Show CAM PA what it costs to run a city campaign A question of who bears the burden of the expenses john S lewis Is said to have been frightened out of the race for mayor by the expenses r i i axa r 8 t f wy t js JL vib wednesdays standard the story Is going around on the streets that john S lewis has made the statement that mayor Glai maun told him that it cost to pay oil the election expenses of a city election and that the candidate for siador fand his friends were 0 o put up about 2000 ot that sum and that mr lewis for that reason declined to enter tho race but that ho recently discovered that it would not cost the candidate for mayor one fourth that sum and therefore he had changed his mind and decided to become a candidate mayor glasmann was requested to make a statement in to the foregoing and replied yes sir that Is exactly what I 1 told mr lewis mr lewis called at my house and asked for a confidential interview with me last week he wanted to know the costs of an election and the duties or the mayor I 1 gave him all the information I 1 could J told him the registration and all expenses of the two city campaigns in which I 1 was elected mayor amounted approximately to each that the city attorney municipal judge and recorder would contribute from to each aba t the councilmen would put up 25 to 75 each and that the county officers would raise about aind that various other contributions would amount to more and that the mayor or bis friends were expected to furnish the balance that it had been the rule for the mayor to charge each officer appointed dy the mayor a share of the campaign expenses and that all of the mayors expenses ses could e repaid that way but that I 1 as bad never charged a single appointee a single dollar and had never received a dollar from nn appointive officer and recommended that he pursue the came course because he could then dismiss au officer at any time for cause 1 I told mr lewis that I 1 was so anxious for him to run that it he would give the central committee his first years salary that I 1 would personally advance that sum of money for him that I 1 believed the salary would hereafter be 1200 per year I 1 feared that an effort was being made to force my therefore I 1 wag in earnest when I 1 tried to get john S awls in the race ana I 1 did not want to deceive him about ao expenses it requires a great deal of money to make the canvass of the party register votes prepare poll alss and get out the vote on election day mr lewis all the people to work for but they would not do so for arty when I 1 was a candidate campaign expenses arevald are sald to have been something less information was given to confidence it Is to be regretted that it was made public and baa been distorted and used for purposes of thus calling for this statement of facts mr lewis was present last evening at this office bhea tho foregoing was read to him and he admitted that the statement above mafie Is substantially correct and he said he bad nothing to do with the misrepresentations made to others he bad joeen informed by parties that the total city campaign expenses were not 20 per cent 0 mr lewis has awu grossly imposed upon as 20 per cent would not pay one day of the election dayi expenses audgo A W agee Is loud in bis praises of john S lewis for mayor and is said to have loeen the medium through which sir lewis was induced to abreo to accept the nomination it the party would offer it B F thomas has also become one of mr lewis staunch supporters one of Kuch lers frends who has canvassed the delegates says every indication points to ohp nomination of rudolph kuchler on the first ballot by a large majority out of delegates have absolutely pledged their support to him and we are now trying to make it unanimous knockers are telling it that kuchler now has two offices a member of the legislature and treasurer of the worlds fair commission the statement is true but neither office has a salary it was a great compliment governor cutler paid to mr kuchler when he appointed him treasurer of the utah worlds fair commission and placed in bis hands the sum of mr kuchler has returned to the state treasurer an balance of over mr Kuch lers work on the fair commission was a guarantee that he Is qualified for the office of mayor of ogden |