The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-25
SOCIALISTS IN
THE CAMP PA|CN
Recommend Candidates for City
Offices Under the New Com
mission Law.
ADOPT A PLATFORM
DEFINING PRINCIPLES
Ask Followers Not to Cast Their
Ballots for Candidates of
Any Other Party.

The Socialist party OF this city met
in caucus In the building and trades
hall in the old Commercial club build
lne at 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon and
adopted a municipal platform and elect
cd men whom they recommend 1or
mayor, commissioners and auditor OF this
city. J. A. Smith was elected temporary
chairman and ]. H. Zenger secretary of
the meeting. These elections were later
made permanent
The men recommended for office are.
mayor, ]. L. Donnelley. Vice president
Of the Denver Rio Grande shop en-,
president Of the Machnists' Helpers and
Drill Pressmen's union. and Henry w:
Lawrence. well known real estate and
mnnE a or the fomT yeaT
For the two year term, William NJ.
knerT. vice president OF the Salt Lake
Federation OF Labor and financial sec
and Homer p, Burt. OF the stationary
engineers For auditor. Alfred Sorenson.
a local teweler. was recommended
Averse to Political Deals.
The committee OF resolutions sub
mitted resolution which pledged the
with any other political party and in
case that the Socialist candidates fall
TO get on the ballot at the primary elec-
tion the Socialists are asked TO stay
away from elections and not to cast
their votes for candidates OF other par
ties.
which consists of James A. Smith. chair
man, who is president Of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen. A. z. Har
vey secretary. who Is financial secre-
King. treasurer. The other members
are E. a. Dunsby. secretary of the
building end trades council: Robert
Stokes. secretary OF the Salt Lake Fed
Grafton of Labor; a, L. Huiested OF the
Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen; and
Max D. Conn. OF the Plumbers union
Gist Of Platform.
The municipal platform which was
adopted condemns the corruption OF pres
ent and past city administrations OF Salt
ion. 1t declares for the enforcement
OF the present laws against vice and
against the election features of the
homo rulo for cities and all matters thai
do not conflict with the rights OF the
states; It declares It the duty. Of all
municipalities to feed the starving un-
employed and pledges 10 find public
work for the resident unemployed II
declares against contract labor in munic
ipal works and for the direct employ
ment by the city at resident labor union
wages and hours 1t stands for the es-
tablishment of free public employment
bureau. a municipal coal yard. produce
market and slaughter house and a pub
lie ownership OF all public utilities such
as street cars. electric lights and gas
1t declares opposition to the granting OF
any more franchises to private corpora
tons. AS a measure for the immediate
relief and betterment of labor. II en-
bodies all the demands OF the American
Federation OF Labor in Its platform.
Just before adjournment the caucus
unanimously adopted resolutions subject
ing candidates to voluntary referen-
DUN and recall by the people OF Salt
Lake. to operate In the absence of any
laws or statutes to that effect. Every
candidate signed resignation paper
which is subject to enforcement by the
Socialist party.