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Show WEATHER MAT ELECT THE NEXT MAYOR OF OGDEN AS NEW LAW PREVENTS' TIE USE OF AUTO Today pffcrs the last chance to reg-latcr reg-latcr before the. general election, io be hold next Tuesday, November 6. Tho registration placea will remain open until 9 o'clock tonight and it is thought with tho mayoralty raco bo close, that many who did not cast votes at the primaries last Tucsdny, will make a point to see that they place their names on tho voting lists today. With less than SO votes separating Mayor Heywood from T. S. Browning for the election to the city's chief executive ex-ecutive position, many are iho speculations specu-lations as to who will be the successful success-ful candidate. 'Die Socialist campaign commit teo has asked that all Socialists Social-ists withhold their votes from candi-l dates other than of their own parly, sol it would look as though the only one I to receive a Socialist vote would be! W. J. Stone, candidate opposed to Judg George S. Barker for municipal i judge. J This being C caae, many are won-1 dering as to low the heavy vote cast for Frank Francis in the primaries will ' be divided beiwecn Heywood and Browning. I Both factions are at work, as far as the corrupt practices act will allow i them to work, but with this act in op- oration, there is no way to base anyj final statistics. It is not as In former! lections, when a candidate could make p house-to-house canvass and get a good idea as to where he stood beforo the vote was ever cast. Weather Countc. Predictions are that there Avill be a I somewhat heavier .vote cast at thej general election next Tuesday than 1 thoro was at the primary on last Tues- j day, If the wnathor holds pood. One man remarked today that the weather i had. to be considered nowadays when one Is figuring on elections, as with no autos and carriages to call at the homos, thorp would not be nearly so heavy a vote ca.st on a stormy day as there would bo on a clear day. It Is tho first time in the. politics of Utah that the antics of Old Man) Weather hay to he taken Into serious consideration, and what effect he will have on the total of ballots cast remains re-mains to he seen. , In the race for commissioner, four-year four-year term, It is a question whether A. E. "Wcatherby can overcome ihfi big lead of the present inc; mbenl, Chris Flypare. Of tho four candldntes voted for at the primaries, Mr. Flygare polled poll-ed a majority of the entire number, leading the field combinod by over 60 votes. Job Pingree. Jr.. ran third, and as In the mayoralty race, it is mere guesswork as to how this vote will swing. For the ofilcps of auditor and judge, It seems to be the opinion that the two present incumbents, a. F. Larson and George S. Barker have an advantage over Leroy Farley and S.". J. Stone, and Httlo comment Is heard as to the result. re-sult. However, the minority candidates candi-dates are both campaigning as far as the law will allow them and there is no doubt but that the vote for them will be heavier than H was at the primaries. |