The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-28
CITIZENS ROUND Up
THE FEDERAL BUNCH
Would-Be Dictators Ready to
Eat Humble Pie TO
Elect Park.

Leaders Of the Citizens movement are
having great sport tanning the federal
bunch Immediately upon the failure of
the federal bunch ticket 10 get by the
primary election. the federal Office hold
crs showed 4 quick reversal of form
and took 10 their arms the Citizens can
didItc for mayor. The federal buncl,
showed no great affection for the rest
OF the Citizens ticket, but declared for
Samuel c. Park. Citizens candidate for
mayor. They were satisfied with him
because he was a Republican and q SON.
in-laH of Postmaster Arthur L. Thomas,
a federal bunch lieutenant, Mr. Park
was once antagonsiic 10 the federal
bunch, but apparently has made his
peace with them and hopes through their
influence 10 he elected mayor of the city,
and. " elected, win be under obligations
TO the federal office holders.
Choice Against Will.
II was not because the federal bunch
was particularly favorable 10 Mr. Park
That they have now chosen him as their
representative in the contest for the cIty
maNoralty. but they went To him IN their
desperation. They must beat Bransford
al all costs and Mr., Park is now the
federal bunch candidate.
Proof positive Of this fact was given
at the Well-timed SpIoot reception given
ar the Hotel Utah Wednesday night Mr.
PARK was guest of Senator Smoot on
the occasion OF the banquet and was pre-
sented by Senator Smool 10 the other
guests as "our next mayor" 1t was as
our next mayor that Apostle T. NJ
LYMAN and Bishop c. w Nibiey present :
ed Mr.. Park 10 President Joseph T..
Smith The air Of proprietorship as
sumed by Scnalor Snoot and his col
leagues should prove that behind Mr..
Park candidacy arc federal bunch and
ecclesiastical Influences that should make
the Americans of Salt Lake, Irrespective
OF party, oppose him.
Cause Of Discord.
While The federal bunch is supporting
Mr. Park. the dicts torial attitude Of. the
Citizens committee Is dsplcaslng many
Of the Republican workers. First. the
Republicans leaders E. @. the federal
bunch. rendered tho Citizens committee
The use Of the Republican organization
for the conduct OF the campaign This
the Citizens committee denied, taking
the position that the Republicans would
be compelled 10 vote for the Citizens
ticket. whether or no. and that therefore
there was no need 10 share the glory nl
eiectlns tho Cltizcns ticket. which they
assumed to he forcEone conclusion
with the Republican organizetlon
The services OF the Herald Re epubIicsn
were then rendered by the federal bunch
To the Park organization. stu dicta-
torial. the Park people took the position
that tho organ Of the federal bunch
must surely support the ticket and
thSy vent 80 TAR as TO declare that t,u-
less lhls support came in a proper man
ner the Citizens committee would rcpu
diate II. But the federal bunch ate out
! OF Inc hands OF the Citizens COMMITTEES
and henceforward will conduct lady
IKE campaign in behalf of the Citizens
candidate Tor mayor. II IS undsrst God
that the Citizens committee VIII here
efter censor the political itoms appearing
IN an unusually mild form in the hith
"rto beiiiScrent and scandaIous organ oI
! tho federal bunch