The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-27
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Councilman F. S. Fernstrom, who, with
the other Democrats has been working
consistently TO further the interests of J
5. Bransford for mayor, said a few nights
ago that he had positive evidence that the
American party administration had en-
tered into a compact with the gamblers
and saloon men whereby hush money was
being paid regularly. So far, however, the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS worker from the
InlFd precinct has refused to allow these
proofs to be used against his friends al
though there is no doubt that he has them.
At the time of the AIcWhirter scandal
involving George Sheets. public opinion
demanded his removal from the place of
chief Of police, and he resigned" In the
meantime, Honest George has been re-
instated. but public opinion regarding his
connection with the robbery stands Just
the same, although ignored by the Ameri-
can party. The reinstatement Of Honest
George Sheets was due largely to the
work Of his friend, NJ. z Mulvey; and
Mulvey hasn't changed, either, unless a
few inches in the waistband counts for
change in character. That of course, de-
ponds on which part of his anatomy NJ
E. Mulvey carries his character"
American party policemen were buster
Yesterday than on the first registration
day rounding up the Migrants from Com
merctal street and bringing them to the
registry agent Of the Fifty-fourth district
after they had registered. Still more IL
legally registered voters gave their ad-
dresses as the American house and 1615
Commercial street furnished few more
The exposure of the methods in register
ing nearly a score from the dismantled
building at lS1a East First South street
prevented any mere registrations from
that place, but they will attempt to vote
these men next Tuesday.
Policeman Clough, who has been active
as a member of the Illegal registration
gang for the American party, actually
showed up at the police station yesterday,
and for a minute some of the officers
thought he had reported for duty on his
beat on registration day. This impression
was soon set right, however, for the pur-
pose of Coughs visit was to get a few
Migrants under sentence at the city Jail.
and take them over TO the registration
agent and enroll them under the Kearns
banner.
The superb organization of the Republi-
cans In the Second precinct. under Fred
Price, did effective work yesterday in get
ting out the voters who will register the
protest against protected monopoly in vice
by voting for James D. Murdoch for
mayor. incidentally, Chairman Fred
Price, who has been jOllied because of
his frequent visits to city headquarters.
could not be found out of his district yes
terday, but ne could be found at any
minute at the place where he could rem
der any assistance to any of the Repub-
lican workers on the west side.
A sample of the work of the American
PARTY organization on the west side was
shown yesterday when a Greek woman
was brought to the egistry agent in the
TWenty-fOurth district and ordered TO
register by the American party workers.
Later she was questioned as to her quail
ficatiOns as a voter, and she said her hus-
band had taken out his first papers about
three months ago, and she was told that
this gave her the right to vote.
The saloon and rooming house pro-
prietOrs on the west side We're all sOlidly
lined up with the American party yester-
DAY in getting out the vote, showing their
faith in the promise of J. S. BransfOrd
to reopen the stOckaGe Immediately after
his election if the people of Salt Lake ex-
press their wishes In the matter that way
by re-electing Bransford.
NJ T. Mulvey, who, in connection with
his gambling and saloon interests. is
American party candidate for councilman
from the Fifth precinct, opened his bar
rel yesterday to assist in getting out the
full registration Of the class of citizens
on whom he depends for support. The
American party organization admits that
Mulvey will be the low man on the
American party ticket in the Fifth pre-
cinct, and only the most optimistic of the
Kearns workers are predicting that Null
vsy has a chance for election over John
NJ. knight.
the First precinct, was a caller ut Re
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