| Show I I i I I i i i SCHOOL FIGHT ON THIS IS WEEK W EK Americans to Hold Primaries and Ward Conven Conventions Conventions Conventions School affairs will hold the center of the stage in the minds of or many man citizens during the week w ek just opening op nIng The elec dee election election tion at which five members of the thc board of education are to be chosen will not be bc held until Dec 5 but during durin the next week eek many primaries and conventions will willbe willbe willbe be held for the purpose of deciding upon candidates The American party has entered the field for far the announced purpose of ot res rescuing rescuing rescuing I cuing the th public nubile schools of the city cit from the domination of the ll Mormon rmon church They will hold primaries ries in the tue various voting YoUng districts tonight At these primaries maries manes delegates will be chosen to five je municipal ward conventions to be held heki Wednesday evening At these conven conventions lIons candidates will win be chosen to rep represent represent represent resent that organization NonPartisans Call Conventions In opposition to the Americans a nonpartisan convention is called for the Fifth ward This will be held in Judge Diehls court room Tuesday evening The Indications are Ire that Judge II H P Hen Henderson Henderson derson demon will be named at this convention A similar convention for the Fourth ward is called for Wednesday evening I This will be 00 lucId held in the Twentieth ward amusement hall on A and Second street Here a successor to Thomas R Ellerbeck will bt Ix b named Mr Ellerbeck is not a candidate for reelection A similar con convention convention for the Third ward is called for the High school building for Mon Ion Monday Monday I I day evening Nov 26 t A similar conven convention convention tion lion for the Second ward will be held in inthe Inthe inthe I the Sixth ward amusement I evening Nov 21 It is supposed that a l lj similar convention will be called later for forthe forthe forthe j the First ward I I I Mormons Have Strong Lead It is the opinion of many man that the Americans have not chosen a pro propitious propItIous time for saving the schools from the tho Mormons Of the holdover members C S Martin of the First Arnold G Giauque of the Second Oscar W V Moyle lole of or the Third and Mat Thomas of the Fourth are Mormons In addition to this it is n a practical certainty that an another another another other Mormon will ill be bc chosen this year car carIn In the Third so that the Mormons will wilt have ha half the membership of the board of education as a starter Facing this situation it is difficult to understand just how the Americans American i intend to gain control of the board of education this thin year ear I Four Gentiles Go Out Here Is another consideration Of the five fhe retiring members this year four ar all are Gentiles These are Byron CummIngs of ot the First M J Cheesman of the Sec See Second Second ond Thomas R It Ellerbeck of the Fourth and Judge H II P Henderson of the Fifth The only Mormon whose terms expires this year ear is W J Newman It is un understood understood understood that Mr Ir Newman will ill not be he bea hea a candidate for reelection but whether he is or not a Mormon will be chosen from the Third Viewing the situation from all the dif dir different different ferent standpoints it is difficult to see where the Americans can reasonably hope to gain any ground by making a straight fight In this years ears school election Some of the more radi radical radical radical cal members of the time organization classify Byron Cummings of the First M lI J T Cheesman of the Second and H P I Henderson of the tue Fifth as Jack Mor Mormons Mormons mons and they the may oppose them thorn on that ground with just as much munch vigor as though they were members of the dominant church Good Position at Stake The position posh Ion of clerk of ot the board of education is entering into the fight This position is now flOW held by Lucien P Judd who succeeded John B Moreton the present cIty eity recorder and an Influential member of the time American party part It Is understood that a determined effort will wilt willbe willbe be made to oust Judd to make room for some one more closely In sympathy with American ideas of conducting the schools It Is certain that many man conservative citizens will refuse to be drawn into this fight at least wherein it means a lineup on Mormon and lines lins s They The will ill hold aloof and vote for the men they consider best qualified regardless ot their politics or religion At the same time the struggle promises to be fierce and bitter especially In certain of the municipal wards |
