The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-28
MAYO AND KATZ
IN FIST FIGHT
Republican Politicians Meet on
the Walker Corner.
BOTH ROLL DOWN The STEPS
TROUBLE GROWS FROM ALICIA
TON OF BROKEN FAITH.

Another phase Of the feeling between
Alma d Katz and County Physician
H. y. Mayo took public form yesterday
when the two men engaged ia u fight
on the corner of Second South and
Main streets. about 10 o'clock during
the forenoon. During the encounter
the two. locked together and struggling
desperately. rolled down the fight OF
stone steps leading 10 the offices under
The Walker bank. where the struggle
was continued until the men were sep
arated.
The fight was witnessed by many
persons who chaucsd 10 be on the street
at the time Conflicting accounts of It
are given. but all agree that DR. Mayo
sprang from his buggy, approached MI
katz and engaged IN a brief dialogue
with him before d.. Mayo struck the
first blow Of the fight.
DR.. Mayo is a somewhat larger man
than MI Kat and showed fewer traces
Of the struggle Neither was material
Iy damaged. The doctor complained
that he had hurt his hands through
striking Dir. Katz. but his face bore no
bruises. Mr.. Katz's face had a few red
spots due more 10 humping on the
steps than to the doctors blows, Mr..
katz AYERS.
Broken Faith Charged.
The trouble began with the Republi-
can convention. Mr.. katZ is a brother
in-law Of Governor Wells and was a
manager of the governors campaign
The Wells men claim Dr. Mayo prom
ised 10 support the governor in the
convention and failed 10 keep the
pledge. Mr.. Katz made a verbal at
tack on the doctor during the conven-
ton, but the doctor did not take the
matter uD at that time The trouble
in the convention was witnessed by
reporter OF The Herald. and an account
of il appeared IN The Herald next day
The publicity thus given the story, Dr.
Mayo says. convinced him that ne must
take the matter up and led to his hunt
ing for MT. kat
DR.. Mayo Tells His Story.
Dr.. Mayo-s sta1 ement of the trouble
is as follows.
Let me say in the beginning that no
man has a higher regard for Governor
Wells than I have. believe him to be
a man of integrity and Of the greatest
ability. He has given the state splen-
did administration and regard him as
a high-minded gentleman. There is not
and never has been any personal feel
ing between ArlrN u iltL W EAl5 anu AlA-
self. / believe if Governor Wells had
kept out of this fight he might have
had the senatorship or been elected
congressman. because nobody questions
his qualifications for any Office he
might aspire to. But two terms, in my
judgment, are enough for one man. L
have no apologies 10 make for opposing
Governor Wells for denomination and
my opposition to him did not imply
that my regard for him had diminished
It was merely a question of my person
al choice and to that every man is en-
titled.
a short time before the primaries
We're held some Of my political friends
among the supporters of M Cutler
asked me if 1 would consent to 90 be
fore the primary as a Cutler man. I
thought the matter over for a day or
two and when they came again 1 told
them I had no objection on the night
OF the primary / was called TO attend
man named BasSett. WhU had taken
poison. and I was not able TO get TO
the primary until after the nominations
had been made I learned there that
I had been nominated and that G. e
Allen had inquired whether ! was for
Governor Wells and had been told that
il was understood I was a Wells man.
I was not asked about il myself. but at
no time did 1 pledge my support TO the
governor.
During the convention left my seat
for a time and gave my proxy to Mr.
Langtou. the other delegate from my
district. I returned while the second
ballot for governor was in progress and
discovered there was some question
bout the proxy. Remarking that l
would settle il by casting the vote my
self. I picked M a Cutler ballot and
voted it. When Katz began abusing
Tr-iFar to
natural feeling OF soreness because
Of the governors defeat and paid little
heed 10 It. beyond telling him to keep
quiet. or something like that. I would
never have thought of the matter again
had it not been for the publication of an
account Of the incident in The Herald.
7 had not seen the story myself when
friends called my attention TO il during
the forenoon. 1 kept hearing of it and
decided that 1 should take some action
iu justification of myself. j looked for
Katz during Friday afternoon. but was
unable to md him.
Looks For Katz Deliberately.
This morning I started uptown with
the deliberate intention OF finding him
and reaching some sort of an under
standing with him More OF his talk
about me had been coming back to me
and ] was determined to bring il TO an
end So I got into my buggy and drove
past the Walker corner five or six times
before I saw him As soon as I saw
him ] ar once jumped out Of the buggy
and confronted him. 7 asked him what
ne meant by talking that way about me
and told him il must stop. He replied
that he had nothing 10 take back and
asked me what ] was going to do
about IL. At that ] struck him and
knocked him partially over. As he
Strengthened up I struck him again and
had struck him three or four times.
perhaps. when ne grappled with me to
escape further punishment I then went
TO work ON his head and had punched
him several times when we both tripped
and fell down the steps. I kept on hit
ting at him as we rolled down stairs
and continued il al the bottom until he
yelled that he had enough. Then ] let
him up. jumped into my buggy and
drove home. When I got home 1
changed my clothes for some that were
not bloody and notified the police sta
ton that 7 had just licked a man on
Main street and was at home if they
wanted me.
At the time ] struck him AR. Katz
was not attempting TO light a cigar.
and did not have his hands in his pock-
ct My recollection is that he had no
glasses on, but I am not sure as to
that Ny object in hunting Katz up
was merely 10 force a retraction or to
on my character. II NIr Katz is ia
need OF medical attention my services
are at his disposal"
Katz Gives His Side.
Mr.. Katz gave his version Of the az