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Show Gossip Over the Candidates in Salt Lake City SALT LAKE, Aug. 15. While th primary' election for mayor and two city commissioners will not be held I until October 21, with the final elec- ! Hon to follow two weeks later, alreadv j the wise ones on things political are beginning to make their selections lor the biennial contest A number of candidates can-didates are already In tho field, though , informally so far, through their I friends. Others are In what might be called an attentive and possible recep live attitude. Among tboBe mentioned as prohabl candidates for the mayoralty are J. Parley White, present chief of police; Commissioner H H. Green and Commissioner Com-missioner C. Clarence Neslen, from the present city officials It Is quite eon erally understood in political quart r that neither Mayor Ferry' nor Commissioner Com-missioner Karl A. Stheid will bo a candidate for re-election. j O. E. Asbridge 13 looked upon as a possible candidate of the labor Inter est.s for the office of mayor. R. E Currie, a former president of th-Trades th-Trades and Labor council, is another man who may be given the backing of the Salt Lake Federation of Labor for either mayor or city commissioner. Other names mentioned include W. J. Korth. for mayor, S. D. Evans, for city commissioner; George M Cannon, for city commissioner; H. K. Russell of the labor unions, for city commis sioner; J E Darmer, one time candidate candi-date for mayor and county chairman of the old American party, for either mavor or citycommlssioner ; Lafayetti Hanchett. formerly county commissioner, commission-er, for mayor, J: C. Lynch for mayor and Wesley K. Kmc; for city coramlj. sioner. Rumor- . urrent for a hmV I h Lester D. Freed, president of tin ' "i imercial lub, might be a candidate candi-date for ma; or w r- s.--i ,t rpst recently, recent-ly, when Mr Fn ed told a comralttet of citizens thai i . would not run for the. Office. The nam. -i lm niioncd constitute- now thus,, most I;-iked of at preseofll Additions and wi'hdrnw.ils from this list undoubtedly will be made between ind the time of the primary elef-j tton Thus Mr none of the potential K candidati i has inauL-urated his unit-paign. unit-paign. and the vik of the i.-r-ndidaclea Is limited largely to close friends and political advisers. |