The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-05
EZRA IS READY
TO QUIT HIS JOB
Will Not Be a Candidate to
Succeed Himself.
IS TIRED OF POLITICS
FIELD OPENED UP To- OTHER
ASPIRANTS.

II is now practically certain that
Mayor Ezra Thompson will not be
candidate to succeed himself. The ex-
ecuttve is quoted as saying to friend
that he is thoroughly weary of the
pickering and Jealousy that ne has had
to contend with during his time at ting
helm of the city ship He would rather
put on his flannel shirt once more and
work the rust of of his pick and drill
Mayor Thompson himself refused TO
either confirm or deny the report. 1t
is yet too early for me to make any
announcement he said, and do nota
care to be quoted on the subject
Nevertheless, those who aTe very close
to him say that he hWilhs110t allow ms
name to go before the kepuhiacdn city
convention, and nobed5l-FFho is ramlllar
with the trOublOus times he has gone
through viii wonder at his determine
ton. a.4gsa
The retirement of Mayor Thompson
leaves the field open fer Dick White
more, George Buckle. John j. Thomas,
Charles Cottre1 and such other heavy
weights as care to effer themselves OF
the quartette named, Nhittemore and
( Buckle are avOwed. and open candi-
dates. Dick says there positively ism
/ anything To it but HIM He has enough
/ pledges right now to be nominated, ana
/ the others might as we'll pun out of the
( fight.
Mr.. Whittemore is being backed by
/ his brother, Charles Q. WhittemOre, the
/ district attorney There is said TO be
a strong reason, aside from the tie Of
! blood. why Charles o. wants II see
/ Richard elected. II is an open secret
that Senator Kearns IS not going 70
recommend the district attorney Tor
reappointment. This is on account Of
{ Charley's mixing in with the McCor-
nick push during the late senatorial
unpleasantness
Now. Charles wants to hold on to his
job and he has an ambition 70 show
the Washington powers that he is
somewhat of a prominent citizen It Is
said he is going TO elect Dick just TO
prove that he can ram things when he
wants to. Should he land his brother
s it might give him sufficient drag with
the administration, he thinks, TO in
sure his own reappointments
{ George y. Odeu is being frequently
spoken Of as mayOralty timber on the
Republican side of the fence. Mr.
Odell has never inquired IN po1lJlcs Ic
any extent other than voting right
according to Republican lights. His
friends say he has made no enemies
and that he represents no taction o.
{ his party. Therefore, they are argulnl
that he would make q good candidate
IL Councilman Thomas has said that h
4 would not be a candidate in the even
= that Mayor Thompson was in the race
4 He hasn't said what he would do, witt
s Ezra cut Now. there might be an
: other brOtherIy complication if JOIN
: becomes prominent in the fight 1t vii
= be remembered that the councilman
from the First has a brother who is
4 / federal Office-hOlder, to wit, arthur l.
n | postna ster.
. Senator Kearns. who controls tn
: Salt Lake pOstoffice as absolutely a
- he controls his good right arm.
: precedents are followed, isn't Yer
: much disposed to present this lusciou
Z Bit of pie to Arthur. Consequently, tn
z postmaster may get out and rustic 10
i John J. to show washington what
+ powerful man he is The fight of III
T. brothers Thomas and Whittemor
ought to be worth making d Sabbat
DAVIS Journey to witness.