Show I LOCAL POLITICAL POLITICAL GOSSIP I I I I Palmer a well known Democrat of Farmington has hns been recommended by jy National Committeeman oman William R B. Wallace Wall e and State Chairman Samuel R B of or th the Democratic party for forc at ap- ap a 1 MiP as of Just been been- raised from n a a civil service postoffice to a presidential appointment office Mr Palmer has been active in III Democratic politics for many years and is well lIk liked d In Farmington The Tho Davis county central committee and anda a large number numb r of ot fesl residents of oC the county co have lave added their In indorsement S Friends of ot Ezra Thompson former Cormer mayor maor of th the city elty have not riot given gi up their efforts to induce him to enter the commissionership race though he Insl Insists s that he does not wish to again appear In Inthe Inthe inthe the political field S S Mark Reed II a R. member of the last tast city elty council may announce his hie candidacy for or a commissionership He served two terms in the city council elected from front the tho fifth ward ard and his hili friends in that part of oC the city are urging him to enter tho the fight S S S Tho rho Socialist party port of Salt Snit Lake held an interesting meeting at Unit Unity hall last night at which J. J Stitt Stilt Wilson n of Berkeley Berke- Berke tey ley ey Cal delivered an address in iii which he ie said he ho would endea endeavor or to disprove o three hrco falsehoods that havo have been circulated cit cu concerning tl the tho Socialist doctrine These ho said were tho the statements that Socialism will destroy the home homo that It wilt will destroy destro religion and that it will destroy do de stroy private property These ho ito said originated in Wall Vall street several ce years ago Ho He asserted that Socialism would not destroy th these o Important factors In life lite and happiness but would strengthen them He Ho will speak at Unity hall again tonight Mr Wilson was waa mayor of Berkeley S S S Another possible candidate for tor commissionership commis- commis honors IB Is Prof Richard R. R Lyman vice Ice chairman Of C tho the state roae road commission A number of or taxpayers argue arUe that tho the city will undertake a 11 number number number num- num ber of oC important and far tar reaching municipal muni muni- cipal Ipat improvements during tho the next few tew years e especially p In the tho matter of ofa water a tar supply and distribution and are aro urging Professor Lyman to run taking the tho stand that the presence of oC a trained and efficient efficient effi effi- dent engineer on the commission would Woul mean menn much to tho the city S S S United States Senator Reed Smoot left for Washington this afternoon after two weeks weeks' leave of ot absence spent In tills this elt city and in Provo conferring with Republican party part leaders lenders In both cities He was ac accompanied accompanied RC- RC companied to the capital b by Mrs Smoot and his son and dau daughter Ernest and find Zolla Zella S S The Municipal l league will meet at the Commercial club at 8 o'clock tonight to select the s second ond of oC its standard bearers who will be placed in tho the commissionership commissioner commissioner- ship fight on a a platform of municipal ownership of oC public utilities Stephen H H. I Love has i already dread been selected by the Ute le leacue e As quickly as the second man mart is selected their petitions will willbe be signed ed b by the league teague members in order to comply with tho the law Ja governing filing of or such petitions S S S SWilliam William Newton ewton whoso whose slogan Is Off OCt with the lad tad which expresses in the briefest possible form torm his ideas concernIng concerning concern- concern Ing good government go for tor cities clUe has filed flied his petition for tor a place on the thc ballot for Cor election as a n city commIssIoner ioner His platform stands for Cor a wide open dt city and his petition was as signed by a number of oC business men lIe He has been granted permission permission permission per per- mission by th tho city commission to conduct conduct conduct con con- duct street meetings at which he ho will advocate his election and it Is promised that he will Ill III Inject a splash of color into the campaign S S S Jesse Jesso F F. Cannon candidate for election as auditor filed moo his petition with the city recorder yesterday afternoon Ho Ire Is now nowa a deputy deput In tho the office of or the count county re recorder recorder recorder re- re corder and has had many years years' ex experience experience ox- ox as an expert accountant S S S Candidates ates roe for city preferment who o ha not flied filed their petitions for tor places on the o official al ballot are aro active today securing signatures 1 to their petitions for places on the ticket All petitions must be filed tiled with the city recorder before o midnight Saturday and those who go o under under under un un- un- un der the wire too late cannot qualify for tor election at the primaries nor at the gen- gen oral election It Is thou ht that a half halt dozen or moro more aspirants to office will HI file filo the tho papers between now ane and the tho expiration expiration expiration tion of or the allotted time 5 S C. C Frank J Emory moI former sheriff sherif o of this count county has secured nearly BI signatures to his petition for a place on the tho ballot as candidate for city commissioner and will fib tile filo It this afternoon Nearly Nearh all of oC the signers are residents of oC the west est side who want more mono money spent f for r public Improvements In that part of the city Mr 11 Emerys Emery's platform Includes a plank pledging him hini to work to that end S S S J. J B 13 formerly an Instructor in tn tho tue University of oC Utah ma may become a candidate tot for elt city Friends are aro urging him to get got Into the tile therace therace race and say eay the they will have havo no difficulty in securing the tho necessary signatures to his petition ire He was professor of oC mathematics mathematics mathe mathe- matics in tho the university for tor a It quarter of oC ofa ofa a 3 century roUt retiring from the faculty ten years ears ago agov He was treasurer of oC Salt Lake county for a term and for two was wasa a member of oC the tho city board of education S S to Several SC of the candidates for 01 elt city com com- arc expected to attend the tile first regular annual meeting of oC the theVe Ve Went t Side Sido Improvement league at the fifteenth ward nard chapel at s 's S to to- to night This chapel hap 1 is at the Intersection intersection tion of of oC First South and nd Eighth West streets All MI th the various districts into which the west side organization is di divided dl- dl vided are to attend the me meets meet meet- ts t- t tS s It tt Is for the entire league and not one district The rhe annual election of officers of oC the the organization will also alto be bo held at nl this time |