The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-24
INTEREST CENTERS IN
BIC CITY CONVENTION
American Gathering at Co.
lonial Theater Next Satur-
day Will Be Lively.
CANDIDATES ARE ACTIVE
Leading Candidates for Mayor
Are j. S. Bransford and
J. E. Darmer.
CANDIDATES ARE ACTIVE

Interest in the big city convention to
be held by the American party in the
Colonial theatcr next Saturday is IN
creasing daily. American voters who
have investigated tho proposed non
partisan movement have practically all
been convinced of the necessity of nam
jng a strong American ticket to be or
ficially nominated at the primary cleo
tion of October "A and elected by a
sweeping majority ut the city cleo
tion.
The convention will be called TO or
der at 10 o clock next Saturday rore'
noon. During the morning the al
dress of The chairman viii be made
and the work OF the committees on ere
dentials and resolutions accomplished.
in the afternoon the candidates Will
be named The Americans Will choose
candidate for mayor, two candidates
for commissioner for the four, year
term, two candidates for commissioners
for the two-year term and one canal
date for city auditor
Under the new law the candidates
must be nominated Mt primary cleo
ton TO be held on October "a. How
ever, the Americans will recommend
every assurance that the American par
" voters ri the official primary cleo
ton will approve the choice of the con-
vcntion and nominate these candidates
at the primary and elect them at the
regular election.
Delegates Number 589,
The convention will be composed OF
$50 delegates from the different voting
igfr I.fc of hc pif n b;o rhnSan
American party caucuses next Wednes-
day evening Tho basis of representa-
tion in the conventions for each district
will be one delegate for each twenty
votes or major fraction east for r. Is.
Critcblow for state senator at the last
general election.
Al the caucuses which will Inc held in
each district al 8 clock next Wednes-
day evening n large attendance of
American party voters is expected. IN
most of tho districts contests for dele
gates arc expected because of the close
rivalry Of a number of strong candi
dates for the various positions on the
American ticket.
\. j. Charon chairman of the city
committee. is decidedly pleased with
the strength of the American party or
ganization throughout the city, In each
district, even in those where few Amer
lean votes have hitherto been cast. the
organization is in excellent condition
and Mr. Charon says that if the re-
ports Of all the district chairmeu are
correct the Americans will sweep the
city by an Overwhelming majority at
the coming election
Many Aspirants.
For each office on the city ticket
there are number of aspirauts and
II is believed there will be others be-
fore the convention is held For
mayor the only two active candidates
at present for the American nomination
are Mayor John S. Brausford and J
j.. Darmcr. Others who have been
mentioned for this honor.arc n. G. Nc |
MILAN. DR.. G. |. Douglas and former
hayor Ezra Thompson
Councilman f.. G O'Dounell is the
latest American 10 announce his can
didacy for place on the ticket. Coun.
Gilman 'Donnell will be a candidate
before the American party convention
for Endorsement as candidate for com
missioner for the four-year term
Other candidates for commissioner who
have been mentioned for places on the
ticket are j. b. Moreton. Thomas Hob |
day, l.. j. Wood. Charles Reed. A. +.
DoremDs. DR.. G, / Douglas, II. G. Nc
Millan, Mark Reedall, A j, Davis and
VI, f. Mulvey.