Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-20
VOLUNTEERS FLOCK
TO THE STANDARD
Four Hundred Respond to Call Is
sued by Chairman Of Citizens
Democratic Committee
W.R.WALLACE MAKES PLEDGES
Candidate for Mayor Gives a Practical
TAX on Business Administration
With Elimination of Politics.

When Chairman Ben T. lloyd OF the
Citizens Democratic committee asked
for volunteer workers last night at
meeting held in Headquarters in the
colonial thcater building. 400 men and
women responded Ward ana district
organizations were effected and a Wig
otous campaign was begun FOR q nom
partisan. business administration. The
committee also secured several private
carriages. Surveys and automobiles
which are at the service OF the work
ers for the last registration day ana
election day \ canvas is being made
Of the districts and it Will be completed
by Saturday night
The meeting. which was the FIRST held
by the citizens and Democrats since
headquarters We're opened. was attend
cd by representative audience OF men
ana women Of salt Lake. The speakers
we're listened 20 with marked attention
ana Interrupted frequently with APP
plause. Although standing room was
az premium, the audience remained
during the entire meeting
Chairman Ben r. Lloyd called the
Il
6corgc Q. Morris as chairman of the
meeting. Mr. Morris made a short ad-
dress IN which he explained that fusion
had been effected with a motive OF Sc
curing an admiuistra ton which salt
Lake could boast OF in every respect
When Charles y Felt was introduced
he outlined the work accomplished 10y
the Citizens organization During his
speech he mentioned the name of vii
] a vr1
round Of applause. Mr. Felt took
up the work Of the conference COM
nittee and gave a clean statement Of
the propositions which had been made
and agreed on.
WALLACEs PROMISES
William r. Wallace. fusion candidate
for mayor gave a practical talk He
said that most parties were long on
promises hut that he would stand by
the platform which had been adopted
and make no further promises His
idea was to give salt Lake. he said, an
administration which would be~busi-
nessiike from start to finish. ellminat-
ia, politics and the petty things which
had caused turmoil in the affairs OF tho
| city.
Councilman =. s. Fernstrom IN HIS
/ speech accused the American" ad-
/ mlnlstration with having made deal
! with the saloonmen ana gamblers
| whereby they are allowed 10 violate
the law and ordinances OF the city for
1 contribution and votes This state OF
| affairs have reached the point to where
! tribute was paid every month 10 Off
| GERS In the administration, for protec-
| ton.
The city council Mr. Fernstrom says
| has passed good ordinances but that
| instead Of enforcing them that the
| American" administration has held
/ these ordinances as a whip over tine
saloon and gambling element 10 extort
money from them
| In concluding his speech. Ferqstrom
| related his experience In investigating
| the condition Of affairs at the city
1 crematory. He said that the
| crematory was only in operation about
| six hours day and that while the em-
| ployes were supposed To be working
| that they were sldnninR the carcasses
! OF animals and selling the hides.
Chairman Ben Lloyd presented the
! organization as IL had been arranged
/ By the leaders OF the fusion movement
To the audience and Il was accepted by
/ an unanimous vote. The respective
! city committees have joined forces 10
/ carry out the details OF the campaign.
/ The precinct committees have COM
| hined. and so have tho district com
! mittecs
After the meeting the committees
| met In "A general session and discussed
| the campaign The committeeman
! have been assigned 10 their work and
| this morning they settled down 10
| systematic work
JUDGE KINGS ADDRESS
| Judge William II. King declared in
| a stirring address that the Citizens
| Democratic movement was working Ia
! the right direction 10 lift salt Lake
/ above the plane Of politics In municipal
| affairs He declared that he was la
! favor OF the movement and would sup
I port IT, In cities an over the country,
| he said. that politics were being
| eliminated and supplanted by non-par-
! tiZan organizations. Where this has
| been done. he showed. that everybody
/ worked n harmony Tor the best In
I terests Of the city He declared that a
| non -partizan ticket should be elected in
| Salt Lake this year 20 bring about the
/ desired effects. He spoke of the grow "a
| OF the city and predicted that the
/ election Of a non-partizan ticket would
| insure It's growth Ia the future.