The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-03
VILLAGES HOPES
SOON FADE AWAY
Headquarters Cheerful at First,
but Returns Soon Change
Conditions.

The Citizens-Democrat1c headQuar-
tiers in the Colonial theatre building
was the scene of considerable activity
during the day. Hundreds of people
crowded into the large room to ex-
change election gossip, the greatest
number being in evidence during the
evening after the returns had COM
menced to come in.
Not until discOuraging returns were
received ana confirmed did the crowd
show any signs OF diminishing. ABOUT
10 o'clock the people who had waited
patiently. hoping that further returns
would offset those already received, be
gan to disperse and by 1880 O'Clock
the large room was left to NUMBER OF
the candidates, prominent among Whom
was the mayoralty candidate, WllaHh
r Wallace, and a few OF the prime
movers in the fusion movement. AIteI
American party victory was certain
Mr.. Wallace called on Chairman Oar
mer to congratulate him.
In the early part of the evening Ben
II IJovd chairman of the Citizens
Democratic party, and members OF the
CITY central committee were quite opu-
nistic. They practically conceded the
election of BransfOrd, and the only
concern they manifested in the mayor
alty contest was as to whether or not
the fusion candidate would defeat Mur-
doch Among adherents OF the party
the belief was general that they would
elect a majority of the city council ana
one or two on the main ticket.
Headquarters Scenes.
The Headquarters presented an in
teresting scene. Party workers, pads II
hand, were kept busy taking down re-
turns as they were telephoned m
around the desk, where the large tapu-
lated sheet was kept. were Gro" deo
scores of anxious people, waiting for
the results in districts to be an
nounced; everywhere were hustle and
excitement.
The feeling of optimism had taken
such strong hold of a few of the more
enthusiastic that with them the cleo
ton was already won Mr.. Waliace
mingled among the crowd, ana by these
same over-enthusiastic citizens was IN
troduced to a number of Out-Qt-town
visitors as the next mayor or san
Lake
Within a few minutes, however. dis
couraging returns were piled up m
such numbers that the feeling OF OPP
.tiuisn changed to one of actual gloom
The one bright ray 10 pierce this gloom
dark and depress1ng-was the news o.
the election OF John Holley and c. M
was at headquarters until the last re
turns were received, and received the
concentrations Of hundreds Of those
who strolled in and out during the
evening
How we lost the election" was the
principal subject of discussion among
those who remained TO the last ditch
Various and sundry reasons We're as
signed by the stalwarts of the party
h. of1I~ IF mr.
ganizatiOn.
Not Enough Vehicles.
I'VE had an idea that we were vel
organized" said one Of the prominent
workers in the party, but we found
out today, to our regret, that We were
not 1 know of one district in the Firsi
ward where a hundred more votes coulC
have been gotten had there been rigs
and automobiles sufficient TO hustle VI
all our voters and take them TO the
polls. One little surrey alone hauled
sixty voters to the voting place during
the late hours Of the afternoon. In the
transportation problem We fell dowT
miserably. Our opponents seemed u
have rigs and automobiles IN legion
and this accounts for the heavy vote
pOned, especially by the Americans"
William r. Wallace, after the return!
showed American victory, seemed 4
take the defeat rather ksenly, although
he put on a cheerful front.
well, we fought a good fight" salt
he, "but it looks as though they haC
put it over us rather hard"
To those who had supported him h
made the statement that they were t
be congratulated on having conducted
such a clean contest.
Before the news of certainty of de
feat had changed the rather Cheerful
feeling among the crowd to one o
gloom, a pianist played catchy selec
tions, much to the amusement of tn
waiting people, among whom weT
many ladies. But the returns change
their viewpoint and music lost it
acharm, with the result that orders t
cease playing were given.
By Il o'clock headquarters were de
serted and the candidates, committee
men and party workers had left 70
their homes to dream about anothe
time coming.