The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-17
HEARS INJUNCTION
CASE THIS MORNING
District Court to Take Up
First Step in Commission
Law Test Case.
WANT NATTER SETTLED
All Citizens Eager for Speedy
Decision; More Candi-
dates iii Field.
WANT NATTER SETTLED

the temporary restraining order which
prevents City Recorder n. s. Rives from
Issuing certificates OF election 10 the sue
cessful candidates at the recent election.
The matter comes UP on an order OF the
court 10 show cause why the temporary
order should not he made permanent In"
action i'm which the order wss made was
brought by ]. X. Mcleod. who set iortn
In. his petition that the form OF ballot
q 3 dire cteJ under the commission form
of government law deprived hin OF the
right To exercise his electoral franchise IN
The manner guaranteed by The constltu-
lion. The case Is brought 10 lest tnS
validity Of the new law.
The order being directed To Recorder
.Elves becomes matter for the city at
iornev 10 handle. CITY Attorney II. J.
DinInny said Yesterday that he and his
assistant T. J. DAILY. would represent
The recorder IN the proceedings TINS fore
noon. Mr.. lfninny said a demurrer TO
tho affidavit would be nled and mo-
lion made Ia quash. Sorcn y. Chris
trnsen will represent the petitioner.
II the demurrer presented by Mr..
DInInny Is sustained the petitioner. IT Is
said. will have 10 resort TO different
method Of procedure. What that method
will be has not yet been determined. II
is possible that no further legal intcr-
rupiion can occur until the candidates
take office. when. Of course. there VIII be
many WAYS Of bringing the case Into
court One OF them would be to apply for
restraining order against the first or
any official act the new officers might
perform II tho demurrer Is overruied
today and the application for the writ
against the city recorder denied. appeal
viii be made directly 10 tho supreme
court.
Ruing Is Required.
Al any rate. whatever way the pro
cced,ngs today may turn. appeal VIII be
taken 10 the supreme court. The feel
Ing Is general among all classes Of citi-
zens that n there is any question about
Il ..F L., fl,..4 Fl..ra
should be Determined with all possible
speed. To delay a decision. they say.
would he unfair TO tho officers ELECT as
we'll as 10 the people OF the community.
II Is pointed out that tho grsvsst danger
presents itself IL the city's bonds or
warrants are brought under n cloud by
biity Of the administration. and that
bond BUYERS would be extremely chary of
Salt Lake securities II the title were
in the least obscured. For these reasons
when the matter reaches the supreme
court that tribunal Will give 1t attention
at the earliest possible moment
The newly elected mayor. Samuel c.
Park. and three Of the four newly elected
commissioners. W. II. korns, II w. Law
renee aud r; p Morris. held an informal
Cott. Allison & Ritter yesterday after
neon: g.. .ou u,
Mayor elect Park after the meeting. "and
really didn't do anything. or course, we.
as commissioners. have no direct con-
nection with the action now pending. as
alone. Indirectly We are interested. nat
urslly, for on the final outcome OF the
proceedings will depend our official
course"
Meanwhile. several Of the commission
ers and Auditor-elect ". II Shearman
are thinking OF studying the details Of
the commission form of government at
first hand. With this aim In View 1t is
likely that most OF the commissioners and
the auditor Will visit one or more OF the
cities where the commission form OF
government Is in operation.
View of Mr., Park.
There has been n. suggestion that
some Of the commissioners visit some
OF the places where they have the law"
said Mayor Park but YOU could
hardly cali It a definite plan. For one.
shall be able to get away before Janu-
avy l. Some Of the others may he able
90 get away Mr.. Keyser is in Idaho and
is not expected back for abou, three
weeks. ] believe. so he will hardly be
able 10 leave Salt Lake before the first
OF the year.
''Besides. there IS tremendous amount
OF work To be done here. The change Of
tho form OF government Involves atten-
iicn 10 many important details and there
IL therefore lot OF work for US 10 do
Office
II have not definitely decided whether
J shall 90 or not said Auditor-eect
Shearman. Il think ~ would be y good
plan 10 get a knowledge Of how the sys-
fem works out in places where II has
been tried and found successful. There
are many details In connection with the
auditors office that will have 10 he
worked out. although ! cannot say al this
time how great change will he neces-
sery under the new system, II any. How
that would prove helpful 10 us 81 we Wis
tied some OF the cities where the COM
mission form Is in force
Inasmuch as the Utah law Is patterned
10 a large extent after the Iowa law un-
DER which Des Moines is now operating
it Is likely that Des Moines would 6s
one OF the most favora BILE places TO visit
Seattle also may be visited. The com
mission form also obtains In Galveston.
Tex, which was perhaps the first city In
the United states 10 adopt II. II is pos
sible that al least one the commits
sionsrs may go 10 Galveston,
Candidates Are Plentiful.
Candidates for sppointive Offices un-
Ger the new administration continue 10
arrive. The latest aspirant for the Office
~ chief of police is John Corless. a dep
NY Sheriff and formerly a police officer
other candidates for this place proml-
Frank Emery General f. 4. Weigwood.
Tapt W. 6. Webb. Claude Y. Russell and
John Burbides
II developed yesterday that a move
q
from some outside city for the office OF
chiei or police. II is pretty clearly un-
aeFsto9d that the federal bunch is be-
hlnd this crafty little suggestion FOR tn,
reason that toe federal bunch notes with
increasing pain that some OF the caudI-
dates already in the Held are developIng
surprising degree OF strength. and h
- happens That these candidates are
love. 200 '''
The =, suggestion has been made that tho
commissioners should get together as
early as possible on the naming OF a cltv
attorney. IL - pointed out tha. the az
ice OF city attorney at the beginning OF
the ne" FORM OF government VIII be
called upon 20 pass on many imporfaut
questions. and new ordinances covering
The changed order OF things will bo need
cd In View Of these facts IL Ia suggest
&c that the commissioners agree upon
some attorney of high standing and 10
indicate their choice early In order Thar
he may begin preparations for iaunchine
the new government with ever, legal
technlcaiIjv attended 10.
In addition To the names already pub
lished IN connection with the appointment,
as ..i-r there came ~.