The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-02
Fusion Scheme Is Embarrassed
by Its Many Demands and
objections.
SMOOT DOESN'T WANT
Mr.. NORRIS FOR MAYOR
Real Choice Is Said to Be
George T. 0deIl, an Employee
of the Prophet.

eraJ Duncn nave 1eupalulSeu tueit
chances of ''fusing' the church Re-
publican and church Democratic parties
in the coming municipal campaign by
refusing to accept Richard ?. Morns,
Mormon Democrat, as the fusion can
diJate for Mayor To save their self
respect many Democrats who at heart
arc not averse TO fusion. provided the
interests of the everlasting gospel will
be subserved thereby, have insisted that
the nominee for Mayor be a Demo
crat, and that Apostle Smoot and the
''fussy' contingent in the Federal
building refuse to hear TO.
Apostle Smoot is looking for Gen
tile Republican to head his ticket for
Mayor He has several objects in this.
One is that the few Gentle Republi-
cans-outside of the pie-chasers-who
remain in the Republican party cannot
he herded 70: any candidate for Mayor
except Gentle Republican. and the
apostle doesn t want to see the Amer
lean party get any more recruits. More
over, If he can elect a GENTLE Repub-
lican Mayor of Salt Lake, even though
il be done by the devious and crooked
method Of fusion, he figures that 1t will
strengthen him at Washington.
George T. odeu Suggested.
The man most in the Smoot mind for
Mayor is George t. Odell, manager of
the Consolidated Wagon and Machine
company NominaIly, Mr.. Odell is
Gentle. His corporation, however. Is
q molly one, and Joseph F. Smith,
prophet, seer and reyelator, is its presl-
dent With Mr.. Odell as Mayor the
church would feel assured that its IN
teresIs would not suffer, and at the
same time Apostle Smoot could point
TO his having supported GENTLE for
high Office.
In the event that Mr.. Cdell is found
10 be unavailable, there are several
other Gentle patriots who may be i'm
pressed into service. State Senator Sam
Park is decidedly willing, and Louis
Cohn. Fred Loofbourow and Frank
Pierce are under consideration.
After he gets his fusion ticket nomi-
mated Apostle Smoot counts upon using
church influence to get sufficient Nor
mon Democratic votes TO elect II. He
also purposes placing the brand of
apostacy upon any Mormon Democrat
who refuses 10 stand for fusion, or who
advocates or DelDS DIIUG dDOuI IUG
nomination of straight Democratic
ticket.
Trouble With Democrats.
Nevertheless, Apostle Smoot is going
TO have trouble in herding the Demo
Gratis. There are a few Gentle Demo
Gratis, like Judge o. W. Powers and
Frank B. Stephens. left in the fold
and unfortunately for Apostle Smoot s
plans, they do not hold the Melchisidek
priesthood and can be dealt with
for their fellowship in the church if
they balk at the fusion scheme which
he has mapped out.
Then there are Mormon Democrats
like James II. Moyle, Judge w. n.
King and Lyman r. Msrtineau. who
have no more use for Apostle Smoot,
in his political capacity, than they
have for the American party. 1t is
these who swear by the bones of
Thomas jefferson that straight Demo
cratic ticket viii be placed in the field
regardless of whether Apostle Smoot
likes it or moi. They declare that they
will not be rawhded into attaching
themselves and their party to Smoot s
political fortunes. and declare that the
Democrats should nominate a straight
ticket if it doesn Z get to exceed a hun
dred votes.
The outlook is that in no event will
Democratic ticket out of the field, but,
through the help of the church, IFS
bishops and its block teachers, he hopes
10 minimize its vote And he doesn Z
propose TO nominate a straight Repub-
hcan ticket if he can help it. His plans
are all being laid for "fusion
ticket. which he viii probably call q
"citizcns = ticket. No body Of citi-
zeus, however, will have ANYTHING to
do with naming II. 1t VIII be selected
in Inc inner councils of Smoot s rcligio.
political combination. and q few plant
Mormon Democrats Of the Fcrnstrom
breed Will doubtless be placed oD il
10 give il semblancc Of uon-par-
ilsansbip.
Apostle Smoot's Activity.
As was the cnse last fall, a whole
lot Of little fellows in the Smootitc
camp arc saving that 'Enoticc will bc
served on Reed TO stay in Provo and
keep his hands ont Of this fight" They
always fall down, however, when asket
who is going TO serve such n notice OF
S;nool. Nobody in authority in tho
nerve 10 serve such "A notice and Smoot
1ouIan I pay any attention TO it il j,
was served.
As = matter Of fact Smoot has al
ready ''buttcd into" the municipa
contest hero. He proposes to annex th,
9i.i l@d'Nc 'ltN GoNtIHHcnl 10 us ma
chino. and use il TO help his Scnatoria
campaign next year, The apostle is ii
ipwn ~ least once q week TO attend th,
weekly meeting of the apostles ouorum
toY every Gftcen minutes he spends i,
labor md prayer with his co. worker
IL hc Loyd = vineyard, he spends tw
hours with "Eussy Jimmy Andcr
son. Curly Callistcr. "Kinky
Booth. Tom Hul and Bill Spry. framin
~ plans for the city campaign, an
thc assertion hat Creed will stay j
poYo and keep his hands off thi
rati would make a craven inag
retil-1 W. Eos-el1