The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-23
A FAIR TICKET NAMED.

The municipal primaries held in this
city on Tuesday eliminated twenty-five
of the twenty.six candidates for NUM-
cipal Commissioners, and nine of the
eleven candidates for City Auditor. 1t
was a sitting process, surc enough. that
the people made, but it is only fair TO
say that the primary was an open field
for all contestants without, so far as ap.
pears, any undue influence, political or
ecclesiastical. The vote cast was but
little more than half OF the total vote
of the city. The whole vote cast for
the candidates for Commissioners to-
tailed 14,77l That on Auditor, 1902.
So, while the popular expression was not
as complete as desirable, it was fairly
satisfactory as total expression, though
no candidates received much more than
one.fourtb Of the total vote cast, while
some of the nominees received less than
one-fourth, falling thus far below the
usual convention rules.
AS to the ticket nominated. it is only
Just to say that it is fair ticket, com
posed Of reputable citizens, who arc en-
titled TO the honest support of their
friends and candid treatment from the
public. The election, which is to be held
on Tuesday. November 4th, two weeks
after the primary, ought to bring out
the full vote Of tho city, Very impor-
tant interests are at stake, and there is
afforded an ample opportunity for the
exercise of choice between the four
candidates named. The elimination of
twenty-five candidates is not to be con-
strued as rejection of them as un
worthy, but the primary is to be con-
strued simply as the popular choice of
four among twenty-six names submit
ted, good names for the most part.
The upheaval of the preliminary skir
misb being now quieted, matters will
settle down for the real election cam
paign. The friends of the four candi
dates for Commissioners and Of the two
candidates for Auditor will hustle
themselves tremendously between now
and election day in advocating the
claims and advantages of the several
Va OnCll hiS ohpoIu
also be an open field, without the inter
ference of any political or other pres
sure. The candidates should all stand
upon their own merits and the pledges
that they will make TO the people. Two
of the four candidates for Commissioners
and one Of the two candidates for Audi
tor are to be elected.
AS to all these The Tribune commends
to the citizenship Of Salt Lake an ear
nest investigation of the claims OF the
candidates and Of the progress that is
to be expected for the city in the cleo
tion Of two of the four candidates, to
be Commissioners. The men chosen at
the election of Tuesday, November 4th,
will, with the three holdovcr Commits
sioncrs, have the affairs Of the city IN
their hands for the next two years.
The voters should make wise choice
as between the candidates thus sifted
out by the primaries from the list Of
those who volunteered their services TO
the city, That n full vote Of the quail
ihcd electorate viii make a wise choice
we have no doubt, and we pass on to
the voters of Salt Lake the candidates
as nominated, urging that all voters
give as much attention as possible to
The election, end TO the choice of the
best candidates in the interest OF the
city at large and of the taxpayers in
particular,
The primary selections are before the
people, and now il is up TO the people
to consider them with view to the
election and as to what benefits may
come to the city therefrom.