Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-13
/. pssponse 10 Request OF
Friends He Consents to
Seek denomination.
n HEAD AMERICAN" TICKET.
- ri.t Of Delegates 10 the Citi-
ems Conveniion--some Current
Political Gossip.

..snonse 10 continued pressure
~, has been brought to bear upon
~, M nd, friends since his earlier dec
.,,iop thii he was not seeking the
,t,ation for mayor Of salt Lake city
,he coming campaign. Mayor John ;.
,.s,sford has consented. under certain
.s,,ions. 10 permit his name TO he
80 IN conuec ton With the nomination.
80 well known fact that the better
i,rent Of the so-called American
80, has been anxious for Mayor
p.snsford % signify his willingness 10
',,ts the race this fan, because OF the
80 that with all the chicanery
~ hirh-h handed methods used by the
s.1ehmen of the Inner circle In the
,,le or ruin policy Of conducting the
srsirs Of THIS city during the past three
gs,rs Mayor Ransford has always
hood out for a business administration.
=, far as vas possible with one man,
lor the city government. That no has
sIeered In matters Of policy with some
!, hi. friends IS matter or history,
And on this account the most strenuous
.,sosition to him in the American"
amp has dcveloped
Thsre were those among the friends
Of MAYOR Bransford who wished him to
I'm for MAYOR. who were not Of politi-
esl affhation with the party I'm which
4, pransford has been training for the
sst three years. but who appreciate
M ability as a business man and his
assn record as q business mayor. These
,msht also To induce Mayor Brans-
md 10 consent 60 run again. And now
s,t he has consented. in his letter
ID Tfsts
~ named are claiming that he has
s,ut himself OF from n great deal of
support which he might otherwise have
secured
aWsvor Bransford In his letter" said
well posted gentleman this morning,
mas I'm my opinion shut of any in
dorsement which might have been made
N his candidacy by anyone else than
he American party The men faV1r-
hF bis denomination did not belong en-
iiraly TO tho American party, and al
though tho letter requesting him 10
consent to run again was signed oXclus-
'eslv hy members Of that party. there
vsre others Of an parties who wished
10 soe him make the race, and il was
so understood by him
THE MAYORS REPLY.
Saturday evening Mayor Brarsford
sent The following reply 10 the letter
" 4 Wall W Mont Ferry and others
Gentlemen Your communication at
hand IN view " the rei,uest made by
YOU In view of talks and requests made
by others II the American party desires
me % again lead them In campaign. /
riH BE- a candidate for mayor. subject
10 the decision Of the convention 10 hc
held on Sept 2s / thank YOU and all
those aho have been my friends In the
past who are my friends now. and cs-
pecially do ] thank the people Of fIlt
lake who. by the large plurality given
me Al the election two years ago, elect
"a mo mayor of salt Lake city. II the
American convention shall name me as
heir candidate ! viii do as l have an
he past campaigns. everything in my
fcser 10 lead the party tn victory.
JOHN $. BRANSFORD.
salt Lake city, Utah, Sept H.
CITIZENS DELEGATES.
As some OF the districts holding pri-
maries Ia response 10 tho call OF the
Citizens party we're not published. and
some having been incomplete and ms
Wini,d, tho following lists named In
guy N'NNfAlNNllNNH NNHAa ~ANlAM Niil
F0rty-seyenth districts are herewith
reproduced Any other district electing
delegates not yet publish ! will be
printed as received.
District - Delegates. Harrison
sperry A. n Woodruff T G. Wood
Neils 7. Holm William j. Phillips.
hlph A. Ranck George Arhucklc.
Jacob Mauss Edwin } Allen. William
W. feckstcad. William Bradford, John
VI Mellen District committee: will
lam j Phillips r. 6 Wood. Harrison
sperry Jr
District f-Delegates. A. o. Miller.
hyrum Pope. Joseph Gertson. Walter
O. Fowler August Wcstman. Alma r.
Rasmussen Louis Higlcy. Joseph Berg
afom Alteruates. Nettie Miller, j. G
keson Thoo g.. Born. Sanford :
stevens District committee. A. .. Nil
pei. Iheo Biorn. Sanford s. stevens
District delegates. r.. Fred
SialFes a. j. ElEren. W Price. VIII