Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-11-20 | Page 7 | Mayor of Chicago May be Candidate

MAYOR OF CHICAGO MAY BE CANDIDATE USCOLX, Nov. 19. A petition was ; 'i with the secretary of state late ''lay ;o place the name of William ' i';' Thompson, mavor of Chieagjo. on primary ballot for the Republican "aination" for president. Mr. Tbomp- s record of law enforcement as "ayor of Chicago is recited in the pe-'"bn pe-'"bn as one jrood reason why lie should I, :''ve the nomination. The petition circulated at the instance of John " Vci-er of Omaha, who filed the pe" for Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. y- Yeiser requested the. secretary of to withdraw the Roosevelt peti-I peti-I non. .Uler the state primary law, the pe--;tw filed for Mr. Roosevelt in 1912 'till in effect and cannot be with-except with-except on demand of the peti-, peti-, cr who filed it or through injimc-y injimc-y irwfdincs instituted by Mr. ' K'"'""':!t.