The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-08
STEPS OUT
MULVEY GOES IN
New Chairman Chosen For the
Democratic City Committee.
MEETING HELD YESTERDAY
DEBTS CONTRACTED DURING
LAST CAMPAIGN WERE PAID.

James c. Leary. who. as chairman OF
the Democratic city committee, piloted
the party to victory lin the last munich
pal campaign, handed in his resignation
at a meeting of the committee yesterday
afternoon Business reasons were as
signed as the cause of AIR. Leary's action.
Martin T.. MulVey was unanimously chOs-
EN- 90 flll the vacant position. The tCi-
lowing letter from Mr. Leary was read
at the meeting yesterday.
TO The Democratic City Committee:
gentlemen BEG TO remind you thaL
when you did me the honor OF elecung me
chairman Of TINS committee eight weeks
ago, j gave substantial and sufficient rea-
sons TO excuse me from the service. They
were not then pressed because the very
able gentleman who had preceded me in
the chairmanship was on the ticket, ard
no other man appeared Immediately
available when time pressed for selec-
ton Of his successor Accordingly, ] ac-
coded to the wishes of the committee,
temporarily vacated a station which 1
am filling in an order ihat tab00s poll
tics. and for the time subordinated other
claims To the committees desire.
THE needs upon which the latter rest
ed are row happily removed. We have
had an election, and i am pleased as are
you that it was largely a Democratic
one mat II was not wholly SO caused
me much regret. i shall always feel that
harder work i'm the Fifth and the Second
on election day would have landed Mul-
Vey and Badger in the council: and an IN
crease on effort supplemented by means
on registration day would have insured
big gains in the First and Second for our
candidates
But It's over. Strenuous work by this
committee viii not be called for again
for a couple Of years The fortunes of
political battle were against Mr.. Null
vcy slightly, we are sorry to admit. The
result. no Ncver makes him again avail
able for the position which he filled with
such distinction TO himself and profit 20
the party in the arrangements for the
late campaign. + therefore renew the
reasons given and herein referred Go
a gainst serving on this committee fur
Their. present my resignation and re-
its acceptance at your first meeting With
renewed assurances of my regard and
esteem. Faithfully yours,
JAMES c. LEARY."
After the resignation had been accepted
and a successor appointed to fill the posi-
ton made vacant report was made on
the condition of the finances. 1t was
found that sufficient money had been
raised to pay off all Obligat ons incurred
during the recent campaign and also 20
cancel a small debt left from the prevl-
GUS campaign. In addition to this there
was small balance left which viii go
into the treasury.
1t was decided at the meeting to sup
port George Burbidge i'm his fight 10
maintain his position in the council anu
an appropriation was made to cover the
expenses of the contest.
The question of patronage was taken
up and the claims Of the various pre-
oincJs considered. All these were referred
10 a committee. consisting Of the city
chairman and the five precinct chairmcn