Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-09
Deposed Engineers Assistants
Eager 10 Wear official
Bonnet.
WIRE PULLERS ARE BUSY
Scfrit and Mcmillan Trying to Induce
Bransford TO Accept Their
choice

Although the resignation of Louis
C.. Kelsey, city engineer which was
handed to Mayor John 5. Bransford
last Thursday. has not taken effect
three-cornered fight has developed
among bis assistants 20 finish out the
remainder Of the administration.
George o. CLANCY. Luther n. krebs.
and John Du1er who have been In
the city engineers office for NUM-
Dor OF years have started an active
campaign Tor the position. Each man
has allied himself with some faction
Of the American party and the re-
spectivc candidates win bring an the
influence TO bear they can upon Mayor
Bransf0rd 20 app Oint him
George o. CLANCY is hackoi by CITY
Engineer kclsey's supporters krebs.
GO b. understood ~ Sefrits favorite ana
Duder is backed by the Lippman
forces. with this combination 60 satisfy
ID Is said that MAYOR Bransford, Is look
ing Tor an engineer who Is not In the
engineers office. Mayor Bransford, IN
an interview Yesterday made u very
plain thar he was going 90 name the
man he wanted. He said that ne ala
not have am engineer I'm mind AT pre-
sent who could nll tho position and
ir he could not find one that he
would probably have 10 look around
la the engineers office. kelseys as
-istants are well acquainted with the
work which Ia being done and Is under
construction The appointment VIII
only last until January when a new
administration viii take hold Of the
citys affairs
INTERVIEW THE MAYOR.
Mayor Bransford was seen today by
representatives OF these candidates bus
no promise was made to any of them.
Frank l. Sefrit. manager OF The Trib-
une and n. q. Mcmillan. chairman OF
the board OF public works, whose
threats and alleged charges OF graft,
forced Kelsey out Of once on account
OF their personal enmity against him.
are making demands upon Bransford
to allow them to name the candidate.
A peculiar incident IN regard to the sit
uation rs that Sefrit and Mcmillan
cannot agree upon any OF the three
assistants IN Kelsey's Office when
they come to some understanding they
viii probably ask the mayor 10 name
their choice.
Mayor Bransford was not I'm sym
pathy with the attack made on Kelsey
by The Tribune and his enemies. He
dislikes Mcmillan on account OF the
arrogant manner In which he has acted
since he has been chairman OF the
board Of public works
Sefrt stock, in the mayors estima-
ton, is far below par and on a good
many questions which have arisen In
the last year, he refused 10 be die
tated 70 by Sefrit. For some time
sefiit has not been a welcome visitor
at Mayor Bransfords Office and he
knows II.
WORK BEING NEGLECTED.
The result of Kelsey's resignation
has thrown the engineering department
into uproar. The work Is being neg
lected and the plans for the completion
Of the work under construction, and
that which is being planned will be
delayed considerably.
Kelsey was at his desk this morning
but his interest In the city's business
was not SO keen. Kelsey feels that his
enemies have taken advantage Of him
In threatening to expose graft and
charging him with incOmpetency when
the election Sc so near. AS a result u
was put up 10 him 10 resign or cause
a disruption Of the American" party
at the polls which would cause It's de
feat
8. Birch. the contractor who Is said
10 have made the signed statement
and delivered Il 70 Frank L. Sefrit
manager OF The Tribune. charging Kel-
sey with making proposition to him
that he would secure contracts for
him for a commission. has not vet re-
turned 90 salt Lake. lie Is expected 70
arrive here any day and an effort Will
De made 70 get his side Of the matter