Show Popular Men Compete For County Clerks Clerk's Job 1 j I H I I THOMAS HOMER Office Has Been Storm Center Center Cen Cen- I Cen-I ter p Pay y Rolls Are Cut I by Homer r The office of county clerk of Salt Lake county has county has been beth the storm center of the prevent present administration and the squabbles and fights which have been staged have attracted much attention Thomas Homer clerk who i is seeking re-election re has been the principal point of attack in the uprisings of the auditor Charles A. A Weaver but to date has come out the victor He has op opposed opposed op op- posed the attempts of Mr Weaver to dictate the affairs of the administration tion especially in th the matter of purchasing purchasing purchasing pur pur- chasing supplies and in many in instances instances instances in- in stances has gained his point When Thomas Homer went into of office office office of- of fice the monthly p pay y roll of the clerks clerk's office amounted to but it has been gradually reduced until now it reaches but 1985 One month during the present year the pay roll totaled but 1892 Prior to his election as county clerk Mr Homer was secretary of ot B. B P.O. P.O. P. P O. O E. E lodge No 85 of Salt Lake servIng serving serving ing two terms of one year each He has been a resident of Salt Lake for many years and before assuming the duties of secretary of the Elks' Elks club was engaged in the real estate state and In Insurance insurance In- In urance business I I 4 J l i A. A ANDY E. E B BEVERIDGE EVE RIDGE Beyeridge Beveridge Has Had Wide Experience in n Place to Which He Aspires Aspires- A A. A Andy E E. Beveridge Republican Republican lican candidate for county clerk probably probably probably ably is bet better er acquainted with the af affaIrs affairs affairs af- af fairs of the office than any other man manIn manin manin in Salt Lake county having served two years and a half hair in n the office as chief deputy clerk and two years as deputy He ha was the chief under Clerk L L. L P. P Palmer Palmer and was deputy during the term of Mrs Margaret Zane Witcher When Thomas Homer took the reins of the office it was necessary for him to retain Mr Beveridge as chief deputy for a period of six months to enable him to g get t onto the ropes before re putting putting putting put put- ting in his own man Mr Beveridge is well known in Salt Lake and has lived here practically all his life Before entering the office of county clerk he was engaged in the I brokerage business For the last year he has been a deputy in the office of the secretary I of state |