| Show J f f POlITICAL CAPTAINS 1 r READY HEM WE WEAre fOR THE fRAY Are Prepared To Lead Parties in Battle of the Ballots s Once again that season bas ban arrived a when men yield to the tho persuasions t of ot tn their Ir friends and reluctantly carr carry t their party banners to Joyous victory r defeat The fact that the tho battle battle- battlefield field Is I. s circumscribed with the of the municipality and that the trophies have but an indifferent ent luster d does not mako make tho the contest conleSt Ie lest less exciting neither does the risk of baring baying their characters bespattered With fth gore daunt the leaders in their dash duh for fame 1 Preliminary arra arrangements for the biennial battle of ballots were made mado within tho the past palt week by the conven lions of the two political parties and Indications point to a more lively campaign cam cam- campaign than has been witnessed hero Inmany in inmany inmany InI I many years rears The Republicans held their convention at tho the North ward louse houle house last Saturday night and choso chose choseI K w S I P D D. Jensen as aa their candidate to succeed succeed suc sue suet t teed himself as mayor His only opponent op ope was F F. H. H who was nominated notwithstanding his pro pro- te D D. W W. Thompson was made the party's candidate for tor councilman d for the year four term and the tho two two- year candidates are Darid David Da rid vid N N. N Beal Meal Parley Hanson and Andrew An drew Thomson Jr Mahonri Thomson Thom s son n Is the candidate for city recorder and Miss Blenda Bienda Dahl for lor city treas treas- T titer The Democrats hold held their convention conven conTen tion at the tho North ward house Wednesday Wednes day night and chose choso the following candidates dates Mayor C C. C r councilman for year four term Peter Greaves Jr councilman for year two-year i term Rasmus Hanson Thomas 1 F F. Ilien and Andrew Androw Hanson recorder 1 I C C. C Anderson treasurer Mrs Hannah Hannah Han Han Han- t nah Williams A tue- tue the s J t adopted the following plat plat- V term lorm J k i Sec I. I Wo We favor the tho strict enforcement enforce enforce- P ment of the city ordinance prohibiting l f t the salo sale of ot Intoxicating liquors rs and t the punishment of or all persons found in In I a an Intoxicated condition upon Ulon the tile r. r c I public public- streets of Sec bee ec ll II II We favor ta the establishment i t a l municipal telephone system as 1 R b L son as tho the city's finances will wUl p permit i v rending Pending that time favor we wo granting a y franchise for a telephone system to f l I our 0 own arrn n citizens the city retaining the tae right to purchase the plant at a k stipulated price ut at any l' l time time Sec eec III Ill The Tho condition of or B B. B West utro street t is a disgrace to the city and I Ithe the tile present switching facilities facUlties of the I railroad company there make malo the I a handling of cars a menace menaco to life Ufe and property We Wo pledge our candidates candidates' to make malte every everT possible effort to have tho the railroad company grade grado this street street I iE E aa II it should be bo and sto atop tho the practice of ot handling cars by means means means' of the flyIng fly- fly Ing ng switch In order for the railroad company to stop atop that practice it willbe will willbe willbe be necessary for tor it to extend its house track to the south and we favor favor or 01 granting a franchise to cross Cenor Center Cen Cen- ter Lor or street for this purpose purpose S 'S W f v r th the gre i f pos sible sable progress in city Improvements that can be obtained without IncreasIng Ing ng the tax levy The burdens of or taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion ion are already greater than the people people peo peo- plc can well bear and other means should be adopted to aid in securing ne necessary essary improvements In early times lines in all communities and at the present time lime In hi many places when roads oads were to be built streets to be graded and paved and many other I im in needed the people did not I resort to taxation but voluntarily got together and did the needed work We favor avor the cultivation of this spirit of or civic chic pride and urge upon the tile citizens to 10 and aid the city offic officers rs in bringing about the betterment of our streets the improvement of the seni seni- tary condition of the city and building I up a greater and be better ter Ephraim Our I candidates are re pledged to carry out thee policies and we ask asle for them the support of at all citizens who desire to keep Ephraim in the front trout rank of Utah's progressive cities |
