The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
REGULARS W|N
CLUB ELECTION
Victorious in Contest for Five
Members for Board of
Governors.
KEENEST INTEREST TAKEN
AND BALL0TING is HEAVY
Winning Candidates Are Made
Unanimous Choice After Re-
suit Is Announced.
THE WINNING TICKET.

True to all predictions, the largest
percentage of members voted at the
election of FIVE members of the board
Of governors of the Commercial club
Saturday In the history of the organ
ization. Exactly 543 members cast
votes between the hours of IL and s
o'clock Taking from the membership
at least 195 nonresident members
the result shows that about IS per cent
of the membership voted. After. in
specting the ballot boxes, j. w, Hous-
Ton cast the first ballot of the day
j, j. Daynes, who was waiting to vote
so that he could catch a train for San
Francisco, was the second to vote. AZ
ter casting his vote he rushed to the
depot where he arrived Just in time
to board the train That is sample
of the interest taken in the election by
the membership.
Realizing few days before the cleo
ion chat the progressive ticket was
a strong one, the hackers of the reg
ulars,'' including the nominating com
mittee, got busy and from that time
until the last vote was cast at o'clock
the campaigning was as brisk as at
contest. however, the best of spirit
prevailed. "'Thc campaign has been
earnest. but fast, y said one member, as
he stood waiting for the clerks to tally
the vote.
After the close of the balloting, the
nine Judges appointed to conduct the
election took the boxes to the ladies
dining room where the vote was count
ed behind closed doors. Both sides
were well represented by the judges.
Interest Is Keen.
During the day attaches of the club
were kept busy answering the telephone
to inform members calling whether or
not they were entitled to vote. One
member called during the afternoon
and i'll an agitated voice asked II he
told that he was in good standing, he
declared that he would be "rlght
down. and vote rs he had been so
many times urged to vote that he
wanted to have it over with and save
further visits from enthusiastic mem
bcrs who sought his support for their
ticket.
Managers for the two tickets were
on the floor Of the club all afternoon
front door than they were 'button
holed' and presented with ballots. It
was fairly good day for the OK
chequer, as not few members re-
mcmbered that they were delinquent
in dues and hastened to become mem
bers in good Standing in order that
they might be entitled TO a vote.
The best of friendly feeling prevailed
during the afternoon between the work
crs for the two tickets. and after the
voting was over it would have been
hard 10 realize chat a spirited election
Just had closed Some of the candi-
dates went back TO their Offices, while
others mingled with friends. \
''Thc general feeling among the
members is that the sharp contest has
been good thing for the club. Men
met and talked today who scarcely
knew one another, and yet are mem
hers of the same club with the same in
terests at heart.'' said prominent
worker in the club.
In group of men standing about the
lobby talking, were some of the candi-
dates and other active members of
the club. One suggested, jokingly,
that the candidates would better be in
the room where the count was on to
see that each got fair play The others
laughed, and one said. 'eThat's the
any member Of the club 90 up there
alone and count the vote and be per-
feetly satisfied with the count On
all sides expressions of a like nature
were heard
Marks Event in Club.
Undoubtedly the 1911 election will
go down in history as a great event in
the annals of the club Each ticket
mp for election is pledged to hearty and
active work for the best interests of
the club and the city. There was one
sentiment predominant-that the mem-
bership VIII be satisfied with the new
governors, and give them loyal support
in the work of the club. AS one MEM
her aptly put it, "This was the fierc-
est friendly contest / ever took part
in
The opening of the historic campaign
came when the regular nominating
committee posted the names of z. o.
Howard, w F. Jensen, James II
ruff. A few days later committee
of the following members, w, S. Nc.
Carthy, J. A. Foley, H. Pembroke, C.
p. Overfield and w. II. Bintz, posted
the progressive ticket composed of
the following members: George f..
Merrill, .. +. Redman, George D. Alder,
II. w. Walker and p w. Madsen
From that time forward the "progres
sives' became active.
Appeals for Support.
Twenty-four hours before the cleo
tion letters were sent to members al
the club by both sides asking for sup.
port of their respective tickets The
letters were signed by the regular
nominating committee for the ''repu
lars and by the committee of five
for the progressives. 1t is asserted
by persons who have watched the
growing interest in the election. that
these letters were the real cause OF
the heavy vote. Personal appeals were
made in addition to the letters. The
results were gratifying TO the mer
managing the affairs of the club, a.