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Show Politics Begin To Stir As Election Approaches Deadline For Filing Petition Of Nomination Very Clo.se Politics began to stir very definitely de-finitely this week as the date for the biennial municipal election, elect-ion, on Tuesday, November 7, hove into view, one month away. Mnst imnnrtant. nnnniinppmont of the week is the statement of the present slate of city officials, headed by Mayor Ed Johnson, that they will enter the field for reelection on the Non-Partisan ticket. As yet no petition of nomination nomina-tion has been filed with the city recorder. Incumbents expected to file for reelection are Mayor Ed Johnson; City Councilmen Art Sorenson, C. A. Morley, Al J. Ablett and Dale Johnston. The election this November is the first for Bingham under third class city regulations, requiring election of a treasurer, recorder and one four-year councilman, offices which have never been elective before in Bingham Can-von. Prominently mentioned as possible- candidates to fill these positions po-sitions are Eugene Morris, incumbent, incum-bent, as recorder, and Alvin Hall, treasurer. Mentioned as a possible candidate candi-date for the fifth council post is Francis J. Quinn. It has been reliably re-liably reported that Art Sorenson Soren-son will be the Non-Partisan nominee for the four-year term council, position. An ordinance passed September Septem-ber 6 providing for nominations for election of officials of Bingham Bing-ham Canyon provides that nominations nomi-nations shall be filed not more than forty nor less than thirty days before election. The next two days will see considerably political""' activity, as the Non-Partisan group must file their ticket by Saturday. If the proposed ticket is to have any opposition the next two days will see announcement of another ticket. Nominations for candidacy for city office may be made by political poli-tical parties, organizations or associations as-sociations which may call or hold primary elections, or which may hold mass primaries or conventions conven-tions to nominate candidates. Petitions Pe-titions of nomination may be signed by 25 qualified voters residing re-siding within the city. " |
