| Show l EA D E R S VOTE AGAINST HOlD IG CONVENTION II CITY TY Resolution in n Favor of Abiding by N Nonpartisan or partisan Spirit of Law LawIs Is Adopted at Meeting COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE DESIRED IN MAKING PRIMARY SELECTIONS Activity of Street and Water Departments in Political Machine Created by Present Administration Roundly Scored 1 I I l T. T I II I t I I I RESOLUTION AS ADOPTED Ii IiI I Salt Lake Lako City Utah I I September 24 1913 I ITo T To the Republican D District Chairmen I ISalt I Salt I Utah Gentl Gentlemen men I Your subcommittee whom thom referred the matter of I to was Vas c suggesting suggest suggest- I ing mg a plan by b which able arid and an competent men will be bo selected at the tiie I coming coining primary el election b hep bg leave to report as follows I While it is a recognized fact that the present city administration tion was elected on a basis of nonpartisanship but has not Dot been heen I I nonpartisan that the spirit and letter of the law intend that intend that the city's 1 business shall be g given cu full publicity to the tile citizens but which has 1113 been characterized ch by the present administration on by more secret and tar star proceedings than ever marked any n previous administration tion in Salt L City Oit that instead of being economical in ill the conduct cont conI con con- t I duct of f public n affairs fairs i it has been extravagant and that tho the present city administration has proved generally unsatisfactory t to th the great grent I ma mass 5 of time the citizenship of f Sn Salt JJ Lake I yet we are are- strongly in iu favor of i 1 upholding tho the dominant feature o of tho the law aw which is nonpartisan in inthe inthe inthe the conduct of municipal affairs that the same may have haTe a free freo reo an and i fair teat and as the said eaid law lA pro provides des and intends that selections at atthe the primary election shall be made by the people at the primaries free I from partisan political or selfish influences ces we recommend no noI I Republican convention nor any ny action whatever by the Republican 0 party that will viII influence or interfere in iii any way with the free and andI I I choice of candidates can i ates at the primary primar election cle by the I people themselves es in the manner now DOW prescribed h by the tho law Jaw I In lit furtherance of this idea we ce c condemn the thc Socialist party for forI or I I putting in tile the field a partisan ticket we also condemn the tho Democratic Demo Demo- erotic cratic city committee for its invitation to invitation to other political parties to join with it in controlling tho the results of the primary election and in inI I advocating tillEt a n. platform for individuals to rim run upon we further condemn cont con con- t lenIn time the action of any so citizens committee e in forming rings I I I cliques or parties for its selfish interest to interfere with the people t and in in attempting to dictate the tIme course of tho the latter Jatter at nt the coming I primary election We therefore further recommend and favor the thee I Ii e exercise of the most complete independence and freedom on the time part i of the people in making their selections at the coming coining primary I election SUR SUBCOMMITTEE It I I t j |
