The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-30
TEST Of STRENGTH
WILL COME EARLY
Convention of Americans To-
day viii Certainly Name
Winning Ticket.
INTEREST is INTENSE
Supporters of Mayor Brans-
ford Expect to Win on
the First Ballot.

REPRESENTATIVES of IL 900 American
voters Of Salt Lake city will meet at lo
ocock this forenoon I'm the Colonial the
atcr To open Il convention which VIII
name the municipal officers for Salt Lake
City. At today's convention viii be
chosen American candidates for mayor,
commissioners and auditor. The real
| contest for these offices will come IN me
convention today. The election OF the
nominees OF this convention is iorcSonc
conclusion.
Everything last night portended one OF
the most interesting and enthnslasuo
party. Candidates for various offices
were all active last night and supporters
OF the different aspirants were apparently
ferment of the delegates to the conven-
ton, The mavoralty contest overshedows
the contests for the various other places
on the ticket
Center Of the Contest.
While there arc three candidates for
mayor the contest is between the sup
porters of Mayor Bransford and the sup
porters of his two opponents. J. d.
Darmcr and w. J, Barrctte, the other
candidates. have united forces In at
| tempting 10 defeat Branslord and are
| making no attempt Ia distinguish be-
tween the Darmer and the Barrette dele
gates. The. opposition 10 Mayor Brans-
ford is resting Its hopes an effort to
| prevent the denomination of the mayor
on the first ballot. They arc claiming
enough delegates TO accomplish this, while
hat the mayor will sweep the conven-
ZION and that 1he vote poled by The op
position Will be so small TO be termed
scattering"
! Al meeting held Yesterday The city
committee selected Colonel f. A. Wall
as temporary chairman OF the conren-
but later, il is understood, expressed the
| opinion that conflicting business engage
ments would prevent him from serving.
In the event that Colonel Wall declines
! TO act the antiBransford delegates VIII
urge that e. b. Crtchlow be chosen. The
other Officers OF the temporary organi-
zation will be IL ". bennett secretary,
! and c. c. Burt. assistant secretary,
Convention Programme.
The convention will be called to order
Charon. chairman of the American city
committee. lie will Introduce the tenn
porary chairman. After the address OF
| the temporary chairman the members OF
the committees on permanent organiza
! ton and order of business on credentials
and on platform and resolutions will he
! recommendation of the city committee
as 10 temporary chairman the first clash
between the Bransford and anti Brans-
| ford forces will come in the naming OF
the committees. particularly in the nam
ing OF the committee on platform and
resolutions Each side will attempt to
control the committees
After the committees arc appointed a
recess until afternoon will likely be
taken to give the committees the op-
portunity TO do their work Upon the
reconvening OF the delegates the COM
mittees Will report and the convention
Will proceed to the nomination OF can
didates. Among the candidates thus far
announced for the various offices, most
of whom will go before the convention
for Endorsement. are:
For mayor-Mayor John s Bransford.
j. E. Darmer and W. ]. Barrette.
For ommissioners-Gideon Snyder.
Charles Read W. F. Adams W ]. Hal
loran. George Whitaker. Captain C. H.
Reed r, C O'Donneu DR., c. l. Doug
las. H. j, Dninny, Mark Reedall, Thomas
Holiday l.. j. Wood NJ. F.. Mulyev,
former Mayor Ezra Thompson, Claude
Freed, y, f, Dorenus and a. J. Davis
For auditor-F'rapk r. Kimball. John
W Pike. Rudolph Aft. Charles A.
Weaver and {. 3. Stevens