The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-05
MANY IN FIELD FOR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Candidates for Commissioner
ships Gird Political Armor
for Fall Campaign.
THREE TO BE CHOSEN
Republicans May Hold Con.
vention; Democrats and
Progressives Undecided.
THREE TO BE CHOSEN

Believing that political stitch IN
time saves nine-supporters that the
other fellow might get-a number oil
wcll.known Salt Lake men already
have donred their fighting togs and
gone cunning for the places that Will
be vacant on the city commission the
first of next year There are three
places to be filed on the city commls-
sion this falI-the terms of Office OF
two commissioners and the auditor eS-
pirinc at the close of the year. Inc
commissioners. whose terms viii expire
are w. II. Korns and George y. Key
ser. The tcrm OF Office of City Auditor
w. II. Shearmau also expires TINS falI'
The commissioners who viii DE elected
TO fll the vacancy. caused by the eXpir-
alton Of the terms of Commissioners
Korns and Keyser, will be elected for
four ycars The auditor VIII be elected
for two years.
There is but little question that there
will be an unusually large number OF
aspirants for the two commissioner
ships. Conservative estimates place tne
number at from ~ 20 100 AS TO the
authorship, there is only one candidate
in sight so far, but there will be others,
unless all signs tail.
: number OF candidates for the COM
missionershlps already are being men
toned Some are avowed candidates
and others are in the '.being -urged,Dy'
their-friends class. Here IS the list,
so tar as obtainable: 49,
George d. Keyser, Progressive; W.
J. Tuddenham, Democrat; w. II. Shear
man, Republican; A. G. Giauque. Dem
ocrat; w II. Korns. Democrat; r. D.
Fernstrom, Democrat; j. G. McAllls'
ter. Republican; Frank l., Hines. Re-
publican. A. l., Hamlin, Republican;
j. A. May, Republican: Joel +. Nibley'
Republican; George W. Meyer, FRO
eressive; c, {. Neslen, Democrat.
May Have Convention.
No decision has been reached up TO
the present as to how the candidates
for the Offices shall be nominated. The
Republicans appear to favor city con-
vention and the nominating of candi- |
dates for commissioner and auditor In
the usual way. No meetings have been
held, however, and no definite decision
will be reached for some days
Former County Chairman Calhster
said yesterday that he believed that
the consensus of opinion would favor
a convention while the present county
chairman. w. II. Folland, expressed
some doubt upon the matter. Mr.. Fol
land said, however. that there was con
siderable talk as 20 the advisablhty OF |
holding a convention. The city chair |
man, John T.. Bowman, was out of the |
city and his views could not be OBJ
tanned.
So far as the Democrats are con-
cerncd, they also are undecided. Ma |
tional Committeeman W. r. Wallace an"
nouneed himself as opposed to con- |
vention. He takes the ground that the |
spirit Of the commission form of gov
eminent law favors a strictly business |
administration. without regard to pol |
itics, and upon that ground he opposes |
q convention. Thomas +. Thomas, chair |
man of the Democratic county commit |
tee, said that he had not given the mat |
ter any thought and was not in posi-
ton TO discuss it. There is no chair |
man OF the party and until one is Sc
lected, the city committee Will not be |
i'll a position to announce what IL pro- |
poses To do. Chairman Thomas of the |
county committee probably will call the |
city committee together at an early |
date and have Il chairman chosen. aft |
or which the committee will doubtless |
tale action
II Is not believed that the American |
party will take part in the contest. as
party organization. and the Bull |
Moose party also is understood TO be on |
the fence in the matter Of holding a |
convention.
The present lineup Of candidates is |
interesting from sevdal standpoints !
and the matter OF - flocking together"
is being freely commented upon. 1t is |
announced from various sources that
A. G. Giauquc, Democrat, and George
ID, Kcyser, Progressive, are the choice |
Of Commissioner Mayor Park, while w. |
J. Tuddenham and +. S. Fernstrom,
Democrats, will be supported by Com
missioner Morris. II also is understood
that there is plan or foot to urge the
Democratic party to support Tudden-
ham and Fcrnstrom, as Democrats.
without calling a convention. but there
appears to be but little likelihood that
the plan Will succeed
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