The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-27
DISTRICT CHA|RMEN.
SURE OF VICTORY
Report That Indications Por-
tend Great American Land
slide at Polls.
RECEIVE MANY PLEDGES
for Bransford and
Ticket Comes From Un-
expected Quarters.
RECEIVE MANY PLEDGES

| Tho American district chairmen held
=, entbusiastIc meeting last night at
,he party headquarters and discussed
paus for the coming election. Each
chairman was confident of victory and
each reported that every Indication por-
tended a great American landslide at the
coming election The rcticencc of the
yoters al the primary election was en-
nIaI,nd through failure of the voters
10 comprehend the Importance OF inc
primary. Tho chaiImen We're oi tne opln,
marty pollcd nearly its entirc vote and
that 90 per cent of those who did not
vote arc Americans, The fact ihat IN
spitc OF the heavy stay -at-h home vote
tha Ame ricanS were easily victorious at
tile primary is taken by American lead
crs 10 Indicate certainty OF sweep
ing victory on election Gay.
Five thousand American voters arc an
rcSisie red Arrangements arc now be-
ing made by the Americans TO secure the
registration OF these voters next, Tues
go over their districts and secure the SEN
timcnt of tho voters. Efforts Will he
made next Tuesday by the American city
organization 10 secure the registration
Tuesday js the only day OH which voters
can register in order to vote the straight
ticket nnc week later. Is these hOOn
Americans VIII register and vote. an
other American triumph at tho final cleo
ton is certain.
Pledge Support.
American leaders are particularly en-
couragcd over the unexpected pledges
OF support that came TO the ticket from
every source vest tcrday. Ono OF the sur
prsnG Incidents of Yesterday was the
volunteer promise OF support from more
than score OF persons who had voted
and worked for the Citizens ticket be-
fore tho primary election. These per-
sons worked for the so-callcd nonpartisan
ticket al the primary with the under
standing that IL was opposed 10 The fed
eraI bunch. Nov that it is receiving the
support of the federal bunch these per
sons have turned from IL In disgust snG
from now on will bc working in the ranks
OF the Americans.
Unexpected support. too, Is coming
from Republicans who supported the
i.eatherwoud ticket at the primary cleo
iion because they fclt that party fcalty
demanded this support. Now that their
In exercise their individual preference In
Tho final election. As between the two
tickets they have chosen the American
ticket. Some OF the Republican district
chairmcn have pledged their services To
the American party and Will work for the
entire American ticket.
Socialists Not for Park.
Willie oycr,ures have been made 10 The
Socialists To go To tho support of the
Citizens ticket. the Socialist leaders, al
most without exception nave declared
that while the Socialists will work for
the election OF Henry w Lawrence for
commissioner they Will oppose the cleo
ton OF Mr.. Park and n majority ot the
Citizens ticket and that fully 30 per cent
OF the Socialists will work fer the re-
election OF MaNor Bransford and the cleo
iion of a majority Of tho American
ticket. Investigation has convinced
them chat Mr.. Parks official record is
one antagonistic to the interests OF the
Iaborcr and particularly OF the union
With the votc OF the loval Americans
who cast their vote FOR the American
ticket last Tuesday augmented by the
Americans who failed to vote Tuesday.
the unregistered Americans who VIII
register next Tuesday and vote on cleo
tiou day. a great majority of the Social
lists a large percentage of the Republican
vote. and almost The entire Independent.
vote tho Americans appear 10 be abso-
Iutely sure Ia elect their entire ticket
and insure progress and prosperity for
the next four years.