The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-17

the laundry business and before thai
was a merchant
The politics of the candidates, thus fan
nominated has been as fellows:
John Clark. candidate for MAYOR:
Democrat.
George i. Nye, candidate for attor-
ney; Republican
Miss Joanna Sprague. candidate for
recorder: Republican.
joseph E. Caine, candidate for treasu-
rer; Democrat.
Sam c, Park. candidate for auditor.
Republican.
Orson Woollev, candidate for police
justice; Democrat.
SO. uD TO date, honors have been
evenly divided. The two parties have
three candidates each
The geographical distribution does not
give Ghe weSlt side of the city q greac
deal. The Second precinct. which by
al means is entitled to the mayor, is
put off with the aMdJsor. The Fourth
tire Mob HIP of Zion, gets the mayor
and The treasurer. The Fifth gets the
sfsornay and the police justice.
The church gets two candidates, the
mayor ana the police justice The bal
anee are of the Gentle persuasion
THE COUNCIL.
1t is understood that already some eff
forts have been made in the direction OF
selecting councilmen John Henry
Smith is reported as having been work.
Ing in c[aA Third precinct fer a day or
two interviewing Iee.qle on the subject
W. IL more or less success, principally
less. Basl1op Preston was approached
on the matter {altlfourh this does not
mean TO convey the idea Smith did it,
and refused to take the place Ezra
Thompson also declined the honors in
tended for him in that direction. The
name OF A. f. Doremus was also pre-
scented. but was withdrawn without ac-
zion 1t was doubtless as we'll that this
Was done, foT DoTemuS would net have
taken IL He has a good cinch on tn
Republican nomination for mayor and
Will doubtless get it.
In the Fourth precinct. Bishop NJ. S.
WCClly was approached and he de-
clined. Now fg.e committee are labor
ing With John Dern, the principal own
er OF the Mercur mine. They want him
to enter the council and assist in carry
ing cut the work. John is coy. how
ever, and does not care to forget his
business to go roaming around the
streets looking for broken irrigating
boxes and holes in the earth and all
that sort Of business. Colonel F. a
Grant, who has just been selected tic
NI4illlaN-i1A iLIIS II lISL lHldIETYs ~. VI. u.
is also being toyed With Up to date
he has been coy ana hung off, but the
committee hone to bring him to the
'front.', VITA Che able assistance of his
superior officer, the adjutant general.
Some action may be expected tonight
on the matter Of the address to the PEG
pie, which will explain the reason why
llley are. expected to vote for the ticket
There will be an immense amount OF
matter in the documnE, if all reports be
true. Farley L. Williams has not beer
in attendance upon the meetings fol
the past two nights, and 1T is reported
he is working on the eXpostulation al
IGded to.
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The Scandinavian Democrats are uI
in arms against the so-called nom par
tisan movement. Nothing but a straight
Democratic ticket is wanted by them
At the last meeting of the society a
committee comprising % members, five
from each municipal ward, was Sc
lected, with Mrs. C. M. Nielsen presi-
dent, T. S. Ertman, Vioe-presldent
Conrad Lund secretary and John Hal
vorsen assistant secretary. From this
number seven were selected as the ex-