The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-09
ONLY TWENTY=FOU VOTES
CAST FOR TAX IN OGDEN
Weber County, Including the City, Gives 1886 "No and 30
"Yes"-Majoriy in the State in Opposition is 3463-
Complete Defeat For the Boomers-Ogden
Can Win the Capital

Great satisfaction is being express
cd today over the result of the cap.
itol election also considerable
amount of surprise at the big major
ity which was polled by the oppon'
ents OF the proposed tax.
Secretary ]. l.. Reynolds, OF the
Weber Club. who labored strenuously
in the interests of defeating the pro-
position. expressed his satisfaction
with the outcome of the election as
follows:
Il found, when talking with many
of the taxpayers and citizens of We
ber county. that the local opposition
10 the voting of the one-mill tax for
the erection OF a state capital build
Ing was due TO the fact that the leg
iSlature. the state administration and
the Salt Lake boosters acted rather
tricky in the matter. The constitu
ton locates the capitol at Salt Lake
City, but it is we'll known that an
amendment to the constitution could
be submitted TO the people substitut-
ing Ogden City for Salt Lake City,
and If carried by the people Ogden
City would thereby be made the CAPT.
tai instead OF Salt Lake City In all
fairness and business, two propositions
COULD be submitted to the people;
namely. 0) shall the constitution be
amended so as TO make Ogden the
capital of the state (2) shall the tax
payers pay one-miIl tax for fifteen
years 10 erect state capitol? These
two questions would permit the peo-
pie OF the state TO say CD where the
capitol would be located. and (2) shall
tax he levied to start the building?
Instead Of doing this, however only
one proposition was submitted, VIZ,
that Of taxation, and by the time the
people could vote on the erection of
the capitol the building would be near
completion in Salt Lake City.
In my opinion the legislature should
submit both propositions TO the people
OF the state, and we OF Ogden City
and Weber county are confident that
the amendment making Ogden City
the capital instead Of Salt Lake City
would carry, and that the people of
the state would willingly consent 10
Gay one.mill tax for the erection Of
the building. However, | am sure the
Weber Club will make the same prop
osition two years from now that 1t
has Just made, viz. that IL the people
OF the state will amend the constitu-
tion by making Ogden City the capi-
tai, Weber county, through the Weber
club, will donate an ideal site of from
twenty TO twenty-five acres, and, If
pressed, at least 100000 in cash to-
ward the erection OF the building: In
any event, s25O000 would be willing
~ paid.
TO tell the truth in the matter.
looked for majority Of about 500 and
The magnificent majority which was
actually realized is something OF sur
prise"
NJ S. Browning stated 10 a repre-
sentative OF the Standard, this morn
Ing, that while he had not worked in
the interests Of defeating the proposed
tax, and. contrary 10 the Salt Lake re.
ports that his automobile had assist
ed in the work OF collecting voters,
his machine had not left its garage.
he was pleased with the outcome of
the election
Il did not favor the idea of assess
Ing this tax upon the people at this
time said he, "and the number OF
votes cast against the proposition was
evidence that the people at large wdre
also against It, The possibility of
prosecuting a successful campaign
for an amendn|ent TO the constitution
in relation to moving the capital TO
Ogden is very remote, indeed"
David Eccles expressed his salts
faction with the election. and he also
tlat Ia.
used In carrying voters to the polls
as stated by the Salt Lake Intermoun-
tain Republican.
Il expected that the proposed tax
would be defeated by considerable
majority" said he. and | am glad
that 1t turned out as it did,
Joseph Scowcroft stated that he
was pleased with the outcome of the
election but expressed his doubts as
10 raising a sufficient sum TO build
capitol at Ogden. even In the event
Of the remote possibility Of Ogden's
conducting successful campaign To
amend the constitution and secure
popular vote of the people for the re-
moyal OF the capital to Ogden.
"In regard to the statement of The
Intermountain Republican that our
machines were used in the work OF Sc
curing voters during the day" said
Mr.. Scowcroft, you may say that n
Is. not true. We took no other in
terest in the matter than that OF cast
Ing our votes. I'm glad the propo-
Sition was defeated so dccisiyely aud
looked for fully as large majority
as Was realized"
The Ogden vote yesterday was as
follows:
Yes. No.
Districts l and 2,. l 107
Districts and 4...... 81
District S .,.... 2 Go