Show i I JOHN W. W GEIGER IS INDORSED FOR UI U. SI S. P P. P E E Connor OI lor Dropped 1 o pe It Being ei lg Sold Said He lie Once Attended f Republican lican Convention T. T S. OI recommending th the appointment appointment ap ap- A of oC John W. W Geiger Geiser a a. a former resident of or 7 arr GU City U us tin l d State Stale assayer In char charge r of nt f the Salt alt Lake Lak office to succeed J J. J t. t I e. L ldredge Jr was 68 sent to Washington yesterday c after atter- noon Tho The action which Mara laTS tho the Indorsement In- In In Indorsement of the Hit state stale committee as u aswell well as that of oC National V T. 11 R l followed cd a i session sea sessIon ses ses- sion in which P P. U. U o Connor the OHI only opposing opposing op op- op eliminated po posing candidate was Wat Accor ln to prominent Democrats who Mho attended the Hie meeting Mr Ur Connor was eliminated after afier members of or the larl produced a newspaper r clipping clipping- showing Mr 1 Connor W was 5 a n delegate at r Continued on Page Pa c 9 5 Col Co 4 I JOHN W. W GEIGER IS INDORSED FOR FORU U U. U S. S P F E Connor Dropped It Being f Said He Once Attended Republican Convention I Continued from Page i 1 the convention which selected J E. E 0 O as candidate for tor mayor two years a ago O. O I Mr fr Connor Conner said last night he had not announced himself a candidate for Cor ass as- as s sayer cr Instead he sought th thc apP appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of oC United States surveyor or general central for tor Utah When the tho state committee and the thc national committeeman considered considered consid consid- I ered recommendations for this appoint appointment meat ment It was said that thc they onI on I I. C C. a former resident of ot Logan Logan Logan Lo Lo- Lo- Lo gan as ns the man to be backed b by r the tIE Utah organization With this action In members of ot the committee suggest Jd tl that Mr Connor be placed In the he ra raco Q for tor assayer In subsequent sessions Mr tIr Connor was considered as a candidate I for assayer until his final elimination yesterday es At yesterdays yesterday's session some opposition opposition opposition tion Mr Connor Conner was rals raised and It was charged that he was waR In the Republican ranks at the city election two Y years yeats als al's ago no Newspaper clippings mentioning ng Mr Connor as chairman of or tho the committee committee com coin on credentials at the time convention convention conven con tion were produced to support the charge While hile asserting that lie he never was wasa as asa a candidate for lor the office for tor which ho was S eliminated Mr l Connor Conner yesterday yesterday yester ester Ida day resented the charge charCe that h ho had attended the thc convention two years cars ago as a a. Republican Mr 1 Connor declares that he Is still In the race for or surveyor eor general and yesterday esterday forwarded his application direct to Washington I 1 never was a call candidate l ate for assayer assay assay- er or said Mr rr Connor although I r have n. n n nn UL at 1 a un III A JI i. i in inthe th the papers In that connection However however How How- I ever I 1 am an applicant for tor the thc surveyor survey sut or 01 generalship and Intend to continuo continue as such As to my mr being belna a delegate delegato to th Iho th Republican city convention two years ago I desire to make malee this title statement Believing Belle that the nomination of John S. S Bransford III In the thc American convention convention conven conven- tion b by one voto vote above aboe a n majority was WIlS brought about by unfair means mean thereal thereal the thc real Americans formed a fusion with Ith the tho Republicans of this city h by which Dr C. C I. I Douglas and Lorin J. J W Wood o Americans were placed upon thc the Republican Re Re- publican city ticket for Cor the lie purpose of ot defeating the Bransford Americans 1 went Into that convention as an anti antl- Bransford American not as ns a Republican Republican I can can Although Mr 1 Geiger Gelgor is I now living l In Salt Lake the tho organization classes him himas as ns Summit county countr material Park City bu business men mon have the urged recommendation recommendation of ot his appointment and a n number of ot Salt Sal Lake people l have Ir- Ir 11 themselves es In hIs campaign Mr Geiger was WIl connected wi with th Park CI City mining companies for tor man many years yearl I |