The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-10
BATH HOUSE APPRECIATED
Alderman John Coughlin Tells Why
He Was Reelected

A man carrying bass drum sneaked
out o. the Frank headquarters in Dear
born street-F'irst Ward-last night and
went home A cornet player followed
him at a safe distance, and the rest
of the band, which was not needed,
made a stealthy escape.
In Michael Kenna s saloons a dazed
set Of lodging house citizens slowly
awoke to the fact that they were in the
way and that their good friends, Mr..
CoUghnn and Mr. Kenna. wished they
would move on. In South Clark street
there was q procession Of men who saw
zigzag lamp posts and three full moons
TO the block
Aid RI an-rs-elect Coughlin hung up
the teleI hone receiver at 10 Plymouth
place and broke training. His seventy
precinct captains a so broke training.
was evident to the band, lodging
house citizens, the precinct captains
and the alderman-re-elect that the
campaign was over. CoughIin got into
h S 5 ippers and cut of his coat and
discussed the result at his residence,
1904 Michigan avenue.
My friends who knew me best ap-
preciated me-" he said. The First
ward is a city, and I know all the peo-
pc - It You see. / don't have to be
introduced to any one and that is
sonnet i z. 1 had the business interests
with me. Because why? Because
whenever any one wants anything done
/ do it cOurteously. Marshall Field &
Co., Mandel Bros, the First National
bank and all Of them were with me.
"A kind word ard a favor is my way
to reach the people OF the First ward.
We have all hnds-bOth extremes one
extreme is down in Kenna's saloons
now. What are you going to do about
it, Give them some money 20 20 TO
ted? Well, 1 don't see the Municipal
Voters league giving them anything. 30
9, o g
With the result of his campaign pref
" well understood, the First ward
statesman fell into a questioning mood
as to what the people thought Of him.
Honest, now, what do you suppose
people think Of me2" he asked Il am
pictured half the time as a man who
talks BOwery slang It isn't fair. I
don't use BOwery slang. One day I'll
be made TO talk this stuff, and the next
Z maybe theTe'il be q report Of one of
my. addresses in correct language Now,
what do you suppose the people think
Of the First ward alderman mean
the people who don't know him. I
wonder If they think he is a BOwery
tough or an orator?
The police worked against me to-
day. They chased some Of my fellows
away. Those college strong boys didn't
/ do any good. I like a stiff campaign.
/ I never tire, and I'd rather have a fight
( than not.
/ I've always lived in the First ward,
/ and that counts. I've lived here forty
/ years, and people know that my father
was an old settler here. That's why all
/ the people know me, and that's why
/ get elected"
While the aldeTman-re-el elect was dis
/ Cussing his political career, the First
ward subjects were waking up to the
! fact that the election was over. In dis
/ consulate groups they filled Kenna's sa-
/ looms
I'm not going" said a man with no
hat, no collar. nothing much in the
: way Of shoes and little In the way OF
a coat I'm not going until I get
some money"
Z a trembling voter, who was seized at
intervals with the shakes" and who
+ chewed a cigar stump hidden under a
yellow mustache, approached one OF
! COughlin's lieutenants.
"G'wan away from here" said the
lieutenant Amt you gOin 10 git
out? G'wan' ] tell you"
He slapped the shaky voter across
/ the face, ard the man shufied back a
courle Of steps and stood weeping
/ and ha'f-growIiug.
Another with more success ap-
preached another lieutenant Cough
FMS aid pulled out a DOCketbO0k and
dug up a small coin. The man stepped
70 the bar. tn changed his mind and
pushed out OF the saloon for lodging
house.
This awakening of the "fOaters" and
the lodging house citizens was more OF
less bitter. Their value was gone tenn
/ norarilN.