The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-10
DESTRUCTIVE BUNCH" BOSSES

TO show thc Republican party Of Utah
that in allowing the Federal bunch -
10 boss that pnrty's politics, tho party
was swiftly going 10 destruction. In
spite Of the apparent political triumph
of last year under the unrlghtcous lead.
crship of that "buuch. - that tbc tri-
umph was dclusivc, and carried with II
the seeds of decay.
The result of that rotten combina-
Iion last ycar was evident when the
Republican party split in two during
the session of the legislature last win.
Ter aud State convention was held
which in effect was a protest against
the ''Fcdcral bunch - management,
Further illustration of the decay of
the Republican party under "Fcdcral
bunch - bossism WIS shown in strik
ing manner by the result of tho recent
election in this city, For the pur-
pose Of comparison. we will take the
vote on the sborttcrm county com
missioner last year, comparing it with
the figures this year on the munich
pal vote for mayor. VIC take the short
term commissioner vote OF last year
because that was less affected by per
sonal antagoniSm and cXtraneous
influences than any other.
The vote for Walter j, . Burton, Re
publican candidate for short-term com
missioner last year, in this city was r.
562. The vote for Murdoch, Rcpubi-
can candidate for mayor this year was
GIG. Republican loss, GAG. That is,
the Republican vote was more than
cut In two and the larger portion dis
appeared altogether A Republican
management that loses more than half
OF its vote i'll the principal city of Tho
State in one year eau hardly be called
a striking success. But surely the
American party has no reason to COM
plain. and neither has the Tribune, Gu
the contrary, we welcome the result as
II conspicuous proof of the soundncss
Of the position We have taken on this
matter all along.
The American party. on the other
hand shows remarkable vitality and
increase. The vote last ycHr in this
city for Joseph L, McGinty, Amcrl-
can candidate for short-term commits.
sioncr, was II ,462. The American vote
this year on Mayor was 1918. The
American gain therefore was 2311. This
in spite of the small aggregate vote
and in spite of the desperate combina-
ton made against the American eau
didatcs. 1t is q safe thing to say that
the American party has in this city
upwards Of $4,000 votes.
The American gain was strillingly
uniform throughout the city. In the
first ward on the short.tcrm commits
siouer vote, the American party polled
last year 342S votes. This year on
Mayor it polled 4235.
The second ward polled last year.
2750 for McGiuty. This year ii polled
33i7 for Bransford.
The third ward pollcd last year 1llS
for McGinty, and this year. 1888 for
BraDsford, Il gain of $40.
The fourth ward pollcd last year
for McGinty, 1898 votes; this year it
poIlcd for Brausford. 2l5i.
The fifth ward pollcd for McGiuty
last year, 1888; for Bransford this
year it polled 2639
The totals were as above stated, H.,
462 last year to 1878 this year, a
gain of 23ll. And if we had taken
the vote ON President the result would
have shown much worse for ihc ''Fcd-
eral bunch boss management
The remarkable uniformity of the
American gain, its prevalence through
out the city, but the tremendous gain
in the first ward and the decisive gain
ia the fourth, arc especially conspicu
Gus
The analysis of the figures is in ev-
cry way encouraging to the American
party, and corrcspondingly discourag-
ing TO the "Fcdcral bunch" The
Tribune takes double comfort In these
figures, first because of the splendid
vitality shown by them for the Amcri.
eau party; and second, because of the
perfect proof they afford OF the warn
ing we have been delivering TO the Re.
publican party for its blind trust in
the efficacy of the leadership of the
Federal bunch,