The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-14

The Republican ticket for the city cleo
ton stands as nominated by the Eepub-
lican city. convention without change or
Withdrawal
Plans for fusion which had beel dis
cussed by the Republicans, CitiZeTs and
Democrats were abandoned yes erday
afternoon after the Citizens and Demo
cratic parties had announced tina they
would adhere to their proposition hat if
there was fusion the mayor m ST be
named by the Democrats
The final decision of the city c mmit-
tee yesterday afternoon was the signal
for renewed activity on the part # the
Republican city organization and the win
ming campaign is on in earnest.
Fred g. Lootbourow, chairman IF the
Republican city committee, and Secre-
tary Farley Jensen met the pI ecinct
chalrmen, and most of the district chair
men during the evening. and general salts
faction was expressed by the party work
ers over the decision to hold a straight
ticket in the field.
During the last week the city commit
tee has been working with a large force
of canvassers and clerks, and last night
the lists of voters had been classified and
the organization of every district and
precinct completed TO the smallest detail
With this work completed, the Repub-
hcan organization is in better shape than
at the corresponding time in many years.
Original Understanding.
The original understanding in relation
TO fusion was that James D. Murdoch.
Republican candidate for mayor, and VIII
liam r, Wallace, Citizens candidate for
mayor. should both withdraw and that
the head of the fusion ticket should be
named by the Citizens party and the re-
mainder of the ticket be divided between
the Republicans and Democrats.
The next day the Democrats sent a com
mun1catlOn to the Citizens saying that the
only condition under which the Demo-
cratic city committee would abide by the
q Citizens
committee name William r. Wallace for
mayor. Acting on this ultimamm. the
Citizens committee named William r.
wallace, who, according TO the agree ment,
was to withdraw as the head of the pro-
posed ticket. This was claSSeS as a
breach of faith on the part of the Dem
Ocratlc city committee, which was sane
toned and supported by the Citizens COM
mittee.
Wien the first plans for fusion were
discussed, the Republican city commit
with the Democratic and Citizens COM
mittees. Then il was proposed that the
Republicans should name the mayo and
city recorder, and the Democrats and Cit
liens should take the remainder. The
Citizens and Democrats refused to agree
on this proposition, saving that the Dem
Ocrats and Citizens had agreed on Wallace
and that the Republicans must give IN
At this point. the negotiations for the
Republicans were taken up by CITY Chair
man Fred G. LOOfbOuroW, who was au-
thorized to act for the Republican city
committee.
AT our next meeting we reached an
understanding that Wallace and Murdoch
should be withdrawn as candidates for
mayor and that the head of the ticket
should be named by the Citizens commit
tee and the other offices divided between
the Republicans and Democrats" said
Mr.. LOOfbOurOW last night.
we believed that on this basis a fu-
sion would be effected and had It been
carried out there is no reason WHY the
plan would not have been successful in
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