The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-23
BEFORE
THE CONVENTION
Americans Promise to UnCork
a BuSheI of Fun in Fights
Within Organization.
RICH IN PERSONALITIES
Charges of Crookedness VIII Be
Heard Between the Cracks OF
the Party Whip.

the Party Whip.
Two bitter fights win be waEcd on.
the floor or tho American county con-
vention az tho Colonial theatre tomor-
row when nominations FOR treasurer
and sheriff are called.
In sensational features the fight for
treasurer SUrpaszcs tho other for IL in
wolves denominations the party whip
and pcrsoualifics that have chara cter-
izcd the work " respective candidates.
their friends and party leaders so far
through the campaign and at the pri-
fnarics Wednesday night
Frank A. Swenson. former city
treasurer. is one of the most active
candidates for the nomination for
county treasurer. Two years ago he
was nominated to that Office. and ran
ahead OF some % the other candidates
on the ticket
His friends showed him into the race
again this year. and he has enough
delegates to make a fight for the nom
ination that may override the Will OF
party leaders and place him on the
American ticket Against him are run
ming Sh3nd smith and Max NJ Beaver.
the latter having been deputy under
Nr. Sweuson IN the city treasurer's
Office.
-tBftf~ % hattNttlhi-AFalA0U.
Il happens that Frank T. Sefrit. one
Of the inner circle Of the American
party. does not want Swcnsou to be
nominated. and he started q story Go
the effect that there had been short
age I'm the city tree surer's Office under
the SWeugO0 administration This
story. adroitly started. gained circu-
lation. and was carried To- Swensou
himself
He went TO Sefrit and demanded to
know what he meant b. the shortage.
and Sefr't said that ne had been told
that money received for water taxes
10y Swenson had not been accounted
for on the books. Swcuson denied 10.
and dared Sefrit TO prove st.. Sefrit
plainly told Swenson that he was
weak candidate and should not be
nominated. and could not
Swenson went out among his
friends. told them OF the big club that
was being swung. and when the pri-
maries were over Wednesday night.
Swenson had more delegates than be-
fore.
Knox Writes Letter.
To refuts the story Of maladminis-
tration In the tTea surer's office Sven
son went 90 Frank Knox. president Of
the National Bank Of the Republic.
and asked for a letter that would stife
the accusations or his political enc
mics
President Knox. at the head OF the
institution which handled the city
trcasurcr's funds. wrote a letter i'm
which he stated that nc was one Of the
bondsmcn Of Frank Swcnson. that he
knew how the funds were handled in
the city treasurer Office and that he
knew th1t there was no shortage He
commended Mr.. Swenson as an honest.
capable man.
Taking this letter 20. Sefrit. Swcnson
was told that the Tribune would not
support him II ne were nominated.
II was then that Swensou went to
Thomas Ecarns. majority stakeholder
I'm the Tribune. and told him that
Scfrlt. who dictated the petty policies
81 tho paper had said the paper
would not support the American can
didate for treasurer n Swcnsou was
the candidate.
Mr.. Kcarus promised SwcuSon that
n he were nominated he would be
supported In common with tho rest
n the county ticket.
Seek ANOTHER Candidate.
The letter OF exoneration turned the
political tide IN Swenson's favor. and
the party leaders fearing that ne had
the edge" on the other two candi-
dates-Smith and Bcaver-sought an
other candidate. and are still seeking
The nomination WAS offered % a num-
Der Of prominent business men. but
each one OF them turned it down
County Chairman David q. Dunbar
and others are still looking FOR
strong candidate to take the nominal
ton.
Mckenzie in Race.
While accusations and Gcuials are
flying I'm the trcasurership race. there
IS pretty fght on FOR sheriff. with =.
J. sharon leading by several lengths
The way ne trimmed Joseph Raleigh
iu Rale,gh's own district Wednesday
night IS pretty fair indication Of the
relative strength Of the two.
sam Shcrill has dropped out Of the
race entirely being satisfied with the
job as a member Of the board of public
works And in his place is inserted
the smiling countenancc Of Roderick
Mckenzie. gravcstonc maker. and for
mcr chief Of police.
Mckenzie is an unwilling candidate.
but q IS understood that Mayor John
s. Bransford induced him 10 allow his
name 20 60 before the convention. His
honor. the mayor. believes that II Nc
Kenzie Is sheriff n system will be I'm
operation that will catch EN- going
and coming" so long az the mayor is
II the head Of the city administration.
an endless chain method Of handling
prisoners viii he inauguratcd. with the
chief 81 police at one end Of the line
and tho sheriff at the other. and May
or Bransford controlling both. and
playing 10 from both ends against the
middle.
Just what IS McKcnzic's strength
among the delegates is not known.
and friends 81 tho machine state that
sharon has walkover. as he had
two years ago. when he was nominated
and defeated for election.