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Show B "municipal politics I Hv B Tho boom of Councilman T. R. p rn flj Black for the Republican nomination B for mayor received qulto an lmpctu3 ' P ffl H within the past ten days, so much so H that at this time Mr. Black Is far ahead rtci" E of all others who havo been mentioned ttloioi for tho nomination. The Ropubllcan3 H realize that It Is very very Important Hg for tholr success to nominate a ticket Hj that will unite all factions of the party and appeal especially to the moderate Hj members of tho "American" party. Mr. H Black to lead the ticket, It la believed, RE, nj would meet those requirements in a Aent H high degree. Ho prides himself on be-jw be-jw lng a consistent Ropuollcan and It 13 h known that ho stuck close to tno party H last autumn when so muny Ropub-H Ropub-H llcans deserted and went over to tho Hj "Americans." That tho "Americans" H nro afraid of him is demonstrated by H tho fact that a number of that party, H including Frank Swenson and others, waited upon Mr. Black and attempted H to dissuade him from being a candl-H candl-H date on tho Republican ticket. Ho was, however, entirely non-committal as to k fl what llls course would bo. Tho plan V of tho Republicans will probably bo to m nomlnato a ticket with a majority of f H Gentiles, both for tho general ofllces I and for tho city council. This, with 1 conditions as they are at present I would, It is believed, bo good politics. I Ii uniy two councllmen from each of tho j Ave precincts will bo elected this fall, ono member from each precinct holding hold-ing over. It has been suggested that tho nominees from tho First, Second, j Third and Fourth precincts bo equally ' divided between Mormons and Gentiles, Gen-tiles, and that In tho Fifth two Gentiles Gen-tiles bo nominated. If elected, this would mako tho religious complexion of tho next council eight Gentllos and sovon Mormons. Tho mayor must bo a Qentllo, and a majority of tho nominees nomi-nees for the city offices Gontilc3. While tho Democrats aro anxious to fuso with tho Republicans on a cltl- zens ticket in opposition to tho "American" party, It Is not bollovod tno Republicans will oven consider such a proposition. It would not bo Iso to do so. Party linos should bo strictly maintained. A fusion such as that suggested would simply mean a straight division between Mormons ami Gentiles, as In the old days, which would bo a very bad thing for tho community, com-munity, Tho Democrats will probably nominate nomi-nate tho present mayor, R. P. Morris, for re-election. Tho "Americans" aro casting around for a mayoralty candidate. candi-date. Tho name of ox-Mayor Ezra Thompson is frequently and persistently persist-ently mentioned in that connection. |
