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Show TWD MORE TO Tiff FOR OFFICII FAVORS; i C. C. Ncslen and J. E. Jennings Jen-nings Will Be Candidates i for Commissionership. ; POLITICS IS QUIESCENT Competition Largely Centered Cen-tered in Attempt to Cut Expenditures. It is a stearaless broth that fills the political pot of Salt Lake City on the eve of a municipal election. it began to look as if that perennial reportorial phrase about the boiliutr of the caldron would be thrown into the discard this season. Now comes the first movement that looks like the launching of a boom for a candidate. C. C. Neslen and J. E. Jennings are to como out for election as commissioners at the request of citizens citi-zens who appealed to them on the basis of need of efficient service in the city offices. Both are business men of general gen-eral acquaintance in the city, Mr. Ncslen Ncs-len being associated with, the Kimball & Bichards Eeal Estate company and Mr. Jennings with the Jennings-Hauna Warehouse company. But unless the race takes on speed soon, whoever wins will perforce win in a walk. The election date is November No-vember 6 and the primary election, preceding pre-ceding that by two weeks, w'ill be held on October 23. Also, the voters are to have an opportunity op-portunity to select from a goodly number num-ber of candidates two city commissioners commission-ers and a city auditor to take office next January 1. ' Petitions for position on the ballot of the primary election are multiplying in the files of the citv recorder's office. Those of C. if. Hecker, M. E. Stewart and A. H. Crabbe were added to the number yesterday. yes-terday. Each is a candidate for election elec-tion to one of the two commissioner-ships commissioner-ships the terms of which expire at the close of this year. Petitions Nov Filed. Previously filed petitions w-ere those of Stephen B. Newman, at present a commissioner; F. S. Fernstrom, Frank L. Hines aud J. E. Lynch. Commissioner Commis-sioner Heber M. Wells will file bin petition pe-tition within the next few days, it is understood, as will also F. R. Newman, while the circulation of a petition for the caudidacy of Frank J. Hewlett has been begun. Petitions have been filed bv ti candidates for the position of audit, with rumors of others in course of preparation. prep-aration. They are those of E. A. Bock, present holder of the office, and Frank Swenson. The petition filed bv Mr. Bock constitutes a volume containing 1081 signatures of qualified voters. The legal requirement is 100 signatures. - Modest statements of initial campaign cam-paign expenses arc being filed daily by the various candidates.' His attention having been called to the fact that his first statement was overdue, A. Jf. Crabbe made immediate correction of the oversight yesterday bv- filing with the city recorder yesterday a statement state-ment of his expenses, actual and contracted, con-tracted, up to date. The statement shows $3.50 actually paid out and a total of $23.25 in liabilities incurred. More Statements. C. M. Hecker and Commissioner Newman also filed initial statements yesterday. Mr. Hecker 's campaign expenses ex-penses so far are shown to have amounted to .$26 and those of Commissioner Commis-sioner Newman $14.20. The absence of any reported considerable consid-erable expenditures bv candidates to further tlieir chances of election is becoming be-coming a matter of keen interest with the habitual election fans. It has been commented that there seems to be a spirit of competition among candidates as to who shall hold the record for minimum expenses and . thereby be farthest from tho expenditure limit set by the corrupt practices law. It has occasioned comment to the effect that any man with a short purse and long political aspirations might buy into the game now and stand a chance of winning win-ning a political jackpot in the form of a lucrative office. |