Ogden Daily Standard | 1908-10-29 | Page 3 | Harris as a Political "Flopper."

HARRIS HARRI S AS A POLITICAL FLOPPER the query in the minds of many voters naturally is what nabat political flop N J harris republican nominee for district attorney will next make in the event of his defeat which will surely surely take place at the coming coining election A review of his somersaults in the past te 1 at least interesting harris in 1895 was a candidate and was elected to the legislature as a republican in 1896 he be was nominated br r county attorney on what i was waa called the silver republican republica n ticket and was defeated de in 1898 he went over and joined the cannon insurgents and was elected to the legislature on that ticket during the session of the legislature in 1899 he voted every time his name was called during that entire session for frank J cannon for senator ee in 1900 he bad gotten oyer over into the he democratic told and was again wanting office was nominated as candidate for the legislature on their ticket and was defea defeated tei in the late summer nier of 1904 he ao announced his allegiance legi ance to the republican party and ahe first political convention that h hj attended after that announcement was a candidate for nomination for district ct sU orney torney in 1906 ho he wu WAS nominated and elected by the republicans for the otice office of county attorney the inquiry naturally arises if defeated this time will he go over to the socialists or go into the independence lea league gue or wlllie will lie reform and become ci rank prohibitionist or an aja american no one of course could suggest the several political jumps of mr M r harris the republican candidate for district attorn attorney dy were at SL all influenced by a ft desire to obtain office