The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-27
BOARD FIGHT
Plenty of Candidates In All
Precincts.
CONVENTION Is CALLED
RUMoRS AND DENIALS OF a
SLATE.

The school election is taking the middle
of the stage in public interest as the time
for holding the election draws near The
report was current yesterday that w. J.
Newman, one of the members Of the
board from the Third precinct, and R. r.
Lyman, son of Apostle Lyman, had
made I'D a slate for the whole city and
were busily advocating the nomination
and election of the men of their choice
in four of the five precincts. The men
said to be favored by the two gentlemen
were F. J. Branting in the First pre-
cinet; A C. Giauque in the second; o.
W. MOyle in the Third, and Joseph
GeOghegan In the Fourth. They were
said TO have no choice in the Fifth. As
TO the Fourth, il was said that Judge
Henderson had refused to again allow
the use of his name but this is incorrect,
as he has announced that he will accept
the nomination.
When seen ABOUT this matter last even
false.
Il have no slate" he said. mot even
here in my own precinct, and I recognize
the fact that l have no right to go into
the other precincts and interfere in the
matter. / have not advocated these men,
nor any others. The only interest / have
taken IN the matter Is TO secure for the
people ample polling places, in order that
they may have chance to express their
wishes fully and freely That is the ex-
Lyman has acted with me in getting poll
ing places in this precinct and that IS the
extent Of his activity, so far as L know. -
Prospective Candidates.
in the First precinct two men have
been brought out in opposition to i. W.
r J. Branung and Albert H. Atkinson.
II Is stated that A. F. Lawson was work
ing for Mr.. Brsnting yesterday on the
plea that the Scandinavians should have
Il a m 10 II h.. ord
Jacob MOritz, the east side brewer was
pushing the candidacy of Mr.. Atkinson.
In the Second precinct Mr.. GiauQUe has
consented 10 serve again II the people OF
the precinct insist upon it. Thomas Hull
states that he Is not candidate and has
been a candidate at no time The state
ment that he was candidate. he says,
was not authorized by him There was
considerable talk yesterday in favor of
the candidacy of William H Cotton, the
cashier of the Rio Grande Western rail-
way, who served on the board of educa-
ton with unusual ability before.
In the Third precinct there are indica-
lions of contest. O. w MoyIe, the out
going member, is strong for renOmina ton.
but James 7. Elashman is in the race for
the nomination, also. and is said to have
strong backing for the place.
IN the Fourth the only candidates men
TONED up TO date are Judge Henderson,
the present member, and Joseph Geoghe-
gan. The latter is out of the city in
California, and it is not known whether
or not his name is being used with his
endorsement. l. + InOmaS, the Demo-
cratic precinct chairman, and John S.
Higham, the Republican chairman, have
united in call to the voters of the pre-
clnct TO take part in mass convention
to be held in TaggaTts hall on Friday
evening, Nov 80, to nominate d candidate
for member of the school board The call
Is signed by both chairmen and all legal
voters are invited to take part.
In the Fifth precinct there are now two
candidates in the field, with a very strong
probability of another coming out to-
day. The two now in the field are w
a Nelden, the present member, and ira
II Lewis, the paymaster of the Rio
Grande Western railway.
More Polling Places.
It was decided yesterday by the board
OF education that additional facilities
would be given to the voters in the First
precinct Tor voting at the school board
election on Dec s. 1t had been the opin-
ION OF several members of the board fha Z
one polling place in the Vicinity Of State
ana Ihird or Fourth South streets ca siIv
aDDroachable from the street car lines
would best accommodate the voters nm
less a poH were established I'm each voting
district, and this was deemed unwise on
the score Of the heavy expense incident
TO such a plan. But a number of voters
living In the eastern and extreme south
eastern parts of the precinct requeSte d
more voting places and the board
By the new arrangement agreed to the
poilng place for district / and , will he
at Rocks store, corner Of Tenth South
ana Ninth East streets. the voters of dis
trictS 8, 4. ,. 6, Z and will vote at ZIG
South State street, and the polling place
1or districts ., 10 and II will be at the
annex 10 the Tenth ward meeting house,
or as near thereto as possible.