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Show s. In tbe Political The result of the election The Lake was no surprise. In Salt Repub- Aim truth; Morris Sommer said he would be elected Judge sure and that he would make the Luke collection agency people pack their valises within thirty days. It seems now as if Morris and Luke might pack their valises at the same time. and licans made almost a clean sweep Demohearts the right down in their of them, in it. Many crats expected confessed they fact, before the election acknowland of show winning no had The fight of the bicyclists against edged that they had no right to win. The defeat of the party was general Councilman Robertson and. the alleged and deserved from New York to the combination in the Fifth precinct to Pacific coast. They bad nothing to ofhim didnt amount to much. His best or either nationally fer the people, was nearly 600. local I s'. Nationally the party has been majority is what an utter failure, and that them in the local brought disaster to ever expect to be If they elections. resurrected they will have to adopt a new and more progressive policy. The members of the party are beginning to realize some of the mistakes they have made in the past four or five years and are talking of reconstruction. The result in Salt Lake wTas a conducted. As a license collector he Chairman Eichnor of the Republican has been a decided success. He may city committee did splendid work In feel a little lonesome, being the only conducting the compaign, and was one Democrat holding a city office. of the happiest men in town when the result became known. Dennis is a The full list of officers elected is as good organizer, a hard worker and his follows: Ezra Thompson, estimates of results are the nearest Mayor, Republican; Recorder, J. O. Nystrom, correct of any ever given out in this Republican; Auditor, A. S. Reiser, Re- city. publican; Treasurer, R. P. Morris, R. B. Whittemores friends took his Democrat; Attorney, George L. Nye, Republican; Judges, C. B. Diehl, Re- defeat pretty hard, and Dick himself publican; H. S. Tanner, Republican. was naturally disappointed. There was Councilmen First precinct F. J. a combination of circumstances against Hewlett, J. J. Thomas, Arthur Robwas him he which unable to overcome, all inson; Republicans. Second precinct Charles Cottrell Jr., and above All he had the strongest E. J. Eardley, W. E. Vlgus; all man on the Democratic ticket against lim. Some of Dicks friends attribute lis defeat to the fact that he broke the machine slate in receiving the nomination, which was intended for Charley Rookledge, but there d oes not appear to be much foundation for the surmise. The of the present city office holders obviates many changes in the departments. There may be a few minor changes at the end of the year, but it is thought the heads of the vindi- cation for Mayor Thompson and the Mayor is justly gratified. Outside of Mr Dooly the administration has been good and capable. 9 re-electi- on departments and practically all their assistants will remain. Mr. Thompson and the city officials generally have been mindful of the interests of the people, It was a close shave in the Fourth between Sharp and Hartensteln, the former being elected by only eight votes over the latter. Sharps vote was 1117 and Hartensteins 1109. whom they have served with honesty The of purpose and strict integrity. voters have overwhelmingly indorsed them and in the coming two years they will give the city the best they have. Seven members of the present City Council were to seats in the next Council. They are J. J. Thomas, Truths guess that the Republican city officers would be elected by an overage majority of 1200 was pretty close. Deducting the 135 votes by which R. P. Morris was elected over re-elect- ed Frank J. Hewlett, Charles Cottrell, Jr., F. S. Fernstrom, W. J. Tuttenham, A. MAYOR THOMPSON. ATTORNEY NYE. Dick Whittemore, the average ma- jority was 1180. and Whittemore was the only man on the head of the Republican ticket who went down and that by a very narrow margin. 1. P. Morris has been very fortunate in always having a weak man against bini on the opposition ticket. Whitte- nioiv ran behind his ticket, owing in srcii measure to the popularity of Monis, for whom he was severely scratched. Two years ago Morris had Parley White him and four years ago J. U. against Eldredge, Jr., was his opponent, both very young men and known in politics then. bar-.ii- A 'tmly of the returns from the First ad Second precincts, where it was Sai'l ihe Mormons would scratch the Gcii!p candidates for the City Counthat the talk was without rouniiaiion. The people voted their PoiP'enl tickets without reference to reiij,li!s convictions. That is as it cil shoe;.'. i,6i Jim Leary made a good, clean, square fight for the Mayoralty and drew to him many new friends. Under more auspicious circumstances he might have won. He had a decidedly uphill fight in every way, but showed himself to be a good fellow, and he went down with the respect of his opponents. Third precinct F. S. Fernstrom, Henry Arnold, Edward H. Davis; all Democrats. Fourth precinct W. J. Tuddenham, N. Democrat; W. C. Spence, John Repub-lican- s. two one Democrat, Sharp, Jr., Richard P. Morris has been a good official. For four years he has had charge of the citys cash, and his department has been well and faithfully The City Council will be composed of eleven Republicans and four Demo- precinct A. A. Robertson, A. J. Davis, J. S. Daveler; all Republicans. Fifth crats. Truths prediction of the result on the Saturday before the election was ten Republicans and Five Democrats A. Robertson and A. J. Davis. The new members will be Arthur Robinson, W. E. Vlgus, E. J. Eardley, Henry Arnold, E. H. Davis, John N. Sharp, Jr., W. C. Spence and J. S. Daveler. was badly Mayor Thompson scratched in the Sixth and Seventh voting districts, from the fact that the members of the Eighth Ward Relief so ciety worked against him very hard on account of their disapproval of his action in vetoing the resolution of the City Council providing for the sale to the society of a piece of land owned by the city and adjoining the Eighth ward meeting-hous- e at half its market value. Mormons and Gentiles alike dlsarove of the action of the Relief society. People are wondering if John E. Dooly will take the result of the election as a v indication of himself. Your Uncle John will not, however that may be, be a member of the next Board of Public Works. |