Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-16
Thrilling Ride in Sanpete to
Catch the Train in
Time.
HARD RACE AGAINST TIME.
city Committees Are arranging for
Fusion Between Citizens aud
Democrats ia Wards.

IN a race against tiutf j. WIZ ar
reu. the wen known insurance man.
who acted as chairman of the Demo-
cratic mass convention. held ON Sept.
a. 1909. Is speeding toward Salt Lake
20 certify 10 the nominations made at
the convention. accept designations, ana
approve the action Of the Democratic
city committee I'm filling vacancies. so
that Che Democratic ticket can be filed
with the city recorder before O'Clock
today Unless his train Is held up CT
wreck occurs he viii arrive here
early this afternoon and certify 90 the
winning ticket IN this municipal cam
paign The papers are all prepared and
the only thing remaining undone rs ms
signature and the seal of the notary.
Mr Farrell will be mot at the train
with an automobile and carried 10
James III Moyles office in the Deseret
National bank building where the final
approval of the ticket viii be made.
The ticket contains the names OF the
nominees ratified at the mass conven-
ton held IN the Salt Lake Theater yes
terday afternoon by the citizens and
Democrats While 1t viii be filed - q
Democratic ticket on the official ball
lot. IL contains the namso Of two Dem-
ocmts and three citizens party men.
The general ticket is as follows:
For William r. Wallace.
For Rccorder-Hart j. Fitzgerald.
For Auditor-W H. Iovesy
For Treasurer-A n. Peabody
For Attorney-GeOrge n. Lawrence.
II was discovered last night after the
mass convention that j WIN Farrell
would have 20 certify 10 the ticket
or the political opponents Of the fusion
lob d. "a Ia urra "a
Of mandamus and keep the ticket out
OF the field
TWENTY MILES FROM ROAD.
Several members were delegated to
/ gei into communication with Nh Far
rell who is making a business trip
through the southern part of the state.
! The telephone and telegraph wires were
kept busy far into the night before he
was found Ia Sanpetc county miles
from tho railroad. In the middle OF
/ the night Farrell was reached by tele-
| phone. lie Immediately made arrange
mcnts to get the train at Ephraim.
Unable to make the trip from the vii
/ lage whore he WAS by team, an auto
/ mobile was found after some difficulty
I A race vas made for the train and Mr.
/ Farrell caught Il carly this morning
| just as it was pulling out Of the station
! He sent "a message to Chairman Ben
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| ncctions with the train and II nothing
| happened. he would be here in time to
/ certify 10 the winning ticket at any
! cost
On. the trip 10 Ephraim. Farrell
/ rziet with several mlshaps. A tire blew
up but 81. Was soon repaired ana the
! party started off again. The automo-
/ bile left the road and went into the
J ditch i'm another place, but 70 was not
! damaged The machine was pulled out
and the chauffeur ran into Ephraim
! just IN time 60 catch the train.
HERO or CAMPAIGN.
when Mr.. Far1on's experiences were
! learned at the meeting OF the city Dem
! OCratlC committee this morning
! be was declared In be Tie
/ hero Of the campaign 20 far.
! The city committee will give him
/ rousing reception after the ticket Is
! hled
The city committee met this morn
ing and drew up the certificates OF
! nomination. With these are the reslg-
! nations of the nominees who Withdrew
/ to allow n fusion OF the two parties
! Besides these are the certificates show
! ing that the Democratic city committee
/ filed the vacancies Tho matter is now
in legal form and ready for hlng
ARRANGING FOR FUSION.
The councilmanic ticket has been flied
/ with the city recorder with the cer-
| tihcatcs of nomination d. filed num-
! Der of designations. Nhe city commit
! toes are arranging for "a fusion between
/ tina citizens and Democrats in the
| wards The councilman ticket win be
| completed tonight when the city com
/ mittees Of the two organizations meet
/ and decide upon the slate. when this
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| Wll fill the vacancies, which they have
| right 20 do up until i've days Of the
! election. after the general ticket rs filed