The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-01
GLASMANN SAYS
SPRY BLUNDERED
Declares Killing of Clauses in
Commission Form Bill Was
Sad Mistake.
Snecial 10 The Trlhune.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, March 31.-Mayor William
Glasmann will not be a candidate TO sue
ceed himself as commissioner mayor next
fall. AT least the mayor in d published
statement today says he will not And
he offers some good reasons to Indicate
that his is not a Patti farewell. Chief
among these Is that under the commits
sion form OF government he would have
to give up other business and devote his
entire time to the office. which will pay
$500 a year. Glasmann says he can
make more money out Of his newspaper
business than that.
In his statement the ogden executive
takes a fling at Governor William Spry
for forcing The initiative, referendum
and recall clauses out OF the original bill.
This action. declares the Ogden mayor.
was the biggest blunder ever made by
the state executive, Glasmann says that
he would have liked very much 10 have
been placed In q position where he would
have To make good commissioner or
be recalled. but under the present law
this would be impossible. as IL gives the
commissioners power To rule the city WIN
an Iron hand"
| Because the political situation does not
offer anything aIlurinS 10 the strehu :
lively VIII not consider the nomination.
Here Is his statement:
Says Governor Blundercd.
The state legislature passed the COM
mission form Of government for Ogden.
| on January next the Ogden city coun :
men elected as commissioners VIII rule
| ogden with an iron hand. The COVER
nor OF Utah made the greatest bundcr
of his life when he forced the Initiative.
| rnf nforenlIIp and The recall ont the
| mission bill. II is an even chance that
| three men elected TO rule 10000 people
| In the city of ogden without the initia
! tive. referendum and recall Will give Il
poorer government than under the pres
/ ent form Think of it, three men in alb
solutc control of ogden without single
power reserved TO the people. | consider
| the bill IL great blundcr and the only
rcdceming feature of the Whole leglSla-
tion for the commission form OF govern :
ment Is that the next legislature vii! be
| pledged to amend the law and give the
! people the initiative. referendum and re-
! call. | would like very much to have
| been placed in position to be forced To
make a good commissioner or be re-
| called Under the present form of com :
mission government in Ctah theTe is
| nothing inviting to me.
| LAS my name is being mentioned as
J a candidate for commissioner this fall,
! / take this carly opportunity to INFORM
| the public that l have no intention OF
| becoming candidate for either mayor
or commissioner. and | will not be can :
| didatc this fall. some have SAID lnat |
was boosting the reservoir plan pre-
lliminary 10 my candidacy for mayor.
Not Candidate.
Let there be no misunderstanding. |
am not and will not be. candidate for
any office this year. r,,
! Further, let me say | could not nll
the office OF mayor under the new form
| of government unless | gave up my
business-thc newspapers Under the
new law mayor and commissioners can
| not conduct business of any Kind that
requires any time because the salary OF
$4,000 Is given for all of each commissions
er's time. or three commissioners, each
| will he the head OF three or four depart
mouis and each commissioner must give
| all his time to tine city or be subject
To Impeachment and removal from Of
| fice.
| III. is my intention II give my whole
| time hereafter to the newspaper and tho
upbuiding of Ogden In an industrial way.
/ and what moments ] can spare VIII be
| given TO tho promulgotion OF progressive
Republican doctrines in Utah.