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Show Candidate For I Mayor of Ogden ; Files Affidavit il 'When Frank Francis was persuaded to allow his name to be pre-sented pre-sented to the voters of Ogden as a candidate for mayor, he made this IH announcement JH Mr. Francis says he will not spend a dollar to promote his candidacy and will not obligate himself to extend favors to any one, high or low. The law regulates expenditures IH and prohibits the promising of appointments, but too often IH in the past this feature of the law has been shamefully dis- . jH regarded. IH Favoritism must not be expected, and efficiency alone will be the test. Mr. Francis says this resolve on his part IH is not entirely altruistic, but comes from his knowledge IH of the fact that men who go into office loaded down with promises of privilege to ward heelers and close friends are IH doomed to failure and he would prefer to be defeated in the election than to succeed at the polls and bring re-proach re-proach on himself in office. He did not go out seeking the high honor, and even now has no over-weaning ambi-tion ambi-tion which will deter him from speaking plainly and, if need be, offending in holding to those principles of con-duct con-duct in public affairs which he deems essential to civic virtue. , ; Today at noon Mr. Francis filed the following affidavit in the cit5 i recorder's office: "I, Frank Francis, a candidate for mayor. "I have incurred no indebtedness whatever and have iH made no expenditures up to the present. (Signed) FRANK FRANCIS." H This is in fulfillment of Mr. Francis' statement at the beginning of IH his candidacy. He further states that, in the time elapsing since his declaration, he has made no promises, direct or indirect, to any one , IH ,jlLISarji.tpanyofiicc,-.priyilege or position-within the gift of the mayor or the city, and he will maintain this attitude regardless of the I consequences. j Mr. Francis says he has two requests to make. One is that the jH voters go to the polls on Tuesday in numbers large enough to give expression to public opinion. The other is that every citizen consider himself a committee of one to uphold the corrupt practices act and put down any attempt to disregard the new law." |