The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
TO JERRYMANDER
SALT LAKE CITY
Republican Auxiliary Commit
tee Puts Up Job in Chang
ing Election Districts.
Zoe" COTTLE ITS FATHER
MEN NAMED TO CHANGE RoUN-
DIARIES IN G. o. P.'S FAVOR.

\ committee to help the county COM
missiOners gerrymander Salt Lake City
in the interest Of the Republican party
was appointed last night by the Re
publican auxiliary committee" an or
ganizatiOn composed Of ofice-holders.
their deputies and office seekers. This
piece Of patriotic statesmanship origi-
mated in the fertile brain of Joseph Cot
tie; and he had only to suggest to Sc
cure it's adoption with a whoop. True,
Fred Price raised a feeble voice in pro-
test against doing such a thing with a
Herald reporter present, but he was
voted down.
To cIinch the job District Attorney
Fred G LOOfbOurow, president of the
Offce-hOlders' and seekers Organiza-
ton, made County Clerk J. L. Eldredge,
jr-, who is likewise clerk of an political
adviser to the board Of commissioners,
a member of the committee. His asso-
ciates are Mr.. COttle and W. n. Lewis
of Sandy.
When the meeting opened Mr.. Loot
borrow explained TO those present that
II would be impossible to perfect q dis
trict organization Of the AUXILIARY
committee" until the commissioners re-
district the city, as will have TO be done
In view of the adoption of voting ma
chimes After Mr. LOOfbourow had OK
lied to secure volunteer workers for
registration and election purposes. he
asked if anybody had any suggestions
for the good of the cause
Mr. COttle had one, and he promptly
made ii.
Advocates a Gerrymander.
Wed ought to appoint a committee.
Mr.. Chairman" said Mr.. COttIe TO
see that we don't get none the worst Of
it in this doubling up Of the election
districts
That's practical politics. joe" re-
sponded Mr. LOofbOurow approvingly.
That's what 1 think" went on Mr.
Cottle. warming up to his brilliant idea
more and more. Wed ought 10 an
point committee to work with the
commissioners and show EN- where our
advantages lay and where our disad-
vantageS lay In dOublin' I'D these
districts they can raise thunder with
US if they want to. There's a chunk of
the Fifth precinct no here that we'd
like cut out"
Fred Price protested
There's a Herald reporter here" nc
said deprecatinSly. and besides I don't
think this is necessary We have a
Republican board Of commissioners. and
theyl II look after our interests If thc,-
don't. to HI with EN- Let the Amer
leans and the Demmies put up this
kind Of a job if they can, but we don't
MI Price stood alone. however. and
save for him Mr.. COttle's motion was
adopted unanimously
City Attorney Ogden Hiles said last
night that while the commissioners fix
the boundaries of the election districts
the council fixes the boundaries Of The
municipal wards, so it is probable that
Mr.. COttle's desire to cut a chunk out
of the Fifth precinct viii not be graf
flied.
Major Myton Joins.
Major H. P. Myton, who was more
than suspected Of voting the ''Ameri-
can ticket last fall. and who aspired
to be chief of police under Mayor Ezra
Thompson. was present last evening
and signed the roll The major took Oc-
casiOn to inform those who inquired
that he is a simOn-pure Republican.
and to deny the charge of having voted
the American" ticket. There was
great joy upon his return. and several
congratulated him upon being a brand
snatched from the burning.
Others present We're District Attorney
F. c LOOfbOurOW, Assistant Postmaster
A. P. Kessler, State Statistician Fred
l. Price, Deputy County Clerk W. H
FarnswOrth, Receiver E. D. r Thornp-
son. Pauper Clerk Anthem Lundberg.
Assistant County Attorney Willard
Hanson, Deputy County Clerk William
z. Jenkins and about thirteen lay fig
ures.
The meeting was held in Judge Arm
strong's courtroom. 1t adjourned until
May %.