Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-16
DEMOCRATS TO
NAME A TICKET
Convention Will Assemble in the
Grand Theater Tomorrow
Morning.
DERN TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
Looks Like Wall1oVcr for Richard
p, Morris for Siayornlity Candi-
date M Coming Election.

Tomorrow the campaign for the year
1907 viii be formally launched az the
Democratic city convention.calledt TO as
semhle iu the Grand theoter City
Chairman NJ. r. Cunningham win call
the convention TO order. and win prob
ably name John Dern for temporary
chairman
This win be followed bv O. morning
given to- routine work and am after
noon so adoption OF "a platform and
selection OF candidates Two days
later the American city convention
win add its contribution TO formal pou-
tics and after this week The situation
should be enlivened by much discus
sion OF local conditions in the concrete
instead of the abstract
What the Democratic campaign win
be is best suggested by the assertion
that r. p. Morris. who served as chief
executive of the city. under "a Demo-
cratic administration. is 90 be uOmin-
ated without the slightest opposition
and with a backing that is unanimous
and steam heated Co the cheering
point
The prospect for tomorrows cone
yention IL that there viii be few con-
tests for places After Mr Morris goes
in bv reclamation others win Doe added
TO the ticket with the object I'm mind
Of securing the best candidates at the
Uartys command, am object which by
tho was seems TO be more rooted lu the
minds Of an campaign managers this
fall than ever before. ln response TO
She grow ing demand for a greater
CIV and administration I'm Office which
shall not repeat the disastrous eN-
travagance of the present ucumhonis.
How these iucumbents impress 'uelt
ynnueors ia the American ranks s
Illustrated bv the fact that almost
every one of them except Jake Raleigh
has either resigned, or has prod un-
der him by which his friends hope 20
-et him locked On the political closet
before election Gme. OF is actively OPP
posed for denomination.
DEMOCRATIC SLOGAN.
The slogan of the Democrats by
which they hope 20 get hack into Of
fce. is that Mayor Morris previous
administration should guarantee him
another. and that 81 Is absolutely neces-
earv for Salt Lakes welfare 20 sate-
guard against another American
party administration. purely on account
III what the PARTY has done 10 eliminate
a financial condition from the city s
belongings
me thing on which the Democrats
place MOTT ierendenca is the "Ameri-
can" partys record The figures go
terrlhcany against the wisdom OF let
ting them be repeated and these ng-
ures will no doubt be given publicity
this fall Most vital is the fact thar
the present administration rs costing
the people about 100000 a year more
than any other administration did, and
is not producing results except in the
shane of pavements for Jake Raleighs
private door yard, and sidewalk extern
sions which are paid for by the prop
orty holders regardless Of the general
funds.
An assault on the present admins
tration and an uucoveriug OF its Big
Nit" politiCes viii no doubt be taken
up by both tho Democratic and Re
publican campaign committees. ana
from the evidcurc apparent before even
the slightest probing has begun. theie
will be plenty of work before election
day that win lagt after the heat Of the
campaign has passed, and possibly re-
suit iu wonderment ON the part OF
Treasurer Swensou, Road supervisor
Raleigh and the Black-Crabtree COM
49,, ,,.l-i- y-aI fna plum trees with
tLl e, ME 81 go ~ rirt
'n' 'ru'' 30 '''7' ~ -
RECKLESS EAFENDIlJl 'ES.
According 10 tho best figures obtain
aole tn,Ie WIN o' .-,,,,. ,.ei',, a., %
t.-l ~ llA ~ ys5 ., In ts,, .,,s
ste.sl '''-'- ln ~, "t i5 ei11 r..
collected on s's w, ''19 lr /" .- ,il,' L.,
ln 1900 ON s4l,lVo's.s,i,, .i uo 49,. a.,
year amounted 20 fi'..oo liole VA. lilal ~
1903 ald TINS year luey wiz ailloNilt ~
s65.952 over lsOo. NiIiiosl hiI i1i ~
Tie improE ene MINUS come oU. ut ~
million dollar nond luhd, o, i iS 'ilo
fees eNactod from properly hollC,S' so
...-- ".' h.. 5sfl,ded ON tbe
grounds that hoy nave gone lAto l.sl',
innate investments ana are re- presented
iu property a4u.l 70 lne .l's. ..-t
Tonight me All.I .''.s P't
aries VIII be heidi ihd WIN t"o au-
n0uucemcnt comes pleoi' lion ON ON
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