The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-23
THE STRONG MARTIN MuLvEY.


The Tribune has told the truth about thing
if the reader did wait six years for the
evidence.
In 1903 that paper declared that Martin Muvey
great influence with depraved portions of the
community and here is Martin influencing the Trb-
une Oh, most anyone will tell the truth in time.
And it is evidence of cleverness Martins part
that he has forced the Tribune declare openly in
his favor. Six years ago this is what the Tribune
said of Martin;
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, OCTOBER 80. 1sOs-EDI-
TORIALs
M%ydy Fens for Ss o, SpS OF the
underworld; the votes of thieves prostitutes and the
that class his chance for election would not be
no lack Of dirty coin his campaign He has been
member of the council before. and he did the city
good His candidacy bodies good 10 the
We call upon all fair and decent-minded citizens
of the Fifth municipal ward to come forward in in
and bury him SO Sieep under their ballots ON Tues
day next that-poIitcaIly-he Will never be heard
| of again.
He was candidate then for the city council from
the Fffth-just he is But then he not on
the Tribune's ticket The Tribune decent then
and supported the Republican Now it is in
Martins party-the so-caed American. And now
the Tribune loads Martin with fattery calls him
honest councilman; calls him valuable member of
| the community; calls him everything which it
didn't call him then
Yet Salt Lake knows Martin has not changed
excepting to be less deserving of compliment
than he then He is twice dangerous now
then, because he has twice many saloons
then. He is twice much to be feared by all who
want good and honest government in Salt Lake be-
cause his habits and tendencies are just what they
were in 19O3-and his chances for harm are greater
Martin is a double-barreled saloonkeeper That
is he has two places One is in First South street
The other is in Second South About the doors the
latter saloon George Sheets spends most of his time
Any day you to find the real chief of the police
department go down to Martins Second South street
place. and you will find George Sheets The only time
you can't find him lounging just outside the front
door is the time when you find him lounging some
place inside.
And Sheets being the true and authoritative chief
of the police department, knows the value of
like Mulvey. Mulvey also, knows the value of Sheets
If Sheets didn't get blind early every morning, and
stay blind till late night, things would not be so
pleasant for Martin, and for the games that he per-
mits to turnover, under and inside his place.
Sheets is curious character to be at the head of
the police department, unless the city authorities
want bunko games to go, and the operators of them
to bring money to the department Sheets is a curl
Gus to intrust with that Office, because he has
a record. Here it is:
DIGEST OF GEORGE SHEETS CONNECTION WITH
THE MwHIRTER CASE,
George Sheets testified that he was chief Of po-
company with the bogus policeman who wore a Pc
man were an officer. end Sheets said 'No' The
Of es by fo SaST1 +. hs
an hour before. Sheets said he would try and get
the bogus pOIicemaD-whO was not afraid in the Of
Sheet. went into the hall. and returned with the
that he could get seven hundred and fifty
out again and came 6nGk with thousand dollars;
The thieves resumed their protected industry.
s69 his :" the
George Sheets is today chief of detectives and
f9s actual head of the police department Of salt
And Mayor Bransford stands for him. The mayor
knows what Sheets is and permits him ride rough
shod poor Sam Barlow. putatve head of the de-
partment. And if there a reason for this strange
sustaining of the chief by the mayor you may find it
in the fact that, if the American party shall win in
the November election the stockade will be started
agan-and in that nothing will be valuable
to the than the support of Mulvey and Sheets
For the mayor is the father of the stockade. Here
is his own version of the case:
MAYOR JOHN BRANSF0RD IN SAL SALT LAKE HER
with refercnce 70 he nronosad n, r'T9: th
houses Of which are in process Of
FAVOR OF IT, my suggestion
WITH THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR
OF SALT LIKE CITY, propose to take these wo
them In the district
pany that would consent to erect the buildings IL
the &c nsr the the ] plans and d who w1u
police regulation; Mr. Mulvey found some PeopI
not to undertake The project. "e''"''
n the Ogden people. THEY AGREED TO NY TERMS
and told them if they did as wished and folIowe,
see to it that the women Of the do~nto11n dstrie
on Tma% The Aff ssMoH
T1EIR M MnNFY I'm HESE PfT t NVEsTEi
iSGs AFTER NY SUGGEsTIoNs. The H ba GEhhp
new district viii be made very soon.
= Sure, Martin Mulvey is strong when he forces tn