The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-15
BUSINESS MEN MAY
GET INTO THE FIGHT
Launching of an Independent
Municipal Ticket Now
Seems Assured.
SUGGEST CANDIDATES
he Democratic NonpartiSan
Movement Is Not Meeting
With Success.

Arrangements arc being made for the
launching Of a Business MEMS or IN
dependent municipal ticket within the
near future. The so-caIlcd business mems
movement was started some DAYS ago
but action was deferred pending the re-
suit OF the so-callcd nonpartisan move
ment which cmanatcd from the Demo
lcrats.
The Republicans and Americans thus
10 the invitation to join the Democrats
in the so-callcd nonpartiSan moNcHent.
While the Republicans are willing 10 ION
with the Democrats. tho sentiment oil me
American city committee is almost solicly
against The acceptance OF the Dctnocranc
invita- ton.
Business men who have been awaiting
the outcome of the Democratic plan SAID
Yesterday that for several reasons the
Democratic plan would not be success
ful. Without the cooperation OF lhe
American party organization II was
pointed out. The movement would not be
nonpartisan. but bipartisan. Further IL
was declared that there was no assur-
ancc that the Democrats who were pro
posing tho plan were acting in accord :
ancc with the wishes of the majority OF
the Democratic voters OF the city, nor
was there any assurance that in case
the other parties iolned with the Demo
Gratis tho action OF the city committees
would be indorsed by tie voters or thesc
parties.
Preparing to Take Lead.
Several business men. who have thus
far held aloof from both partisan ana
nonpa rtisan movements in the present
campaign. are preparing 10 take the lead
In the new Business Mems" movement.
AS soon as II becomes apparent that the
Democratic proposition is not meeting
with favor the details OF the Business
Mems" plan will be worked out. which
will probably be carly next week.
The invitations issued by the Demo-
cratic committee 10 the city committees
OF the other parties ask that Il commit
ice from each party organization be
chosen to meet with the Democratic
committee Monday afternoon 10 discuss
publican city committee met last Mon
usy night and adjourned 10 meet next
Monday night Judge Il. &. Looibourow.
chairman OF the Republican, city COM
mittrc, said that IL was unlikely that
special meeting would bc called to CON
sidcr The Invitation, so that by the time
tho Republican committee meets the limo
specified In tho invitation OF the Demo-
Gratis will have. been passed.
4. i. Charon. chairman of the Ameri-
can city committee. said yesterday that
tho Democratic invitation would be sub
Iaiticd 10 tho committee at its first
meeting. However, 1t Is unlikely that the
city committee will accept the invita-
ton \ canvass OF the committee shows
favors the convention which has already
been called by the Americans and op-
poses the acceptance OF the invitation 10
Join Ia the nonpariisan movement
Candidates Discussed,
The indifference OF the Republicans and
the opposition of the Americans appears
10 doom the Democratic nonpa Isan
movement. which Will likely be succeed
ed by the business Mems movement.
Among those who have discussed the ad-
wise hility of the new nonpartsan move
ment are j. Il. Eldredge Jr.. chairman
or the Republican county committee: Sem
ator Carl \. Badger, one OF the workers
FOR the commission form of government
for Salt Lake: VIII Il. Wallace. author OF
the resolution cmbodyipg the Democratic
plan FOR nonpartisan movement;
Judge w. n. King. W. W. Armstrong
james Ingebretscn, G. +, Overfield Win
Ray and George II. ke:scr.
great many candidates have been
suggested as timber for the Business
AIon's' ticket Among thcm are:
For mayor-John S. Biansford. George
T. Odell
For mayor or coinmlssioncrs--J y.
VIII r. Wallace. j. {. Lynch.
George u. keyser, John Dnrn.
For commissioners-W. j. Tuddenham,
Rodney Mckenzie o. G. Becbc.