The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-10
BOISE To VOTE
ON COMMISSION
New Government Appeals to
Many in Gem State
Capital.
FIGHT, HOWEVER, WILL
BE MOST BITTER ONE
Intis Fear an Attempt to Gust
the Mayor and City
Council.
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
BOISE, Ida. Sept. 2,-The campaign
for a commission form OF government
for Boise has resulted In the securing OF
a list OF 1900 names. 700 more than the
law requires 10 petitions asking that the
date OF q special election To DO calico
on which 10 vote on the adoption or TO-
that has developed on the part OF the
adminlstrationists has resulted IN
counter action and formation OF work
ing force 20 oppose the commission pan
in order to have IL voted down.
Lines are being tightly drawn here
among commlssionists and the ants. ano
the campaign promises TO be a eltter one,
The petitions VIII be signed with thc
mayor az required BY the Black law some
time during the coming week
That the commission plan has many
friends is generally known Those ~no
favor IL are well organized ano nave
splendid financial standing upon %hich
10 conduct a vigorous campaign. Ihey
are endeavoring TO keep the movement
for new government for this cry non.
partisan and have 80 far succeeded, II
!s claimed by the antis that the com
mission move is one instituted by disap-
pointed office seekers and that the pres
ent special charter under which Boise is
operating affords electors more advan-
tages than commission plan possibly
can
Viewed as Recall Plan.
I, Is feared by the ants that the
adoption OF a commission cannot help
hut he viewed as q recall OF the present
mayor and city council. Harry IS.
Friedman was elected mayor last spring
by n handsome majority and Is said oy
the ants TO be the mark Of the commits
sion advocates who. disgruntled over fall-
Ure 10 receive appointments. Wish 10
have him ousted by the adoption OF
new form OF government and no other
view OF Its adoption could he taken than
"a
istA declare. however. they do not pro-
pos 10 recall any official and that so
far as they are concerned, Frltchmnn can
run for n commissioners ofnce the min
ute the commission Is adopted. What
they want they assert is n commission
government TO handle the affairs OF the
people. Tor they believe that better sat
isfaction will be given. there Will be less
fr., ton over the handling OF the city
affairs petty politics viii be dropped,
more husinesslike plan Of handling me
improvements can be decided upon and
carried out while tho commission holds
office and the commissioners VIII be paid
a sulta bic salary 10 devote their entire
time to the administration OF their du-
ties They DO not view. they assert, the
adoption of a commission plan as a re-
call Of either the mayor or the council
men but instead they declare they pro-
pose 10 conduct their campaign on nom
partisan hasls and Keep as free from
political machinery as possible.
Ants Hold Conclave.
The ants held a general conclsve here
this week 10 which was invited the lead
ing members OF both political parties.
friends Of the present administration and
others who are opposed TO the commits
Sion plan. The question of organizing
10 oppose the new government wes dis
cussed and ~ was decided 10 work quiet
ly among the electors with view OF
creating opposition and pointing out that
under the special charter Boise now has
II Is far better off than N a comm's-
sion plan IS adopted.
u Is generally known by the com
missionists that there will be an attempt
10 attack the Black law In the courts Ia
order 20 hold II unconstitutional. IL Is
stated that they believe they can keen
The law Ia litigation until the expiration
Of the present administrations terms. or
n year and half hence. when they VI
be satisfied TO permit the commission
movement TO 70 ahead for the affairs
Of the administration could not be inter
fercd with. The advocates OF the com
mission plan do not believe that the law
can be held up In the courts OF the state
that long and they are preparing TO meet
any attack that ls made.
Confident Of Victory.
President Reddock OF the Progressive
league OF Boise. organized TO promote
the interests OF the commission govern
ment; is pushing the campaign and Is
II DO not believe. he stated when
interview, that the commission law can
be attacked and delayed in the courts
any attack Of this character Under the
law but 100 signatures are required TO
commission petitions. We hava secured
1900 properly signed, and they viii be
carefully rcchecked 10 gee that they arc
correct. This will be done during the
present wcok- The petitions win the
be fled with Mayor Friedman and
VIII be his duty 10 set the date for the
special election. II should fall about Oc-
tober. giving Us plenty Of time TO was,
vigorous campalGn. That comu1issilr
plan VIII carry here with large ma
1ority ] am confident"