The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-06
WHEELMENS PARTY
HAS BEEN LAUNCHED
Will Take Active Part in City
Campaign.
CITY FATHERS GRILLED
DISGUST EXPRESSED AT BICY
Gle ORDINANCE.

new party which proposes TO make
something drop in the next municipal
election sprang into existence last night
as result of an indignation meeting of
the Wheelmen's Protective association in
the city hall, at which the officers of the
present city administration. from the
mayor down. were denounced. 1t was
unanimously voted to throw politics to
the four winds and unite the forces of
the association in battle royal 10 install
city officials favorable to the wheelmen.
A motion to ANONYMOUSLY ignore the
entire present admins tration, and an
other TO appoint a committee to drast
plans Tor a campaign, were made and
unanimously carried, amid rounds of ap-
plause. the campaign committee was
appointed, and If the plans of the assO-
citation pan out, the voters of the CITY
may have the choice, among numerous
other tickets, of placing their cross Oppo-
site the ''Wheelmen's party"
There were only about dozen members
present. buS those there made up in en-
thusiasm what they lacked in numbers,
anu IL was not meeting. 1t was all
precipitated by the report of the com
mittee on the amended ordinance provid-
ing for bicycle paths on the sides of the
streets. The committee reported that the
ordinance in its amended form would N
thelr opinion be OF no benefit to the
WheeImen, and recommended that the as
ISOLATION not accept or indOrse it.
President Berry, in giving the report,
said; 1t IS the opinion of the commit
tee that II Is impossible TO do anything
with the present city administration
Iney do not seem to want to treat US
right, and ii is recommended that we do
not indOrse any such ordinance, or al
administration %
At that juncture Charles Eigson arose
ana Said- 1t is humliiating for any
Wheeiman TO try to do anything with this
city council. There are some of them
VINO try to help us but there are some
that you can't get anything from with
out paying them for il. and are not even
honest IN their statements and promises
to US. We as an association should come
out this fall and vote irrespective of poll
ties for someone who will help US
We should night this administration,
because from the mayor down they are
opposed 10 US, and We should not 90 20
the council Tor anything more. because
II we get promise it is good for moth
ing This speech was received with a
round of applause. and several others
arose ana reiterated the sentiments eX-
pressed IN it.
Knew Mayor Would Use Veto.
Presidsnt Berry said that he believed
some of the councilmen had only voted
for ordinances previously put before them
because they knew the mayor would veto
them I have been told by Councilman
ternstrOm, said ne, that any ordinance
puL through by the wheelmen would be
vetoed by the mayor. II is humiliating
TO have anything further to do with them
council
G. n Scoviue moved that official ac-
ton on the matter be taken, and the fol-
lowing motion was made by Charles Hig-
son; That the report of the committee
on the amended ordinance be accepted
and the committee discharged; that the
association no longer take any notice of
the mayor or city council, but unite their !
forces, regardless OF politics, in a cam
paign in the fan to secure city officials (
who VIII LOOK after the interests OF the |
wheelmen.
The motion was unanimously carried |
amid round OF applause, ana another /
motion &c appoint special committee of |
five to plan the campaign was carried /
Charles HigsOn. Judge Dana Smith, /
Charles Wilkes, h S Anderson and \. I
G. ScOville we're appointed on the com
mittee and VIII meet in DR.. Z. NJ. Key
sOr's Office Saturday aight at s O'Clock. /
resembling the action of the association
at its last meeting IN approving the pro-
posed ordinance putting tracks on the j
sides Of the streets.
A motion was also made and carried /
appointing the president and secretary a 4
committee TO wait upon Chief Hilton and I
demand an explanation of the reason for 4
and the manner IN whi~h his subordinate
officer stopped them - VA advertising
their excursion TO the with mega
phone. The committee .N-n.e vait upon the
chief when he returns from his Vacat ton
The matter OF the excursion On Aug. 4 /
was taken up and the committee re-
ported that things were moving along
6nCouragingly. a partial list OF prizes
donated 10y the merchants, 10 be drawn
by coupon tickets, was presented \
number Of handsome prizes have been I
donated.