Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-24
'ELECTlON PUBL
HANDED TO.DARME|:R.
"American' sages Give up Prob.
lem Of Controlling Next
Council.
CHAIRMAN WILL EARN SALARY Il. r
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CHAIRMAN WILL EARN SALARY
Conceded THAT Rule or Ruin Gang
Can Not Elect SIX Out of Ten
New Members. 4

Before Chairman J. r. Darmer, OF
I the American party. who gets al,Uoo
a month, works out the puzzle which
now confronts hin, he will earn his
salary / he isn't careful. In order to
get control of the council in the next
election, six Americans will have TO
be elected out OF the 10 new members
this fall There isn't even a cha nee OF
electing one councilman from the Fifth
precinct. which is the American"
stronghold. The advisory board has
serious situation which confronts the
party has been passed up to the chair,
man to solve.
"a. j. Davis, president of the. council,
and L. ID. Wood are the two "Aneri-
scar'' followers in the council. The
Democrats have three, f. S. Fernstrom,
Oliver Hodgson and L. r. Hall. The
terms OF the other II councilmen e e ;,
pire. but most OF them are candidates
again.
gs:8 STEWARDS LITTLE SCHEME.
4, j j. Stewart has bolstered up his
candidacy for this fall by working TO
get 500. 900 from the bond issue for Wa,
terlnains for his precinct, the Fourth:
His work is considered as a political
move to get into the lime light.
u. d. Martin of the First Is allied
with the saloon interests. His fight
against the license committee when an
effort was made to reject thu applica-
lions of "a saloonmen made a ia vor-
able impression with this element. He
Iisfc considered a strong candidate by the
4 e American" chairman.
n. r.. Black is in the field again, as a
@farShe has met with considerable oppo-
sftlon and 1t looks as j f he would lose out
in the convention. Mark Reedall of the,
Fifth is also candidate without any
backing.
w Mont Ferry of the Fourth will
accept the nomination again II it is
presented to him, and it probably will
he. Edward G'Donnell is also a candi-;
date for reelection and &, II. Ray
3bould is III the same boat.
John Holley and II. 7. Cowburn of
the Third are the Democrats who re-
tire. but they are unable to say whether
they have a chance to- become candi-
dates again. j. p. Murdoch of the First
Is a Republican who will also retire.
The Democrats have failed to- make q
move yet toward gathering up the rem
nants of the party
APPoINTEEs UNEASY.
Several of the american" officials
Who hold ppointlve positions are UNI.
easy over The situation Thomas Hob
day, superintendent of water works.
says that.he is out of politics. He re-
fuses to accept any position even IL
the Americans" win.
Jake Raleigh, street Superintendent
feels that his scalp Is gone because
Mayor, Bransford will not accept the
nomination again. and besides he does
not believe that the Americans, have
chance. Frank Mathews, the land
and water commissioner, who is held in
his position by Bransford, has given up
the game of politics. Another official
who is worried over the situation is l..
C. KELSEY. city engineer. He has a
feeling that he could not hold out
through another administration even
If 1t were American For this rea-
son he is looking for a place to light.
There are a number Of deputies and
clerks who have applied elsewhere for
positions and their names appear on
the waiting list with various corpora
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