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Salt Lake City, Utah DARK POLITICAL CLOUD This office has been so overwhelmingly beseiged for t meet with success which allows and tolerates one man, or a numregarding the Sevens, a political organization, which ber of men, or an organization to dictate the policies of the year has taken the place of the Young Mens Republican party. !iis and in fact the Republican party in this county, that it is Candidates should be chosen by the people. Political posiur duty to endeavor to allay the fears of a great many people. tions should not be controlled by any one faction but should be The Sevens were organized to elect Ernest Bamberger Unit-- d the affair of the party. Those running for office who are uot States Senator and they nearly accomplished their purpose, for revenue only should never be considered by the people. lie organization was so successful that the leaders thought it Political positions should always be filled by those who have the ould be well to hold the success of the party at heart and who are willing to get out and boys together for all political pur-oseThe Sevens claim that they elected P. J. Moran as City work for its success at elections. An ideal government can only bmmissioner. be established under a system where every voter will take an acThe Sevens did control the recent Republican county tive part and where the party machine tries to fill positions writh and named every candidate they got behind. qualified people and not unqualified favorites. We never remember when the Republican party went to Every Seven is a hard working Republican and works for le success of the bat under such a storm as hangs over this county at the presparty ticket, therefore on this account there lould be no general alarm. ent time. There was no occasion for it. Now is the time to corHowever, people who are not Sevens are asking what rect some of the mistakes because after the November election chance have they got against such a strong organization. They it will be too late to speak. even go farther and say that if they have no opportunity to go SIMON BAMBERGER primaries or to be successful candidates at conventions, why raid they bother politics? Hence, great agitation is being ?ated in the Simon Bamberger, governor of Utah during party ranks and someone must step in and iron out se troubles. the World War, has closed the last chapter in his life. His death Several of our most prominent business men say that under came as a big surprise to his many friends whom he daily met ?li a he always appeared in the best of health. lie answered system the people have absolutely no choice as to whom want on the ticket and that such an organization is foreign the last call within a few hours after he was taken ill. all American Coming to this country as an emigrant boy from Germany politics. They point to the Democratic party ess agents who are making capital out of the Sevens organi-tio- n when he was but fourteen years of age, his successful career with the hope of securing many Republican votes, but Rereads like a novel. He made a success of nearly every business scans should not be misled or swayed by such propaganda. undertaken and under the most trying obstacles during the early In former campaigns, the Young Mens Republican club has western pioneer days he emerged with flying colors. Honesty en a big factor, but so far no one even knows that there is such and fair dealing with men made him popular with all. He was organization in existence. It has just been overlooked for among the pioneer merchants of this city, as well as becoming toe reason. one of the first promoters of mining and he amassed a big forThe Sevens may have become too enthusiastic to control the tune and at the time of his death was one of Utahs richest men. binaries against ail odds in order that they could dictate at the Mining and railroading were his later chief business pursuits. Not until he became governor of Utah did his greatness fully fnvention. However, if they are just as enthusiastic in putting Rer their ticket, they niust be considered a useful appendage show itself. No matter who the man or woman, their station in the life or the matter to lie discussed, all were welcome at the govRepublican party. It is a situation which his party leaders must handle and solve ernors office and there were no inner or outer guards at beM unless all factions can be brought together before election, office to keep the people out. All were welcome and he soon came known as the governor of the common people. While in his surprise 1 seo the Democrats carry this county. 'Weii Roosevelt created a in the Republican party, the office at the State Capitol, he kept an open door for all callers. split oiocrats were He was a Democrat in his political faith. sitting pretty and won hands down. Locally we caused between Salt Lake and "Weber counties rl" t? 10 CHIEF BYWATER f 1(? rnest Bamberger was up for United States Senator and we wont down to defeat. Again we have a fight within the gr the Sevens claim it is only an imaginary fight, but those William Harvey Bywater, veteran fire chief, has passed to ll our short the Great Beyond, taking sick and dying while apparently in the 011& 1 it Rvc up in arms, and again Mil nv'; best of. health. cost us another election. y 0 uian uiay For many years Bvwater was chief of the Salt Lake fire do- should bo greater than his party, and no party can K infor-latio- n s. Y 1 t 9 con-enti- on j Ex-Govern- or lie-cau- se I I . |