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Show -235The municipal election to occur next November will be on different lines from any other municipal election ever held in utah. There will be no general city ticket in the cus • • • • • • but there will be five commissioners to elect, and these commissioners will not be named as candidates through the tomary form, usual political means. The actual nominations will not be made in conventions, but by primary election. At the primary the voters will signify their choice of persons for candidates for the commissionerships. The two persons receiving the highest votes on each commissionership party. will be the candidates • • • without reference to Any person desiring to missionerships hundred was required registered voters primary. he was If he was one automatically Salt Lake pal election become a to obtain the on petition a of the two candidate for signatures in order to to carry out the City prepared During that year there cials within the Church were Kearns in order to the constant attack with Senator was stop Party. Smoot, ready qualify one- for the to try were for on an new law in the munici- rumors that appeasement the Mormons by high offi- of Thomas the forces During May, 1911, Charles M. Morris, who wrote to his being pushed in of at least com- candidate in the final election. a of 1911. of the American of the getters in the primary vote leading one some Mormon employer quarters. that a worked Kearns-Church armistice For years there had been those among the General Authorities who would have condescended to Kearns terms if he would only tor Smoot to Morris replied agree to alter the on course of his newspaper. May 21, 1911: I have received a number of letters from home informing me that the Church authorities have concluded to make peace with Tom Kearns, and that he has been promised by them that if he will change his attitude the authorities of the Church will support him for the Senate to take my place at the end of my present I know that President Smith would not consider such a term. proposition for a minute.3 Sena- |
