The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-23
GANG SPLITS
ON NEW DEAL
Attempt to Patch Differences
Fails After Thompson Con-
SentS to Run.

The following statement was brought
to The neutrality-suspicious. office at
o'clock this morning;
'"To the American Party Voters of Salt
Lake City;
We the undersigned, having been ap-
pointed a committee of five by Joseph
LippIan, to act in his behalf, beg leave
to respectfully set forth the following
facts, which We think the American
party voters are entitled TO know; On
Tuesday, Sept q, Mayor BransfOrd and
Martin l.. MulVey called upon Joseph
Lippman at his office and proposed TO
him the desirabiity and adVisa bllity OF
Messrs. BransfOrd Mcmillan and Lipp-
man retiring from the race as Candidates
for mayor. Both gentlemen stated 70
Mr. Lippman that the fight was waxing
so bitter that the interests Of the Amer
lean party would probably be Jeopardlzed
at the polls in November II the contest
continued Mr.. Mulvey stated that they
had induced Era Thompson TO accept
the nomination and showed Mr.. LlppIndu
the written acceptance of Mr., thompson,
MIR NuIvey also exhibited a document
signed by Mr.. BransfOrd, and when hau
two blank lines for the signatures o.
Messrs. Mcmillan and Lippman. Strong
arguments We're made as to why LppHldn
should sign but the latter refused 10
either sign the document or agree 10
Mr.. ThompsOn's candidacy MI. Llpp-
man agreed, however, to take the matter
under Amusement as to his signing the
withdrawal document in the interests Ol
party success in November, and agreed
t. give an answer by o'clock that even
ing.
Another Meeting.
"At 6 o'clock the three gentlemen
again met in Mr.. Lippman's OfIlEe ana
ct that ccnft renee Mr.. Linpman S'aleu
that he would not consider TO the name
ing of any ran as mayer or TINS Gu.
he was willing to submit the qies-
ton of his withdrawal and the
withdrawal of Messrs- Branstord
and Mcmillan to committee
beTs of the American party. 10 Inls
suggestion Messrs. Bransford and Mul-
Vey turned a deaf ear and left Mr. Llpp-
mans office, saying that the Who're
thing was off. About nalf past ten
that evening Mr.. Mulvey tClephCned
Mr.. Lippman at his home and stated
that Mr.. Thompson was out OF the
matter entirely and asked for con
ference at MT. LiDpman's office, We'd
neSday morning at 10 o'clock, suggest
ing that Mr. Lippman appoint five men,
and that he, (Mulvey), would see to II
that Messrs. Mcmillan and BransfOrd,
each would appoint five men to repre-
sent theiI side of the matter, AT ten
O'Clock Wednesday morning, MI. Null
vey came to Mr.. Lippman's office and
there met Mr.. Lippman and his five
committeeman. consisting of the un-
dersighed, Daugherty, Bamberger, Sui
Ivan, Hofenbeck and Weber. The whole
matter was gone over and Mr.. MulVey
suggested as Mr. McMIllan's representa-
tive, Messrs. Kearns NJ. H. Walker,
Moran. CTabtTee and Sefrit and as Mr..
BransfOrd's representatives, Messrs.
Ferry. Mulvey, Keith, Houston and
Wey. A meeting was arranged for at
22nd, at A ]. Weber's office in the
Boston building. Mr.. Mulvey agreed to
have the ten men he had named present
at AR WebeT's office, and the under
signed i've parties agreed to be there.
Mr.. Mulvey at this conference at Mr..
Lippman's office, asked Mr.. Lippman
TO sign the document Of withdrawal to
which Mr.. BransfOrd had already ap-
pended his name and to which it was
promised MT Mcmillan would append
his name, but Mr.. Lippman absolutely
refused to sign any document until the
committee of fifteen should pass upon
the question of the withdrawal of the
three candidates. MI. MulVey was per
fectly satisfied and left Mr.. Lippman's
off1ce agreeing to notify the ten men
whom he represented 10 be present at
Weber's office at o'clock p. n,
MuIvey Tries Again.
AT o'clock in the afternoon Mr.. Null
Vey called upon Mr.. Lippman and again
presented the document for signature,
which he had presented to Mr.. Lippman
at his office in the morning. He asked
Mr., Lippuan TO sign his name under Mr.
TRANSFORMS name. This Mr.. Lippmsn
again absolutely refused to do and Mr.
MuiVey then stated that there would be
no meeting at Mr.. WCber's office in the
evening. That unless Mr.. Lippman would
sign his withdrawal then and there, the
whole thing was again off
-Four of the undersigned met at Mr.
Weoer's office at 8 o'clock this (Vednes-
day) evening, Sept =. but none Of the
ten parties above named attended the
meeting. We telephOned Mr.. Mulvey at g
O'Clock and he stated that he had notI-
fled Mr.. Weber during the afternoon that
the conference was off.
During the afternoon rumors were
spread around the streets that Mr. Limp
man had Withdrawn and we publish this
address to the public in order that they
may draw their own conclusions Messrs
Mcmillan and BransfOrd were accorded
ten representatives in the conference
which was to be held at Mr. Weber's
officee, and if the offer made by Mr.
BransfOrd and Mr.. Mulvey was in the
interest of the American party. we can
not understand why the ten men refused
to meet the five men selected by Mr. Linn
man in the interest of successful ad-
1uament of the complications which
Messrs, Bransford and Mulvey had sug-
EeSted had arisen out of the Can7i fatuTe
of MessIs BransfOrd, Mcmillan ard Limp
man.
m. A. DOUGHERTY.
HERMAN BAMBERGEP
John NJ H0pEU7N