The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-21
DEMOCRATS REPORT
FAILURE OF SCHEME
Confess Inability to Interest
Other Parties in Non
partisan Movement.
COMMITTEES REPORT
Only Reply Received From
Americans, and They De
cline to Cooperate.
COMMITTEES REPORT

pointed by the Democratic city com
mittee in conjunction with otner prom
inent Democrats. to promote non
partisan movement during the present
municipal campaign, reports It's failure
to proceed very far with the movement
it was commissioned 20 inaugurate- AL
q meeting held Yesterday afternoon,
the members OF the Democratic com
mittee formulated report to Joseph
A Young, chairman of the Democratic
city committee. in which the commit
tee confesses it's inability TO secure
the cooperation Of other parties IN It's
so-called non.partisan movement
The committee states in its report
that the American party was the only
one which did the committee the cour'
tesy to reply to the invitation TO par
ticipate in the so-called non npartsan
movement The report states that un'
less immediate action of some sort is
taken the commission form of govern
ment will prove farce. The commit
tee evidently has little confidence IN
the success of the socalled business
mems movement. because the busl-
ness men constitute only one-tcnth OF
the voting population and because they
are often disinclined TO espouse openly
candidates for office.
After formulating the report the
members OF the committee adjourned
until tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
TO await the result of the so-called
Cuisines men IS meeting at the Com
mercial club this afternoon. The mem
bers of the Democratic committee are;
Lewis S. Hills. chairman: O. W. Pow
ers, Charles Baldwin. James n. Moyle
and William r. Wallace.
Report of Committee.
The report of the committee fol
lows:
Joseph a. Young. Esq.
Chairman Democratic County and City
Committee,
Salt Lake City
Sir: Holding that the true purpose of
a commission form OF government can
be attained only through the elimination
Democrats of Salt Lake City at n meet
Ing called by you on the 1lth day OF Sep
tember, 1911. after due notice. appointed
this committee. which was authorized &c
confer with any like committees from
the other local party organizations and
by cooperating with them bring about
pal election.
Acting under the Instructions and ac-
cordinG TO the spirit OF that meeting
the Democratic committee invited the
ganizations. singly and collectively. to
which end IL addressed to their respec-
tive chairman the following letter:
The following committee of Dem
ocrats respectfully request that you
name committee 10 meet with us
a room No. IS Continental Bank
building on Monday. September is.
n o'clock p. m. We have n plan
tee 10 adopt under which 20 select
candidates 10 be voted for at the
coming municipal election. We re-
quest that your committee come pre-
10 YOUR organization., II is proposed
that this frst meeting he devoted to
talking over the situation and en-
deavoring TO agree upon plan sat
sfactory 10 all classes Of our cti-
zens.
Americans Decline.
To this appeal for movement in be-
half OF peace and good government the
American party. through it's oftica!
head. replied that It's party convention
mad already been decided upon. The Re
publican committee and also the So
cialisi party have not done MS the cour-
tesy as yet To reply at all
The Democratic committee has not
proposed any plan which would not be
waived willingly for a better one: it has
NOT asked for anything but the selection
of worthy candidates who are untram-
meled BY party pledges and unembar-
rassed by factional alliance: IL has
merely insisted upon some action which
may guarantee a business like adninis-
tration OF city affairs b. non partisan
officials hnswerable directly and only 10
the taxpayers for their conduct OF public
Office
The committee feels that. unless action
Of this kind is possible. the commission
form OF government will he farce and
tho change Will merely result in much
confusion and little good
TO unite busineSs men who have little
taste or time for active campaigning
land who constitute not more than one
tenth Of The voting population OF the
campaign purposes Is somewhat difficult
owing 10 the peculiar qualifications OF
commercial Interests and their we'll
known disinclinaiion 10 openly cspousc
stlons.
Cooperation Needed.
The necessity for Immediate cooper
alton and delberation should he appar-
eni 90 everyone. a lack OF unanimity
In the selection OF good men as candi-
dates may enable the vicious element OF
community which IL always, vigilan,
and usually concentrated, 10 WELD a po-
tent Influence In the primaries and to
exact CONCESSIONS al the polls
II the various political organizations
would unite in the interest OF the tax
payer and hold public welfare above
party advantage for once. The full benefit
OF a business administration could be
realized: for In ai parties are men who
nave nothing in common with ward
healers and political tricksters but de-
sire 10 see the city and state free from
feuds and graft and machine rule
The four political organizations repre-
sent practically the entire voting popu-
latlon ~ the city. they are equipped and
drilled FOR campaign work and this com.
mittee believes that q considerable ma
Jority OF IN" rank and flle OF these par
ties - ready TO silence now and forever
tho harsh voice OF religious strife and
welcome this opportunity 10 repudiste
political parasites who fatten upon the
dissens!ons they themselves foment
Still Willing to Act.
While this committee sincerely regrets
us inability To secure the cooperation
n other political organizations IL is will
iag TO act with any association OF PUBLIC
spirited citizens In the interest OF good
government directed b. good men.
We still believe that a strictly nom
partisan movement untsinted by the odor
OF any machine. with worthy candidates