The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-10
SOME INSURGENTS"
PREPARE TO BOLT
Former Americans VIII Flirt
With Federal Bunch in
Hope of Getting Office.
MAKE DEAL IN VAIN
Great Majority of Members of
Party Are Loyal to the
American Ticket.
MAKE DEAL IN VAIN

AZ meeting held in the office Of ].
T. Darmer last night DIR. c. /. Douglas
and l.. j. Wood were chosen by number
OF former Americans 10 represent them
on the Republican ticket 10 be named
next Thursday in the Colonial theater.
Or. Douglas. according TO ARRANGEMENTS
is 10 be given the nomln5tiI for COM
missioner for the four-yc term. and
L. J. Wood the nomination for commits
sioner for the two-year term.
The arrangement. was made at tho
meeting last night following poposition
from the federal bunch whereby the So
called insurgent Americans We're t. bc
given two places On the Republican ticket
i'm return FOR the support OF the Rcpub-
lican ticket by the former Americans.
That the federal bunch had made the OF
ago. but tha: any two of tho former
Americans could No found who would go
on the federal bunch ticket was almost
past belief
Douglas Changes Views.
pr. Douglas before he became an Amer
lean was a Democrat. He was elected 10
the board Of education from the Fifth
ward as an American. When DIR. Doug
las was first told that he was spoken OF
for place on the Republican ticket he
branded the story as absurd, Last ni:5t
he attended the meeting held in the Of
nee OF j. f.. parmer. defeated candidate
which selected Dr.. Douglas for n place
on the Republican ticket After the
meeting he said that he was not at tho
meeting at all but that he would not
be a candida te for the Republican nomi-
nation for commissioner He said. how
ever that il conditions were right that
he might accept the offer Of the federal
bunch, though he still ayerred that he
was q Democrat.
l.. J. Wood is al present a member of
the city council. He was elected 10 this
position an American. His name was
presented to the American city convcn-
ton as a candidate for commissioner. but
was withdrawn by him. TIe said that lie
would oe an Independent candidate for
commissioner. hut would not be aversc 70
accepting the federal bunch Endorsement
for this position.
The conclusion to support the Repub-
lican city ticket in case these two men
were placed on the ticket was arrived
At only after considerable discussion
Some OF those who opposed Mayor
Bransford for the nomination at tho
American city convention attended the
meeting in Judge Darmers office and
bunch, declaring that those who opposed
Mayor Bransford in the convention had
been beaten fairly and that il was the
duty Of those who opposed the mayor TO
show their mettle by supporting the
American ticket They were outvoted.
however, but declared that they were
not bound by the action OF the gathering.
Peculiar Situation,
The alliance between the persons insti-
eating the meeting and the federal bunch
is a peculiar one. Those who formed the
meeting were among the most radical of
the extremists among the Americans.
They were the ones who lost no oppor-
tunity 10 denounCe with all the vieor
they possessed church domination and
above all the federal bunch, yet they are
the first to run 10 the arms OF the fed
eral crowd. IL they may thereby secure
Offices at the hands of the Republicans.
The breach in the American ranks.
every stalwart American is already out
with his coat Off for the American ticket.
Nearly everyone who fought the renom
nation OF Mayor Bransford is now work
ing for his election. Some few arc among
those who are 6irllng with the fed cral
bunch. but when these prodigals learn
expect from the Republicans IL is antici-
patcd that they will be only too eager
To return 20 the fold.
That the American movement toward
the Republicans will be OF no consequence
is Indicated by the fact that few who
were at the meeting in Judge Darmers
office last night were prepared to admit
that they were there and Judge Darner
and others declined To discuss what had
transprcd
held at the Colonial thcater on Thurs
day is doomed as n good government
convention. That Il may be easier for
those called by prominent member OF
renegade" Americans To desert their
party. tho designation of good govern
ment' has hecn made public. 1t would he
difficult however TO conceive OF anyone
SO uniformed as so believe that the
convention Is 10 be other than "a federal
bunch Republican convention.
The convention was called by vote OF u
gathering of Republicans. nearly all mcm-
hers Of the Republican city organization.
The call was issued by tho Republican
city committee. The primaries tonight
arc 10 be conducted under tho direction
OF the Republican district chalrmen.
j. w. Hutchinson. always n Rcpubli-
can, VIII he temporary chairman OF tho
convention and VIII H. FolIand. a Re-
publican office holder, will be tcmporary
secretsry Tolland was ono Of those Re-
publiCans who preferred In" so-calle6
business mons movement Foiland made
long speech in favor of the So-called
business mems movement at meeting
Of Republicans, but he was whipped back
into line by the fedora! bunch and VIII
now be iGcntihcd with the Republican,
Douglas-fcieral bunch Wood good gov
crnmcut ticket
The Republican district chsrncn met
with the Republican city committee last
to bc held tonight. The district chair
men were instructed 10 "be good to any
former Americans and 10 pat them OH the
list Of delegates wherever possible. The
deal whereby the former Americans wcr"
to he given two places on III" ticket in
return Tor their support of tn" Rcpuhii- !
can ticket was explained ana ratified
The sentiment at the meeting OF chair
mon was all for r.. q. Lcdthcrwood for
mayor. The Republican slate which
probably will go through the convention
is
For mayor-E. o Lcathorwood
For commissioners for four-vcar terms |
DIR g. l. Douglas. r. \. Callistcr.
For commissioners Tor twO-year terms I
l.. j. Wood and \. H. Crabbo.