The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-09
OFFICIAL COUNT
OF VOTE IN CITY
Shows Herald Republican Only
Newspaper Whose ESti-
mates Were Accurate.

Members of the city council yesterday
afternoon completed the official can
vass Of the vote in the last election.
The results for the city ticket are
shown in the accompanying table. The
official figures show some difference
from the unofficial figures given by
The neutrality-suspicious., although this
newspaper was the only one TO give the
relative positions of the candidates corr
rectly the next day,
On the city ticket, Mayor J. s. Brans-
ford received 1878 votes; Burt, 632;
Murdoch, 6,116, and Wallace, 6,OIo;
showing a plurality of 1851 for Brans-
ford over Murdoch, and a majority over
ali of 1,055, while Murdoch led wal
lace by 46 votes.
Benjamin Rives for recorder received
a plurality Of 7,447 over II. P. Myton,
ana a majority over all of 7s3 votes,
while Myton beat Fitzgerald by 20
votes.
Rudolph Aft for auditor received a
plurality Of 1886 over Edwards, and
majority Of $50
Gideon Snyder for treasurer received
a plurality of S2S over A. H. Peabody
and a majority of 290.
H. j. Dininny for attorney pulled
through with a plurality Of 256 over
George n. Lawrence. and he lacked Il
votes OF a majority.
The Socialists polled sic votes for
mayor as compared with sos two years
ago. In the case Of the two women on
the councilmanic ticket for the Social
lists, they ran behind their tickets In
the First and Third wards.
Mayor Bransford led his ticket, re
ceiving 80 votes more than Rudolph
Aft, who ran second. Rives was third
on his ticket, with Snyder and Dininny
following, Dininny receiving 527 votes
less than BransfOTd.
On the Republican ticket George N.
Lawrence was first. receiving Az votes
more than Murdoch. a. H. Peabody
was second, J. A. Edwards third, and
H. P. Myton fourth. George n. Law
renee also led the Democratic ticket,
receiving 81 votes more than Wallace.
H. j. Fitzgerald was second, A II. Pea
body third (by one vOte), ". II. Wal
lace fourth. and J. a. Edwards fifth.
Moreton Gets Big Total.
In the race for the city council J. B.
lMoreton, American party candidate for
the long term in the First precinct re-
ceiVed more votes than any other eoun-
cilmanic candidate, with total OF 4,zli.
Frank J. Hewlett received 1884 on the
Republican ticket and 1852 on the Dem
Ocratic ticket; a total OF 3,616, while K.
iLeggett, Socialist, received 1S5. More
tons plurality was sol and his majority
466 For the short term in the First
precinct, J. W. Mckinney received 4,l51.
Joseph Hyde received 1904 on the Re
publican ticket and 1861 on the Demo
cratic ticket; a total Of SIP. Mary
PaTamore, Socialist. received 100. Nc
Kinney's plurality was 437 and his ma
jority 800.
In the Second precinct E. G. O'Don-
o
ceived 1,249 on the Republican ticket
and 1,479 on the Democratic ticket; a
total OF 2,72S. c. Z. Watts, Socialist
received 1S6. O'DOnnell's plurality was
Sol and his majority 40. For the short
term in the Second c. H. Reed received
1888 votes. W. y. Vfgus, Republican,
received 1902; G. E. Burbidge, Demo
crat, 1920, and John Bell. Socialist, 1S7.
Reeds plurality was 1913, and his ma
iOrity 424.
In the Third precinct ". P. Davis,
American, received 1850 votes. John
Holley received 1.1s3 Republican and
1.466 Democratic; total Of 2,649. Z. @.
Rubendahl. Socialist, received 116. Hol-
ley's plurality was 299 and his majority
1S3. For the short term, Thomas Mat
thews, American, received 1885 votes.
G, NJ. Lees received 1,195 Republican
and 1,469 Democratic; a total Of 1864,
ceiVed Us. Lees plurality was / ,39S
and his majority 1913.
In the Fourth precinct ", Mont Fer
ry received 2.160 votes. Joseph Kimball
received 1912 Republican and 973 Dem
.ocratic; a total of 2,O45. W. G. Sadler
Socialist, received 50 votes. Ferry's
plurality was 115 and his majority Sc
For the short term, W. c. Lyme re-
ceived 2,150 votes. w. T. Atkin re-
ceived 1913 Republican and 97S Demo
cratic: a total OF 2.057. w. ]. KOhlberg
Socialist. received 81 votes. Lyne's plu-
rality was 80 and his majority 36.
In the Fifth precinct NJ. F. Mulvey
received 2528 votes. John NJ. knight
received 751 Republican and 500 Demo
cratic; a total of 1878. J. c. Edgar
Socialist, received 81 Nulvey's plural
fly was 255 and his majority 1908 Fol
the short term Mark Reedall received
1892; G. 3. Pfoutz zoe, Noble WaTruu
$50, and H. c. Adams 46. Reedalr.
plurality was 1883 and his majority
1917.