Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-02
CAMPAIGN TO
CLOSE TONIGHT
Republican Rally to Mark the
End of Ante-EIeCtiOn Ora
tory and Fuss.
ALL WORKING LIKE BEAVERS.
City officials Arc Absent from Their
Offices Up Town Mcnding Their
Respective Fences.

With the Republican rally tonight the
campaign Of the year 1907 will come 70
a close, 50 far as its thunder making
propenslties are concerned.
The Democrats held their final rally
at headquarters last night when "a gem
eral jonihcatlon over the prospects
was INDUCED in. nearly an the leaders
and candidates participating. on the
same evening the Americans" play
ed their last big tune for public sup
| port.
Monday night. which stlll remains for
demonstrations, will find all party
workers too busily engaged TO make
noise and the work they VIII be about
viii be that OF arranging for carriages.
planning the disposition OF workers
and checking up the voters In the vari-
Gus districts.
Today the tte-election teuseness be-
gan to be felt about town. on Second
South street almost everyone who Is
famous IN political annals was out
summing himself and inspecting
the betting board, where the contest
Of Morris men to outbet Plummer men
sim RACES. Tn 5000 bet that Brans-
ford polls 10 600 votes found a taker
In syndicate arranged by J. u. FL
dredge, Jr It is understood.
That the American" party considers
u impossible 20 fail IN the plans 90
elect Bransford Is evidenced by the Wig
or OF Chairman Darmer In throwing
workers I'm the field. and preparing for
election day How sick the party seems
20 others 90 be on account nf the great
dissatisfaction over the fast and loose
methods OF men supported I'M office, Us
not relieved by the inner circle crowd
who today are more confident than ever
mn HnH Of d.. 20 hos
think they have succeeded ga stirring up
between Democrats and Republicans.
this tending, they figure. 20 keep the
anti" American" vote divided so that
they will not feel the brunt OF IT,
NO FINANCIAL REPORT.
one Of the amusing features OF the
present method OF conducting city bus
mess. Is the rarity with which officials
are 70 be found within their offices.
An inquiry AT the office Of Land and
Water Commissioner Mathews, devel-
oped the fact that he was up town. An
other inquiry for Jake Raleigh dcvel-
oped the fact that he was not IN his
office Treasurer Frank Swenson could
be interviewed only through a deputy.
CITY OVERDRAF~Ts.
A deputy IN one office suggested that
the best way to find these officials was
TO show up on pay day, or hunt for
them around town. A statement was
made this morning that the bank
carrying city overdrafts had about all
u wished, and had requested the city 10
stop sending in more warrants until II
makes other Arrangements than those
al present existing to care for them.
Mr.. 5wensen could not be found 10 veri-
~ or deny II. Auditor Rudolph Ain.
who was the only one OF the city Off
GERS on duty. thought It couldn't be
true because he knew that $4,000 IN
taxes had been banked today. At the
National Bank OF the Republic the
statement was denied. Cashier Knox
declaring he had merely asked Swensen
ito go easy I'm issuing warrants until
the financial furry OF this week settles
He declared, however, that all that are
issued the bank VIII care for. and that
IL has no intention OF stopping the pay
ment OF them. Audi0r AIN safes that
the overdraft Is now about 5000. 900. but
will give no figures OF the exact amount
overdrawn IN each fund Nov. /.