Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-28
PIE-HUNTERS
ANSWER CALL
Grand Reunion of Chronic Office
Seekers Held at Salt
Lake Theater.
AMERICANS" IN CONVENTION
Same Old Oratory Opens the Ball With
The Usual WINNINGS as
Side Dishes.

BuIlctin--At $3.50 this afternoon
| Allan sanford placed j. S. Brausford
IN nomination for mayor. A. J. Weber
presented the name OF Joseph Idpp-
man. and Attorney Very presented
Ezra Thompson. There was quite a
! fight in progress on the noor Of The
convention. with the odds APPARENTLY
| in favor OF Bransford. and with Joe
iipDman's chances slowly fading away.
when the city convention of the
American" party convened la the salt
| Lake Theater this morning il looked as
! il it might be reunion OF the Inter-
| national and Amalgamated Association
! OF Oficeholdors and Soft Snap Seek
ers. Every driver OF "a sprnklinc cart
! every member Of the street cleaning
force. every deputy. including the dog
catcher and his assistants, and the
heads OF departments and councilmen--
all OF these with very few exceptions
were there honored by their selection
at the primaries as delegates to
convention which IS intended TO place
a ticket IA the field, the election OF
which will insure the Jobs of the dele
gates for another two years.
The schedule called FOR the call to
order at 10 O'Clock AT that hour there
were several delegates present. After
walt, the band meantime being sent
abroad 10 drum W enthusiasm, Jerry
Darmer called the convention to order
lie called upon the delegates In thv
rear OF the house to be seated. Some
hesitancy being manifest among them.
he ordered the band 60 strike up
lively tune The Star Spangled Ian
ner'' was played and as its strains
were waited over the auditorium. at Il
signal from Darmer the delegates who
were seated slowly arose and remained
standing until Darmer sat down again.
The proof OF Darmer's leadership and
executive ability was displayed TO
marked advantage.
''WiI the delegates IN the rear OF the
house please come forward ana be
seated?" II Was DarLler calling TO those
beyond the parquette. No response
being evident he introduced 10 the pa
tiots assembled '.tnse-steriiug citizen,
that able lawyer. that well known
American'-and the guessing contest
was launched when Dariner spoiled all
bets by naming this man. He was
Judge W. II. Bramel
BRAMEL THE ORATOR.
with a great show Of modesty,
Bramel moved forward to the center
cf the stage from his place OF conceal
ment I'm the wings. He grasped tho
mallet tied with red. white and blue
baby ribbon toyed with il while the
applause started and then stopped
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table, expanding his chest--and the
doings were on.
I'VE are asked 10 stop the fight" he
said with the rising infection used by
so many we'll known orators. II we
are in the wrong in this fight We
should stop II we are IN the right We
should hight to the end At this point
three or four cheers were heard I'm the
distance. As they died down, Br3mel
continued his effort
He defined the present fight In Utah
as being between conflicting ideas, one
OF them being that every man must
obey polygamous priesthood In vot-
ing and the other that he may think
FOR himself and vote as he pleases
one must prevail and the other must
20 under. he said At this point In
his speech. Judge Darmer clapped his
hands and. again exhibiting his power
as a leader, several IN the front row
OF the auditorium followed suit and
one Of thom trumpet with a cheer
Before the organization OF the
american" party. the orator said.
elections in Utah were farce. The
two parties picked two candidates.
both suitable Co the p0ygamous priest
hood and then the priesthood
ordered the slaughter Of one and the
elevation OF the other. IL sometimes
happened said the orator. that "A good
citizen got on a ticket, and IL he did
the order went out 20 slaughter him
and IL happened The american"
party was organized 70 fight against
this. said the orator and thereupon
another cheer was heard through the
cold air OF the convention hall The
thought that surely several more
cheers We're due 10 arrive but falling
To hear them, he continued to deliver
himself of his Grafton.
Peace I'm Utah. the orator said, means
that the American citizens must adopt
"a serylle submission 90 the polygamous
priesthood to the rule and ruin OF Utah.
"ghan We do thls?" asked the orator
"Nol" said Judge Dana 4. Smith, the
temporary secretary OF the convention.
and the orator proceeded
HAS DONE UTAH GOOD.
The hght waged by the American
parry fANN MNfN liffih gnu ~ Z ANiI AlAAii
any event that ever happened before
declared the orator. This fight in
formed the world that the oriental calm
had been broken. that day was break
ing upon the gloom OF the bcnighted
Utah. The population, wealth and
beauty OF the state and city have
srown since the fight was begun" said
the orator.
''rhe American party h. AN organ
izod army with a solid phalanX OF
90 900 voters and challenges priesthood
rule and makes freedom OF speech
possible in Utah. said the orator "Be-
fore the organization Of the American
party free speech was dangerous
thing in Utah" declared the orator.
''Thc presence OF the American
party in Utah ~ a guarantee OF safety
90 tho young Mormons who have llh-
oral Views and who desire free action.
The American party is doing more
good for the Mormon people than any
organization that ever existed In Utah.
said the orator.
Almost overcome by his effort. the
orator took drink OF Ice water and
SAT down. Tho fact then dawned upon
the convention that the oration VAS
over, that the opening gun OF the con
Ycntion had been fired, that the cam
palgn was on that the time 10 act was
arrived The clapping OF hands Ia
box occupied bY q. . Crabtree late