The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-03
OO|ETUOE RE|GNS
IN FIRST WARD
Saloon Men and Cohorts Are
Open in Fight Against
American Party,
MORMON BISHOPS ARE
ALSO OUT IN FORCE
Murdoch Slaughtered for Wal
lace, but American Gains
Are Reported.

Never before in the history of cleo
tions did such quietude reign as was
found mt the polls of the fifteen voting
districts of the First ward, from the
opening 60 the close OF the polls. The
party workers were busy all the time,
with the Americans standing out con
fidcnt of victory and during the entire
day they led their opponents in regis
tcriug votes. AZ . p, III. the reports
OF the various chairmcn showed That
the Americans had slight lead over
the entire Republican, Citizens
and FuSion-and but for the fusion ON
tho council by Republicans and Gu
Zcns, the American party would nave
carried the ward by a big majority.
In several of tho districts the saloon
men aud their workers openly worked
against the American ticket Skip
the first lever and pull any of the 9th
ers.' was the pass word sent around.
Tho saloon men were plain IN their talk
that they wanted party TO run the
city 10 which they could dictate, and AS
the American party had openly tonight
the liquor traffic the saloon men were
anxious to defeat that party.
Bishops Out In Force.
Bishop Tvorson, Of the Second, and
Bishop Brighton. of the Thirty-Third
ecclesiastical wards, worked openly, not
only in their own districts, but they
also visited surrounding districts IN or,
der to see that the consccratcd ones did
moi deviate from the course mapped
ont by the block teachers.
II was also reported that many peo
pie from the outside would be voted as
residents of this city, The father of
Lyman Martincau was voted in the see.
ond district under protest While Mar
tincau is living here with his son it is
that his home Is in Logan,
and that he votes there. This matter
Will be investigated.
istercd under the names of j. Francis
and James Walsh and giving their ad-
dress at 602 South State street, which
IS saloon, sworc in their vote. The
at the address given said that
she does not know either man, aud they
viii probably be arrested, if their votes
are found TO be illegal
Frank Hewlett and his brother. Orson,
were working hard. especially in their
district. the Eighth. Opposing union
labor both men found it hard to even
BRING INTO line many of their friends.
Slaughtered For Wallace.
II NdS nOllccdDlc IndI inc carriages
aud workers in the outlying districts
OF the First ward were boosting for
Wallace, while those closer in had the
Murdoch banners. but no secret was
made Of The fact that Murdoch was
slaughtered right and left i'm favor of
Wallace, and even n great army OF the
persons who had promised TO support
Murdoch were working hard against
HIM and ii looked as il hc would finish
ast in the race during the day.
Big American gains were reported i'm
The First, Second and Third districts
over two years ago; the Sixth was hold
ing lis own. while in the Seventh the
americans had hard row TO hoe The
Eighth district was conceded against
Hewlett, while in the Ninth. Tenth and
eleventh. the Americans piled in two
70 one votes all dav. In the ronaining
iistrlcts the American party workers
we're holding little better than their
'wn and fell the victory was theirs.