The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-06
LAST PLACE IN RACE
IS STILL UNDECIDED
Official Count Next Monday
to Determine Who Was
Low Man.

Last place in the rnce for city comrnis-
sioners vii! not be decided uu!il the VI
flcial canvass OF the, vote or Iuesaas
election, which will be made by the c''y
commission next Monday. The latest lis-
urcs place w. j. Tuddenham In last place.
Just four votes behind Commissioners
George D keyser, These figures may DC
changed by the official canvass and inc
positions OF the two losing candidate"
may again change. 49,. T., rrh.
Tribune yesterday morning gave IudaSsiiio ,sil =
ham S3ll votes and keyser S5o9. no no
only change in any of The figures hS
Tuddenhnm vote In the Fifteth district,
The Tribune returns gave TuddcnhaIh
ISL votes IN this district. while the re.
ports made to tho city reeofaerg ,.Smces S,nnes
Tuddenhem's vote to 5000. leaving hes-
ser four votes in the lead
The losing candidates today sent tneii
conerntula tlons 10 the winners and as
sured them or their support during thstr
sncumbency. Both Mr.. Keyser and nat.
Tuddenham were at work as usual for
the city yesterday and took their defeat
Mr. Keyser yesterday made this state
ment,
feel under deep obligation to those
who supported me and especially 10
those who gave so freely Of their time
and advice during my campaign.
shah always recall with satisfaction
the pleasure the campaign brought
me through the loyal efforts OF my
friends, new and Old.
have always lived here and expect
TO continue to do so: With or VIII
out me as one of its Officers, Salt
Lake Will still be the best place
know.
The people of Salt Lake City and
Utah may be assured that at all
times they will find me working for
H.Ifa tn In for No
ing OF the city and state and the in
terest OF the people OF my native
state.
Mr. Tuddenham laughed as he said:
I'VE only needed votes. We ran a
clean campaign and l appreciate deeply
SO hard in my behalf. We were success
ful In everything cxcet in the minor par
tiGular of getting the votes"
Mr. Iuddenharn announced that he
would continue as superintendent OF
streets for the city until January l,
when the commission will be reorganized
with two new members.
Friends OF Mr., Tuddenham were hoping
all day yesterday that the official count
would show that Tuddenham was not
low man in the race for commissioner.
Several hundred dollars were wagered
that he would not be low. These wagers
canvass is made
Most OF the other election bets were
paid yesterday. II is estimated that about
$25 COG was wagered on the result Of the
election. Half a dozen strong support
ers of Wells and Shearmah bet several
thousand dollars on their favorltes on
election day.
The official returns show that the win
ming candidates at Tuesdays election
were approved by their own neighbors
Each OF the three victors carried his
own voting district handiy. Harry
s;hearman led in district AZ with a vote
a IN u oil
and 100 for Tuddenham. Former Gov
ernor Wells ran away from his compeu-
tors IN district II. in which he votes. He
received 335 Votes, while I<eyser got 262,
Shearman 2l9 and Tuddcnham 2Oi In
district ]. whore Herman Green lives, the
auditor got 35I votes TO II for Cannon.