The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
HEADS Of TICKETS
ARE NOT DISTURBED
Murdoch Leads Republicans
and Wallace the Citizens
Democrats.
FUSION Is EFFECTED
ON SOME OF OFFICES
Attempt to Force Nigus orr
Proves Futile; Mormon COun-
cilmanic Ticket.

Away up in the air" but mildly
depicts the situation in which the
church Republicans and the Citizens
Democrats found themselves UP TO Il
late hour Wednesday night. We'd
nosday was the last day upon which
designations from the tickets could
be filed, and there we're gyra-
tions enough performed to put three
ring circus into hysteria. Still, amid
the smoke OF battling elements. campaign
cigar smoke, half Nelson's over matters
of the greatest Importance, Harry 5.
Joseph, the right bower Of Apostle.
Senator Reed Smoot. was always on
deck, ready and more than willing to
smooth ont the tangled skeiIi. The work
OF Mr.. Joseph, "Wednesday. will never be
forgotten which is unfortunate for Mr..
Joseph,
Things began TO evenUatc carly III the
day and they continued to cvcntnatc
until late hour nj night, when Harry
Joseph was kidnapped and taken home.
Chairman Loofbourow and Secretary
Jensen then put out tho cat and Dan
LOTUS and sought their respective
cuuchcS.
The only thing that can bc said au
ihoritativclv is that the candidates. who
did not resign Wednesday, Will remain
upon the tickets There were number
of designations, of course, but they
mean nothing, as every man who re-
signed Wednesday, can be placed upon
the ticket again next Monday, at the
latest.
Supposed Tickets.
Taking il for granted, however, which
Is dangerous, To say the least, that the
tickets Us they now stand will be the
IL, q L.. - ,.r,,l. : k.sl
lineup is IS follows:
Church Republican ticket
Mayor. II. Murdoch.
Rccordcr-H. 7, Myton.
Troasurcr--A, II. Peabody
AUDITOR. \. Edwards.
City Attorncy-Gcorge y, Lawrence, !
Citizens Democratic ticket
Mayor-W r. Wallace.
Recorder-H. j. Fitzgerald.
Trcasurer-A. II. Peabody,
Auditor-W. III, Lovcsy.
City Attoruey-Goorgc \. Lawrence
From this it will bc seen that there
is fusion between the church parties
except rs To auditor and mayor, hut, ms
none will bc elected in any event, it
matters little.
Here is the tentative fusion council
manic ticket virtually decided upon
Wednesday. hut later changed;
Tentative Fusion Ticket.
First Ward
Frank j. Hewlett. Mormon RepubB
can, and Joseph Hyde, Mormon Demo
crat
Second ward
Ekmsn, Republican, claimed TO be
both Mormon and Gentle, and Bur
bidge. Mormon Democrat.
Third ward
EIolley, Mormon Democrat, and Lees,
Mormon Republican.
Fourth ward
Kimball. Mormon Democrat. and At
kin. Mormon Republican.
Fifth ward
knight. Mormon Republican, aud
Warrum, Gentle Democrat.
This ticket, however, did not 90
through. In the Second ward the Gen
tile friends of ". T.. Nicus absolutely
refused 10 take Nigus of the ticket and
Ekman and Vigus, the Republican noml.
necs. both remain as candidates. Bur
bidge and Wallace, the Democratic can
didates, resigned Wednesday. but eth
,or or both can be put back upon tho
ticket if the Citizens-Dcmocrats desire.
In the Fif:n. tbe Republicans wi!
stand by kn!gnt and DR.. Pfoutz. DR..
Pfoutz has been ont Of ihc city and
his resignation could not be secured so
this prevents the placing of Narrum in
his stead.
designations FILED.
designations flied with 'he city re-
corder up TO clock Wednesday after
noon, which, as before stated. do not
mean anything in particular, were as
follows.
]. L. Wiley, Church Republican can.
didate for city attorney
George h Burbidge and Henry Wal
lace. Democratic nominees for the conn
ell in the Second ward.
- Nj Taylor and Noblp Warrum /
Democratic candidates for the council
IN the Fifth ward
j. G.. McAllister, Republican nominee
for thc council in tue First ward.
Charles NJ. Lees, Republican cand-
dates for the council i'll the Third ward.
ii. II Walters Democratic candidate
FOR the council in the Third ward,
". j. Yard, Republican candidate for
the council in the Third ward.
According TO some Of the information
which leaked out Of Republican head
quarters Wednesday night, there were
to take Vigns of the ticket in the Sec.
ond and substitute "A Mormon was re.
scntcd by the GentiIcs on the city com
lnittee. Several. il is SAID, even went
so far an To declare that they would
guit the party if Eigus WAS forced off.
Mr.. NIgus remained. AS the tentative
connc llmanic ticket now stands, there
are eight Mormons and two Gentiles
on II.
Causes Comment.
The action of the insurgents in fore
ing ]. T.. Wiley of the ticket, with
the idea of endorsing George n. Law
renee. was freely commented upon dur.
ing the evening, Mr.. Wiley has always
been considered great admircr of tho
apostlescnator, while Mr. Lawrence has
been exactly the opposite However. II
IS announced that Mr. Lawrence will
have to ''make goodp with tho Smoot
crowd before he is endorsed
The situation, AS il now appears, is
that despite the arrogance of the
Church Republicans earlier in the cam
paign. they have been forced TO treat
WIN inc 'iiizens- Democrats. with the
latter doing the major part of the dicta.
tion.
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