The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-30
ROUS|NG MEETING |
IN SECOND WARD
W. S. Dalton, P. ]. DaIy .,s.
Councilman 0'DOnneIl thc
Speakers.
ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN
ARE FULLY SET FORru
Necessity Of Electing Americ,,
Party Councilmen Urged BY
the Orators.

and Councilman Ed O'DonnelI told I ,Is
voters of that district n fow Inc
which had been accomplished hr h",gG' ~
American administration, and 'ne
planned why 1T was for the intcros, "a
the citizens Of that ward to sunr. Y.
not only the mayor and his assisirapn.0'
bat TO elect at all events Mr.. ON
neil and ms associate, c. II. Reed. IL
the council from the Second
The meeting was called to order h.
I. j. Starhuck. who at once introdn."'ii ~
Mr.. Dalton as one of the lions NJ ,la
American party. Mr.. Dalton bcgsn s W
stating that the American part~ ~ y,
nothing 10 fear provided thev wsyo uaa a
fooled, The opposition, he said couis NV
accomplish nothing except bv diyidus
| the forces Of the Americans Thokk
are saying that the fight is be,rsss
| Mormons and Gcntilcs, he said. M..
is, they are telling the Mormons tb,s
in the hope OF causing the oupos;,;n1
10 vote solidly; and they ARE tcllus
all SORTS OF things that can be thorots
of which will disparage the Amcr;s,s
! administration They cannot hono
defeat Mayor Bransford, and they ,,S ~
| seeking TO obstruct him in every noss;
bic way and to tie his hands bv eIes.
ing Il majority OF the opposition 70 4.
| city council.
Desired Condition,
"Thcre is no fight between Norman,
and Gentiles," declared Mr.. Daltos
"We are insisting, however, that thsr,
| shall Eu separation of church and s,ts
III this state, Just as there is in ever,
other state ia the union. We belisys
that the Mormons can do better under
American party rule than when b.
affairs of the city are carried On Lr
the priests and the dominance OF ;Is
Mormon church. ~
Mr.. Dalton contrasted the sitn,so,
in the city under church dominance
previous so the coming of the old ,iih
cral party into power, and the stua.
tion since the advent of the preset
American party. The opposition ,I.
leges extravaganza in the admipi,tr,.
tion OF city affairs, he said AS mi.
ter of fact, he said, The only e1trzy,
gaucc is the expense cutailed in carr,
ing out public improvements VIII,
were absolutely required The Morncs
administrations taxed the people n
said, and gave them no return i'd in
provcment of conditions here.
MIR. Dalton told of the opposition h
the Mormon church to organizations oi
labor and called attention to the fsa
that the Mormon newspaper, the Dss
eret News, was the only newspaps;
in the city which employed nouuuica
labor. lie urged strict attention Of Ia |
voters TO getting out the vote on eIst
tion day, and explained that each M, |
and woman should constitute hmsH :
or herself committee of one to N
that bis neighbors voted ''You shoal
see. he exclaimed, ''that the Secori
municipal ward elects two Ameritu|
city councilmeu next Tuesday" /
P. ]. Daily Speaks.
After Z selection By the Amerita|
drum corps. Mr.. DAILY was introduce
and proceeded TO show some Of II
things which are being done BY a.|
opposition TO diScrcdit the present 81
ministratiou. He produced a brochus|
or small pamphlet, which, he said, ~
been scattered broadcast throughs|
the ward by the opposition. se,iir:/
forth the claims of the fusiouists u,
proceeded TO answer the statcmin|
made therein.
Mr.. DAILY explained ibe attemnt
tho MorrlS administration 10 oolrI
IA water supply from The big Co'l'i
wood canyon and the mistakes ns3
by the officials at that time HhIa
had been Tcctifed by the Amerrs,
administration. and how the watcr, III
ply had been made adequate and =
unfaIIing source of supply 20 the oe|
through the efforts of American puI
officials. He called attention 10
fact that the American party had bai|
Tho means of starting such vast run
Der Of public Improvements thaF
lonly were the American laboreTs
employed. but the contractors weIc
solutcIy compelled 10 utilize help VII
every description 10 carry ON the s~I
being done. E
He spoke of the closing of The ~
bling dens which had been so rtomlha
under the church administering
the regulation OF the liquor tfanM II
the city ordinances Yet. be SAID, ltssI a
is no state statute regulating lsr
matters, and tho state rs under -
control. The brochure states thS. ~ 4
should he public statements peoh'l n ;:
of the city's assets and liabinues II 4.
commenting on this claim from I@ =
position. he stated that the Amus Z
party had perfected system oI ~ \
ing accounts, whereby ii was Pvlh1
for any citizen or taxpayer 70 ~ 4,
at any time from the proper su's y
tics a statement of the condino'
the city finances.
Pertinent Suggestions ILL.,,
Mr.. DAILY explained that 1t va. IL
quired by law that the interes. y. =
city funds should be paid lnto guy ISe
treasury. ..aM
He asked WHY Mr. Wallace nat ~
so eager 10 have a new, Pia1 =, !
government instituted only last vi n ~
- 4 4. -
when now he wished To heau -
administration OF the KIND ne IS ra, !,
posed so bitterly only ie" .SS n
ago He also showed, how ID .rou ,n
test for office OF councilman ~, V|hn
Fifth ward two years ago Mi,ii;a, Il
lace had run third of the fans;Or fana; h
in that ward. lie called atleurf ~
the fact that all the opponen.S,
American party had been 50 an .a, "a
obtain Navor BranSiord for tns,I ~
didate aud vet they now at'tiny ~
Willy him in every way pos'lplSSi y
! ed OiDonncJI created soqmS I,
of amusement by saving tng. SoJ 20 g
derstood that the opposition ndr fr;sh q
that there was red-headeu a moi
in the Second ward who cou,Sa I'D n
beaton, so they had colnpipvuo vi
against him. He eSpresseu 'osd w
IN the outcome. however, and ss SnSt Z.
he intended 10 mako n goou D. Ia
| the place on the council. me-
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