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Show : OGDEN BETTERMENT ' i LEAGUE CAUSES A STIR IN POLITICS ri u ' h . The board of trustees of the Ogde:t b Betterment league held a meeting last evening to consider political questions and to determine a course of action regarding chic conditions, the result being that the actions of certain mem g. bers of the league fnvorable to the candidacy of Mayor Fell and A. E. Weatherby was approved and a committee com-mittee was appointed to ascertain the true status ov affairs respecting the enforcement of the city ordinances a-s to the liquor traffic, and other lines of business In the city that are alleged to be at variance with some of the I It) Slaus in the manner of handling Secretary John V Bluth stated this morning that It was not a meeting of I the league membership at all, but that the seven trustees had assembled u take up matters of importance respec. W ing political conditions and Incident ally to discuss the campaign candi L ' dates .Most of the proceedings ot the meeting were strictly private and the secretary would not divulge them He said that the action of the trustees could be construed lo mean an en dorsement of Fell and Weatherby for oifice and yet there had been no con certed movement on the part of the organisation as a body in that direction direc-tion The action of members work Ing for thoBe meu was approved but there was no censure for those work- Klng for other candidates Mr Bluth said that the organization V is laboring for the betterment of the " " city, having In mind a well defined policy, and that an individual effort f had been made by members of the. league in this campaign to learn del inltely what the policies of the vari-ous vari-ous candidate are. it being the inten ' Uon of the members to support those candidates who came nearest to the j advocacy of the principles of the league. Expressions have been se-cured se-cured from the men in the fight for office, Mr. Bluth said, and It was -""""k the opinion of the board last evenlnc ithff' that the proposed policies of Mr Foil i rtil' and Mr. Weatherby more nearly con formed to the ideas of the, organl7.a tion than did those of other candi dates. "1 do not know whether another meeting of the board will be hid be t- fore election day," Mr Bluth said. "but If one la held it will not be earlier & than next Monday There will be no concerted movement on t.ho part of the organization to put workers In the field on election day, or before that time, and there Is no fund on l . hand for such purpose " I The members of the board of trus- tees are: lh5" Apostle David O. McKay, president; M I John V. Bluth. C. C. Richards. Rev. 01 George F Rasswciler paabor of the First Methodist Episcopal church "2 Judge A. W Agee, Hyruni Belnap, uf ' and Bishop W. O Kidgee of the Ninth i ecclesiastical ward of Ogden There were six of the seven members pres- ' ent at the meeting Apostle McKay has gone north on missionary work and Is not expected I to return to Ogden until Monday. Sec- iJAJ reta.ry Bluth said that further action pjl of tbe board regarding politics will not be taken until the Apostle re-j re-j turned. Apostle McKay and the Rev Mr Rasswelier are members of the committee to look Into administrative matters respecting the liquor traffic. H, the manner In which rooming houses iY are conducted, and other affairs of i' ltle city directly connected with the moral code, SpeakiiiK of the action of tbe Bet torment league. Manager D. S. Cook for Mayor Fell, stated this morning ' ttM 1hat bc nad nothing to say, except H" a tnal he ,ul1 known that Individual members of the league had been supporting sup-porting Mr. Fell since his announce ment that he would ak for renoml- natlon and that he could see no reason rea-son why they should change their attitude He knew nothing of the meeting of the Betterment league last 1 night and was not advised of what had j been done until this morning. He said that some of the members of the league do not agree altogether wltu the policy of Mayor Fell but that as a whole they considered it more favorable than that of other candidate-, ior the mayoralty i knew nothing of the meeting las' night, as I was out of the city," said Mr Weatherby this morning, "ami I had been given no Intimation that the trustees of the league were to meet I have nothing to Bay regarding their action a it does not concern me only to the extent that I appreciate the endorsement of any of my friends Mr Flygare: "I have no fault to I find, as I consider it very one's right rr, art as be thinks proper regarding campaign matters as well as other af fairs. If tbe league members can defeat me that Is all right, and I will be no worse off than now If I am elected my hands will be fre and I shall do the best I can for Ogden without tavor to any one. 1 will have nothing to say aliont the action of the (Continued on Page Six) OGDEN BETTERMENT LEAGUE CAUSES S STIR IN POLITICS irontinued from Page One) trustees, but I shall go ahead with my campaign just ih I started It." Dr. Rowe's Statement. Dr. Rowe gave out the following statement today. i "Tho Betterment leagues deceptic methods have been exposed. The league's claim of being out of poll-tics poll-tics Is disproved by Its actions last night at the secret nieellug place, 4 2:1 Tw enty -fourth street. 'Mayor Fell and the league do no' I endorse my policy of allowing the citizens of Ogden to vole on the I clos'ng hour of saloons. They do not I tndorae my policy of stopping the Illegal e-ale of liquor before aud after D " riock. They do not endorse my policy of cleaning out. vlce. Thev do not endorse my policy of allowing allow-ing the whole people to vote on whether important franchse shall be granled or not. Thev do not endorse en-dorse mi policy of cMng the people better streets. They do not endorse my policy of giving the city a live progressive business administration They do not endorse my policy of "Let the People Rule They do endorse tho policy of letting Mayor Fell and the Betterment league Rule." "In home of tho churches tomorrow tomor-row they will deny that they are In politics.' but he claims they have been caught In the act. |