The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-24
DESPERATE FIGHT
FOR LEATHERWOOD
Federal Bunch Protfers Vari-
Gus Deals to Get Him
on Ballot.
BIDDING FOR SUPPORT
Rank and File of Party Salts
fled Good Government"
Slogan Is Farce.

Anything 10 get Lcathcrwood on the
ballot. This is nov the slogan of the
federal bunch and the federal bunch or
ganizatiou. which is behind the so-callcd
Good Government ticket headed by l..
Q. Leathcrwood.
Prctensc OF efforts TO get any OF the
other candidates OF the so-caled Good
Government convention by the primary
election was practically abandoned by the
Republican organization yesterday and
now it is only Leatherwood the bunch
wants Ii Ieatllerwood gets by the pri-
mary election the bunch will be we'll sat
isilcd and II any other so-callcd Good
Government candidate gets on the Of
fetal ballot as the result OF the primary
election he may or may not receive The
federal bunch support.
Ranks Are Shattered.
The federal bunch Organization
throughout the city is badly shattered.
In many districts the organization Is on
the verge of boiling. Agents OF the fed
offers TO trade for LeathcrUood sup
port. One offer that was made 10 some
Americans yesterday by agents OF the
federal bunch was that tho Republican
organization would support the two
American candidates for long term com
missioners in case the Americans would
support Lcathcrwood. Another offer was
10 supporters OF the Citizens movement
that the federal bunch would support
Lawrence and Morris for long-term com
miSSioncrs In return for support for
LcaLhcrwood.
1t viii he remembered that the federal
bunch placed DIR. {. l. Douglas. IL former
American. the Republican ticket with
the understanding that the federal bunch
would support pr. Douglas for comms-
sicner for the four-year term I'm case
tile so-called insurecnt Americans would
support Teathcrwood for mayor. Now
the federal bunch has apparently tossed
pr. Douglas overheard TO make any other
sort nf deal that may net LcatherNood
more votes.
Wood Far in Rear.
The fate Of l.. j. Wood. the other
ot. appears to be even worse than
that pf Dr. Douglas. Wood was place
on the Republican ticket as candidate
for commissioner for the two-yesr term
Americans whereby II WIS hoped illst
b"aher8ood might secure more votes
from the so-called insurgcnt Americans.
Yesterday Republicans were offering 10
bet that Wood would he low man OH the
Republican ticket. Mr. Wood is resi-
dent OF the Second municipal ward. A.
most the ~ntirr Republican organization
Of that ward Is working against Mr
Wood
Ono OF the more optimistic of tho Re-
sS@s S peyne go' and rfa,GeS al
the Republican ticket would qualify at
today's primary.
a Republican district chairman OF tho
First municipal ward yesterday declared
with reference 10 the primary election.
We'll hn left at the post" \ member
Of the Republican city committee made
ever. by saying, But Nc may qualify
Tlth Dcvinc.'
Short on Cash.
Several automobiles and vehicles pre-
viously contracted for by The Rcp,ibli-
cans were siven mp Yesterday bccaus" oI
lack Of funds. Owners OF these vehicles
called at American party headquarters
yesterday and offered their vehicles for
HRS However, the transportation com
mittee has practically completed arrange
ments Tor sufficient number OF vehicles
for all Of the districts. Most OF these
vehicles nave been contributed free by
loyal Americans.
Ii was admitted by Republicans ycs-
terday that the chances for the success
of the Republican ticket AZ today's clec-
lion were greatly minmized for several
reasons. The main reason is the lack
pubhcans themselves. The Republicans
have come TO u realization that ihr So
called good government Republican ticket
federal bunch ticket and that e O.
Lcatherwood, candidate for mayor is the
creature Of the federal bunch AS pro-
test against the federal bunch there fore
many Of the Republicans are going to
vote. today either the American or tic
Citizens ticket
Another reason why Republicans be-
lieve the federal bunch ticket viii be de
featcd Is that the American voters arc
unit for their ticket. They arc inter-
ested IN The election and In earnest In
their support of the American ticket
Tbs American voters are aroused md
will go 10 the polls and vote tho straight
slcket from top to bottom The federal
bunch has been counting on American
apathy To contribute to the success OF
their ticket. The reverse apcars In bc |
true and the only apathy IN the campaign |
viii be that OF tho RcpiJblicans