morris. who is man of ability
and wide experience In the event of a
What would "JOdey' do2 The idea
seems to prevail that the treasurer of
the corporation is simply a bookkeeper
with no responsibilities and required to
nave no more attachments than to IN
Gerstand double and single entry SyS-
TENS, when the fact is, matters are diff
ferent- The placing of a young and
untried man IL the position OF city
treasurer is an experiment none of the
taxpayers Of the city care to under
take
In the selection of the candidate for
auditor, delegates who endorsed Mrs.
Anna Madison Bradley dweit at length
upon the fact that she Was employed
for some time in the WaterWorkS office
Of the city. If that is a qualification,
then all candidates for the Office ought
to be compelled to serve in the water
works department, and the logical can
diGate for the place would have been
Archie Mckay, who is growing ponder
Gus IL that position at present. The
office of city auditor requires a person
of the attachments OF (. 4. La Barthe;
one who has ripe judgment for q guide
and one who will control the affairs of
that department in an accurate man
ner.
Roaring Jack Dayeler announced Dan
Wenger as d Holy Terror to evil do
ers." Roaring Jack will. if he reads
some of the editorials in his own paper,
as he makes up the forms, discover that
Wenger isn't such Holy Terror" as
painted. The evil doer doesn't seem to
be making any gasping protests about
the conduct of Dan Wenger, but if
Roaring Jack viii hang around the foot
of the stairs Just after police court and
hear the officers kick because men who
ought to get heavy sentences do not,
he viii get some new lights on Holy
Terrors."
The Owl club mas moved into its new
quarters east Of the Deseret bank,
where Secretary J. 3. Walker IS found
at all hours of the day to receive Wis
itors. The euphonious title of Citizen S
Reform Party" greets the eye every
where. The party has a sergeant-at-
arms in the person of o. T. Pratt, who
sits in the front office and tells you who
is in and who is not
He was there when q reporter for
this paper called last evening. The club
was in session. considering some one
for the position of auditor to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Sam C. Park. and General John @. Can
non had the floor. General Cannon was
making an extensive address in favor
of making a selection, and his voice
was making little echoes which chased
each other all round the building. The
sergeant-a alarms noted the cock of the
reportorial ear and at once began
| earning his salary by moving a chair,
rustling an old copy Of the morning or
gan of the club and transforming the
table into a handsled on which he rode
round the room, TO his great comfort
and enjoyment.
The club didn't nominate anyone 1t
simply discussed a few eligible names
1t adjourned to meet this evening 1t
is believed that it viii succeed in I'LL
ing the ticket by the day of election.
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The board OF public works is without
chairman and Mr., Doremus Will not
draw any salary the balance of the
year as such The law disQuaiifies him
for accepting the nomination for may
or. If Doremus is not elected he will
have more reason for kicking himself
than any person in the canvass.
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All those who did not visit the regis
trars yesterday VIII now have to wait
until one week from Saturday next. II
you are not registered it is your duty
to go and attend to the work If you
have moved you should go and be
| transferred.
The Populist primaries will be held
this evening at the points indicated in
| The Herald a few days ago.
| There was a rumor prevailing yes
! terday to the effect that John Clark
! had resigned from the owl club ticket
and the committee would meet last
evening and endorse the nomination of
| Doremus Investigation developed this
! to be q canard. However. there is good
! reason TO believe this action has been
contemplated by Mr.. Clark, as friends
| of Doremus are aGitating the matter
and some of the Republican members
are working to have Clark get of 50
| Doremus can get on There may be
! some developments today.
! Doremus' slate has been made up by
! one of the faithful 1t is stated that
! the following Will be the appointees:
| Chief of PoIice-Ben F. Stewart.
Chief of the Fire Department-Alber
! Reiser.
Superintendent of Waterworks-Ar-
| chic Geddes.
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| Watermaster-Bill Sharkey.
! Park keeper-LeWis LeWison.
SeXton-Elpeter Johnson.
1 Sanitary Inspector-E. =. Tyson.
| Health Commissioner-F'ra Mat
heWs.
! Street superintendent Shovel.
Chairman of the Board OF Public
| Works Henry L. Mickey.
Building Inspector-Tommy Giles
pie
The Democratic city committee meets
! this evening for the transaction of i'm
portant business and all members are
urged to attend.
The Populists met at the Lyceur
/ last night and hilariously entertained
| themselves for about two hours. Hon
J Nat Ward Fitzgerald, late of West Vir-
ginia, was the star attraction. Mr.
Fitzgerald's style Of oratory is Very
/ vehement Ii took very well with tho
audience, particularly with the parts OF
! II which we're bedeclled in such lurio
phraseology as striking the shackles
! from 1000. 900 white slaves" and pune
/ turing the monopoly of the ShylockS
/ Of Wall street and Lombard street
THE SPANISH ANSWER.