The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-30
BITTER MESS IS
BEING BREWED
Kelsey viii Back Anybody
Who Can VanquiSh
Mcmillan.
LIPPMAN HAS TROUBLES
STAMPEDE FOR BRANsFoRD is
LIKELY IN CONVENTION.

Each day the fight between some fac
lions of the American party and City
Engineer l. c. Kelsey has grown more
bitter, eliminating in the attempt of the
rulers Of the party to read him out OF
Inc organization. But, in spite OF the
attacks, the city engineer has declared he
VII stand firm in his fight and VIII knife
tIre american party candidate for mayor
II that unfortunate person happens TO be
II. q; Mcmillan, chairman OF the board
Of public works
1t is still a question whether an invest
cation of the city engineers office Will
De asked Tor at the meeting OF the city
council tonight This viii be brought as
result Of the dismissal Of Pat z. Con-
nor, head draughtsman under Kelsey, un-
Ill he talked too much Lippman and did
TOO little work, according to Kelsey.
Owing to the fact that Conner is a
pawer in the American party among
the young men, he was able to get the
ear of the advisory board and demand
that some action be taken. The action
shaped itself into a TRADE by the party or
gan against the city engineer IN the at
Tempt to Gust him from the party. IL
called him about everything in the cate
CORY. and said he never was good
American. Outside Of a few other Sc
r1ous discrepancies Kelsey was all right
said the party organ, only that he never
was worth a Chinese sen as an engineer.
This dominant wing Of the party has
threatened to take the matter up at the
meeting of the city council tonight, They
were for demanding an investigation OF
the city engineer for uiSClarglnE Pau Con-
nor. But cooler heads advised against this
action, But since the city engineer came
out with a statement that he would abb
sOlUtely refuse to support Mcmillan Tor
mayor. and would knife him in favor Of
some other party's candidate, the leaders
realize that something must be done. They
cannot bully or humble Kelsey themselves,
so the investigation proposition was again
Even the party managers themselves are
not sure what action viii be taken in the
matter, and it will not be known until
tonight whsCheT this matter will be
brought before the council.
What Kelsey Says.
Il wish they would demand an investi-
cation in this matter said Kelsey yes
Terday. still in a beligerent attitude
against certain factions of the party. If
they ask me why 1 discharged Conner
they will get the real reason. don't think
Conner OF his friends will ask me t. tell
why he was let out. But If they want
an investigation into the matter, they can
have it. and I will welcome it"
AS q result of the fight, II is probable
that Kelsey will liEe up for Lippman in
the mayOralty fight, with the understand
ing that he will jump TO John ;. Brans-
ford, if the present mayor does not re-
fuse TO run again on the American
party ticket. Working against odds, Llpp-
imam took advantage OF the Tight between
KELSEY and the present managers of the
-syineer. and they were not received colby.
The city engineer Is after the scalp OF
Mcmillan, his enemy of the board OF
works, and he will line up with any faction
that can accomplish that mans defeat,
either in convention or in the election.
Lippman was promised square deal by
the managers OF the American party
in the ante-cOnVentiOn fight, but he has
run onto a good many things which
stirred his blood. All OF the party organl-
zation, with J. r Darmer at the head,
has been directed in favor Of Mcmillan,
and every effort viii be made 10 push him
IN as the mayOTalty candidate. Against
this combination Lippman has had TO
fight He started first ia framing his or
nanization. but he has had trouble
throughout. The bullying tactics of the
other faction has taken party workers
from hm in no small numbers, and each
week he has seen his men drop off and
line up with the other side.
Support for Lippman.
Samuel / Goldman. license collector, IS
with the Lippman machine, as well as
Frank Christensen. clerk of the board Of
no love for Goldman, and he realizes IT.
So he went in with Lippman early and is
now q stalWart In that division or the
marty. Christensen is working against his
CHIEF. Mcmillan, chairman Of the board
but IL was because he was given TO I'M
derstand by Mcmillan himself that Nc
MILAN was net going TO run At least
shat IS the way Christensen puts the
matter
The American party primaries. and each
side is working hard 10 perfect Organiza-
lions which can win out n these. The
ADVANTAGE, OF course. Is with the present
organization, as It will hold a good many
The men who really make the fight at the