The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
NEW GOVERNORS
To Be SELECTED
Interest in Approaching Com.
mercial Club Election Is !
Becoming Lively.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
TO HOLD MEETING SOON
insurgents" May Put Oul
Ticket, but Rivalry Will Be
Good Natured.

Not little interest centers In tbs
election OF the five members Of the board
OF governors Of the Commercial club whd
are to be chosen at the polling the secj
ond Saturday In January. The board al
governors of the Commercial club az Al
present constituted. is rs follows:
JOY H. Johnson. president; H. pf
Clark. treasurer: ". J. Halloran, MayoJ
John S. Bransford. Gov. William Spry.
Samuel WeitS. W. w. Armstrong, W. r.
Benson. II. Vance Lane. Frank s. MUIR
ply. George T. Odell. A w. carlsorl
John Dern. Fl, l.. a. Culmer and Ira HI.
Lewis. or these the five last namea
retire, and hve others are to be eIecteS
TO take their places
The names selected as candidates ar1|
to be selected by a nominating commit
posed OF these members: J. w. Hous4
ton; LA. Clayton. ". f. Bailey, D. a
lacking. j. H Brown. Ben Davis. ]. 81
dell; Wesley. King: J. II. Manderfeld n
j. Evans. Joel Nibley. j. Charles RoeS
and l.. ii. Harding, Chairman Houston
has NOT yet designated a date for meet
Is expected that he will call meetin1
within the next few days.
Names to Be Posted.
The names selected by the nor,inatinS
committee must be- posted under thG
provisions OF the bylaws of the club, ten
days preceding the election. II, after the
names have been listed. other candidates
are proposed. these. too will be piaceH
on the ballots which the membership IA
the club votes on election day.
Only resident members OF the CLUB ard
permitted 10 cast votes. A committee q
nine has been selected to SUPERVISE fyS
election and TO sec 10 II that the rule raJ
specting residential requirement is OBJ
served. n
As in years past. there is said To ba|
some rivalry for places on the section
OF the board OF governors that is to be-
chosen next month, As in years past
ured and Will no doubt be productive Cd
as much fun and banter as similar occa-
slons have afforded.
1t is possible that. should tho nominate
ing committee name candidates who ARD
not altogether in harmony with the
views OF some particular element. or
who are not deemed to be the best men
for the places. there may be an ''insur-
gent ticket in the field. In the past
tfere have been ''insurgent" tickets and
In not few cases have the 'insurgenff
candidates been successful. II the noni~
mating. committee chooses. however, to
give all interests representation on the
slate" there probably will be no "In-
surgent'' ticket
johnson Again Favored.
The talk among the members OF the
club. is that Joy II. Johnson Will be
reelected president Mr Johnson it
seems TO be the general opinion has
made an excellent president during the
la-t year. and has rendered signal scrv-
Ice TO the club and through the club Go
the community. That Mr. johnson IB
universally popular is we'll attested by
the words of commendatiou which are
heard about him in the loungi@~ rooms
at the club. and also cn the streets
In spite OF the fact that Mr.. Johnson's q
extensive business interests claim much
OF his time. he has found it possible to
give vast deal OF attention to the af-
fairs OF the Commercial club.