Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-20
ROUGH SHOD RIDING
OVER PERSUADERS
Council and Mayor Combine in
Rehuffing Two American"
Machines.
M'KENzlE CHIEF OF POLICE.
While Executive Rejects Rccommcn-
dalton of the Tribune, Council
Opposes Moran Domination.

with Arthur Pratt warden, chuck
ling to himself at his house on the
Hill, thinking or what may happen
when George A. Sheets stands face to
face with " good men. listening to
Alexander McWhirter tell again the
od.old tale, a brother Scott today steps
into the place Of Sheets in the city
rall aud issues his manifesto that here
after no honest Scott ladies will be
robbed In Salt Lake " he knows any
thing bout II.
Roderick Mckenzie is chief of po-
lice He waa accepted by the council
because It is only too anxious to say
a few words to Frank ]. Sefrit, am
ateur dictator. and TO the 'persuad-
ers' who fiocked around him In his
SKY rocket rise, ana left him alone wh.n
tAc falling stick end OF the rct began.
He is accepted by Sefrt and the par
~ organ" because the dictators dare
not publicly be caught expressing their
chnsrin. he public welcomes the
CHOICE because IL shows that the po-
llticot wires were not working when
Mayor IBransiord named the man, and
the choice.
That Mayor Bransford is not cater
ing 70 the constituted governing COM
lnittee of the American party was
instanced last night when the appoint
ment was passed upon. All reports in
tne partisan press TO the contrary not
Witnstanding, Mayor Bransford did not.
name his choice to the caucus of the
americana On the authority of a
city councilman who endeavored to Sc
cure IRON the mayor the name of his
selection in advance the appointment
came as n complete surprise II was a
surprise. too, to Darmer and the other
ileihpers or the self-constituted steer
ing committee who We're present and
who flushed up somewhat when the
name was read, and then left the
room.
II Is further understood that the new
cIiiei OF ponce was not appointed up-
on anybody's solicitation. Mayor
Bransford approached several and ask
ca tnem 10 serve and one and all
pleaded prior and pressing engage
ments. In fact Mr. Mckenzie at first
aeclined the honor, but in the eleventh
hour promised To do all he could 10
help out his friend the mayor.
Although cought by surprise. the name
afterwards went to the council. was
Ncceptsd oy every member, despite the
enough, owing 10 the absence of thrae
American" members. to block the con-
flrmaton, and came hack to the navor
without single voice being raised
against 1t. Mr. Mckenzie is a close
personal friend Of the mayor, and is m
me monument business on south State
street.
NEW LINES OF CLEAVAGE.
The appointment well illustrates the
new lines of cleavage being formed in
,he American party. The Sheets end
IS now Violently at war with the Kearns
end, and large body between the two.
american aoherents in sentiment are
leaving both and breaking from cover
alone. This accounts for the cold VIM
that blows toward Black. Crabtree IA
Wis and Martin. who was with them
has trimmed sail and put about. while
Mulvey has left the entire clIque and
VIII go 1t alone to the rear. never 10
turn his head backward towards poli-
tics again.
DAVIS REFORMS.
Davis now shows SYMPTOMS of sur-
Niving the changed order for he re-
fused TO stand by the insurgents In
their efforts to name him mayor know
ing well how fatal to him II would
pc after the people got a chance to
49, NA''i1o W. o. VIC IltXl election. This
accounts for the elimination OF the
name OF Davis in the American mar
ty mutterings about Black Crabtree
and Martin who with Sheets have drly-
en- so many party members to radical
action In the demand for Bransford
as mayor, or some man OF the Halloran
type whose boom was so good beforb
the Tribune tried to sail to dictator
ship on II. Now there are many insln-
uating BLACK hand" references IN par
" organs, one Of which suggests that
the election OF nm honest mayor would
render II really necessary for some
people to live on their salaries only"
GOING DOWN AND OUT.
How completely the cold wind has
reached Black, Crabtree and Martin,
was we'll shown last night when the
precious trio were found voting for
Moran, but voting for him alone
Their ownership OF the council I'm his
behalf found itself suddenly terminated
when Moran was ordered on a vote
unanimous except for the ewo little ball
lots of wind blown duo. to take down
a trestle on j street between Third and
Second avenues.
NO PLACE TO LIGHT.
AS the split opens in the American"
party more people are falling into IT,
than the Crabtree- Black Martin trio