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Show NEARING ELECTION BRINGS PROBLEM So far only recognition of the city election to be held in approximately ap-proximately four months from now is a quiet, undercover campaign cam-paign which has its origin with friends or opponents of prospective prospec-tive candidates and incumbents. No announcements have been made at this early date, and no authentic reports of the intentions inten-tions of present city officials have been issued. There is one essential election policy which must be determined determin-ed by the city council before October 1. The 1939 legislature passed a bill which was signed by Governor Henry H. Blood providing that cities of second and third class have the privilege of determining whether elective city officials are to be nominated by direct primary, petition . or the convention method. At the present cities of the second and third class are without a form of nominating candidates. As the primary election method meth-od of choosing nominees is both cumbersome and expensive, it is generally considered not unlikely that the council will solve their problem by favoring a nomination nomina-tion procedure allowing a combination com-bination of petition and convention conven-tion methods. Bingham has been incorporated since 1904, and was proclaimed a city of the first class May 23, 1938. This year voters in Bingham Canyon will choose a mayor, four two-year councilmen, one holdover hold-over four-year councilman, a city recorder, and a city treasurer. treasur-er. Incumbents whose term of office of-fice expires December 31 are Mayor Ed Johnson, Councilmen C. A. Morley, Art Sorenson, Dale Johnston and Al J. Ablett. All are concluding their first term with the exception of Mr. Morley, Mor-ley, who was reelected last town election. |
