Show I i I I MAYORS RECORD WAS DISCUSSED t Some Reform Leaguers Unwilling to Trust Thompson BUT WILL NOT TAKE SIDES LEAGUE W WILL MAKE M NO COM NATON TO VOTERS Mayor MaJor Thompsons snubs and dodges when the te Ministers Inister association le ito de mantled mandod Sunday closing performed the therole therole therole role of at ghost last lat night night It I proved a 3 lively ghost indeed at the meeting of or the Reform league leage in Ia the Templeton building The mayors treatment nt of ot the ministers his Indifference ference to the appeals for Cor the Sunday closing of oC saloons until the council counci crammed down his throat trat a resolution demanding It his laxity as to tram cant am I I I I I I j I I I during the greater gater part his nis I administration and other acts act or lack lackI of ot acts act were vere cited cie against him Some I mildly extenuating remarks as to the mayors personality were made by Re Republicans publicans present present It I was wan wa decided to make no indorse indorsements Indore ments as to the ment a mayoralty candidates and there was no test vote on the rela yela relative tive merits merit of or any of oC the candidates As far Car as a the candidates for tor mayor i I recorder auditor city attorney and j I I city Judges are concerned conc red the replies re Ues I to the questions ns asked them wi will be beI made public without recommendation I I The replies of or the can 1 c will wJ be summarized and rec recommendations I will be made as to some of ot them those who are par and Daveler under ie he the ban bim are ar Robertson Questions Queston Asked Aske Aked The meeting last lat evening was wa held to hear the replies of ot the various can to the following questions I If I elected will wil you use your best endeavors for Cor the strict enforcement ent I of the ordinances relating to I I 1 l Sunday liquor selling 2 5 Gambling houses house 3 Selling liquor to 4 Selling tobacco to minors 5 Allowing minors minor in saloons and billiard halls hals 6 Are you Jou willing to favor tavor an ordinance nance nanee against Sunday baseball and football playing 7 i Wilt Will VI you ou pledge yourself to seek a stricter police polee supervision of ot certain I rooming houses with wih the object of or I abating the evils eUs therein prevailing Present at the meeting were of oC the Deseret Sunday sunda School union the high council coun J of or the 1 Mormon church Christian Temperance union Ministers Minister tion non Young Mens and Young Ladies Ladles Mutual Improvement association Young Peoples Christian Christan union and the Young Peoples Society of or Chris tian tan Endeavor H S Cutler presided Cuter I and Eugene M 11 Cannon was secretary The letters of or the two candidates I I for mayor maor were first frt taken up Ther The answer all al the t e question queston in the thc tive except the one regarding Sunday Sunda baseball playing To this they the re rel reply ly that although at though they the do not favor such an ordinance specifically If one be came effective they the would endeavor to it After some ome discussion it I I was decided fi to eliminate the Sunday Sunda I baseball b issue I Discussed Mayors Record ecord I A motion moton was made to discuss the discus relative merits meris of the candidates This I paved the way aJ for the fhe talk on the mayors mayors record on the questions at Is I sue Rev Re Richard Wake Vake was one of the principal speakers speaker He did not make a direct attack on Mayor Thomp I n but Iut he was wa dubious about trust ng g him hint to carry cr out his promises In view of his record Mr air Wake Vake said he voted for Mr Mc Thompson I two rears gears ago but t he ear earu eart hesitated s to do et so o aa azain in cause u of the attitude oot of the h mayor I during his administration on the very questions now no at t Issue He recalled I the mayors treatment of oC the minis tern and his record on Sunday dos clos ing and asked if I the mayor could clo be trusted to do better beter in the future He information as a to the relative trustworthiness of the th two candidates Others spoke In a similar vein eln and there were replies by Republicans in defense of J the V may mayor r Mr air Leary also came In Lear for his share of or praise The entire entre subject was finally passed over with the determination to take no active sides as to the candidates for mayor maor from the allowing records the te voters to decide Seven Failed to Reply 1 I Only seven candidates failed to reply to the questions These were John S I Daveler Ira H Lewis and five social sta Mr Lewis has withdrawn from Crom the ujo tho race and the socialists stood by bv the reply H ply of or A B Edler candidate for Cor at torney tomey This Thi left Daveler ler who is run ning fling for the rn council the only on candidate who Ignored entirely the letters Jeters sent s nt out by the league In all aU replies were received I It was decided not to rOad read r ad all of or them aJ but the reply of Councilman A A Rob ertson who is a candidate for redee I tion ton in the Fifth precinct was read and denounced n air Mr 11 Robert ns letter was I I i In reply lo to the list of ot questions and pledges presented by the organization of Which your are secretary I would say sy First First I am opposed to I pledges I I Second at the close of my present term I j will wl have ha served the people as I a member ber of oC the city council councH for four years I If I reelected I will wU work for the best Interests of the people at large Jarge as I have always done Eliminating the question as to base I ball bail bal playing the replies of the candi dates catt for tor recorder attorney auditor and antI Judges were generally satisfactory to the league Considerable i I te leage sentiment was shown In the replies in favor of oC Sunday ball bal playing but all al were ready to w IA enforce an ordinance on this subject I If IC passed Thomas and ana Tanner and Morris Sommer answered in the affirm I Chris Diehl Dieh liked a Sunday ball bal game but was ready to enforce o r nances g Similar rl replies ow were given e by th the other candidates for city offices outside of the candidates The league leage heard Secretary Cannons I summary of or the replies made by b the councilmen and decided it Jt wul would take taP too much time to prepare a report last evening Some of ot the eY re ye replies plies were not altogether satisfactory It I was finally decided to t appoint a com cont committee summarizing the replies of ot alt all aUthe the candidates and in some sume cases mak lag ing In recommendations for tor or against a few tew of or them The committee selected is 18 made up of ot Rev Richard Wake ake Mrs Mr I Shepard find and Eugene M l Cannon It I is expected given out that today the summary l will wJ be I |