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Show IGideoi I Gideon Snyder's nomination for oity treasurer on the American ticket is One that appeals to the popular sons as G peculiarly fitting one, and it is safe to say that Ills election by a big plurality Is already assured. Among Salt Lake business men Gideon Snyder enjoys the highest kind of a reputation, not only for' honesty and fidelity which 'are prime requisites in a custodian of public funds but as a man of capacity, energy and fine intelligence. Gideon Snyder was born in Utah a little over forty years ago. Reared in an atmosphere of ec-clesiasticism, ec-clesiasticism, ho was instinctively an American, and, with years of discretion, grew to hate the system which dominated things here. Of all the men in Utah, no one is more thoroughly in accord with Iho sentiment which called the American party into existence than Gideon Snyder. Mr. Snyder was born in Wanship, Summit county, forty years ago last May. Ho acquired a common school education, and was later graduated gradu-ated from, the Now West Educational Institute, a Congregational school at Park City. In 1902-3, after he had attained his years of manhood, he took a special course In the Agricultural College of Utah at Logan. Mining and the mercantile business have been Mr. Snyder's pursuits In life, and ho has prospered pros-pered In both of them. He was engaged in the mercantile business at KImborley, Piute county, and at Riohfiold, Sovler county. He has been in and out of Salt Lake City all his life, and for the last four years has been a permanent resident here. He is now secretary of the National Dovel- opment company, a big mining corporation. In national politics Mr. Snyder has always been a Republican. He has taken a more or less active G(,dcon Snyder. part in politics. One of his political efforts was to asplst in the fight to nominate Heber M. Wells for governor of, Utah for a third term. How nearly successful that fight against Smootism and chu'roh - g domination was, is a matter of recent political KJlsf:-tory. KJlsf:-tory. ! Coupled with Mr. Snyder's announcement of his candidacy for city" treasurer was his further announcement an-nouncement that, If nominated and eleoted, no banking institution would control the affairs of hib office; that he would handle the funds of the city himself, deposit them where he thought wls. andr best, and guard thehi as safely and as sacredly as he would his own private fortune. His reputation for doing exactly what he says he will do, for keeping keep-ing every promise, political or personal, is a sufficient suf-ficient guarantee that he will keep his word. Among his acquaintances and they are legion Mr. Snyder is an immensely popular mafi. His popularlt-', in fact, will be one of the strongest factors In bringing about his election. Everybody who knows him likes him, and he is trusted universally. uni-versally. He is a man of engaging personality, and with a keen business mind. American rtrty men agree that no stronger or more available nominee for city treasurer could have been chosen by Thursday's convention. He will go Into office without a single pledge to any Individual or interest inter-est other than his promise to the people to do his duty faithfully and well. Mr. Snyder Is married and lives in the Fourth municipal ward, which gave him a heavy majority major-ity of its votes in his candidacy before the convention. con-vention. Mr. Snyder is a brother of Willard F. Snyder, chairman of the American state committee. com-mittee. ' |