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Show 'ar The Salt Lake Tribune, Wednesday, November 8 &, wr mi"' ''H" 'm ip'TriyLirTyMMlllilMfwi,IM 1961 'Utah' Voters Went to the Polls Weight? Election Night View Try Running After Vote Is :; Lose ?, Want to lose weight, lady? Have your husband run for 'L office. Z . MRS. JAMES L. Barker Jr., "I said v f o j' . : i I r fr" 1 , i Over, Joy, Blues Mingle Tuesday she lost 17 pounds At 11 p.m. It was all over a ;ai direct resulti a of her hus-- but the shouting. "'bands campaign for election On the third and fourth floor to the Salt Lake City Commis-- " of the Newhouse Hotel, headsion. quarters for victorious City Election night jitters had Commission candidates, Joe L. Christensen and Conrad B. Harbeen so bad, she said, that she r and her husband had to eat rison, happy , supporters and families picked up their topout. coats and headed for home. COMMISSIONER Conrad B. Harrison, victor in his first ON THE 12TH floor, defeatcampaign for political office, ed candidate James L. Barker a good Jr. thanked workers in his reported he had had r campaign office and said with supper. a weary smile: Im not one Veteran - commissioner-an- d also winner in a reelection bid, for holding a wake; Im going Joe L. Christensen, missed his to bed." At Ave., where he supper on' the tense election night, finally fixed himself a had sat out. election evening r in his home, defeated candivictory snack of date Ben E. Lingenfelter was eggs andioasf. : ! " both jovial and philosophic "Thats roughly 14,000 friends Ive got in Salt Lake City, he said, commenting on the vote. IT THERE WAS a collective heartbeat in election night, it was at the Newhouse Hotel where the hear and dear, and occasionally the three commission - candidates, joined for a , symbolic Each of the rooms featured a buffet for the faithful. hand-holdin- . HARRISON supporters joined in a room on the seventh floor. Christensen, supporters held forth cheerfully on the 10th floor. Barker supporters held something of a Ray P. Greenwood. in the rear of the -Murray Mayor.- :Manhattan Club - across - the " street. the Harrison suite, early returns appeared to give Mr. S.L. Lineup Barker a substantial lead. Mr. Harrison,., pondering-- , the with his wie, had not yjt begun to smile. "I GUESS after 30 years in the newspaper business, I can give you continued and effi- still get another-- -job, he told : r a hewsman. cient service. Retain-Post- s The mood of distress did not . I also wish to congratulate A few minutes later, my opponent, Mr. Tuttle, for last long. conducting a good, clean cam- when more districts reported The election victory of inpaign and wish him great suc- in, he had taken a substantial cumbent Commissioners Con-ra- d lead over all candidates. cess in his future endeavors, B... Harrison and Joe L. IFTHEREhad been early Christensen apparently also I HAVE enjoyed the privi12th enthusiasm in the small was a victory for the status lege of being on the ballpt floor campaign offices of can- quo as far as departmental d with such a fine body of didate Barker, by 9:40 p.m., is concerned. men, and, as an the optimism was heavily organization elected official, I shall solicit spiked with defeat as the THEBE IS LITTLE doubt their counsel count showed Mr. Barker more that Commissioner Harrison My sincere and humble than 500 votes behind the secon- will continue In his present asd-place thanks to all. Christensen. signment In charge of the waBy midnight, although most ter department, nor that ComEdward R. Tuttle I first had gone to bed, Commissioner missioner Christensen will rewant to thank the devoted Christpnsen and Comimssloner main in the streets departfriends who know me best for Harrison were still holding ment. .the tireless efforts they put forth in their headquarters to However,- - it probably would forth on my behalf. This was accept congratulations , and have been a different story if done entirely on a volunteer chat with friends. candidate James L. Barker Jr., basis with not one penny paid UP IN MR. Barkers head- who ran a strong third, had out for workers. quarters, there was no cheer been elected. - I THANK THE newspapers, but "there was certain intensiTRADITIONALLY, a newradio and television stations. ty: Were planning for next comer to the board of comMrs. Alton missioners is assigned to the They were especially cooper- time, said Mr- - Barker's campaign ative in the use o theirspace post of Public Safety in the and time and the fairness with secretary. reorganization. which they presented the canThis was the case when And the in Meantime, didates and issues was outMayor J. Bracken Lee was Back at the Elect . . . elected two years ago. He was standingly commendable. The outcome was possibly Seconds count when Jt comes assigned as Public Safety due to too many voters like to election returns. commissioner over his proone woman I met on the And Tuesday night, within test but later was shifted to street. She said, Tm sure go- seconds after the the finance department. polls closed, ing to vote for you. There are the Utah Election Service went PUBLIC SAFETY, comprisjust two men on the ticket I into action. ing police, fire and health dewill vote for. They are you IT WAS A service that pro- partments, traditionally Is the and Lou Holley. I sure do love "hot spot of all the depart- - - vided Utahns with accurate, mental that Lou. 'assignments. almost immediate, results of In the past it also has been IT SEEMS that too many the elections municipal considered the downfall of people just love Mr. Holley. throughout the state. Banks of telephones, radio public safety commissioners My congratulations to him in his success. cars, electronic computers and seeking reelection. This precconsiderable man and woman edent was shattered however, power began gathering elec by Commissioner L. C. RomFew Vote Mixups tion totals from all over the ney who was the first commissioner in the citys history Voter complaints about state on city elections. registration mixups were at a UTAH ELECTION Service reelected to office while holding the public safety assignminimum Tuesday in the Salt is a combined operation by the ment Lake City election. County state's major pews media. Clerk Alvin Keddlngton atMB. ROMNEY moved over the The Through tributed the small number of Salt Lake Tribuneservice, to the parks department, howwas able to calls on this phase to a public readers fast and ac- ever, at the first opportunity, its provide awareness of registration laws curate tabulations of the un- and Ben E. Lingenfelter, a canand a resultant large volume official returns on the elections. didate in Tuesdays election, of transfers prior to the electook the post when he was apto It was a massive tion by those who have moved er all the returns.jobButgaththe pointed to fill a vacancy on since the last election. Utah Election Service did it the board. 526-13t- h late-hou- soft-boile- d S.L. Candida tes Th a n k Backe rs The Incumbent victors and the- in" the Salt Lake City Commission and auditor races Tuesday ex pressed their opinions over the outcome of the municipal elec, tion. They - Issued -- the - following statements: losing-candida- . tes I CONRAD B. HARRISON Naturally the result is most gratifying in many ways.-- It - ' is the climax of the greatest experience I have known. I ! mean by that the loyalty and unwavering support of my ! friends and neighbors and employes, people through-out the city, who have ex-- I their confidence in me pressed " " throughout the months which I have served. I feel that this is more than a vote of confidence in my -- - rather it the responsibility to serve Salt Lake City to the d best of my ability. I express my sincere appreciation-an- d thanks to all who have worked for me and cast their votes for me Tuesday. Our campaign was positive, direct and cleanly fought, and I feel the people of the city appreciated our meeting the expansion challehge ahead. .u JOE L. CHRISTENSEN I ; "would like to say one thing to Z,, 11 the very wonderful people and express my deepest grati- tt. ' tude for the way they have ! contributed to my reelectlon to the city commission. All those 1 in our campaign group have tried to carry it on a very high plane. ll I will continue to serve the public and also, continue to V " make it a assignment, L as I have done in the past Permit me to congratulate all news media in the city for way they have handled the v ,- the news during the campaign. JAMES L. BARKER JR. a' ' I want to thank all the people r.1 who helped me. I congratulate the winners. I didnt turn out to be much of a politician. " BEN E. LIN G ENFELTER I feel the vote cast in my favor Tuesday was not for me, but for- a principle. I carried on a campaign. I threw no mud and accepted no favors. I was not sponsored . by paid politicians but by citi-, zens who were interested in their city. The vote, I believe, is a 1 TV victory for the people who ' want a harmonius, efficient ' - J; - and dignified city government, and who showed by their votes they were ready to get out and fight for it Let us now look to the future : and forget the past The task ; of providing good government is a great challenge and I am sure we will all face the task Zi with vigor ahd honesty. . -- full-tim- e post-morte- tin Two Victors re-sui- Expected to civic-minde- Seeg-miller- ,. - hard-workin- g Louis E. Holley - - -- please. r--- My heart-W- - felt thanks to all the citizens of Salt Lake City for their wonderful vote of confidence, and to my many friends for their loyal support It is indeed a most gratifying reward for our continuous effort - to . rK (Hi-- -- have been reelected. . K r Dimas--Bing- David E. Shelby ham Sandy Mayor . .. Mayor Special to Th SpectartB- TheTffbune BINGHAM Bingham 'Voters elected the first woman Tribun EasC Citizens Party candidate, son, 148 Beryl Ave., piled up who tallied 402 votes. comparable leads over Reed A. Beck, 241 E. 2400 South, UNSUCCESSFUL candidates and Harold Jamieson, 219 E. for the council were Reed D. Gregson Ave., in the council Atkinson, 8408 S.- - 7th East, race. with 275 votes, and Ernest L. TOTAL VOTES were AdamCowdell, 355 W. 1st North, 1506; Oreno, 1,115; Beck, son, with 3S3. , ; MORE THAN 2,4(Xfvoters 522, and Jamieson, 445. cast ballots in the election. ThisNTs 200 fewer than voted In South S.L. In the 1959 election, when a commissioner and am auditor Special to The Tribune were elected, and approxiMIDVALE Mayor Henry than fewer 1,000 the mately Special to Th Tribun 1957 vote, which was spiced Beckstead was elected to his LAKE-TSOUTH SALT wo by a spirited race for mayor. incumbents and a third mem- fourth term Tuesday when he Ava5548 Mayor Greenwood, defeated Charles R. Clayton lon Dr. (400 East), received ber of the same party were who South to office in returned attempted to make a step 2,240 votes. Salt Lake Tuesday by land- up from the council L. CLARK Cushing, 725 .E. slide proportions. ' MAYOR Beckstead, 301 S. 4800 South, collected 1,477 THE SUCCESSFUL Tax- Main, piled up 1514 votes to votes to defeat LeGrand Black, 388 E. 5900 South, who tallied payers Party nearly tripled Mr. Claytons 708. Mr. Clayton the votes gathered by the lives at 274 Cornell Dr. 1,091 in the commission race. Melvin L. Christopherson, an - Both Mayor Greenwood and Peoples Party as J. Vem 110 E. 2400 South, de- incumbent, led the four candiCommissioner Cushing are terms in feated Paul C Moore, 311 dates in the council race with completing four-yea- r Welby .Ave., for the mayors 1,154 votes. William P. Cunpositions. post. Mr. Bolinder garnered ningham was elected to fill 1,192 votes to Mr. Moores 469. Mr. Claytons post on the counThree Win Spots His running mates, John P. cil when he received 899 votes. Oreno, incumbent, 92 Shelly THE LOSERS in this race Ave., and Nathan W. Adam- - With Mayor Ray P.1 Greenwood unopposed for reelection, a surprising number of Murray voters turned out -- Tuesday - to reelect- -H Clark Cushing as commissioner. to what probably will be last city council as they also elected a new mayor in Tuesdays elections. WITH THE city being torn down to make way for the open - pit -- mine-- operations, this city probably has seen Its last municipal election. - Mrs. Evelyir Fontana collected 70 of the 114 votes cast to bo named to the council the first woman ' councilman. Midvale Results Taxpayer Win t PETER C. DIMAS, a businessman, garnered 70 votes a to defeat incumbent Joe who received 44 votes for mayor. Also serving on the council will be Gail Farnsworth who tallied 58 votes. The unsuccessful candidates for the council were Ned R. Chest--nuwith 44, and James Xanthos, with 29. , r, t, ve THE 114 votes was SANDY The Nonpartisan Party of Sandy grabbed two of the three elective posts from the Citizens Party in Tuesdays election. DAVID E. Shelby, 1021 E. 1st North, was elected mayor on the Nonpartisan ticket col lecting 401 votes to defeat D. Davell Beckstead, 604 Pioneer Ave., who received 378 votes. Mr.SheIbys running mate, Richard I. Crapo, 971 S. 2nd East, was the top vote getter in the election with 504, as he was elected a councilman. The other council member will be Frank M. Mumford, 288 S. 7th S.L. County Tally ' . Bingham District of 1 1 age of the eligible voters. Pete Dimas 44 70 t Gale Farnsworth Ned R. Chesnut 5 29 58 44 Midvale Districts of 6 708 For Commissioner Count Easier Than in 57 Ernest J. Bedont M. L. Christopherson R. Cunningham Pete Yengich 827 , William 899 797 Murray Districts of 14 Compiling the returns from Salt Lake Citys election Tues- Ray P. Greenwood day was simple compared to the last previous commission LeGrande Black auditor election in 1957. FOUR YEARS AGO the special Issue on the ballot was a proposition to establish a charter commission to study the form of city government But along with the charter commission proposal were 30 candidates seeking election to commission. the THE PROPOSITION was rejected by a vote of 22,796 to 13,729, so no official canvass ever was made of the vote for charter commission candidates. But election - judges, '"not knowing beforehand that there would be no commission, un dertook to count the votes for all candidates election night and toiled needlessly into the morning hours. 14 For Mayor 40 - For Commissioner 1,091 - L. Clark Cushing 1,477 Riverton 2 Districts of 2 For Board President 226 George J. Usher 293 For Trustee 182 819 Gail B. Nell Donald B. Peterson 210 329 Sandy 8 Districts of S PROGRESSIVE Party candidates made a clean sweep in Riverton. George J. Usher, 13291 S. Redwood Rd., polled 293 votes to defeat incumbent Wendell Grover, 2227 W, 11800 South, for town board president. His Tunning mates, Claude B. Densley, 12907 S. Redwood Rd., and Donald B. Petersen, 12135 S. Redwood RdL, gathered 319 and 329 votes, respectively, to defeat Dell E. Beckstead, 1800 W. 11800 South and Gail B. Nell, 1600 W. 13400 South, who received 182 and 210 votes, respectively, in the trustee race. - JOSEPH F. Peterson, 11367 S. Redwood Rd., was reelected South Jordan town , board president, and Joseph A. Work- c For Mayor 878 , candidates " had been bowling, they would have won shoulder patches for identical scores. the Charles Clayton 1514 Zens w Jordan 6 For Mayor Henry Beckstead An upset and a triplicate featured Tuesdays elections in Salt Lake Countys three i n c 0 r p 0 rated towns. The upset occurred in Riverton where the Progress ive Vf Party ousted the " incumbent Citl- i, For Councilman Evelyn Fontana James Xanthos Balloting Features Upset , Triplicate I For Mayor Joe Dispense. 24 mors than anticipated and represented a very high percent- Sandy Outcome Special to The Tribune . Last Bingham Vote? -- MURRAY theit-respecti- - were Ernest J. Bedont and Peter Yengich, with 827 and 797 votes, respectively. David E, Shelby ... For Councilman 883 504 Reed D. Atkinson Frank M. Mumford South Jordan 1 District of 1 -- I respect Coleman, check Salt Lake City tabulation totals In Tuesdays municipal election. 120 For Trustee - Joseph A. Workman 120 - Orrin Beckstead Mr. 150 South Salt Lake Tribun AMERICAN FORK-T- he Alpine School District bond million issue .to raise 2 dollars was approved Tuesday by nearly a seven-to-onmargin. . WITH ALL OF the 37 voting districts reported, the' count was 7,522 in favor and 1,981 against. The bond issue will be used t to retire present bonds. Construction of a junior high' school in Orem and furnish-- ' ings for Scera Elementary School at Orem. ' Joseph F. Peterson J. Vera Bolinder Beck-Harol- ., - 522 455 James P. Oreno Nathan W. Adamson 816 1,115 West Jordan . ' s 3 Districts of 3 -- For Board President 822 Royal Spratiing - - - For Trustee Richard E. Westwood . 322 Arden B. Tesch Mr. Spratling BOARD members wiirba Richard E. Westwood, 1624 W. 8600 South, Arden B. Tesch, 7646 S. 3200 West ' All three were unopposed, -- with Mr. Spratllng and Mr.' West-woo- d receivirfg 322 votes each and Mr. Tesch 316. 1,192 For Councilman Reed A. Jamieson ' 1506 For Mayor 469 Peterson man, 10757 S. Redwood Rd., and Orrin W. Beckstead, 10302 S. 1300 West, were reelected to the board as trustees by an identical 120 votes each. W. Royal Spratling,.-1594- ' 780C South, will be the new town board president in West v Jordan. , 9 Districts of 0 e HE SAID, "It appears that the Incumbent commissioners Ithe opinion of the majority, but I will continue to fight for Utah Election Service business machine what is right" operators, Clive Wade, left, and Ronald Pete - or iMuiTav Gives Cushing Nod Special to Th Mayor J. Bracken Lee Issued a statement late Tuesday on the outcome of the Salt Lake City municipal elections. r- - Mldvale-May- Tallying S.L CoimtyI In Alpine Area Statement by Lee . Henry Beckstead -- Bonds Win Vote ENTIRE staff Joins with me in expressing their ' sincere and solemn promise to fr; vr Bolinder. South Salt Lake Mayor For Board President MY - .J 'Vera |