The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-03
STRONG SPIRIT
Of AMER|CAN|SM
Peryades Election in Second,
With Americans Claiming
Victory Early.
OPPOSITION ATTEMPTS
TO GEORGE OFFICIALS
Bishops Christensen and Sed-
don Out in Open Working
for Murdoch.

4 strong spirit Of Amcricanism per
vaded all districts of the Second ward
Tuesday and although matters were
generally quiet there was noticeable
number Of American party workers AT
all the polling places and an evidence
Of confidence in the result, Most OF
The tickets were voted straight, as tar
as could be told, it beng impossible 10
distinguish votes for Wallace or Muir
doch for MAYOR because most OF the
church candidates were on both Dem
ocrstic and Republican church tickets.
District chairmcn at most of the close
districts were confident of running even
with the opposition and the leaders
in strong American districts stated
that the vote was being brought out
well. In only two districts-the Eigh-
tccnth. Poplar Grove. and the Six
Icenth IN thc extreme southern end of
The ward, was there anything but I'm
American showing AS the two DIS
tricts mentioned arc both strong Nor
mon districts all that was expected was
that the Americans could turn out in
order TO strengthen the final result.
Attempts at Coercion.
In the Nintconth district the church
came out openly aud had Bishops
Christensen and Srddon working for
Rnrbidgc as couucilmcn from the See
und. Two or three attempts were made
10 cocrcc the election officials into per.
mitting persons not entitled 10 vote TO
cast ballots.
Generally, however. affairs were quiet
aud showed about an average vote
throughout the ward. In the Sixteenth
district about thrcc.fourths Of the vote
was in by ; o clock, with the American
showing a little less than half the total
vote. The large percentage of voters
bore. however, were working people and
The last two hours before closing were
more active than at ANY period of the
day. The showing of Americans here
was thought TO bc excellent, as the
district is strongly Mormon. The yot-
ING was carried on quietly practically
all of the votes being straight. Amcri-
cans were confident OF polling at least
200 of the anticipated 450 votes cast.
The seventeenth district is strong
American district and il was pointed
out that there would he a strong vote
east in favor Of further progress. About
three tourths of the total vote in the
district had been east by > clock
The voting here started i'm early and
fell of about noon, after which affairs
were nulcl for two. or three hours. when
artlVitN began again and continued
with increasing impetus until closing
time.
Everything in this district was car.
rcd on quietly and smoothly Voters
apparently cast the straight ticket on
both sides and there was no difficulty
To mar the serenity Of the day.
Confident Of Success.
american party workers in the Eigh-
iceuth district wcrc confident of attain.
ing Il good half of the total vote There
was no difficulty here and affairs went
smoothly throughout the day. The
large part Of the vote was cast late in
thc day. except for considerable activ-
lir carly IN tin" morning. Ordinarily
lhDs district is Mormon and the show.
rig made by the Americans here was
gratifying.
II WAS in The Nineteenth district that
The efforts of the Mormon church lead
cIS 10 NIX IN politics was most apparent
and Bishops Christensen and = VI. T.
S"ddon came openly TO tho polls ~
Murdoch supporters and worked for his
election This district l. oVcrwhplmino-
~ Mormons and The Americans were
attempting simply TO get out all of ib,
votes possible. BY , clock. little more
than two-thirds Of the total yotc had
been cast and the rush came late in
the dav. after working people returned
FROM business.
Except for the incident in tho Twcn-
licth everything went smoothly in that
dlstrlct 1t appeared that every one
was voting u straight ticket. The
Ame1ran votes were running strongly
ahead and by the late afternoon, when
400 votes had been cast. the Americans
claImed 100 votes. II WAS cxDectcd that
the Americans would lead in the dis.
trici bv about fifteen or twenty-five
votes.
Trying to Knife Dininny.
1t was reported in the Twenty first
district that an effort was being made