Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-10

Among other theories which have
been advanced since the council meet
Ing Of last Monday night, Tor the row
which broke loose Mt that time, ana
Z has since been tearing the ritals OF the
t.Anerican" party is one which M
tlicates that while some of the party
managers are not opposed to a red
light district on principle. and prl-
tvately they feel that they should fol-
low their time onored rule in such
cases made and provided, which says:
THESE things may be done, but with
out open official sanction. and 1t is
upon this score that many withdrew
their support from Mayor Bransford
In his open espousal of the new re-
Rtrictcd district. These thought that
while the matter was all well enough.
neither the mayor nor the council
should have official knowledge OF the
fact that there WAS such a district In
the city, much less have anything to
: do WitlrSits establishment.
q There are other rumors ;Lnoat some
of them not colored with any SHOW Of
principle whatever, one OF which is
to the effect that in the plan adopted
by the MAYOR there was bound to be
q decided slump In future american
Z party dividends. owing to the fiicial
recognition of the evil, and that tho
business men" OF the party, disagreed
4 to the point of mutiny With any plan
whichcared With 1t a decrease in the
G"rake-off.''
DISSENS1ON IN THE PARTY.
At all events 1t is very certain that
the .sAmerican'' party leaders have fal-
7 lon out over the mattef, and also that
Whilcit was the original plan to make
q s.ltrj fetal pfft, ,,r Mayore RranS-
ford should the time come. when, for
1.-THE good Of the SERVICE. and the
future deludinS of tile uninitated pub
lie, 1T became necessary to make
show of some one, it is also certain
that plans have miscnrricd. and that
at the last minute. through this un-
y forseen disruption Of harmony over the
spells, Tom -, Pitt is suddenly thrust
into the breach. and must sWallW the
hemlock intended for the mayor.
PRACTICAL POLITICS
Those wise in the lore Of local pol-t
itics have been smiling all day over
4 the statements made in the morning
papers. and accredited to members of
the council, to the effect that the
mayor should not be opposed In his
removal of Pitt because he appointed
him. These are of the belief that from
standpoint OF practical politics this
statement is sufficiently "childlike and
bland" to have emnated from the
''Heathen5 C,hince.'
At all events. till the members Of
the city council take action Monday
night, no man knowcth not even Il
anembcr of the council,what that action
Us likely TO be. because rank mutinv
stalks abroad. openly in the ranks Of
the "Americau' party. aud every other
American party member ofsthe coun-
4 eli has "a knife IN his night boot leg
lEnI eli nd
even within the limit of possibility that
a complete disruption OF the machine
will follow an attempt to arrive at u
harmonious understanding Monday
night
PITT A BUSY NAN
Pitt is said to be cleaning up The
business of his office. preparatory TO
turning it over to his successor, and
Mayor Bransford is confronted by
gloomy thoughts of how to WORD his
resignation should the council do the
unexpected in reconsidering its vote
AEofi last Monday night, and turn down
his removal of Pitt. This action would
OF course act to support the nutiny of
Pitt, in the face of which there would
be nothing for the mayor to do but
resign.
On the other hand, SPECULATION is
more than rife as to what course the
mayer expects to take in the event
of being. sustained by the council with
respect to carrying out his declared
plan for the establishment of the detest-
ed district on the west side. This arises
from the position taken by the sheriff's
office and by that of the city attorney.
THE MAYORS DILEMA
There is absolutely no doubt about
the legality of the sherff's position and
heretofore enforced policy, in the mat
ter Of the scarlet women, and. since
both Sheriff Emery and Sheriff-Elect
Sharp have declared themselves as
adhefents to continuance of that
policy. how is the mayor going TO open
the new district2s' is the way the mat
ter Is being discussed
III the city attorney prusecutes these
cases and il Is certain there will be
plenty OF complaints filad TO base pros
e eentinhs on, how NH it he possible to
3 maintain such Il district Within the city