Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-14
Democrats and Citizens Agree on
Candidates Representing
All Parties.
FUSION so FAR A SUCCESS.
Convention Called for Friday After
noon In salt Lake 11icatcr to Ratify
Action of Committee

a fusion ticket IN tho field for the
municipal election. The Republicans.
after making charges OF bad faith
against the Citizens. withdrew from the
conference late yesterday afternoon.
The Democrats and Citizens adopted
practically the proposition made by the
Republican conferees al an earlier
stage. except that Mr.. Wallace was
agreed on to head the ticket, and this
decision was reached only after 1t be-
came clear that no candidate accept
abie 70 both party leaders could be
found
A convention was called for o'clock
Friday afternoon IN the salt Lake
tncatcr whom tho Citizens and Demo-
Gratis win meet and ratify the action
OF the conference committees The
convention, according TO the call Is the
RECOMMENDING OF the Democratic con-
Nention which was held on tho eve
ming Of sept. "a, 1909 but citizens Of
all parties IN favor Of fusion arc asked
10 attend and take part In the ratih-
cation The invitation Us extended to
everybody who IS Interested I'm the
fusion movement TO como 90 the meet
Ing and lend their support to the rati-
fcation
THE TICKET
The ticket win be called the "Cit-
zens and Democratic ticket and win
be filed by petition with the city
recorder Saturday morning. The ticket
which was agreed upon IS as follows:
Mayor--W r. Wallace. Democrat
city Recorder-Hart J. Fitzgerald.
Democrat
city Attorney-George n. Lawrence,
Republican.
Auditor-W II. Lovesy. Republican
City Treasurer. II. Peabody. Re
publican.
Mr.. Wallace is the nominee on the
Democratic ticket for mayor, and he
was endorsed by the Citizens conven-
tion A. II Peabody was nominated by
the Citizens for treasurer and later
placed on the Republican ticket for the
same office. Hart J Fitzgerald was
nominated on the Democratic ticket to
succeed A. n. Mckay as city recorder.
who resigned George n. Lawrence and
w. II Lovesy We're nominated ON the
Citizens ticket for city attorney and
city auditor respectively
REPUBLICAN ULTIMATUMs.
For two weeks the Republicans have
been making propositions TO fuse, but
have been standing out against the
Citizens and Democrats A delegation
from the Republican committee made
an offer Of fusion yesterday afternoon
20 combine forces under the title OF
Republicans. This the Citizens viewed
as absorption.
The Democrats and the Citizens then
opened negotiations again and eN-
pressed their Willingness 10 accept a
stronger man for mayor than either
Wallace or Murdoch if the Republicans
had "a man of the hour who could be
named. As a result the Republicans
proposed the name Of o. J. Salisbury
on the condition that tine ticket be the
Republican ticket. When this PROPOSE
ton was rejected, the Republicans
withdrew.
The Citizens and Democrats contin-
ued the negotiations and a decision was
reached The two organizations agreed
upon Wallace for mayor and then the
Citizens were given the opportunity OF
choosing three officers on the general
ticket and FIVE councilmen out OF the
10 to be elected this fan. This left the
Democrats one more office on the gem
cral ticket besides the mayor.
As soon as the fusion Of the Demo-
Gratis and Citizens was accomplished,
there were congratulations ON all sides.
The platform is TO be drawn inlmedi-
ately by committee and presented az
the Salt Lake theater tomorrow after
noon when the convention IS called for
the ratification Of the ticket
HEWLETT FOR MURDOCH
A committee from the Citizens waited
on Murdoch this morning and he with
drew from the cOuncilmanic ticket IA
the First Municipal ward Frank }.
Hewlett was chosen 10 succeed him as
q Citizens candidate. IL Is understood
that he will be- endorsed By the RepuD-
licans.
CALL FOR CONVENTION
The call for the convention is as fol-
aThe mass convention Of the Demo-
cratic party OF salt Lake city, Utah.
which was held in the Utah Federation
OF Labor hall. Ina said city. on Tuesday
evening Sept. "a. 1903. az 5 O'Clock, Tor
the purpose Of nominating full city
ticket. H. hereby called to reconvene
al me salt Lake theater Friday after
noon, oct rs. az o'clock, for the pur-
pose OF ratifying or rejecting the fol-
lowing named persons 20 be placed
upon said ticket.
''Mayor-Wnlam Il. Wallace
Getty Recorder-Hart J. Fitzgerald.
"City Attorney-George n. Lawrence
"Auditor-W n. L.ovesy.
"Treasurer-A. II. Peabody.
Your committee has been waited
upon by "a committee representing tn"
Citizens party with the idea Of per-
fccting fusion between the Citizens
party and tho Democratic party and
being urged hy "a great many Demo-
Gratis 20 fuse with the citizens party,
we entertained said committee and COM
sidored The idea OF fusing with the said
citizens party upon the following
ticket,
william r Wallace. your Demo
cratic nominee FOR mayor
Hart j. Fitzgerald. Democrat, FOR
recorder.
George n. Lawrence. Citizens
party man. FOR attorney
wv ~ foyesy citizenf party
man. FOR auditor
"a A. Peabody RI Ciuzens' party
man, FOR treasurer
your committee not feeling that NJ
had authority tO hll the vacancies on
our ticket with persons not IN all re-
snscts absolutely committed % The
| Democratic party from national
I standpoint. deemed n advisable to re-
I convene f0r the purpose of presenting
I the ahOyc-named ticket, ana our ac-
tou in connection Herewith. for your
consideration
"Inasmuch az the Citzens' party D
composed 81 members of various na
| tonal parties, u has been suGgeste
| hy their representative that mo ticfF'
/ d. placed upon tho Official ballot un.
/ der the title of "citIzene-Democrat'
/ ticket"
This convention h also called FOR thf
/ purpose ~ considering any other bust
I nefH which may properly come before
n.
''Thc Democratic voters If each ~ ih'
/ municipal wards Of SAN Lake CITY are
/ hereby called 90 rcconVcno their Wnro
/ conventions at the Salt Lake theainl