The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-10
POLITICS WARMING
UP IN OGDEN CITY
Although Election Is Months
Ahead, Much Interest Is
Manifested.
Special TO The Tribune.

| Special 10 The Tribune.
! OGDEN. July 9.-Now that the spe
cial liquor election is over in Ogden anC
affairs political and otherwise have
lapsed into a normal state politicians
are becoming exercised over the Novcm-
ber election at which MAY and two
commissioners will be chosen to direct
! the affairs Of the city under the commits
sion form OF government, Although the
election is several months away. candi-
| dates for the respective offices are MS
! thick as hops. Unlike most elections. the
| candidates arc not making open avow-
| ais OF their Intentions to seek the Of
! fices at this time, preferrinC to await
an adjustment of political conditions be-
! fore open announcements are made.
While il is the sense of the law Gre
ating the commission form OF government
that political parties shall have nothing
10 do with the selection Of men to IN
the offices, such a condition In Ogden
seems impossible, and the activity OF
politicians already begun would Indicate
that no such construction will be placed
on the law so far as the election at Og-
den is concerned.
One mayor who will be an ex-officio
commissioner. and two commissioners.
one for two wears and the other Tor
nate the candidates for the three offices
Is not known at this time The provi-
sion In the law which declares that any
person seeking either office may place
himself on the ticket after 100 voters OF
the city have signed a petition declaring
it to be their belief that ne is honest and
we'll fitted for the office. would seem to
make this unnecessary. The duties Of
each commissioner are such that he
would have to devote his entire time To
looking after the interests Of the city
preventing many substantial business
men Of the city from seeking office,
while the salary OF the mayor will be
$4,000 and each commissioner s3600 a
would be glad To serve the city will not
seek election because their business in
terests would be ieonardized as all of
their time would have to be devoted to
the duties of their office.
Mayor William Glesmann has reDea led
~ announced that he will not seek re-
election. nor. does he want to be elected
as one OF the commissioners. He saws
that this is final, and under no consid-
Grafton would he accept office under the
commission form of government. because
his newspaper business needs his entire
While there Is said to be over 100 as
pirants for office under the new form
OF municipal government, there has been
election Friends of John S. Lewis one
of committee which was instrumental
I'm obtaining this form Of government
for Ogden CITY, will make every effort to
secure his permission TO place his name
on the ticket. Whether Mr. Lewis will
sacrifice his business interests to serve
the city. he has not yet made known.
Angus Wright. another member of the
committee which appeared before the
state legisla ture and Governor Spry In
the interests of the commission bill 80
far as Derained to Ogden City also is
being mentioned as suitable man for
the commission. T. II. Carr. Oscar Mad
son. Chief of Police Thomas T.. Brown
ing and others are said TO be probable
timber from which the selections for
the commission win be made. DR.. H. NJ.
Rowe and President James Wotherspoop
OF the North Weber stake OF the Nor
mon church are said to be active candI-
dates for a place on the first municipal
but they have not yet OPEN
" announced their candidacy.