The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-20
MO FUSION.

Having their choice of managing
their own party affairs or of making
an assignment to Harry Joseph, Calls
ter, Spry ct al. of the federal office
holders syndicate, the Democrats of
Salt Lake have decided to run their
own party. That was all there was to
the fusion proposition which the Re-
publicans tried TO force upon the De-
mocracy; and there could be no other
legitimate outcome to it.
In a meeting attended by every mem
Der of the Democratic city committee.
and by such other prominent party
leaders as Judge King, Judge Powers,
J. H. Moyle, John Dern and Frank B.
Stephens. the fusion scheme so kindly
arranged for the Democracy by the
Smoot machine was repudiated and
kicked out of doors. Not one infiuen-
tial Democrat favored it; on the con-
trary, the men who have led the party's
battles in former years as well as the
men who are now managing the city
campaign, declared they would not
countensnce fusion. 1t was unani-
mously agreed that the movement was
only a well-devised scheme to democrat
ize the Democrats, divide the party
and steal votes by trading on council
manic candidates.
Henceforth there will be no talk of
fusion between the Democrats and Re
publicans. which is as it should be-
The Democracy has had no bitterer
enemies than the men who control the
smoot machine. These Republicans had
no thought Of fusion with anybody I'M
I'll IL was apparent that they were
beaten, hopelessly beaten. Even then
the fusion they proposed was in such
form that il could only mean the dis
solution of the Democracy and the sue
cess of the American" ticket.
The only exceptions were in the First
and Second precincts, where the move
ment for joint nominations took form
long before the conventions, and was
a sequel to the betrayal of both par
ties by men who accepted party NOM
nations in previous elections, only to
desert after they were elected The
nominees agreed upon i'm those pre-
cincts are strong. capable men, good
citizens and desirable timber for the
council
But in the Third, Fourth and Fifth
precincts the Republicans thought to
force fusion with a club. stole Demo-
cratic candidates for their own use
and expected to defeat Morris by con-
venient trading of votes. The differ
ence between the situations in the
wards was so we'll known that the stu
pidest of politicians could not have
been fooled by the bogus game in the
Third. Fourth and Fifth, and yet the
Republicans evidently expected TO
bunco or intimidate the Democratic
campaign managers into acquiescence
with their plan.
AS 1t is. the Democrats stand on their
ticket and record of the men who are
named for city Office. Their nominees
for the council are all first-cIass men; /
the main ticket is one of the cleanest |
ever named here. Former Mayor Nor !
ris. the head of the ticket gave the /
city the most progressive adminstra- +
ton it had ever known. and his term of /
office saw more public improvements |
initiated and completed than had been |
known in all previous administrations /
put together. If, as they ostentatiously |
proclaimed. the Republicans really de-
sire to sacrifice themselves for the good |
of the city, and give Salt Lake relief |
from American extravaganza and |
misnlanagement, the way is open to |
thernf but it will not be on a basis of |