Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-04 | Page 9 | Attorney Bans City Printing Vote Circular

ATTORNEY BANS CITY PRINTING VOTE CIRCULAR Harris Says Power Plant Candidates Seek Political Political cal al Vantage Charges that sponsors of the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed municipal power plant ordinance ordinance ordinance nance are attempting to use city ele eleCtion election elec eleC- tion and referendum laws io to further their own political ambitions were made Wednesday by City Attorney Fisher Harris when he refused to have printed and circulated a statement statement state state- ment of arguments in favor of the proposed ordinance signed by R. R H. H I Doelle and A. A C. C Todd candidates for tor forthe forthe the city commission Mr Docile Doelle and Mr Todd as officers officers officers cers of the committee sponsoring the municipal light plant ordinance had drafted a circular they asked that the city print and circulate in accordance with the law requiring that circulars giving both sides of a proposed referendum referendum refer refer- be sent to each registered voter prior to the election The circular as drafted by Mr Todd and Mr Doelle not only contains misstatements misstatements mis mis- statements of of- fact regarding the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed ordinance but was drafted In such a way that it was a political pamphlet favoring the candidacy of the two men signing it Mr Harris said In a letter to City Recorder Ethel Macdonald he instructed her not to have printed any pamphlets containing containing containing contain contain- ing misstatement or political asper asper- The pamphlets when approved will be distributed only over the signature signature signature sig sig- sig- sig nature of the city election commission commis commis- sion Mr Harris said Proponents of the ordinance have until Saturday to prepare satisfactory circulars Opponents are given 10 days more by law and therefore have until October 17 to prepare theirs l prepare I