The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-08

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= Choice for MayOr....W. j. Halloran y
= Committee to persuade council to =
y accept him.. +. Darmer, ex-of- \
= ficiO chairman: Z. A. Wall. acting y
= chairman, Frank I. Sefrit David Q >
y Dunbar, H Q. Mcmillan =
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W. J. Halloran will be the next mayor
Of Salt Lake. The American" party
leaders al meeting in the Tribune build
ing yesterday afternoon decided unani-
mously that he is the proper man. Mr.
Halloran, who is camping in Logan can
yOn with his family. was communicated
with, and said he would accept If the
council saw fit to elect him
The committee named above was picked
TO appear before the American mem
DerS OF the council and present Mr. Hal
lOran's name as the choice of the Amer
lean leaders. J. Z. Darmer, by virtue Of
his position as chairman of the eXeCu-
tive committee. was made eX-officlo
chairman. and Colonel r. A Wall. who
declined to become a candidate for may
or, was made acting chairman. Frank
J. Sefrit is manager of the party organ.
David c. Dunbar is a member Of the eK-
ecutive committee and H. G. Mcmillan
/ stands nigh In party councils.
Sworn to Secrecy.
Not a single member of the council at
tended the gathering. which was strictly
private and every member sworn to Sc
crecy in regard to what transpired. Oar
mer acted as chairman Addresses were
made by Colonel Wall. MIR. Sefrit and
others. Only one name was presented.
and that was Hallorans $. There was not
a dissenting voice.
The absence of any representative from
the body which elects tie new mayor was
decidedly noticed BILE. COunciimen Black
and Crabtrce. both of whom are supposed
council bosses and Doth of whom are in
/ town. We're not even invited. As a re-
l STIlf fbp meeting W. r2t i-nTx- h.
mOniOus.
! That both Black and Crabtree are like
/ ~ to rebel at such dictaiiOn from the
/ party magnates is entirely possible. in
/ the course of a conversation Tuesday
! Crabtree expressed the decided opinion
1 that;
'HaIIoran- won't do"
Breakers Ahead.
/ This is known to be Blacks opinion as
/ whatever Black thinks Crabtree in some
/ misguided moment utters. and vice versI.
| The reason Tor this IS apparent. Black
/ IS chairman of the engineering commit
1 tee Of the council and is closely assJ-
/ ciated with l. c. Kelsey. city engineer.
/ Halloran is a member of the board Of
I public works and in common with the
| other members of the board does not
I think much of Kelsey. For months Black
! has scored the board whenever oppor-
tunity offered For months the board aud
/ Kelsey have been at swords points
/ Black realizes that if HallOran becames
mayor he will be the American" party
nominee in the fall. He also realizes that
/ the first head which will come off should
/ HalioTan be elected. would be KelseyS
( This would be a serious blow to Black
/ as in his position as chairman Of the en-
! cheering committee he has practically
/ controlled the immense patronage in the
/ engineers office and has constructed for
! himself what he thinks to be a fOrmid-
/ able machine.
Hurry Calls Sent.
! When the committee Of persuaders ap-
pointed by the leaders to incucate into
I the inteilects of the American" council
/ members the idea that Ha1Oran must he
! chosen will do its stunt is not definitely
/ known. The operation probably will not
! be performed until Monday afternoon
/ next. Just before the council meeting,
| when n successor TO Mayor Thompson
must be chosen. as the mayors resigna-
/ ton takes effect at midnight Of that
/ day.
The conference would be held earlier
| If it were not for the fact that a num-
/ Der Of the party couneimen are out -
/ the city. Hurry up calls have been sent
/ to all of them to come in at once and
/ the roundup will not be completed for
| a day or two. No one knows where z
/ G. O'DOnnell is. A. r. Carter is some
! place between here and Evanston. WyO-
/ twenty miles from a telegraph line and
/ a messenger has been sent from the
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