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Show THE OUTLOOK. Pn .punt of the complicated nature of political po-litical affairs, lt Is dlfllcult f6:glvea forecast of the jprobable nominees.- It fciay be safely predicted, predict-ed, however; that Hon. W. F.., James- will be" the choice of tile people for Mayor. With an even chance in the Fifth precinct, he will probably en-terthe en-terthe convention with a majority of the First, a certain majority in the Second and Third, and a shade the best of the argument in the Fourth precinct. He has the benefit of a thorough organization or-ganization and the wholesome sentiment of the public in opposition to one man controlling the politics of this city. The Kearns' affiliations of George L. Nye will probably result in his defeat for re-election as City Attorney, added to the adverse impression caused by erroneous opinions he has vouchsafed as City Attorney, and the farcical display he made in the indictment of Councilmen Fernstrom and Cottrell. It is freely predicted that W. R. Hutchinson, Hutch-inson, the independent candidate, will have more votes than the present City Attorney in Mr. Nye's own precinct. The Recordership nomination appears to lie between be-tween Frank Matthews and A. P. Kessler, both of the Third precinct. The man who can appear with the largest following from his own precinct will probably be the victor. A. L. Si-mondi's Si-mondi's chances for the nomination appear to be meager. The Treasurership contest will be a battle between be-tween J. E. Openshaw of the Third and Joseph Jo-seph McKnight of the First precinct. Openshaw will have a fight for supremacy with the candidates candi-dates from his precinct for the Recordership, and if he emergeswith a stronger following than Kessler Kess-ler and Matthews he will be a formidable candidate. candi-date. Joseph McKnight has been working indus-Itriously indus-Itriously and has a splendid following for the place, particularly among the younger Republicans. He has always been a strong party worker and there appears to be a general desire to reward him with the nomination. Frank Swenson of the Kearns' slate should receive a few votes in the convention. conven-tion. The name of R. B. Whittemore, who was the' convention's nominee two years ago, will also be presented. For the City Auditorship there will probably only be two candidates, Harry Jenkins and J. J. Meyers, both of-the Second precinct. Jenkins has a long advantage in the fact 'that Meyers is a Kearns candidate. '" & je & COUNCILMANIC FORECAST. , ..The fight for seats in the city council in the various precinpts will probably result about as follows: First. Lewis B. Moore and F. J. Hewlett. For third place the leading candidates will be Joseph Christensen and J. J. Thomas. . ' Second. L. M. Woods appears to have a firm grip on the nomination. For the remaining places the contest will be between J'. H. Preece, E. J. Eardley and George D. Dean. B. B. Mann and E. D. Blackmoor will also be candidates. Third. The probable nominees are James Has-lam, Has-lam, George A. Davis and T. A. Callister. v Fourth. , Hy Nelson and T. E. Harper appear to' bo the strongest candidates. W. Q. Spence and Jack Sharp will contest for the third seat. Fifth. C. M. Neuhausen, Joe Cottle and Councilman Coun-cilman Black have the best support from pre-Iclncts pre-Iclncts east of the 52nd, where Davis Is expected to show his chief strength. Councilman Dave-ler's Dave-ler's chances for renomination seem to be lamentably la-mentably slender. |