Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-03
SECOND WARD INDEPENDENTS
Also cite. n Little Interesting History by
Way Of rrcc.d.nt and Qualification
Mr.. Cutiet's Candidacy.

To the Editor;
notice that b0in o. the morning
papers have declared Themselves IN
favor of the election " ". H. walker
10 the board ~ c1asat.5n frsn .hs zee
ond municipal wari an pr'fersnGe to
Mr.. John G. ruucr. They take me 90
sliion that Mr. walter was nominated
by the regular" oonAn1ion. aind thit
Mr.. cutler was placed before the public
by an asscnbl Of "boi,ess.' WAC refused
10 abide by she decision ~ the "rcsu-
lar" convention. a1d wl;hJ.u JUS: cause.
have preclpltaicd contest over 'ne
approaching schioi election. which ought
to have been ayo'del
These. however. are rot the facts. Voc
several years DaAt II has boon CUSTOM
AIRY to nominate candidates Tor iht
board % sdutaiiJn at non.psriisan
mass conventions. called sometimes oy
the chalrmsn % ih9 Democratic ard re-
publican parties. and q; o.hir times BY
felf.constitutfd committee " cli-
zsns In the second municipal warj.
until last year, hose conventions were
Invariably held near Mali street, snd,
after nearly evcry one " them, i Wa
openly charged that the Huorsskful tan.
persons brouga, from the saloons OF the
ncighbofh00d, wh1 w.r not entitled -
vote In the sssoni municipal ward.
This. together VITA the fact thit these
conventions held ai points FAR .cnovod
from the cen;er u the voting p)puld-
,lon. apparently Tor the pnt.
greater portion OF she voters
whom political wire workers we're not
able 10 handle. produced a feeling OF
indignation particularly among che citi-
zens of she wen,ern portion OF the ward.
Last years convention was e1aed ny
a seif.cons;ltuicd committee Of citizens.
In the Interest 0t fairness and al e0e
suggestion VI Major Harry G. Hill. one
OF the members Of thc commisee. u
was held IN the Sixth ward meeting
house. situated In the ccnttr VI one Of
the nfieen election districts Of the Sec.
ond municipal ward as well rs the cen.
set Of the voting population. The re.
/ sub VI that convention was highly sat-
iafac,ory 10 all fair-minded people who
u.stndsd. including my esteemed and
ulghly respected friend, Mf J. J. corum.
who this year attended both conysn-
lions. assured the writer. after Mr.. cW.-
iera nomination. that he would work
for his election and In this mornings
Tribune announces himself for Mr.,
| Walker.
This year. the Democratic uri Re-
publican chalfmen called q convention
FOR last Monday evening. Sovcmhei
2sth, at the SIKH wasd meeting house
They refused 10 accommodate a large
number Of citizens BY changing thu
date Of the Convention. though solicit.
al to do 30 by committee who walk.
I'd uDon them for that purpose. and
then al the lnstance OF the managers
~ the candidacy OF Mr.. Walker aud
Mr. Laviellc, changed the place oi
meeting 10 Unity hall In the csirsms
tngvrn portion " thc municipal ward
II IL a notorious fact that the door
VI UNITY hall were booked ON the even
ms of the convention and people KEEP
waiting sn the cold until : o'clock AZ
t'Twafd u was learned that thl
was prcatrang.d plan and that III
janitor was acting under tnftruntlon
from one OF Mr., Walkers empioye
from whom the hall was rented. an
that Under ~ circumstance was he 2
open the doors until told 10 % 40 D.
Mr.. Walkers campaign manager.
No wonder the independent conven
tion was a success. The aa.ertlo
that u was Shiny attended 10 f,'s'
there being fully 100 more VOTERS pres
Ell than Ut unity hall
! Mr., Walkers nomination was M
ratified, because ncither he nor hi
friends aaked H.. ana they have fr0f
the beginning Indicated by th.ir man
Ger thas they have M regard for IN
feelings ~ q large number Of th,'r fel
low citizens. The Independent conyeu
ton WIS called several days bef1f
/ that of Unity hail was held, Str. ClF,
ler's domination was regularly mad
iIa importers are enthusiastic Al
, deteTLflned and sufficiently numernu
IN the writer's "plDon. To guarant,
. hia election.
wM n. JONES. IN,
! A Slgner Of the Call.