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Show CHURCH IftFLlilNCE. There Is just one more thing that would convince tho editor of this publication pub-lication that church Inlluencc Is what it Is reputed to be and is being exercised exer-cised occasionally in this neck of the woods the defeat of William llrang-ham, llrang-ham, rcpiiDllcan candidate for Justice of tho Peace. With Mr. Hrangham nominated regularly and by acclamation, acclama-tion, and the city strongly republican, his defeat could mean nothing else than that the churchman has an advantage ad-vantage that Is not the portion of either the godly or ungodly Uentile. For various reasons it Is to be hoped that such a demonstration will not be made at the coming election. Years ago, Mr. Hrangham held tho position to which he now aspires, and there aro none who can say that ho did not conduct the affairs of that office of-fice with credit to himself. Tho duties of this oillce aio not arduous ar-duous nor intricate, nor do they require re-quire a super-abundance of legal knowledge, or a wonderously Judicial temperament. A majority of tho cases before a justice of tho peace aro "drunks," and preliminary hearings, and whllo tho records show that Mr. Hrangham seldom fined the old soaks ajlieavlly as his predecessor, ho probably prob-ably did as much good. In fact, many a good woman would be willing to swear that ho. accomplished far greater great-er good than most f illclals who deal with drinkers, for when he did line heavily It was only that ho might have the lino remitted and the money given to the neglected wife and children. Mr. Riangham was a republican and a strong party worker long before republicanism re-publicanism was known In Utah, and he Is still u republican worker. He Is generally respected, and there can bo no reason why he should meet with daeat at tho coming election. |