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Show II ' J 111 ITojey Grandpa Da-Ots and bis I II I I -LV1 Schemes-ToliticaljVo1es. 9l ! ' (I I I rrie atest maneuver of Mr. A. J. Davis, the H h ' if I Republican who was elected for the long term by 9' '' )' ' lj 1 a' narrow margin over M. B. Mulvey, is a tentative H,!1 11 proposition to support a Democrat as president of B ' . 12 tno cy council, on condition that Frank Hines HH M !! S be retained in his present position as superin- H' , i 'J J- I tendent of waterworks. Likewise, under these 9'' '"1 1 1 m circumstances, Mr. Davis will support all the Bj j 'J, j 9 other appointees of the mayor-elect, 91 ; H ; 1 At the same time Mr. Davis reserves the right H1) If i IS to name the Democrat whom his vote will elect, 9 I'H 'I : 9 " s understQO(1 that he looks with vast favor Bifi' ' hi j I In this connection upon E. A. Hartensten. H j'! ; , , 9 Mr. Davis, who is a very virile and versatile B' j 'I :M young man, has submitted still another proposal. 9' ill' liSS He is willing, if the Democrats will support him 9 I'M It'Om for l)resIc5ent an(l &ive him certain subordinate po- 9' !i' I f S 9 sitlons for some of his healers in one or two of 9i I 119 tne lel)ar(-ments, to assist in the confirmation of i I1' l ilis any of tne mayor's appointments. B ( II Tnls conciliatory attitude of the wily gentle- V'i'! J19 man from tne Fifth places the Democrats in a 9 I 1 9 peculiar position. They would like to have a h 4 19 Democrat for president, but they harbor much B ! 19 prejudice against Frank Hines. And on the other , i 19 hand, they dislike very much to place themselves B ' ' ' i 9 on recor(1 as votlng for A J Davis, when one i 1 ijl 9 of tne cnief Susans of their campaign was based Hi I 1 1 9 upon Mr. Davis' affiliations with the negro boss, ' ' I 119 Bruce Johnson. B ' F ' a 2 IH 2 MRHI 111 9 Ex-Sheriff John Howell has withdrawn his ap- B'ilH''l I 9 plication for the appointment as chief of police, filf 'Ill 9 and w e a candidate for the nomination for 9!' - I1' 1 1 9 sheriff on the Democratic ticket next year. The position of police chief was offered by Mr. Morris to Chairman James Leary, who declined the offer and urged the appointment of Mr. Howells. It now appears probable that the appointment will ' go to Captain John Burbldge. ' . V t vy A. P. Kessler, a late Republican candidate for city recorder, is working strenuously for an appointment as street supervisor under the Democratic Dem-ocratic mayor and in addition to relying upon the support of his father-in-law, President Joseph F. Smith, has enlisted the services of a brother-in-law of the mayor-elect, with whom he has some remote business relations. Mr. Kessler's appointment ap-pointment is now assured. t , Recently announced candidates for the superintendence super-intendence of waterworks are John T. Caine, ex-State ex-State Senator W. G. Nebeker, former Councilman E. A. Folland, Henry C. Wallace, superintendent under .the Glendinning administration, and Gideon A. Gibbs. j jt & David Harmon of the Third precinct believes he would be an admirable choice for superintendent superintend-ent of streets. fcj w H. F. Thorpe of the First precinct believes he is the happy idea for park keeper, but there is a strong sentiment in favor of the retention of Mr. Erickson in that position. 5 fcV & ' How would Chauncey Overfield do for chairman chair-man of the board of public works? This is Mr. Overfield's own interrogatory. fcyV O & The members of the Democratic city cbmmit-tee cbmmit-tee will apparently all be taken care of with the exception of Lou Johnson, who will be succeeded by George Woods as deputy city treasurer. Mr. Johnson believes this exhibits a tincture of base ingratitude, in view of his campaign work. He will probably be given a cosy corner in one of the outer departments. tC fcSG W. H. Brammell hankers for the position of assistant city attorney, and D. O. Willey, Jr., is billed for the second place. |