Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-10-06 | Page 7 | Halverson Causes a Stir

CAUSES A WILL ATTEMPT TO UNSEAT CERTAIN councilmen claims employed Emp loyes of the railroads are not eligible to hold office in city council froni wednesdays standard district attorney halverson Is out in a declaration thai is causing no end of comment among candidates for the council in connection with the candidacy of several gentlemen who desire to represent their wards in the city council and who are in the employ of the railroads district attorney halverson this morning called the attention of a reporter to article 12 section 17 which declares employs of corporations po rations holding franchises from a municipality ineligible tor office in the cily granting the franchise the section reads section 17 employed Emp loyes of corporations ineligible to municipal office when no officer employed emp loye attorney or agent of any corporation company or association doing business under or by virtue of any municipal charter or franchise shall be eligible to or permitted to hold any municipal office in the municipality granting such charter or franchise district attorney halverson said the law on tho subject is plain and it the men who are running tor the council from the several wards and who are employed emp loyes of the railroads are elected they should be proceeded against and unseated there seems to be a well defined effort on the part of the railroad i to secure control 0 the council they have already one man in the council and it those who are candidates this were elected the companies would have enough men la that body to block any legislation not agreeable to them it the men arc elected and lie proper authorities do not bring quo carranto warranto war proceedings to unseat the men I 1 shall begin acolon myself