Show I I LlliAN AN SALT AL T LAKE CITY UT I I POLITICS AND THINGS Tom Pitt is ls a much abused man He i. i isn lent isn't V t exactly under understood tood What hat he ne needs dR much more moro than now rul rules 8 about dotting doffing hats and fawning cops Is Js n a champion nA one no w who wm will boost his game and without rear fear ear of or contradiction Tom Torn go sot got hi lii wron wrong with the Inner circle and amid because lie ho lacks that skill at nt diplomacy so necessary In a chief chili of or pOlice P ho has not been able to set himself rl right ht So SQ Its It's up tip to sonic some ono one to fix It for or him and lend succor In his helplessness Instead or ot helping tho the Inner circle Play politics apul and tho the police department depart depart- ment mont hiss has always alwa's s 's been a R legitimate Hold field for tor or that pleasant pheasant pa pastime imo ho ho ha has been doIng Just the opposite to the deep disappointment or of the political man handlers who run tho the party for tor another Tom Two years ago ugo In the tho count county campaign campal cam- cam pal n G. G H. H Cleaveland was treasurer treasur treasur- er r of the American county commit commit- tee He handled the time ill filthy thy His hand controlled the time spigot of oC time the slush Blush fUn fund Tom Pitt PUt was running for tor sheriff He was having a lot of or fun with hIs hla own candidacy Inasmuch as aR th the tho Joy was wa accentuated by the tIme fact that Cleaveland Cleave Cleave- land hand was treasurer of ot the committee as a's well as being Toms Tom's business part port ner ncr They ran a commission compan company com coin pan pany now defunct the memory Of or which still palls galls the mind of Pitt to an appreciable extent E Every In awhile Candidate Pitt and Treasurer Cleaveland Clea would take a couple of or American party boosters i In an automobile and dash about tho the city with such tUl fury that every ono one thought th they had the tIme election cinched Ton Tony Jacobson who was a JL candidate for or commissioner WAI west WAIt u I along and ho mo spent his mono money freely having lots Jots of oC It It and and anel desiring to help re establish tho the county board on a purity basis But ho wasn't wasn blinded b by his own candidacy to tho ho extent nt that he couldn't see Tom Pitt got pot his mOUe money While Jacobson and others hike him Including Sam were wore spending their own money they sass Paw Tom Torn Pitt get hiss his from Cleaveland treasurer of tho the committee and business business' partner portner Every Ev LV- CI Cry ery time Pitt went vent out on expensive ex ex- pensive excursions with the th other othor tel fel lows he had a a. touching interview Jew with and afterward had plenty of or morley mortey to spend which was not his own When hen G. G R. R made his accounting as a. treasurer there thore was found to bo be a great amount of mono money charged to Pitt PUt more more so 80 so in fact act that to an any other Individual candidate and then tho the boys bos saw what a n. delightful timing thing it is to havo a n business partner who was a treasurer of political minds funds While all of ot things didn't set ot It otwell well velh the Inner circle has later prided Itself on tho the discovery discover that Tom Torn Pitt was vas stun stung on tho ho commission business through his partnership with Cleaveland Cleaveland Cleave Cleave- land much as tho the American committee commit commit- tee to was stung through Pitts Pitt's partnership partner partner- ship with the treasurer Tho The commis commission sion slon hu business went vent busted and Pitt went into lute tho the business of or refereeing fights between cops and civilians In his private office while Cleaveland hooked up with Frank Swenson In the management of or the Salt Palace saucer saucer track All of ot a n sudden that too went flub Swenson who was once cit city treasurer was stuck for or a n large e ar portion por Ilor- Lion tion of or a n. lumber Jumber bill an and some others of oC which cland should havo have paid 10 a n parL But Dut G. G R. R went out of or town with tho the breath of scandal blowing tho dust from Crom Iii stooping shoulders and Swenson wont went back to tho time ranch I Torn Tom r PUt Pitt sat lIat It nil fill without taking any action honIt ho looked back over pr his hiM 0 oun r rJ scanned the time past pal of at his a associates ans ani and decided 1 d to reform lie He smarted in b by ly edging a n. little closer to lo time tho charmed channell ring of or the Inner circle making now rules find and resolving lo to to revolutionize tho ho espionage system m In tim Salt Lake until until un un- til II the community would woul rise iise up and l call him ble blessed In his new rule book boole we wo ma may expect ex ox- pc ct to find the following cardinal P principles ri n C I I CS Policemen must uncover unco before entering entering entering en en- the tho private ate of or tho time chief police pollee officers must send In their cards carlls before gaining an audience Police court lawyers aro are required to tomake tomake tomake make an accounting of oC all nU ban ball money in which thc they have a direct or In Indirect Indirect Indirect In- In direct Interest Private citizens who pa pay the menCy money money mon men ey Cy that gives life liCe to the time department shall hereafter be treated in tho the chiefs chief's presence as though they are really entitled to consideration at the time hands of public officers Money derived from baseball garner games etc between the police and fire departments de elc- le- le shall bo be accounted for tor publicly and ever every penn penny of or It shall go JO toward tho time purpose for which the time proceeds were dedicated No I patrolman shall bo be permitted under under under un un- un- un der any to humble himself by talking to a 0 newspaper re reporter reporter re- re porter about an any salacious scandal murder suicide robbery robber or bribery case casc together with kindred amusements amusements amuse amuse- ments meats without first talking the matter matter matter mat mat- ter over with superior officers who have the properly extirpated version of ot said salacious scandal murder etc etc And so on and so on S SA A dispatch to The Republican yesterday yesterday yes yes- cs says that Uncle Sam Som will buy buya a gas bag It Is to be bo hoped hope that it Isn't tho the ba bag of Nebraska manufacture turo ture that tho the Democratic party part has placed on tho the market V There must be a peculiar political condition in Ada county Idaho according according ac nc- ac- ac cording cording- to the lie Bolso Boise Statesman which sums it up as follows What is the matter with Ada count county county coun coun- t ty This question is repeatedly asked whenever a convention of either party party party par par- ty gathers in Idaho The answer is Js this There is nothing really peculiar peculiar peculiar liar about Ada count county as a whole Regarded In a general wa way and hasing havIng having hav has ing reference to the real as distinguished distin from the nominal residents It la is not so very er different from the time theother theother other counties but as the various high tides of or political success have receded there have been left stranded on the beach In this county count a R. great number of political has has-beens the has the left o of 20 years ems o of state and national ad ad- ministrations Ada has this political driftwood always and anti which constantly constant constant- l ly labors under the delusion that thol ItI Stis it St itIs I Is live hive timber Other counties CurnIsh furnish furn Curn- ish this assortment thereby keeping their own shores free Cre In nearly all alt conventions Ada county therefore presents an unusual un 1111 usual number of ot candidates giving it the reputation throughout the state stale of being tho ho banner ho hog county The Th community can not legitimately bo be held responsible for the perennial activity ac ac- ac- ac tivit of ot this phalanx of or office seekers but It suffers Just tho the same sarno not only because of their personal ambitions but because of ot their injection of new Issues into the political situation whenever the they feel reel It Is necessary to bolster up their chances Ada county realizes s it is Impossible to provide places for tor all nil of ot this bread breadline line and it asks that it be not blamed or discriminated against because it At holds this mats mass of or discontented ants They Thc came to it unsought and will remain so long as political revolt revolt re re- re- re volt holds up UI the banner of or hope to 0 them S S Candidates for tor or scats seats In the upper tipper and 1 lower houses of tho time legislature via tho the Republican county count convention aro are not falling over o themselves in Halt Lake Hurry harry I rry Joseph Josoph J IK is out fo for tho senate but lil iuis hi IH ht the tho only nn nn- that lion has boon been up to ti date late There Thero are arc a n. number of can n for tor the timo lower house although h no formal announcement has boon been ut ut- ut- ut bred tho the dearth o ot of candidates for tor tho time legislature thore arc aro plenty of or candidates out for tor vanous various van vari ous county S S Frank J. J Gusten a a. prominent young attorney of or Salt Lake was WaR at nt tho biko I races ono one nl night ht with a party part Ho Ito I knows less about racing than ho does docs about law lam and tho the members of or the party part were quite as much at sea over tho the Ins and amid outs of the tho game gamo That didn't deaden dennon their keen teon appreciation of or the sport however and when on oni ono one i of oC the big races was pulled off or each member of oC tho time party part had a favorite Who are arc you going to pick to win 7 asked Glisten Gusten Ill pick that ono one with a red sweater sweat sweat- er or said ald oneIll oneIll oneIll one Ill pick pice that little follow tollow with a white cap said another Each member of oC tho the party selected a man and It came camo Gusten's turn Ill pick that lad had In a green breen suit Hes He's a client of or mine Well Yell if Sf lies he's a a. client of oC yours ours you'll pick him all right came the merry response |