Show 1 3 City ily t ty Officials a 1 I Expected to 10 toBy tor t r Ask Reelection By Itly PATRICK R. R ECKMAN ECKl People who like Uke their politics on th the McCoy Hatfield-McCoy McCoy level of diplomacy may find the then then- then then- w w waning a n I n g Centennial celebration more exciting than Salt Lake City's municipal elections this f fall ll When the narcotic effect of a campaign Ign IgnIs is attended by an abbreviated thre three race race balJo ballot ballot bal bal- bal bal- Jo lot the war drums arc are apt to beat out a lullaby But the jingoist can take hope In present possibility that two other factors might fan the flames fiery flames 1 e fiery candidates and Inflammable In in inflammable flammable issues issue On the first of these its it's early The rho petition filing flUng deadline is ill a remote five months months' of off Oct 11 and end the field BO ao far tar consists of nothing but rumors feelers bles' bles lea and Most J probable of the are lire the incumbents Mayor Earl Js J- J Glade Commissioner L L. C. C Romney and Com Commissioner D D. A A. Af Affleck who all all are expected t togo to toCO go CO after another term tenn Many lany Possibilities From there on the political are reciting most of the teJ telephone phone d directory rectory as u One interesting new name vari varl- varIously variously mentioned as a a. prospect for tor forthe forthe the mayors mayor's post and a 8 commissionership commis- commis is O. O A. A W former former for- for mer orner state Mate industrial commissioner who was ousted by Gov Herbert B. B Maw Newell Knight city who broke into the state senate ranks last fall tall is consistently report reported reported re re- re- re port ported d as interested in trying on ona ona a 11 commissioners commissioner's chair for size Another new name is a dark horse CoL CoL E E. G. G Thomas now an apartment house manager manager Mention of at Sen Knight and Col Thomas gives gIves' credence to reports that the war veterans are going to tal take e a 8 lively interest in the campaign 5 Similarly labor is expected ex- ex I eX-I I to come up with several candidates The only safe prediction at this early date though is that the voters will have plenty to choose from at the primary Oct 21 which by way of completing the record will be two weeks in advance advance ad ad- vance vance of ot the final linal payoff on Nov 4 4 Tax Picture In the way of issues assuming the incumbents do run much probably will depend upon the tax picture as it emerges when the city's tax levy has hase been set this summer With VIlli the schools already setting taxpayers' taxpayers nerves on edge the political implications o increases es are self seU evident Mayor Glades Glade's bold stand on the business franchise tax last winter winter winter win win- ter stirred up feelings In certain quart quarters s but the new license system system system tem reportedly has has' cut this opposition opposition opposition op op- op- op position to the vanishing point As head of the public safety department department department de de- Commissioner Romney Is a natural target Subject ct to attack attack at at- t- t tack from both those who want more law enforcement and those who want less law enforcement public safety commissioners have havea a a. notoriously high political mortality mortality mortality mor mor- rate By contrast Co Commissioner Affleck's Affleck's Af At- flecks fleck's water department is least in the limelight Offsetting Offsetting- this advantage however is the direct contact between his waterworks system and every home dweller in the city city a a splendid channel for political attackS attack aB as well as water Maybe it w wont won't mt be su such a quiet t election after all |