The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-12
MT. PLEASANT MIxUP.
Fight VIII Be Interesting-~TuTn
Largely On Prohibition.
!lSpeciaI Correspondence.y

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Mt. Pleasant. Oct. n,=-E.yents of the
4 past few days. In a political way, nave
greatly sini3lified the situation in this
city, and tbs municipal Gang slisI has now
zeIlss composed Of the Democratic party
and II portion Of the Republican paGty,
and the Republicans straight or those OPP
DctsaSt ia the c9tizens' move.
The aetGcIf OF the Democrats at u meet
ing he'd Monday evening aTaf that OF Gfea
caSizsnSE nlSsSS nTeseins last evening have
been material factors In THUS bringing tfe
fight down 20 les ptSt5sf5@ cGntltiG1. Al0n-
days meeting was called FOR Una purpose
of aSceTrdinifg officially WtUSsge the Demo-
cratic party as a whole sltr1d ON tnG quesS-
ton OF q fusion WIN these CT L1e tsep0o-
ltcanS who desired 20 f9S2. C8aly &Gout
twenty citizens responded to the c'hli. but
they were prominent and raprS'a stai9ttye
rnea OF tine party. Ghe wI9se situation
was discussed thoroughly. with The re-
sulr thtnt tine parity, ais represented DE-
that meeting, was III favor of uubufrsg LII
a general clglzerS move. ThGre was 0lIs
provision attached to this decision, how
ever, and ttae was that the Democrats
We're opposed to prohibition. AND GfSNs
they would not consent 30 a plank in tsl-
vcr OF that prtnciple being iTacorE9Taled IN
the platform. This was Thought meGCts-
sary because it had bean FumGFed that
the citizens move WAS in this interests OF
prohibition.
both PARTIES well represented met SIS a
citizens -meefing. A motion to the
effect that che nesting agree to put d
citizens ticket in the field and that plans
be arranged TO carry on che campaign
brought on a lengthy discussion and was
unanimously Carried. AS the Democratic
party WIS in the move as Il whole AMI
only a portion of the Republican parry
was In favor Of IL, the matter of a Gt3vi-
sion of the ticket was sprung. arst the
Democratic representatives, expressed
themselves i'm favor of an equal repre-
seIltatiCl on the ticket.
A committee of Sax was then appointed
TO act in the capacity of a campaign conn
mttten. The committee consisted of J. ID.
Page. s. III. Marshal. JaTnfss ID. MeyrECk,
Republicans, and Ferdinand Erickson,
George Christensen and w. w. WoGdFtnS,
Democrats.
The same gentlemen were appointed a
committee on platform and resolutions,
ard were instructed to prepare a pl3sfGrm
for the paHty. the sltme to b. prNseEtGd
at the regular convention and be revsi4ied
or rejected as thtUt E0dy saw TIT. The
action of the Democrats in regard 20 pro-
Inhibition was reported but I'D 2JtsOn ON il
taken.
A. Crane. o. F. Wall and Andrew MID
sen. Republicans. and 0llf Erickson. c. n.
Lund and NJ. A. E&aacs were appointed a
committee to app0rtl0n tne offices and Sc
lect the men who should be given them ON
action of the convention.
The date of holding the convention was
fixed as Thursday. Oct. 10.
Although Tnts greatly s2mpbittes the po-
liticai situation, 1t leaves the prospects
for a decidedly interesting. campaign very
favorable, as the straight Republican will /
make a fight for supremacy against the !
citizens move and the miX-up of their !
party may bring about some c0nplca- /
lions.
The citizens will probably declare for a |
strong law and order and enforcement of I
ordinances and possibly against pF0hi6i- !
ton. They are basing their action simply |
on the fact that the best interests of the /
CITY VIII be served in this way. The Re- /
have yT1gfla n /
cla11tion as a party Of what they viii /
stand for