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Show M &.. CANDIDATES FOR MAY OR, H VVV" H '" ." Aspirants for the office of mayor, under -the commission form H tff government, arc springing from here, there and everywhere B' Candidates are being ofTered to the public and not a few are re- B" ceiving special notices in the papers. It is an awful thing, during H these hot days, to inflict on the people a political conflict. H The Salt Lake Tribune has offended in that manner by prcsent- H . ing the following: H rayor "William Glasmann has repeatedly announced that H he will not seek re-clcetion, nor docs he want to be elected as H one of the commissioners. He says that this is final, and under H so consideration would he accept office under the commis- IH sion form of government, because his newspaper business needs his entire attention. , ' "Wliile there is said to be over 100 aspirants for office under the new form of municipal government, there has H 4 been no open avowal of an intention to seek election. H ""Friends of John S. Lewis, one of a committee which was H (j instrumental in obtaining this form of government for Og- H den City, will make every effort to secure his -permission Hj 1 ( . to place his name on the ticket. "Whether Mr. Lewis will H j saerilicc his business interests to serve the city, he has not H yet made known. Angus "Wright, another member of the H committee which appeared before the state legislature and B j! Governor Spry in the interests of the commission bill so far B, ' as pertained to Ogden City, also is being mentioned as a B , suitable man for the commission. T. IT. Carr, Oscar Mad- Hl . I son, Chief of Police Thomas E. Browning and others arc said B to be probable timber from which the selections for the B - commission will be made. Dr. If. M". Rowe and President B James "Wotherspoon of the North "Weber stake of the Mor- B mon church are said to be active candidates for a place on H f the first municipal commission, but thoy have not yet Hl openly announced their candidacy. H i- The present mayor's experience has convinced the chief execu- H tivc that no man can conduct a business of his own and do justice H to the people in the capacity of a city commissioner. The intent of H f. the law is to draw to the public service men who will give all lhcii) H ' time to the duties of commissioner. The salaries are. made large for- Bl that purpose. Tlic mayor is to receive $4,200 a year and. in return H for the large salary, he must devote all his time to the office, some- H thing which no one can do and continue in private business. The Bt people will demand that those offering themselves for the high of- H J ' fices and. at big salaries give assurances that the duties will not be H I lightly assumed or the responsibilities made secondary to private H affairs.. H J i The present maj-or says he would be delighted to draw the j ! $4',200 a year, if he could accept the salary in the nature of a sine- H cure, but knowing that he could not do full justice to the position Hj and honestly earn the salary while carrying on his newspaper busi- B ness, and not being disposed to give up his private enterprises for H I the commission, he has firmly held to 'his first resolve to eliminate H himself from the contest, at the same time insisting that those who H i do aspire shall give proof that they appreciate the nature of the re- H sponsibility they fdesirc to assume and shall openly avow that, if BU elected, they will leave business to others and devote all their time H I to the welfare of the city. |