The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-20
WHAT A REPUBLICAN DEFEAT MEANS.

year ago, when the Republican ticket
triumphantly elected of the most sagacious of
the city party, when asked his explanation of his
friends defeat promptly replied: George Sheets We
couldn't expect to win with a of his bad record
to apologize for and defend"
George Sheets is still on the shoulders of the city
party 1t is perfectly understood why the leaders of
that party dare not throw him. And yet he is not
the sort of man who should be sustained. Here. in
brief is one of the reasons why he and his hackers
should be made to feel the weight of the pubcs
pleasure:
DIGEST OF GEORGE SHEETS CONNECTION
WITH THE M'WHIRTER CASE:
George Sheets testified that he chief of police
when AcWhirter came into his headquarters in COM
pany with the bogus policeman, who wore a police
officers badge McWhirter asked him if the man
officer, and Sheets said NO" The pretended
policeman, assisted by four others, had robbed Nc
fore Sheets said he would try and get some of the
money back again, but did not arrest the bogus po-
iceman-who not afraid in the office of the chief
Sheets went into the hall, and returned with the
statement that he could get seven hundred and fifty
dollars McWhrter protested and the chief went out
again, and came back with a thousand dollars. He
gave that to McWhirter and sent him out of town.
The thieves resumed their protected industry One of
them is serving sentence in the penitentiary
for his part in the transaction.
George Sheets is today chief of detectives and the
actual head of the police department of Salt Lake.
Martin E. Mulvey is today candidate for the
council from the Fifth municipal ward. In 1903 he
ward. He was beaten then, and here is what
the Tribune said about him:
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, OCTOBER 80, I9OS-ED-
ITORIAL:
Martin E. Mulvey is relying for election upon the
vote which is distinctly ciassed the the
derworld; the votes of thieves, prostitutes the
ldMieSs Glasses seneieIy' Without the support Oh
that class his chances for election would be worth
the spending of nickel upon. Yet there is no lack
of dirty coin in his campaign. He has been mem
Der of the council before and he did the city good.
His candidacy now bodies no good to the city.
We call upon all fair and decent-minded citizens of
the Fifth municipal ward 70 come forward in iudie-
nant protest against the pretensons of this man. and
bury him deep under their ballots on Tuesday next
that-politically-he will never be heard of again.
The Tribune is supporting Mulvey, solely be-
he is a candidate of the Tribunes party; be-
he is useful TO the bosses of that party He
precisely the same old Mulvey that he was when
the Tribune described him. And if he should have
been defeated then, he certainly ought be elect
ed now.
And it is not possible that the good people of Salt
Lake want to vote their approval of the stoekade-
which is precisely what they would do they elected
John S Bransford Here is Mr.. Bransfords own
statement of his responsibility for the stockade No
charges him with than he boastfuIy claims
for himself
MAYOR JOHN BRANSFORD IN SALT LAKE
HERALD DECEMBER EIGHTH, 1908.
With reference to the proposed district, the
houses of which are in process of construction, 1
WISH TO SAY THAT AM THOROUGHLY IN
FAVOR OF IT, and that it was at my suggestion
that the work begun.
WITH THE POWER VESTED IN NE AS MAY
OR OF SALT LAKE CITY, propose to take these
women from the business section of the city put
them in the district.
1 asked Mr.. Mulvey to find some person or COM
pany that would consent to the buildings in the
district after the general plans, and who would con-
sent have the entire district under constant police
regulation. Mr. Mulvey found some people who con-
sdered the matter, but finally they decided not to
undertake the project.
Then it was that we got into communication with
the Ogden people. THEY AGREED TO MY TERMS.
and told them if they did / wished and followed
out the directions gave them my word that would
TO it that the of the downtown district
removed to the location. ACTING SOLE
LY ON MY ASSURANCE THAT THE REMOVAL,
WOULD BE MADE THESE PEOPLE INVESTED
THEIR MONEY, AND HAVE BUILT THE RTTII, d.
INGS AFTER MY SUGGESTION. The buildings
up. and the removal of the women to the new
district win be made very soon.
And yet Republican defeat on Nov. means the
Endorsement of Observation-Disclosures and all: the in
dorsement of Mulvey-underworld and all; the in
dorsement of George Sheets-record and all!
salt Lake is not likely to so declare itself