Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-03
The Grim and Awful Creature
Keeps Aspirants Awake
At Night.
CANDIDATES FOR MAYoRALTY
sonc Urge Mayor Brunsford 10 Ac-
ccpt Nomination--Doings In
Political Circles.

Early straws afloat upon the rising
waters OF politics. point toward the
hroiline and seething which Is going
on beneath the surface IN the Inner
circle Of the American" party The
osermastering ambitions Of two would.
be leaders promise an irremediable
break IN the party ranks in the COM
ing campaign unless their differences
are settled. and there appears TO be
but scant chance FOR such consum-
nation.
The fact is both Joseph Lirpman
and n. q. Mcmillan want to he
MAYOR Zach. according to his own
NOTION, Is the only man who can sue
cessfully occupy the mayors chair
curing the next two years. and neither
= inclined to yield one jot or title
70 the cause Of the other They have
already caused so much dissensiOn
ana wrangiing among their party
cohorts that the sober-minded. think
ing men OF the party are wondering
where II IS all going TO end They
are becoming frightened. and in their
extremity. with defeat staring them
~ The face they are looking to some
enc who may be able TO calm the per
tnfbed waters and hold out some hope
Tor victory IN the coming campaign.
SEEKS TO dAsr BRANsFoRD
The move OF these men. it is said
= 10 oifcr. make over. convey and
force uDon John s. Bransford the
nomination for mayor which he has
said ne does not want However, with
The clamorlngs of the two unyieldinr
factors and the formation of line 81
opposition going on which the "Ameri-
can Iarty has never heretofor had
To face. the "skeery' feelings at
tributed to some OF the men la the
American ranks would seem 10 be
well founded. and their cause for
alarm very real.
GROWING IN FAVOR.
That the movement To give Salt Lake
CITY "a businessmens administration Is
finding more favor day By day is iust
as evident as is the "sDiits in the
ranks OF the opposition. That II is
movement in which ali can join for
the benefit of the city and without
the discord and discussion usually at
tcndant upon partisan politics is a
cause for qualification
ALL PARTIES INVITED.
Following the holding OF the mass
meeting In the thestef. Chairman c.
y. Felt and Secretary w II. Lovesy
OF the citizens movement forwarded 10
the chairmen Of all iocal organized
parties. including the Republican. DEM
ocratic. Socialist and American" an
invitation to join In the citizens move
inent al the coming election. The let
ter of invitation follows;
Dear Sir--We enclose herewith con-
les OF resolutions adopted at the cti-
zens' mass meeting held az the salt
Lake theater Wednesday evening, Sept
l also copy Of call for primaries and
conventions 10 place a business ticket
in the field for the approaching muni-
cipal election.
As viii be seen from a perusal OF
these documents. this movement is
broad enough TO permit members Of all
parties to participate freely in il.
The committee which has directed the
movement thus far being but tenn
porary. will be superseded by a perma-
nent one. chosen By the city conven-
ton The members OF each party VIII
therefore have an equal opportunity in
the primaries and convention.
We therefore respectfully suggest that
Il would he in the interests of peace
and progress for an parties q act har-
moniously in the approaching cam
paign. and ask that your committee
refrain from calling n convention of
your party TO place party ticket I'm
the field and that you recommend TO
the members 81 your party that they
Join hands with their fellowcitizens
and participate in the primaries and
conventions Of the citizens movement.
Respectfully.