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

District chairmen of the American par
ty met al headquarters last night and ap-
pOTtiOned the carriages for registration
day. It was surprise for some OF the
workers" of the party to learn that the
attempt TO corner every means of convey
ance for registration day and election day
had been a dismal failure The American
party money barrel is being kept full to
the brim by the contributions of gam
blers and the eXtOrtiOn of tribute from
the women of the streets, and hundreds
of carriages will be at the disposal Of
the Kearns party.
An informal meeting of the American
city committee which came near break
ing up in a free-fOr-all fight was held
in a west side saloon last night The
trouble arose over an argument as to
whether J. E. Darmer, city chairman, who
is getting Sl,500 a month for supporting
the "StOckade Triplets," could sleep in a
round house during the campaign. No
member of the city committee who was
present at the little bibulous convention
would say the city chairman could ac-
cOmplish the feat Of contortlon, ana a
bystander was appealed to to settle the
argument This bystander happened to
be a friend of Darmer, but he found the
front door before any damage had been
done.
Since the rank and file of the Ameri-
can party VINO are trying to do the city
good discovered that J. r. Darmer is
working for the mere pittance of Sl,5N
a month, the district chairmen have made
good their demand for $50 a day until
after election, and their checks are being
made out at that rate. knowledge of
the fact that Honest George Sheets
and NJ Z. Muvey still have the upper
hand of the gamblers to the extent of
$500 a day has increased the value which
the workers put on their services accord
ingly.
Official action in filling the council
manic ticket for the Third precinct was
taken by the Republicans yesterday by
endorsing John Holley for the long term
and Charles NJ. Lees for the short term.
Holley is the present councilman from
the Third and c. NJ. Lees was orig
nally nominated by the Republicans for
the long term, Withdrawing from the tick
ct later to afford and opportunity for fu-
sion.
With the Democrats and Republicans
united on the counclmanic ticket in the
Third precinct, William P. Davis and
Thomas Matthews the American candi-
dates, are as good as buried
The omission of the picture of George
Sheets from the posters advertising the
American party rally at the African
Methodist Episcopal church next week
quarters yesterday. Mayor J, 5. Brans-
ford and Martin +. Mulvey, whose pic
lures grace the posters look lonesome
without the crafty head of the police de-
partment. An effort will be made to ar
range for a second edition of the posters
so that the missing one of the "StOckade
Triplets" may be included.
Mayor ]. s. Bransford, who went out
across the Great American desert yes
terday. said he would rather be mayor
OF Wendover than take a chance at be-
ing mayor of Salt Lake. and most Of his
many personal friends say Amen"
The slarlng attempt TO evade the law
as perpetrated by the American party
city committee in posting bills on pub
lie property in Main street lost votes
for the Kearns ticket every minute during
the day.
John A. Ekman. Republican candidate
for the city council for the long term
from the Second ward, is already counted
a sure winner over r. G. ODonnell. Elk
man is a west side citizen and property
owner and his interests are with that
district of the city. which has been gross
" neglected by the American party ad-
ministratiOr for years.
About tw enty-five women met yester-
day afternoon at Democratic headquar-
tiers and enlisted for volunteer campaign
Democratic candidate for mayor.
A rally of the Citizens-DemOcTatic party
was held Friday night at the Sixth ward
amusement hall. George G.. Smith acted
as chairman. and those occupying seats
on the stage and participating in the pro-
gram were: William r. Wallace, Citizen
Democrat candidate for mayor; George
n Lawrence candidate for city attor-
rav. Joseph HYDE candidate for council
man in the First ward; George Q. Morris,
Councilman L. +. Hall and W. n. Dusen-
berry.
Interest in the Republican rally of
Scandinavians at OdeOn hall next Monday
evening is increasing and a record attend
ance is assured. The committee in charge
headed bv Judge c. NJ. Nelson. has ar
ranged for a special musical program, and
Farley Jensen. secretary of the city COM
nittee, will deliver one of the addresses
of the evening.
The appointment of Tom Matthews,
Belle LondOn's private secretary" and
procurer for the stOckade, to the position
of chief of the illegal registration gang
for the American party. has caused 6
furore in the ranks of the women who
have heretofore been allied with the
American party. On the west side,
Matthews is known at his real value, for
the citizens who know most about the
operation of the stockade had an OppOr-
tunity for watching the work of Matthews
as business agent for the cyprian queen
who was the nominal head of the ''busi-
ness enterprise" on the west side.