Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-11-04 | Page 45 | Winners Hard to Pick in Salt Lake Race

WINNERS HARD TO PICK IN SALT LAKE RAGE I Race for Commissioner Jobs Joh and Auditor Lacking i in Usual Zest By Polly A heavy nEavy track a light attendance and with political bookmakers taboo bettin betting pools closed at least to nonmembers nonmembers nonmembers non- non members and the tile favorites favorit-es running Inand in inand inand and out and all around their usual form is the tile forecast for Tue Tuesday day gathered gathered gathered gath gath- ered from the form sheets of the po political political po- po But regardless of ot weather conditions condi condi- and the presence in town of the tho corrupt practices law the biennial municipal handicap is going to be berun run This may maybe be questioned by some of ot the old patriots of the torchlight da day days s q but hut never nevertheless its it's a fact The candidates admit there is going to be beI bean bean an election lEction Tuesday The report is I further confirmed by the fact that the stalls at various arlous voting places I have been scrubbed out and the penI pencils penella pen pen- ella cUs sharpened I EYEt Evet since the tho first heat of the race for executive honors was run two weeks ago tile tie various entries have been galloping over the political turf acquainting themselves with the course All candidates are confident of 01 taking the pole when the barrier goes up at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning and holding it for a rEcord smashing run PUZZLED Political fo form m sheet who who have picked the winners with amazing accuracy in former years are freely discussing the war and and observing discretionary discretionary dis dis- reticence on the political situation until its it's time to say I told you so Some of the more moie bold and daring dating scholars have predicted winners in an undertone and with one hand on their election betting capital Even politicians poll poll- themselves admit a one way bet is precarious and a combination to win place or show for any candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date is a long shot allot Although the duly luly qualified entries are confident of running in their record record record rec rec- ord form the political revelators are upsetting the fondest hopes of the candidates by indiscriminate and heartless predictions of dark horses LIGHT VOTE PREDICTED Despite the fact that the smallest t number of votes ever cast at a municipal municipal municipal mu mu- election were polled at the primaries October 23 indications Inthe in inthe the tho last week have been that the vote will l-hl l hf ha more than doubled at tl the the the- general general election I The four favorites favoritE'S in the handicap and the two entries entries en en- i tries tiles for the event filed Hed statements of their entrance fees to date with the city recorder yesterday esterday Heber AI M. r. r Wells incumbent city commissioner and candidate for re reelection reelection reelection re- re election filed a statement showing his campaign expenses to have been 40 A A. H H. Crabbe filed a statement statement statement state state- ment of oC 35 Stephen B. B B B. Newman also an incumbent commissioner and candidate for reelection stated his ex expenses expenses expenses ex- ex to date have been CC C C. C C. filed a statement of 01 60 E E. A A. Bock present city auditor has spent and J 3 r. r L L. May May- Jr rr his op opponent opponent op- op filed tiled a statement of oC