The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-23
FAvORITE SON
DOWN AND OUT
KearnS Drops Mcmillan and
FI0pS to BranSfOrd for
Mayor.
WORK FOR SALOON VOTE
MULVEY DELEGATED TO DE
LIVER HIS CROWD AT POLLS,

H. G. Mcmillan, erstwhile candidate
for mayor. has finally been deserted
by those who inspired his candidacy
Thomas Kearns. VINO boasts that he is
the father of the American party, has
entered into the fight between Lippman
and Bransford for the American may
crafty nomination and has taken the
Bransford side in the controversy. leav-
ing Mcmillan, who has been a poor
third to the other two, very much in
the cold.
Mr. Kearns, it is understood yester-
day began in earnest his work for
BransfCrd. In the office of Thomas
Kearns in the Herald building yester-
day there was conference between
Thomas Kearns, Mayor John 5. BranS-
ford and Martin +. Mulvey. Mr.. Mui-
vey is the proprietor of two saloons
and a wholesale liquor establishment
and is the valiant commander OF the
Knights of the Royal Arch. a secret
ganizatiOn composed entirely Of sa-
lOOnkeepers. He is also the American
political leader of the Fifth ward and a
candidate for the nomination for the
council from this ward.
When seen last evening Mayor BFanS-
ford declined to discuss the details
of the conference, but said that it was
not for the purpose of soliciting the sup
port of the saloon men for his Candi-
dacy. The meeting of the three, how
ever, is significant from the fact that
Kearns is pUTpOrted to be in control
of the American party saloon vote with
Mulvey as his active working heuten-
ant.
The Bransford supporters last night
claimed 80 per cent Of the Fifth ward
delegation to the American party con-
ventiOn. Without the support of
kearns and the salOOnmen of this ward
such a percentage of the delegation
would be impossible to procure. 1t is
significant that this claim was put
forth after the Kearns- Mulvey- Brans-
ford conference.
For some weeks the Bransford peo-
pie have been making a strong bid
for the support of the saloon element.
Just before BransfOrds candidacy for
the denomination was announced the
slot machines were opened up in all
of the saloons. The machines had been
closed down for some months at the
order of Mayor BransfOrd. The chief
of police was instructed to arrest eV-
cry one allowing slot machine to be
operated In his place OF business. Act
ing under these instructions several
slot machine prOprietOTs were arrested
and no machines were allowed to run.
A Sudden Change.
Suddenly, simultaneously in every
saloon in the city the slot machines ap-
peaTed. There were no arrests. The
business ran on uumOlested. The CHIEF
of police was non cOmmital on the
propositions 30 was Itle mayor. mere
had evidently been some sort of an un-
Outstanding with the liquor dealers.
The recent friendly attitude of the
BrdusfOTd administration toward the
saloons can only mean that an effort
is being made to establish reciprocal
relations with the saloon element in
order that the saloon support for
BransfOrd may be secured.
The keaTn BrausfOTd- NuIvey attempt
to secure the saloon vote of the Ameri-
can party is just 2 little late. For
months Joseph Lippman and his work
ers have been securing signatures of
supporters on little cards which are
carefully deposited in filing cabinet
for future reference. Among this col
lection of autographs are the sigma
lures of a large number Of saloon men.
Most of these men Will stay with Lipp-
man and viii decline to be delivered to
by Kearns and Mulyey. What
promises Lippman has made to the sa
loon men In case OF his election are
not made public. but there are many
Of them who are working hard for
him.