Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-02
porubIicans, Democrats and In
dsuendent Citizens Are Meet
ing This Afternoon.
ARE DISCUSSING COALITION.
Transition for a Single Repre-
sentative Ticket Against the
american Party Debated.
,.,,cu,i,e Session Held--What some
representative Business Men nave
To SAY Regarding Outlook.

qsers IS one hope Of victory for those
,.,o would ike to see salt Lake CITY
len out Of the hands OF the incom-
tout administration which has been
me municipal helm for the past
,..,, yoars. that hope is in the outcome
.,o Conference called for this after
.oon between the representatives. Of
.,o citizens Independent movement,
,,o Renubllcans and the Democrats.
n that conference fails. the outlook
q dark one and the triumph at the
mills I'm November may fall in the
ramn Of the American" rule or ruin
clique.
To tine magnanimity Of these compos-
,nr the conference committee will be
largely due the success or failure OF
the movement. For the moment all
personal and purely political consldera-
tons should be put aside with the
broader view Of the general good as
the goal No petty feelings should be
ucrmlttcd TO enter into the confer
once. the fate Of Salt Lake should be
the chief consideration. and each party
Tor the good OF the whole.
There Is but one hope Of success at
the polls in November. and that hope
win be resolved one way or the other
az the conference at 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT.
The meeting viii be held at ~ Post
'iicc place Tho representatives Of each
PARTY viii be present IN equal numbers.
The issue Is IN their hands. Today will
.eIl the story
Meetings were held in this city last
evening 10 determine upon the repre-
seniatIves to be seut to the conference
hr The parties. The Independent Citi-
Gems named AS their committee MeSsrs.
George Q Norris John NJ. Knight and
T. % Felt
The Republicans chose rs renresenta-
lives Of their party at the conference
w A featham Farley r. Jensen and
claude Russell
The Democrats named as the COM
lttce 10 represent the Democracy L.
VI, Fitzgerald, Joseph Kimball, and
Joseph H. Haslam.
10 Is understood the meeting viii be
executive and that no press represen-
.niives viii be allowed 10 attend the
Executive session. Upon the decision
of The conference committee awaits
perhaps the future fate OF Salt Lake
-'W as a clean, businesslike munich
lality
WHAT BUSINESS MEN THINK.
That q great number OF the leading
business men of the city are unquah-
lcdly 10 favor OF the movement for a
d.
shown In part by the following ex-
2ressions, gathered at random by rep
'osentaiiNes Of this paper. who re-
luestd brief expressions from the gem
Icmen named:
VS.. MCCORMICK. Republican, presi-
eenl of Mccormick Banking company
! mink II would be the sensible thing
l'' me parties 10 do to make three
,uinefed fight Ia this election would
pr disastrous. Yes, the parties ought
10 unite for a business administration
Colt y. q. WEBER, superlnten-
uenl Il. e. A. Ii am heartily in favor
the movement. / think politics
should be eliminated from city govern
nllnt' lt Is purely n business PROPOSE
yo". ana should be conducted upon
business principles. The parties should
cooperate for the benefit OF the city.
= ,. HILLS, characterization he
n.ln me parties opposed TO the Amer
n" party ls, 10 my best belief. the
ky wy 70 beat the American ticket.
N,noush Just how 20 bring this about
noull not Just al this moment ven
h. say. u ought TO be done. I've
,o,j lelucular objection 10 Mr.. Rrans-
.f, p,laonally; but want 10 see The
tbs, 1 NV Iolleu by a different element
tlrtGt m AHle lean party. The Citizens
ITSELF 'n0eeehlul II run BY
ol sa1Es n HAMMOND. Republican
M D., Ahe board OF education
tickets ought 10 combine if 49,,
th, Ds any expectation OF defosfIn,
,sr,, llean' Ticket. The 'AmerleanS
b,t .h cNcresCence on the loca,
gnt lONue, and ought to be emf oG
49, u'h. see how 81 can bp dana -
.t,sr l united action on the part ~ ~,
ini H. eno aie opposed 10 thai partv
a.. ny MofLE. attorney De,,o.s.,
W., ,p now the Citizens ticlet 49,,
lr.rt Nfeeaf when run bv itself 81
De,,,. ton the others AS long a. a.
iitv ,t9',, rave the Citizens mavor-
100 .lilate az the head OF thsi-
lt ina ~ 'anl The Citizens marty
ind inriteen . Democratic band waao1
iine tii' ihe Republicans 10 10 the
ihanco ~ 81, men there win be a GOOD
us srVt,ell the American" partv
LAND p,oAltyt GEORGE sUTHFR-
ard nepublican-s senator snthes
h., = out VI the city todsv sna an" st-
b. IA -.nh an expression coniI ~,
-.lnr.. nom him today. but wben ~
senst". rom Washington reeon,i''
b. E.i. Sutherland exnreg.es binniy,.:
'nDoeea heartily IN sympathy win ~
iiniri.i movement 10 place M. ~.
Cuisines. 9tl'on upon a non-partiss,'