The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-08

Third Precinct-Newman. 23S. No OPP
position.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures S1S. No
Sopposition.
= The vote a year ago was as follows:
First Decentralization, liza; Sy-
mons, LOG. CritchlOw's majority, As.
Second observation-disclosures, 941; Col
ton, 500. Both elected without opposi
ton
Third Precinct Newman, S51. No op-
Fourth Precinct-Brigham, 325; R. w.
Young, 331- Both elected without oppo
sition.
Fifth Precinct-Nelden, ISL; Baldwin,
SIG: Kelson, 319; NIcAIaster, 454. Nelden
and Baldwin elected.
The personnel of the board, when the
gentlemen elected yesterday take their
seats in January, will be: Z. B. Critch-
low, Z. w. Wilson, NJ. H. Walker, A. G.
Giauque, W. J. Newman, o. w. Moyle.
B S Young, Nat NJ. Brigham, Simon
Bamberger and W. A. Nelden.
Seven of the members are Democrats
and three Republicans; six of them are
Gentiles and four are Mormons.
Those elected yesterday are for four
years. and the next election will be two
years hence, when the terms of the
other five members, Wilson, Giauque,
Moyle, Brigham and Nelden expire.
The board of education will meet on
Monday to canvass the official returns
The universal expression of opinion re-
garding the election was that so-called
non-partisan school elections have
proven a delusion and q snare, and if
The public remains in its present mood
the next school election viii be strictly
on party lines. The feature Of this cleo
tio1 which was most regretted was the
decided renewal of the old conditions
hOr1a1 111d for
ever passed away. In the contested
precincts. the First, Second and
AFOurth, the fight was waged on Nor
81 HQnn and Gentle lines, and little else.
!, During the short campaign this was
whispered and limited at, but yesterday
it was openly, boldly and vigorously
stated again and again, especially in
the First and Fourth precincts, where
opposition candidates were Surreptl-
tiously, it might be called, put in the
field at the very last moment. The
feelings engendered were bad, and after
If vas all over and the results were an
nounced. thoughtful men on both sides
regretted and expressed their regret at
The rllrn things had taken. The eX-
preston Of Judge Powers voices the
sentiments of many. He said: L voted
for p. s. Young, the nominee at the
regular convention in the Fourth ward.
went into the convention which nomi-
mated him, and I expected then to abide
by the decision of the convention. did
so and / think it is anything out proper
for men to go into a caucus or conVen-
ton and then deliberately ignore the
Judgment of the caucus honestly and
fairly arrived at. Yesterday found the
old Mormon and Gentle lines drawn as
clearly and as definitely as at any time
in the old days, and it appears to me
that the sooner we are done with these
so-called non-partisan school elections
the better 1t has resolved itself into
the old religious fight between the Nor
mon and non-Aformon citizens, which
we had hoped we had done with for
ever. and which we don't want renewed
on any terms. We might as well be
honest and call things by their right
names. Yesterday was a Mormon and
Gentle fight. In future we had better
let the school elections be on party
lines and contest as Democrats and Re-
publicans. Both sides are TO blame
!, AND both sides had better stop and con-
\ slider where they are at.