The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-26
BILL" LISTENS
To THE BUzzIhG
Wheels in the GIaSmann Head
Going Round With Great
Velocity These Days.

IF congress will confirm my appoint
ment / can be elected mayor, and then
all h can't keep me out of congress.
This is the statement that is attributed
to Ogden'S acting postmaster in soliciting
support for his confirmation for the posi-
ton he now holds, at the early part of the
next session Of congress. 1t must not be
understood that it is the intention that
he should hold the postmastership for the
term. Instead, he would almost immedi-
ately resign from that position. In the
meantime he would have received the
nomination for the mayoralty on the Re
publican ticket and, so he himself mod
estly puts it, will have been elected to
that position. 1t can be readily seen what
a splendid opportunity this would give
him to come out with a statement that
he would resign from the pOstmastership
10 accept the mayoralty, because he be
Heved he could better serve the people of
Ogden in that position.
That Glasmann himself believes there
viii be some difficulty in getting his con-
firmatiOn through congress is evidenced
by the fact that he is labOring with per-
sons Of influence to overcome any Oppo-
sition that Utah's representa- ives in that
body might have to the scheme. After
all, GlaSmann's main object is to land in
congress. 1t is with this object in view
that he is and has been working the po-
fttcal game so hard in this locality. Even
those who profess to be friends of the
erstwhile postmaster say that he can
never secure that coveted place, for many
reasons.
Rumor has it that Glasmann will step
out OF the local pOStOffiCe on Oct. ! and
then go in for the mayOralty nomination
and election. Taking into consideration
the statement quoted at the beginning of
this story, 1t would appear that he in
tends to try out the other plan first.
More Than Doubtful.
Under conditions such as exist in the DO
litical field of the city at the present
time. it is not unlikely that Glasmann
could secure the nomination for mayor
and even the election, from the Repub-
ncans. However, all will not be clear
sailing. There is a strong movement IN
foot to establish an independent party.
At this time those who favor this move
ment talk of placing Joseph S. Peery at
the head of the ticket this fall. 1t is
claimed that Mr.. Peery has virtually con
sented to the proposition and if the thing
Is carried through il is bouEd 10 be a
prominent factor in the fall elections. 1t
is claimed that a ticket of this kind
would control the Democratic vote, as
well as a large wing of the Republicans
who are not in favor of another Glas-
mann administration.
II is not believed that Mayor ConrOy
will again accept the nomination at the
head of the Democratic ticket and il is
difficult to determine who among the
prominent men OF that party will consent
to make the fight Aside from the men,
ton of Glasmann's name the only other
persons mentioned for the fead OF the
Republican ticket are H. P Randall, for
merly a member of the city council and
William Craig. the present president CT
that body. Both are from the Third
ward and are able men. 1t is the belief
however. that neither of these could rally
enough strength to carry the convention
against GlaSmann and his corps of the
faithful"
As to aspirants for the other city Of
fees, there will be plenty of candidates
Many of the members of Giasmann's for
mer council will try for the nomination
again and should the acting postmaster
win the MAJORITY election he would prob
ably pull them through with him and
thus place IN power the same regime that
held sway prior TO the election of two
years ago.