Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-07
Close IN IKE SECOND.
Friends Of the Two Candidates All Working
Hard for Success.

In The Second preoinc, the contest 10
admittedly o. very close one. Al all three
OF the polling places the friends OF tho
two candidates are out Ia large force.
Carriages FOR both sides have been nu-
mgrous ana KEEP. busy all day long.
AZ the iltEt polling place Ia this pre-
clngt, located Ia thc oregon Short Line
building, ON IVES; Tcmcplo between Sec.
ond uud Third South streets. " was
stated that up 20 noon 900 votes had
been cast AMI that these were about
equally divided between the two can
didates. Everything here was running
nmnothly ana p4nccably, all parties be-
Ing E0ud-naturcdly working like
beavers for their favorltes.
a, AZ %" second polling place. 800 West
Second Nluth street. thc Cutler people
were a little more confident. claiming
q majority ~ the sls v0tcn east W TO ~
o'clock noon. Here ail was pcaccable
ana the voters were beginning 20 come
Ia a little more rapidly than they had
been c0ninE durlng tho hrst half VI the
Down at the third polling place In this
| precinct, located IN the Firm ward
school house. On Third wert and Sew
eHih souiii streets, "a very llfh; vote
had materlalizcd NJ 10 the noon hour.
~ votes out OF i3s. which had been east
~ 70 that time. and the Walker people
were not prepared 10 enter a denial Of
the statement.
During tho day She following state
mcnt o. pertinent facts was Issued and
circulated IN tho Second precinct by
Mr., cutlcr's friends:
we rcnpeCtufuliy ask you 20 vote for
John G, Cutler. tho citzcnH' nominee
Tor member OF the board OF education.
Tor the following reasons.
"Nii. cutler IN the candidate OF tho
majority VI tho people OF che Second
municipal ward. having been unnni-
muunly nominated by convention
composed % over 900 representative
voters, while the vote east Mt tho
rlvnl convention was only 1856.
AIT, cutler II rho peer OF any man In
the city. Possesses unauestionabic IL
nauclal ability. has large business In
forests IN the community ana IN an arr
dent friend OF the public school system.
lie u. however. opposed Ia turning
the school system into u political ma
chine. and 10 assessing teachers for
campaign purposes IN order "a further
tho interest of candidates for membcrA
OF the school board. Az 10 reported. on
good authotty. 70 have been done In last
years school election and "a being ro-
pcntcd this year.
mir, Cutler favorn the employment M
teachers OF permanent residents OF
Utah. irrespective Of their religious or
political belief. p.rpona who viii not
send their earnings East or got excur-
sion rates from the railroads every year
TO return To their homes during yaca-
ton, but those whose salaries Will be
expended among the people nom whom
they receive their employment.
Mr.. Cutters candidacy " che result
OF an uprising OF the people OF the Sec
onl municipal ward agnlnht the outragcH
which have been practiced In school
elections for several years past. candi-
dates have been nominated at mass
aNRNamIlWUa I0tH la lN0ullfla4 In.
convenient 90 the gren mass OF she vot-
era, but where tho saloon vote WAS cas-
ny accessible. and men have sat upon
the board OF education from thIa pre-
cinet who owed their nomination 70
class OF persons who have no Interest
In the schools and no right 90 vote In
the second municipal ward.
THE original call for this years con-
vention iixed the place OF meeting NJ a
suitable building In tho heart OF tho
Second municipal ward. The date tSov-
cmber 2sth) WIS announcement for a
Hroai many enthusiastic supporters OF
the public schools who were unable 10
attend on that evening. A committee
N citizens nsked for a change ~ date.
but were told that the call for the con-
voniion having been sublIshsd. no
change could be considered,
Thereafter the place for holding ths
convention was arbitrarily changed TO
a building located at the eastern end
of the precinct, % accommodate Mr..
Walkers campaign manager. and MI.
Walkers nomination was the rsuh.
1T n against these abuses that the
supporters OF Mr.. Cutler protest. They
hold that the Interests o. the people,
and not OF the politicians. should be par
amount; that the will OF the people
should be strictly ndhsed 10 In the
board OF education.
win you Join with M In this move
ment and vote for John G. Cutler, tho
CltlEenH' nominee. n. ~. calilster,
chairman; james W. Ure. VIM. n.
son, James IL. Anderson. VIM. MoIsach-
Ian. Geo. q. smith Hyrum Nelson,
James Anderson. committee.