Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-20
WRENGLE MARKS
CITY CONVENTION
persuaders and Followers Attack
Zach other With Bitter
Words.
BOTH LAND ON OPPONENTS.
Followers KIN Resolution But Per.
suaders Defeat Swcnscn in
Favor of Snyder.

The American party ticket is now
complete, and before the people for their
consideration this fan.
Il was finished in the closing hours
OF yesterday afternoons convention
after a bitter fight between the party
persuadcr hierarchy and the common
followers.
All afternoon the followers we're Bit
INK at the persuaders and the persuad-
ers were biting back. Bite one was
scored for the followers when they put
a large crimp in the Llppman resolu-
ton. offered by the advice and consent
OF the persuaders, debating TO every
official his every official act.
The resolution placed the pcrsuaders
in actual command OF the appointing
mower II came out because Mayor
Brangord would not reject and throw
out 0f office officials who were capable,
and not suitable from a standpoint OF
. pure believer an the ancient spoils
system To change the personnel OF all
city apartments, the fire department
and The police department with each
administration. is what the resolution
calls for, 10 followed by other parties
~ eliminate the element of capable
service In "a mans qualifications TO
rt tain an office in which political ideas
count Tor nothing, and ability for every
thing Is its principal meaning. and the
disaster such a policy brought on tho
nation before civil service rules pre-
vented 70, and the ruin il brings in an
cities whore II is the vogue were en-
timely overlooked by the resolutions
hackers, greedy TO dictate
ANGRY WORDS.
Piqued because better citizenship had
prevailed, and fearful OF Mayor Brans-
ford. whom they dared not refuse to
nominate, Lippinan forced the conven-
ton into a turmoil OF strife I'm a vain
EFFORT TO ram it's power prod down the
throats Of all candidates the conven-
ton should nominate. II was a case
of professional politician against the
tax paying citizen who values good
government more than dictatiOn, and
FOO the final storm which broke over
the convention many sore spots were
created. and their healing Is still
matter Of the future.
TIN SIGN DUNBAR
Not the least amusing feature OF the
great aft arnoon storm was that II fol-
lowed kind words from Persuador
Dunbar Zoo which he declared that the
'porsuadsrs" existed only In the minds
Of the opposition press. and were
spoken of in an effort 10 create dis
seution. When the resolution came
and HOLIDAY declared his nomination
was one he simply would not and
could not accept with such string
ued 60 a. and Mont Ferry declared
"a was a slur on every prospective can
dldatc and r. y Critchlow declared
t was dictation and Martin declared
Boz would not abide by H. the persuad-
,rs began 10 wonder what kind of a
revolt was going on. When Lippman
discovered IT'S nature he backed up his
resolution 20 the rear in order that
tlD fen the followers were about 10
take 0ut II the leaders might be less
noticeable.
SOME COMFORT LEFT.
Bite one for the defeated persuad-
ere came "a little later. Sheets was
there TO eat little cold comfort in
getting Frank b. Swcnson back into
office. since the persuadcrs had de-
dded 20 hand the plum TO Gideon syn
den DOB roturn for a price TO be paid
boz the form Of a campaign contribu-
ton Synder got bumped through
a long series OF nominating speeches
un which Tom Homer almost killed
his man by virtually admitting that
snyder deserved the Office because the
ciiy committee needed the money and
Snyder was willing 10 pay handsomely
Tor tho place.
Allen Sanford tried 10 clear Snyder
Up, bat tho best he could do was 10
up 20 Oh that snyder was really rum
ming 0u hIs qualifications a. man
end that these qualifications had
sNcnseu distanced FOR the place on
he ticket
BALEIGH'S REASON.
Jake Raleigh collector Of paving
stones offered q contribution at this
point D. was that he was FOR Sny-
Gers opponent because the Dcserct
AeHf Dad come out and declared that
Nhensen was rOhbcr and CRATER
since Jake thought this endorsement
enough ln get his vote. The people let
40 at chat with "a laugh
Whom The ballotiug came. the per-
'tHa"r .lDmout was badly scared and
he} feared DO would be- case Of bite
"u JON thc followers However. they
.NI bod "a slim majority Of support
eng Id the slim majority landed
'ulunU 800 to 274.
That Ioft the nna nomination 20
lu.I-Weight Dininny. who receiv-
81 Dos Unsnomau from the fact that
4li'I these days weighs about l3
lNoes Zoo Tho pound, Dininny got the
'l'IN.'i Ton iu spit of an eloquent
.NH"H Dbl. f.trgrs NfF Amarnes.