Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-14
Lippman Crowd Said to be Be-
hind Movement to Get
Him Off Ticket.
KELSEY INCIDENT AS CLUB
MAYOR, However, Is Sitting Tight and
VIII Not Resign, Say His
Camp Followers.

As result OF the split in the Amer
lean" party forces. it was rumored this
morning that an effort is being made
To- force Mayor John S Bransford, can
didatc for reelection, off the ticket
The Lppman crowd is said TO be be-
hind the movement and every influence
is being brought 20 bear against him.
Henry G. Mcmillan. IL is said. is pre-
ferred by che conductors OF the cam
paign. }. r. Darmor chairman OF the
campaign committee. who Is a Lipp-
man man. and Mayor Bransford are
not on friendly terms. Tho strained
condition between them has caused
considerable strife and dlscord among
the factions.
II is said that over n year ago the
charges OF incompetency which were
brought recently against city Engineer
Louis c. Kelsey. forcing him 10 re-
sign. were brought 70 the attention OF
Mayor Bransford. For some reason,
Bransford refused 10 take action lie
is said 20 have stood by Kelsey an
everything that he did
Kelsey would have remained IN the
office OF city engineer, II is said. as
long as Bransford was mayor. Mayor
Bransford did not ask FOR Kelsey's
resignation In fact he said that Kel-
sey would remain there FOR life II ne
could keen him there.
Charges Of graft were made by :.
Birch. 4 contractor and fcll into the
hands OF ". c. Mcmillan, chairman
Of the board Of public works, and
Frank l. Sefrit, manager or The
Tribune These men have shown their
feelings toward Kelsey "a number Of
times and threatened 10 get his head"
They Induced Birch 10 make a
signed statement and then Kelsey was
informed that unless he resigned the
statement would be printed In The
Tribune. Rather than be- subjected 10
ON open attack An The Tribune. Kelsey
handed his resignation 20 Frank T.
Scfrit who passed upon n and then
sent 10 10 Mayor BransfOrd while he
was eating lunch at his home. by a
messenger boy
KERNs's TACTICS.
From the present situation II appears
that Sefrit and the owners ~ The
Tribune have joined Lippman IN his
nght against Mayor Bransford Lipp-
man was beaten Ia the convention by
Bransford bat Lippman's organization
mas fnNNNt hi the campaign anu pr
making NE miserable for Bransford.
Sofrit who represents kearns ana
the Inner circle" are against Brans-
ford and Mcmillan was the candidate
whom kearns was anxious 90 have
10 lead the ticket Sefrit has Joined
hands with Lippman in this movement
30 Dust Rransford and Lppman has
consented 90 Mcmillan as "a candidate.
Tho fact that Bransford knew about
the charges against kelsey makes him
an undesirable candidate Tor The
Americans "a b argued. For this
reason. II d asserted. that he ought
10 rofign and Mcmillan be- pat in his
place Tho faction lighting Tor McMn-
Ian say that Bransford Will be ate
tacked on this point which viii weaken
him ana probably lose the election.
From MAYOR Bransfordf camp d b.
stated that he viii not resign. His
sum oricrf DO not deny. however, that
Lippman'a friends Ia charge Of che
campaign are running ID 20 suit
themselves and that Mayor Bransford
has nothing 10 say