Show PROVO PROVO UTAH SePT 27 lS97 NonPartisan Convention The citizens nonpartisan comentln alas held Saturday In the Park school house The following permanent organization or-ganization wn effected Chairman B P Iggertooll Jr secretary J To Par rer nIlont secretary Miss May Aohworth I rleantatl1rm W N Hpartord chaplain J P Gates The following candidates for l clll oflices were unlimited Major Hoger Parrer Marshal Novvell Knight Ulornej ahoniis John Kecorder L Nelson Treasurer Mlis Mary lloshnrl Auditor Mrs Melissa It Stewart Jusllce lfred Baxe The followIng members of the city Committee wero elected who With hope elected at the ward primaries will I tale charge of the election 010 I hinerI Jan 1 Daniels chalrmun NJ 18 Rose Young secretary M Loll I tie Parrot 1lret ward X1iPAarta I Boesky second ward Miss Betlle Brny thIrd ward Mr I Mary Budn IOurill ward Mrs Teenle A Taylor Fifth ward The following platform was adopted InT clitzene munlcli al organization II In convention I assemble 1 lavhg lit Iw the ht Interests of Provo city submit herwllh the following reasons fur Iresentln to the electors a noo purt Pan ticket I IrstNon partisan city electors are In accord with the spirit of the ng Th e bent nut I otiose on municipal IIOV crnment agree that citing oOrnrd un der artisan methods develop monlCol1 evils nod corruption > s n fact munlralid hy 1 the con lltlon of most clllcs of our country today these allthorllla Alan age that the most effective reniedy for such evils and corrupllon Is 1 A unllt1 reform movement on the Part the clllzens Irrespective of party nlllll nlluns That their judgment on the iroloslllois > Is I well taken Is evidenced by I the reforms alreadY l effected In sev erul large cities notably In the city of New 1 ork through non i nrllsan ad inlnlttrntlons The movement to free municipalities from the evils of pnrlls gI politics Is spreading throughout ill I Unite 1 Males Utah being toy no mians behind tho limes ns witness tie cltl sells oveincnt In ball Ink City und other plnc I Seoon While Provo City has not yet reached the state of Corruption exhibited ex-hibited in older and more populous ccn Itrs the incipient evil of partnnsl Ip oro Plainly manifest In our municipal affairs nod wo believe It to he a 11180 policy to Prevent their growth rather than to trust to i rcfaim after they 1 become Aggravated lhlrdA Instances ot such evils to mention I the IInneceonl discard aod bitterness Aroused IctNl cell Ineigh loon and fellow clllzens In nn elcllon where no political Issue Is really Involved In-volved 2 the feeling on the Part ot the Melon that Patronage l must be distributed ns n reward for patty Per vices to t her than ns a badge of actual merll nnd oHIclal fllniss a Curtain sanctioned and practiced Ij all political politi-cal parties It often hal pel s moreover more-over that the city ndmli Islrnllon Is divided lelvvecn parties unit I the vvran gle over Appointments to Office Unnee sarlly clogs the movement of public business 3 the fear of pulling a po lltlcHl Party > at n dlsalvaitage In n CA thing clecton operates to moko a porllon Administration timorous in the enforcement city ordinances rourthA noniarllsin admlnlslra lion for Provo will tend to mltlgale or remove thee evils As city olllcers will In such a case Own their flection to no party but to citizens ns n whole they will not hesitate to enforce the ordinances and as n Consequence the city will lo Improved In lie mattEr of street sllewnlKs 1 and shade tree without discrimination as to locillty In the wider use of Ihe cllv s water Her vice In the Abatement of lIulonnece that endanger the health 1 of tile citizens suit In the Closer enforcement of cordi nances against nil public I evIH and Im morallllex IlrthWe favor low tales WI Iso econom but not arstmon l should govern In public expenditures LX traNngance 14 all Impolitic In public tt8 In private affairs High taxes large debts and excessive nalarloi are direct ly detrimental to the growth of tho city We favor the reduction of taxes to the very lowest point consistent with tile amount of venue neceJJ to carry on the business of our municipal corporation I cor-poration I IxlhW favor the redemption Of the city wotcr battle cs rapidly on our resources will permit RaenthIhe movement resulting In tile clllxeoo municipal orlBolzotlon originated wholly In nn unselfish desire In servo the best Interests ot Irovo I City and > vvo thircforo Invite nil cltl scone that place public good > before l lit vote Interests la cooperate In the elec Ion ot the citizens ticket |