Show Politics Politic and Tili Things ln I I- I II I ARMSTRONG Mayor Ia or John Toimi S S. Bransford mu must t IK be IL I given credit for Cor dodging one of or the I neatest political that was overlaid over overlaid laid for fOI the mayor or any other othel public I officer according to the statistics that have Just b been en a assembled t. t Two city councilmen who vho are so 10 I politically myopic that the they tiley tnt cant see e O farther farthI than bait one one move ahead ribbed up tip a deal theal ceal to ditch dich the time ma mayor or and thereby feather their own nests and become Great Greal Citizens It I Is told with wih some apology for tardiness tardiness tar tat diness that President A. A J. J Davis Da and anel Councilman L I. 14 D. D Martin started stared Mayor Bransford on the road to appointing Jim levine Devine chief of oC the lira depart moot ment ment The They ma may not nol have havy tr urged tl It I pr personally upon him In the tile beginning htmL but thc they strung time iho wires and put mit out nut time the th leads leat for fOI the Devine and anti th then n promised tl the mayor their undying support of the Republican city chairman Back Baci of their anxiety to see Devine at the head hat of or tho the lire lre department was wasa a motive moti that has hs h been Cn deeply hidden n until some ore of oC the boys hoys learn d about It I and began to tal talk Across Acro the checkerboard o of polities politics Davis and anil Martin saw a chance to stack themselves themselves them them- selves ls In the king row with wih four jumps jump either wn way tray It I was a lead pipe pille cinch for or these two manipulators who figured f fig fig- tired that no one hind had it on them when then it came cume to putting it across the mayor The ulterior motive mothe which lurked in inthe inthe inthe the shadow h low of their movements was wag it Lu tl see the mayor dropped Into a pit where he would be he tl discredited by his own o party The They f figured ed lel that they could cool coull make mIH things so unpleasant and ane uncomfortable un un- comfortable for Mayor Ia or that thai he lie would resign rhe They probably remembered re re- re- re mombert Ez Ex Thompsons Thompson's on loyalty t to to hi his friend Sheets antI and his threat to re resign resign resign re- re sign which he carried out out And they twy fOIe foresaw n the same action acton on the time parl part of oC Mayor nor Bransford Th They had hail an Idea ilea that h by 13 forcing him to the brink of resignation hr ho would either Ithel lher throw himself over o or bo be pushed theY pushed the weren't a hit bit parl particular ular so long long as ns he slid over o th tile the edge elge and anel quit running running the city The dream of President Davis was wac to become mayor maor and Martin hoped to be he president of oC the council not only because of his Ills innate desire rh to serve the dear public but because e of his sell self e confessed popularity in the council counci an anil l his admittedly remarkable S Sa as asa asa a parliamentarian Davis felt fel sure he could garnet garner enough votes otes in the council to mal make himself mayor or in place of oC Bransford and It would be he nn an co easy matter mater to tc elect Martin to the presidency of the thc coo council n II Everything went lo el lovely for a time I I The mayor suggested suggested the name of Dovine Dovine Dovine Do- Do DoI vine and it I stirred up jut just the sort ol of of Indignation among among honest loyal patriotic patriotic patri patri- otic otc Americans that Davis s Da and Martin Martir hoped hOpel It would Th Then n the tile was put up to the mayor that If Ir h he adopted a 0 certain course coure antI and forced the appointment of Devine a general genera request for his ilis resignation would come from Crom the American rank rant and fe file V The mayor maJor bowed his back an J told the tho bunch that that no matter mater what helid he hi did lid about appointing heads hears o of departments departments depart depart- ments he would never resign Where here fore ore Martin repudiated his pledge to tc support the mayor and Davis snuck out of of town Their game fell tel n n ford Is 01 William llam Spry holding the proxy of ot National Committeeman Ed Loo Loos' Loos and State Slate Chairman Wesley K Walton left leU yesterday for Cor Colorado Colordo Springs Spring where they the will meet with wih the national committeemen men and state tate chairmen n from nil all al states tates west o of the Missouri to tc Chairman Hitchcock Hitch hear what National atonal Chalman cock has to say ay regarding the line lne of coc campaign to be ie pursued in the West AVest cst S Taxpayers in the tho First Firt precinct are arc arranging for a ma mass meeting the latter part parl o of the coming week to protest protest protest pro pro- later test against the issuance of or bonds hontIs The time and place for fO holding the meeting will wi ill be he S announced I S short shortly Second precinct Republicans are arc getting l behind C. C R- R Algus for the nomination as county count recorder i Vigus auditor fo for has been heen deputy county six years rear and Is one of the most capable capa capa- ble bo young fellows in the county seivi service cc S S 0 O OThe The Second Judicial district convention convention con con- venton will wi be he held belt h lc at Ogden next Wednesday S S I Anyhow If an Independence e league is organized In Utah It Il will wi not Ilot add to the support of o the tho Democratic ticket In this tills state tate 1 by bya a long shot hot The Idea Ideo has gained general circulation tion throughout hout tho the ci city that the AmerIcans ton want the tile bond hond mone money for tOL campaign funds because of a n tightening tighten tighten- ing log of the barrel that has been accessible S O 0 Tile The latest latet elope dope on th the chief of oC the theIre fire Ire department Is that tho ho next appointee appointee appointee ap ap- ap- ap will bo ijo a n man who has served wi It is s-akl s for or years cars in the tile ranks s that hat there are arc some politically capable men nen In the department who would make moke active campaign managers tot for that hat wing act e of the city government Opposition to the bond Issue Is grow grow- rowIn row row- In hug ng stronger stronger ever every da lay day The sent sent- sent sent- ment nent In favor Cavor of voting down the question ques- ques thin lon of Issuing bon bonds Is spreading Into every cry voting district of Salt Sal Lake Jake anti and anI Tul July 2 there will wil he be an- an an anor or- or 01 In every precinct active in imi ints InI 0 of or tho thin its opposition to the Increase I ts burden of or Indebtedness Last night nighttime ho time district chairman of the Second precinct met at Voting Youn Mens Men's I Ican Icon headquarters rs to Jl lay plans for fOI organization or- or 01 and to wage a campaign campal n against bOlh bonds Tho Fourth precinct ha has ia already organized nut and anel th the Third precinct as well troll as tho the First will wil hold shortly wel at which action will wille meetings short acton wi ie he e taken Later OH on the Fifth will 1 the ShOW how an organized front to oppose lond hond Is IR Issue lH ue S S S American el district chairmen met last and ami rather discouraged at atI athe II night light were ec the he lack lack of ol Interest taken tal en In tho the cam- cam campaign campaign I for thin the bond honti Issue Issue ln Folo Following the he dictated letter leter to heads heatle of departments depart depart- ments tIme chairmen decided to wage wago a campaign by h letters anti and personal apical ap ap- ap peals ical An endless chain 1 system tem will wi he be le adopted and the appeal for Cor votes otes wilt will willie wil wilhe he ie sent to fo hundreds of homes In Salt Sll Lake I S S SIf If farmers are endowed with wih good I and It In is II said th that t the they ar are they hey will wi not kind kindly to Bryans Bryan's appeal for campaign funds I |