Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-29
INV TRUCE WAS PATCHED UP
wm city Engineer Was Not Exc
cuted Until Three Weeks
After Convention.
.,,.. 10 Beat Joe Iippman So
uanllan Was Pacihed ana
Mayor whipped Into Line.

rrtl somebody sold Louis C. kel-
- ofeeal head as city engineer for
- ,o,ss pledeed to Henry @. McMil-
uN .hsir,nan of the board Of public
~ n Inc nominating convention,
,e,,.ar Pransford was independent OF
- s,,,rd which controls the 'Amerl-
Wy ,.-tv since tho deal was made
~ hsen In league with that crowd,
~ sunport Of the official organ
- ~ Mcmillan faction In the ranks.
~. me manager Of The Tribune
- speeiai commissioner OF Thomas
vssrns was unable 10 deliver all the
=. ana keen McMillan's name from
-, plscad before the convention, the
ssyor baIked az deposing Kelsey. Then
~ Trlbune threatened to bring
,h,rvss of graft against Kelsey. and
ssow that Bransford knew about GER
"a, ,rreeilarities for more than year.
when this state of affairs appeared
q, he horizon of American party
sol,iics tx. Mayor Ezra Thompson took
sard Thompson has been Kelsey's
~, friend. having placed him in the
tos.tlon OF city engineer, afmr ne hAd
III mo- ~ on contract In Ogden
wFIFT M LOOK NNl ANH AARAAAlfERA INV
lanes Ivnch. Thompson was delegated
10 20 TO Kelsey. and he succeeded IN
etring him to hand in his resignation
lher il was passed upon by the crowd.
n was forwarded to Mayor Bransford
Al his residence, and Later accepted.
STORY OF BARGAIN.
While Kelsey did not lose his position
A. city engineer for three weeks after
,he convention, il was hargained for.
ead a smooth political game was
paved, The Kearns crowd held a meet
,ug dav or two before the convention
M then approached Mayor Bransford.
Hs had refused 10 take the nomination
hom their hands and was not I'M
da any obligations 70 them. He
entered the race for nomination
81 he hands Of ". Mont Ferry, who
circulated a petition which was signed
BY numhr Of business men, who vote
III American" ticket, asking him to
enter the race BY this means Mayor
BranI0r sas induced 20 take the
nomination for which he had been itch
ing, though not at the hands OF the
keaus crowd
MCMILLAN SACRIFICED.
Joseph Lppman's political machine
vas assuming threatening proportions
1b0ui the time of the convention, and
ln Kearns crowd was afraid that by
Sitting up the votes I'm the convention
sfh 80 many candidates. Lppman
Nqld sip in Bransford's chief am
eiion was 10 brat Lippman and the
Aerns crowd had the same thing IN
md Mcmillan was Thomas kearns's
ehidate but be and his crowd were
wing 10 sacrifice Mcmillan TO beat
ilDman
When Bansiord was approached. ne
fas found TO be fearful Of his position
ne convention and entered the deal
Mcmillan was TO be withdrawn. and the
votes turned to Brnnsford. In turn
hfahsiord was 70 accept Kelsey's res
Rnaiion provided the Kearns crowd
could force IL. This was to satisfy Nc
Milan, a bitter enemy of Kelsey. for
NnafaWng. The result Of this deal
Nls that Biansf0rd tied himself up
fl1h The kearns crowd.
KELSEY HOODWINKED.
on the day OF the convention. Nc
AHans name vas placed before the
,glNenuon, part OF his vote went 90
.lenalqfd aud the other part he re-
Nneo the crowd being unable to
Mhg The entire vote Kelley had IS
.tsales 10 the convention FOR Brans-
,9'a snd they iot him stay long enough
sa hls support After The conVen-
W., s- biansford charged the Kearns
W., WIN falling TO carry out its
~ N lhe agreement. Sefrit and 9TH
s,, IN sAeosed Bransford that they had
spS n'uu an roe support they could
il Was a victory 60 him,
INDEPENDENCE vANIsHEs.
r.iusn mo koams crowd started after
~. scalp ANA within three weeks
e,', s nag nla ignation which was se-
h, IN ~ lntaits 90 attack him openly
~, Columns ul the American"
seIss,' o,s5h When Mayor Bransford
M IVY Nei,el' a resigna ton that WAS
tSer Of ha Independence. since
Kosr,. pas locked arms with the
unor .. .l"Hu ana is now depending
VIZ ,lem for his support
iesdo.s plna,la friends Ia American
ford t,.,'' nave given Mayor Brans-
hem ,s,,. ..le trouble. lAppman has
hi ~ Heufe since the Convention
eng hH supporters are dernan1 49,,
49, ampuuia of The spoilg. N ne
to'e,, elected, and q nuinbcr ~ an
N ula Mili come from that can,p
Mo- l't Nlss iu private residences
AN ru,.n',l "n ioiu'a mdcpcndenco of
AL h OF crowd or "lnncr circler
Ian tnmetlmoH daslenated has
lsklag .H.l and his supporters are
TAI hi loullfal capital % The fact
Az .. hn strings lied TO him.
LEAGUE WITH MULvpY
if.s,' hrmslord Is on An. came
islse ,n Martin r.. Muiyey he
eons 1919 MnNcy refused 10 be-
ile NON "nlluaie for councilman f,,,r,
nomIna,e pi,, ihct until Bfansford Nc
fsnsfors Mulfeg began wording An
o hooo,, n' SOON as ho WAS Induced
Sfuton candidate before the cor,-
laying air. the Same time he WAS
eelerstes III ipi mtef Mulyev souf
ford and ~ .'' convention Tor Braus-
tlsitd NM pa turn nrnnsford as
uQn ior o,,, securing the nomina-
tiill ksnt ENllllllnin lirunaford, Who
had barx'i,.',,l pn hia star after IL
ihlFueted ~ ipf his Official head
ffy. Kel.e, ,i'N engineer FOR Nul-
s'q thf rsins ny, nt H-tiaiance 10 MulNey
M, TIED TO THE SALOONS
saloon zee tied Bransfora ~ IN.
81 ~ itsisI because Nuive, 4. Wy
Lake llng saloon keenerr A. w,
llhked teuiA'y and Praneford 49,
ne 49, ihef iu affelnntinc a. 80.
Isns IN l' blockade Oh hi ~ go
uslr piois., part q tho city axains,
nom ~ hlansfold's indenenaen.. 49,.
Karin Nv, ne l. now tled III ,r,sf