| Show UTAH ASSOCIATION PRESS Rustler the Daily Pilot the Daily Union and the Ogden Argus all of which succumbed after varying spans of time New life was given to the citynewspaper world when the Glasmanns took over in 1894 The Standard continued to grow under their direction and it still is flourishing as the streamlined operation appears daily and Sunday as the Standard-Examiner circulation of 38 731 as of January 24 1964 withdaily It blankets its northern Utah area and extends into Southern Idaho and Wyoming Under Mr Glasmanndirection the newspaper and Ogden took on new life His editorials and writings were lively and outstanding and he won fame in politics as well as in the newspaper field He was twice elected Mayor of Ogden and fortime served as Postmaster At one time he appeared well on his way to becoming the Republican nominee for Congress from the First Congressional district but was not successful In 1912 he left the Republican party however to throw his influence and that of his newspaper behind the campaign for the presidency conducted by Theodore Roosevelt The leader of the Spanish-American War Rough Riders had bolted from the Chicago convention which re-nominated William Howard Taft Running on the Progressive Bull Moose ticket creatingthree-way race Roosevelt lost and Woodrow Wilson was elected few years later Mr Glasmann returned to the Republican fold which welcomed reception him home with Glasmann and his newspaper struggled valiantly for several years oncivic project -to promote support and funds to builddam and reservoir in South Fork Canyon He saw the great need of more water for farms and industries in his newspaper area His educational campaign pointed out the necessity for water conservation and he helped enlist rural support behind the reclamation projects which have finally grown up in the area He was still working for his Ogden River Project at the time of his passing in the spring of 1916 Upon his death operation of the Standard continued 540 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
