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Show Published Every Saturday BY GOODWIN8 WEEKLY PUBLISHING CO., INC. FRANK E. 8CHEF8KI, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: Ineluding postage In the United 8tates Canada and Mexico, $2.50 per year, 11.50 for six months. Subscriptions to all foreign countries, within the Postal Onion, $4.50 per year. Payments should bs mads by Check,' Monsy Order or 'Registered Letter, payable to The Citizen. Address all communications to The Citizen. Entered aa second-clas-s matter, June 21, 191$, at the postofflet City, Utah, under the Act of March S, 1879. Phone Wasatch 8409 911-12-- 18 Ness Bldg. t Salt Lake Salt Lake City, Utah BOWMAN SWEEPS CITY Charles N. Fehr received the highest vote of any of the electThe Citizen was the only paper in this city that openly predicted the election of John F. Bowman for Mayor. The Salt Lake ed candidates. There appeared to be no fight against him, and Tribune was greatly surprised that Mayor C. Clarence Neslen his workers tied him up in every combination. was defeated, hut no doubt the Tribune was of the opinion that when the dome of the City and County Building was whiteQUIET AKMISTICE DAY. washed a short time previous to the election, that it also meant Armistice Day was passed quietly in this city. Exercises a clean bill of lading for all within the walls supporting the were held during the day and evening by patriotic organizations, dome. But as honest Abe Lincoln once said in one of his me- and prayers were offered for those who fought and gave their morial speeches, you cant fool all the people all the time, so lives for their country. It was nine years ago last Friday when the greatest known the people of this city also refused to further listen to propaganda and determined to have a change, and the big vote given war in the history of the world was ended. It took the entire world to defeat Germany, and the United States emerged from Bowman is the best proof of a desired cleanup. fo Mayor-eleThe big surprise was that there was not a clean sweep in all three this war as the most powerful nation on earth today. If we foreclosed our notes against European nations today, entire Europe offices. bilMayor Neslen appeared invincible. He had a very strong would be thrown into bankruptcy. Europeans owe us many to see political machine, which, under ordinary conditions, would carry lions of dollars and none of us now living will ever live him into victory at a two or three to one victory. He was very the day when all of it is collected. It was also the first war where a continental nation fought confident and his many friends were more confident than he, but they failed to hear the murmurings of the people, and the a war in the victors own territory and never allowed the enemy was demajority of the people went to the polls determined to have a to come into its own territory until after the armistice clared. change in the face of opposition which appeared invincible. When the United States entered the war Germany lost The talk of the street summed up in a few words was: Looks like Neslen will be elected, but I am going to vote for heart, and it did not take long to wind up the big battle. But we Bowman. Such talk made Neslen appear as a big favorite. are still paying war taxes, war prices, and the end is not in sight. Sleepy Salt Lake City was awakened early in the mornThe gamblers took the hunch and there was oodles of Neslen our streets, and money posted on conspicuous betting boards in various parts of ing by an Ogden patriotic delegation, parading the city; there was little Bowman money in sight. The Bowman firing salutes in honor of Armistice Day. people were afraid to bet their money, notwithstanding that the INSIGHT TO POLITICS. Neslen supporters offered two for every dollar posted by the friends of Bowman. L. C. Riter, one of the qualifying candidates in the primaries T. T. Burton was lucky in that he did not have an opponent Miom the people liked and he was For he surely was for city commissioner, now knows what it takes to defeat a city slated to go with the mayor. There were only three votes dif- machine. In the final election Riter organized his few friends maference in the total between Mayor Neslen and Commissioner who went out to make votes for him, but the big political Burton. Neslen polled 15,216 votes and Burton polled 15,219, chines encountered soon convinced him that if he was elected it of which is probably the closest vote between tw ocandidates ever would be a miracle. Everywhere he turned he found swarms political workers all bidding for votes. He made a splendid race recorded here. Bowman is not worrying about what depart- in the election, and was only defeated by 1228 votes by Burton. Mayor-element will be assigned to him when the commission reorganizes CORLESS LOW MAN. the first of the year. He proposes to make good, no matter what department he gets. However, there is some talk that lie may John Corless received the low vote of all the commissioners be placed in public safety, and if he takes that position, watch much running, yet many predicted that he would be elected and the gunmen leave the city. and Bowman has promised the people a business administra- money was placed on him. Riter beat Corless by 2612 votes, 3840 votes. tion, and we believe that many changes will be made for the ben- Burton led Corless by efit of the taxpayers, for Bowman is the right kind of a man to The Chamber of Commerce will make a drive for $75,000 to do the job. of the drive comThe Citizen has every confidence in him and believes he will advertise this city. W. II. Lovcsy is chairman in a few days. I lie drive become a progressive business mayor and one who will stick mittee, and he will announce his plans 9. will start December 5 and end December on the job. . ct re-elect- ed. ct . |