Married (1) Sarah Isaac
Married (2) Florence Ann Dinwoodey (who had divorced Apostle Rudger Judd Clawson)
He was elected Mayor of Salt Lake City and took office 4 January 1904. He had run on the Independent Party ticket. His administration was immediately criticized for sweeping appointments which did not include many of the already established Republican city office holders.
Much "jockeying for positions" were reported in the local newspapers including headline terms such as, "Why the Herald Makes a Howl", "Why Mouthpiece of Morris Administration Wails and Gnashes Teeth", "Its Friends Have Been Retired from Place", "The Mayor is Stubborn", "Walks off with Spoils", etc....etc....
It was said that the displaced Republican appointees that were earlier "serving the public" had quote, "refused to support the regular Republican nominee for Mayor, and if they did not come out openly and above board for Richard P. Morris during the campaign, they at least worked silently and in the dark to further his interests."
A reported stab in the back was their reward and the Democrats "grabbed the spoils". Newspaper reports stated that less than three months later, the Mayor submitted a revised final list of appointments giving ten of the sixteen positions to Democrats.
The City Council of Republicans, described as "being on a string" had little power to retain the former employees they had favored.
....My, my, will POLITICS never change......?
Needless to say, Mayor Morris had one term in office, and nothing, or very little, is found in history of this period during his mayor-ship in Salt Lake City.
Married (1) Sarah Isaac
Married (2) Florence Ann Dinwoodey (who had divorced Apostle Rudger Judd Clawson)
He was elected Mayor of Salt Lake City and took office 4 January 1904. He had run on the Independent Party ticket. His administration was immediately criticized for sweeping appointments which did not include many of the already established Republican city office holders.
Much "jockeying for positions" were reported in the local newspapers including headline terms such as, "Why the Herald Makes a Howl", "Why Mouthpiece of Morris Administration Wails and Gnashes Teeth", "Its Friends Have Been Retired from Place", "The Mayor is Stubborn", "Walks off with Spoils", etc....etc....
It was said that the displaced Republican appointees that were earlier "serving the public" had quote, "refused to support the regular Republican nominee for Mayor, and if they did not come out openly and above board for Richard P. Morris during the campaign, they at least worked silently and in the dark to further his interests."
A reported stab in the back was their reward and the Democrats "grabbed the spoils". Newspaper reports stated that less than three months later, the Mayor submitted a revised final list of appointments giving ten of the sixteen positions to Democrats.
The City Council of Republicans, described as "being on a string" had little power to retain the former employees they had favored.
....My, my, will POLITICS never change......?
Needless to say, Mayor Morris had one term in office, and nothing, or very little, is found in history of this period during his mayor-ship in Salt Lake City.
Family Members
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Aneirin Vaughn Morris
1858–1943
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Melvyn Conway Morris Sr
1861–1944
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Joseph Morris
1863–1963
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Hyrum Morris
1863–1863
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Clara Isabella Morris Clawson
1869–1959
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Orvin Morris
1869–1931
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Burton C Morris
1870–1899
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Ruby Vaughn Morris
1872–1872
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Victor Vaughen "Vic" Morris
1873–1929
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Lavinia Vaughan Morris
1877–1885
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Louisa Gould Morris
1878–1885
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Frank Conway Morris
1879–1879
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Rebecca Vary Morris Officer
1879–1961
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Sidney Hooper Morris
1881–1931
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