Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-11-23 | Page 14 | Van Pelt Reconsiders and Will be Candidate

VAN PELT RECONSIDERS AND WILL VILL BE CANDID CANDIDA After H. H V. V Van Pelt vice the thc board of education bad had decided J I Jt he would Mould not bE bo a candidate an for Cor nomination item from th the First ward ard at tt primary to be bc beheld held ld in n the tho ca cast cad t sUei td school at S 3 clock o'clock tonight c Of partisan n and arid sectarian bitterness that Out developed I In ir that st precinct n a co com of ot voters from that ward waited I him today arid antI ur ed him so 80 stay slay In the the- therace race that ho co consented cn t to permit the pre his name before the tho convention The tight fight in the tho Fit First pr precinct thU is following the tho l precedent e tabU school matters in iii that precinct years ago and observed with v cunin election The school board and all aU other matters pertaining t. t public 5 schools have ha engendered aa 35 feeling o oi of sectarianism and JP 1 parti as has been shown in any other k kt election and antl though more moro earnest earn t have havo been this year car to avoid old part parti and sectarianism tho the old cropped out with unabated in announcing that he would not cot candidate for Mr Ir VU VoL Eal said that hat If sr It were n necessary for tor pledge alle allegiance lanca to any part partY cirelo or clique b be or any J not enter the race j. j The committee of or his rf friends duce duce-d him to change chance his mind sectarian or D an him that no behalf would be used In his M be uP eiTt tJ that If nominated he ho would pro free from Crom any to make this race aI i alliances On that or to toa toa Mr Van Pelt sayS as a's he consented Van Felt tonight Ir candidate a the bittne bitt that ho he decrIes and deplores developed In the ne ness that has cint ol election antI and T rem he be would rather or of harmony Is It or of the tho He says that thit lb o causo his his' friends and have urged or of peace pr ho will permit served that be candidate candidate- tion lIon of ot his name as a