Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-08-10 | Page 11 | Battle Looms in Salt Lake City Election

AnLE LOOMS IN SALT LAKE CITY ELECTION Off Officials i c i a 1 s May Face Strong Strong- Opposition By JENNINGS PHILLIPS HILLIPS S One o or the most intensely fought municipal election campaigns In re re- tint lent years year loomed Saturday on Salt SAke Lake CitY City's political horizon But uL t side Ide west ct side all an around the the town tOW In fact arc are yielding new ne daily daly arid and nd it appears that the three li city commis- commis will face tace wen well organized op op- jJ when the primaries call out the the voters on October 22 i The primaries will decide two tiding mayoralty candidates and he four commission aspirants with th hi thi largest following The six Jl will be placed on the ballot for lor or the final election on Tuesday November 5 Although the primaries are more than ban two months In the future po- po torn tom toms are arc beating In In- In using Ising tempo and public an- an of their candidacy are arc soon from the three in- in and the dozen or more moreo o 0 are seeking the coveted posts Only one aspirant Mrs Reva Beck one none member of the 1935 house I f representatives and Salt Lake ty attorney is definitely In the eld field Mrs Bosone is sponsored b by nonpartisan group of tive tiye women who believe the city commission would be better off with cn of their sex seC on the job Mayor Louis Marcus George D D. Keyser water commissioner and 1 hn M Ml Knight public safety comer com corn er will be in the field Although Although Al Al- Although though t the e odds odds' favor their reelection tion their supporters are mobilizing t for i an intensive campaign in the fear fear that thata a dark horse might be victorious 5 l' l All Republicans Whether the three incumbents will ill unite to present a solid front to the opposition or whether each cach w will litand or fall faU on his own record is conjectural All Mi arc Republicans nd J if the county Democrats em cm- by their success in the re recent rent rent re- re cent nt state and county elections row brow row their support to three party a fight on strictly part parti- i lines may result ting fight is expected to inter tenter around the reelection of ot ner Knight Letters are ting ng mai mailed ed to overtime parkers led into police court by Mr p ight's bluecoats implying that rith Ith a new public safety commis commis- Joner oner oner such unpleasant Incidents auld not occur Mr Knights Knight's back back- iri I. I are reported to have something pp p their sleeves to counteract this position maneuver J. J i J. J P Parley White former city treas treas- er erand and chief of police and Nor Nor- n aL L. L Sims merchant and Amena Amerin Ameri- Ameri in n a legion official lal arc among Re Re- prominently mentioned lor r the thc commission Friends of Mr White have held venal e al meetings and are confident heir eli candidate will ill be amon among the fee qualifiers after the primaries ph hUe Mr Sims' Sims supporters point point- to s to his success in directing the yered vered Wagon Days' Days celebration popularity as departmental of the legion see an y victory in sight Among Among- Candidates Dr E. E E. E Monson dentist P. P S. S teacher William Murch Mur- Mur ch li h. grover and Lyle B. B Nicholes ucher and secretary of ot the state emO committee are among for tor whom their backers solid soUd party support could be AU All four tour were representatives from t L Lake count county in the 1935 legisla- legisla lre te re grid arid their appearance in the t U ti w would uld give Republican ts cause for worry L group of or Third ward citizens organized to back a candidate torn their district from which th the ite Je Le Commissioner Joseph H. H Lake me t. t W V T. T Edward food broker f W West t Second North street is other nother sider considerable Various candidates will complete on of f their camps In the t month and by September 15 lie ft e first st flood of ot oratory is cx cx- eted to signal the official opening f the campaign