The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-22
kEYSER, WELLS,
TUDDENHAN AND
SHEARNAN WIN
High Vote for Keyser Taken
as Indication That Present
City Administration
Is Approved.
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The vote of the ten highest can
didates for city commissioners follows
George D. Keyser .........-. .S7a4
w. H. Shearlnan .....,.--. 3571
Heber M. Wells olIS
w. j. Tuddcnham .....,...-. .274e
A. G, Giauque ,..,......-... 22I4
Frank l.. Hines s-..,,...,.,.. 1905
Kempton .,.--......-. LIo0
KneTr ~ .......-..,.-.l lIlt
Tying ..,,,. ,..->..,.-..,- 1913
Bywater ....'..--- 1903
The vote of the four of the eleven
candidates Tor city auditor who led
the field was:
Cannon 90. ......-..,...- 3641
Green .....,..-..,..... .Zoio
Sewers ..-.....--.,..-. 1916
Groesbeck --.....-.,s-.-. lou9
All six of the candidates for city of
fees to be voted for week from next
Tuesday are well known to large
number of the people OF the city, All
have served the public in various ca
pacities They are all declared to be
well qualified to serve the city.
In the final race at the coming cleo
tion it is predicted that the candidates
for commissioners Will pair off and run
as teams Commissioner keyser and
Mr.. Tuddenham, II is predicted, will re"
ceive to a considerable extent the same
support, while il is asserted that Mr..
Shearman and Mr.. Wells will be sup
ported by the opponents of the present
city administration.
Republicans to Act.
The Republican city committee has
been called 10 meet next Thursday
evening al the office of John +, Bow
man, city chairman, and at that time
an effort will be made 10 have the Re-
publican city committee indorse the
candidacy of Shearman and Wells. If
this is done the Republican organiza
tion will be asked to get behind these
two candidates. Some little opposition
to this Endorsement is expected to de-
velop in the city committee, however,
and it may be that these candidates
will not be Endorsed.
Keyser's Record.
George D. Keyser was born in Salt
Lake City in 1852. He is son Of
Aaron Keyser, one of the city's pioneer
business men, and is one of three
brothers engaged in business here. Mr..
Keyser received his early education in
the Salt Lake City grammar schools
and was graduated from the high
school and from Gordon academy. He
completed his education at Harvard
university, from which ne was grad
uated as Il civil engineer in 1905. He
was manager of the A. Keyser Invest
ment company from 1905 until he be-
came city commissioner on January /,
1912, He has had charge of the de-
partment of parks and public property
OF the city and has given close per-
sonal attention TO the development OF
the city's park and boulevard system
a work for which he was well equipped
by technical training. He is married
and has three young sons
Shearman Now Auditor.
w. II. Shearman is at present audi
tor of Salt Lake City. He was elected
auditor two years ago, running for the
place as the candidate of the Citizens
committee. Prior to his election he
was employed for several wears in local
banks. He is widely known throughout
the city. His candidacy is supported by
an active and efficient campaign or
ganizatiou, as we'll as by large num-
Der of personal friends.
Heber NJ Wells was the first gov.
ernor of Utah. He served for nine
years as chief executive of the state.