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Show ;:i I: A ' i i ' 11 j i: t : I i ! I i . i .si ; l fa k"l r . i 'it ? . k. i . urer. The delegates were elected on majority. His constituents know where the votes of saloonmen and the sports, he stands, and if they dont like his good fellows, too, who would do any- platform they neednt vote for him. thing for the bishop and his friends. He is not trying to sneak back into the Somehow, the ecclesiastical job does Council under false colors. not seem to be so lucrative. Politics pay better. R. B. WThittemore took a stand to Robertson, and in plain disimilar How funny! The Democrats want rect terms expressed his disapproval, water, not whisky. not of Sunday closing, but of the miserable tricksters who, without a grain of sincerity, want to ride back into ofCommisDale told the fice County Billy by a trick. sioners this week that Albert Reiser had spoiled a good watchmaker when he became a poor bookkeeper for the People are asking whether the abcity. This remark resulted from Audi- sence of Davis and Hewlett from the tor Reisers attempt to have the Coun- City Council meeting when the Sunday closing measure was acted upon was ty Treasurer called to account for not unavoidable or did they stay away to paying over the citys share of the tax collections until October 15th. Chair- escape the unpleasantness of being, put man Anderson of the board is as in- on record. tensely Republican as Dale is Democratic, and the latter has Invoked the wrath of the Commissioner for speakIf the Mayor declines to comply with ing his mind about Andersons friend the resolution, it will rest with the and fellow political worker, the City himto to wants who the Chief of Police instruct Council succeed Auditor, self. to enforce the law independently of the Mayor, and as the Council has power to If the Mayor approves the resolution remove the Chief without the Mayors passed by the City Council on Tuesday concurrence, the Chief would probably under obligations to obey the Counnight directing that the ordinance for feel cil. The Council, however, would probthe closing of saloons on Sunday be ably not have nerve to fly directly in strictly enforced, Salt Lake will be a the face of the Mayor, and his Honors hard place for the bibulous to obtain disapproval would probably put a an intoxicating drink until about two quietus on the resolution. Its an insituation, however, and is weeks after election. So transparent a teresting worth watching. political game has seldom been put up as that which the Council manipulated at its last meeting. Of the eleven members who voted for the resolution not City Sexton Tom Carter is responsible to exceed two were sincere, and one of for the story that Charley Crane is a the possible two was Dr. Beatty, who The is not seeking any more political hon- staunch believer in Spiritualism. ors and who had no ulterior motive m tale is that Mr. Crane when up in the supporting the resolution. Who the neighborhood of the City cemetery one other member suspected of being evening not long ago, saw and had a honest and sincere in the matter is the conversation with the spirit of a close remaining ten members may figure out friend who died a number years ago. for themselves if they can. Each of It is understood the visitor of unfrom them will doubtless apply it to himself, seen world advised Mr. Crane to the accept although at least nine of them know the Democratic Mayoralty nomination. mis.in their hearts that they will be Crane was somewhat but now applying it and doing themselves an he says he knows thereskeptic, is a hereafter. injustice. . . TRUTH. 10 j ' What a lot of boobies the members of the Council are, any way! Do they think for one moment that by their eleventh-hou- r repentence and with wry faces and contortions swallowing Dr. Cottrells bitter Sunday-closin- g pills themare but deceiving anybody they selves? The contortions and juggling of some of the members and the reasons they advanced for allowing the law to be ignored ever since they took office until a few weeks before they shall be retired, were very amusing. Cottrell, Fernstrom, Hartenstein and C. R. Howe jumped about like monkeys in their frantic endeavors to find excuses for not having taken action on the line of Sunday closing twenty months ago. Its the thinnest political scheme that was ever launched, and it is very evident that the agitators of movement cannot the Sunday-closin- g depend on the present Council to enforce the ordinance after election. failure., i . i- i' Whether Sunday closing is the best policy or not there are two members of the Council who are honest in the matter. They designated the action of the majority of the Council at this time as a political trick pure and simple, and for that reason they would not support the resolution for Sunday closing. A. Registration days are October and 29th, two days only. To a man up a tree It looks as though there were a good many Republicans who were afraid of the receptive candidacy of John S. Brans-for- d for Mayor on the Demo- cratic ticket. If the were asking Who Is Thompson? Candidates for office who are none too well known before election often poll the most votes. r The Republicans held conventions in the five precincts of the city on Thursday night, and nominated candidates for election to the City Council as follows: First Precinct J. J. Thomas, F. J. Hewlett, Arthur Robinson. E. Trecinct W. Second Yigus, E. J. Eardley. Jr., Cottrell, Charles There There are Buckles and buckles. Third Precinct J. E. Openshaw, is Buckle, the Mayoralty candidate, and McComick, Richard Clarence there is Buckle, the tailor, and there are buckles on the pants of nearly every Fourth Precinct John N. Sharp, W. man in town. R. Hutchinson. W. C. Spence. Fifth Precinct J. S. Daveler, A. A Robertson, A. J. Davis. The nominations of J. S. Daveler, A The talk is that a dark horse for the A. Robertson, and A. J. Davis in the Mayoralty nomination will be sprung at Fifth precinct were good. Robertson and Davis are both in the the Republican convention on Monday. and made, to say the present It is said Buckle and his supporters least, asCouncil, as any in that records good realize that he cannot land the nomina- body. Mr. Daveler is so well known tion, and the next best thing for them politically and socially that it Is hardly is to defeat Thompson. The scheme is necessary to say anything about him. He is a good, capable, honest man, who to draw sufficient votes In the convenhas ability to grasp any situation which tion from Thompson to prevent his be- may present itself. He will make a Council, and noing nomination on the first ballot; then useful member of the on him. There is for Buckle to withdraw and throw his body has any strings other Rethe no he and doubt that strength to the other fellow. In that the nominees Fifth will from to defeat Thompson. publican way they hope be elected. the from complexion Judging, however, of the delegates chosen to the convention it is not likely the plan can be worked successfully. George T. Odell club The Young Mens Republic is named as the probable third candiwork elechas been organized for campaign date, but there hasnt been a city tion for the last ten years that Odell this fall. It is a strong organization, has not been mentioned as a suitable with efficient officers and active memcandidate, but he has always refused to allow his name to go before the con- bers. The club will be a factor in the vention, and the chances are he will do campaign. The officers are Joseph Mc- the same this time. Knight, president; J. S. Daveler, C. S. Bassett, secretary; Dana T. Smith, treasurer; Peter Johnson, sergeant-at-armW. M. Elliott is now a Democrat, they say. "Billy has had many political aspirations blighted The nomination of W. R. Hutchinson while he was In the Republican ranks, and has transferred his affections and In the Fourth precinct is a good on. influence to the Democratic party. Mr. Hutchinson is a lawyer and a man of affairs, and would make a good Councilman. Pap-wort- h. . Councilmen First precinct, C. A number of the Democratic ward Larch, Thomas Hodder and Jose Ward; Second precinct, F. E. WIlsc heelers and waited on Paul Blaser and H. W. Hansen; Thl Clark with a view of making arangements whereby Mr. Clark might have become the party's nominee for Mayor. Mr. Clark refused to be governed by petty political bosses. He would make no promises as to ments and refused to enter intoappointany alliance with the heelers, and the deputation departed crestfallen. Mr. Clark, it would appear, has more of the stuff in him that goes to make up the right kind of a Mayor than many people thought. or Deputy Mayor Elchnor denies the base insinuation that he intends to pack the galleries at the Republican city convention next Monday with boys to cry out that old gag, Have you seen ueorge? He will make you Y will have to hurry; whenlaugh. Bucklt A. Robertson, who has more brains name is presented for the Mayoral t than half of his colleagues combined. Dennis knows that the Thompson del took a manly and consistent stand, and nnn at poured hot shot into the ranks of the IncTwiH hisVe, he & Democratic choice of the Silver King push had his name paraded in print another week he the would be known enough to avoid Brans-ford- ? is Who of asking necessity Two years ago this day people ng ex-May- 71 The Democratic ticket selected at the city convention on Wednesday is as follows : For Mayor, James C. Leary; for Recorder, Edward L. Sloan; for Treasurer, It. P. Morris; for Auditor, U Swan; Treasurer, Frank B. Stephens'-foJudges of the city court, Munis Sommer, Mathoniah Thomas. vice-preside- nt; s. full-fledg- ed good-worki- V I I 15th J. J. Thomas got the nomination to succeed himself as one of the Council-me- n from the First precinct, just as he said he would, without building any fences or making any special effort to get it. His advocacy and ultimate success in obtaining the removal of the tracks of the Rio Grande Western railroad from Eighth and Ninth .South streets away south beyond the city limr Its was a good stroke of business for the residents and property owners of those streets and vicinity and helped Wednesday and made nominations him considerably in landing the nomi- follows: Mayor, Charles Stewart (n nation. He was a memthe assistant City Attorney); Ci ber of the Council, especially useful in committees. He handled most propo- Treasurer, C. L. Jackson; City R sitions in a sensible, business way, and corder, Matthew' H. Wilson; Ci didnt spend his time talking to the gal- Auditor, George B. Douglas; City A leries. torney, A. B. Edler; City Judgi George E. Poate and Harry Wilson. job-sccke- rs The argument of C. R. Howe that the saloonkeepers would give away gallons of liquor on Saturday nights so that men would be reeling about the streets drunk on Sundays when the saloons were closed, is a gem. Howe said the whisky sellers would do that just to prove that Sunday closing was a precinct, J. II. Zenger, W. Wigant .nd claims any responsibility for what may M. Turner; Fourth precinct. K.itvin be said as to the deputy Mayors choice Alma Butler and Henry wu. Holder, for a chief for another two years. son; Fifth precinct. Hans Hansen, l Bain, C. H. Badell. Extra copies of back numbers of Truth can 11 and 12 Central Block. be had at the office, Powers, Straup & Lippman Attornkys-at-La- w EAGLE BLOCK, Corner .Stroud South and West Tcm pie 8ta. Edison Phonograph Agency. s5 i A. H. 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