The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-29
DERN DECLINES To
ACCEPT NOMINATION
Prominent Salt Laker Given
Ovation at Meeting of
Non-Partisans.
SUTHERLAND REBUKED
Committee of Seventy-tlve
VIII Meet Next Tuesday
TO Select Candidates.

night of a great ovation at meeting
OF the committee appointed by the busi-
( ness men to name non-partisan city
p, ticket to be voted on at the coming
CITY election. The mention OF the name
of John Dern for mayor occasloued
prolonged applause and had Mr.. Dern
agreed To accept the nomination 1t IS
certain that he would have been named
bv acclamation to bead the non.par'
tisan ticket.
Soon after il was announced that
mavoraltv suggestions would he re-
ceived al the meeting OF the non-phr
iisan committeeman held in Judge Lew
ISIS court room there was burst nj :p-
plausc that continued for nearly ten
minutes. When Mr. Dern rose 10 re-
snond he was greeted by more ap-
plausc. Mr.. Deru thanked the meeting
for the honor. but insisted that he could
not accent the position His present
nublic duties, Mr. Dcrn said. as mem
Der of state boards occupied so much
of his attention that he could III al
/ ford moro time from his business for
pnblic duties He declared that under
no circumstances could he accept the
domination.
Dem Scores Sutherland
Mr.. Dern made himself popular al
the opening Of the meeting hy admin
isteriur Il rebuke to United States Sen
ator George Sutherland. He declared
that if il were true. as Senator Snth-
crland had been quoted as saying, that
the non-partisan movement was organ
lied for the purpose of defeating the
American party. il would fan and II
ought 10 fail. The citizens of salt Lake,
Mr. Dem said. were sound and sensible
and stood for good government and any
movement not having as It's basic Prln-
ciple good government must fail,
There were nearly 100 at last night $
meeting. The delegates were augmented
by the alternates who were made
pari of the nominating committee. The
meeting was called to order by Mr..
Deru as chairman of the committee OF
twelve which selected The nominating
committee. Mr.. Dern. spoke OF the pur.
nose of the movement and administered
his rebuke To Senator Sutherland.
James II. Moylc was then chosen
chairman bv scclamation- He declared
that the criticism OF American govern.
ment fell deservedly on the municipal
government of the country. While
strong partisan. on many questions, Mr.
Movie said that he bad always favored
nnn.partisan municipal government and
believed that in the commission form
of government thc opportunity was at
hand TO give Salt Lake non-partisan
business adminisi ration
Name Platform Committee.
r. B Porter was chosen secretary
of the meeting. 4 committee consist
ing Of T.. NJ Allison. w F. Jensen, }.
Il. Letcher. George y. Lawrence and
H. J. Wallace was chosen. Judge lie
Grand Young suggested that n commit
tee on platform and resolutions be
named This was opposed by George
\. Lawrence. and after several viva
voce ballots had heep taken il was dis
covered that the motion had carried on
a division by vote of "a 10 40. The
following committee was then named;
LcGrand Young. W. y. Williams. NJ.
II. Walker. George Y. Wallace, G. +.
Ovcr6eld, Sam c. Park. w. W. Ray, j.
G.. Wilks. Mathonihah Thomas DR.. i,
3. Beatty, c. w. Nibley and Solon
SpIro.
After considerable discussion it was
decided that suggestions Of names OF
prospective candidates he made and re
ferred 10 committee of five, This
committee was to receive the names of
candidates mentioned at the meeting
and others which members or the COM
mittee might later suggest, and that
considered AT meeting 70 he held by
the committee OF seventy five next Tues
day evening when the selections for
the ticket would be made. On this
committee were named Rev. r. \ Simp-
Kin Of the First ward, Hcber Cutler OF
tbc Second ward, W, $. Mccormick of
the Third ward. Joseph Geoehegan of
the Fourth ward aud n. NJ. Clark of the
Fifth ward.
Suggestions for mayor were declared
in order and some ono said mildly
{" John Dern. - Immediately the dele
gates became enthusiastic and the sug-
gestion called forth prolonged applause.
Apparently everyone was taken with
the suggestion and il seemed certain
that tho meeting would then and there
name Mr.. Dern for mayor by arclama-
tion. Mr.. Deru rose To his feet and it
was several minutes before he was able
TO be heard above the applause lie
said ioculsrly that the applause was
better than being mayor He thanked
the delegates but firmly EXPRESSED his
declination of the honor. Business in
tcrests and public duties AS a member
of the capitol commission and other
boards he said made his acceptance out
of the question.
Candidates Suggested,
Other candidates for mavor suggested
were Seth W. Morrison. George r.
odell, ". K. Wallace. l.. s. Hills and
&. 5. Farian. Mr.. Hills and Mr.. Wal
lace declined 10 allow their names to
he used, None Of the other gentlemen
mentioned was at the meeting,
For four-vesr commissioners, r. ID.
kimball 9. s. Burton, II. p Morris, l..
=. Hall. F. j. Fabian, A. +. Dorcmus,
Hebfr c. 1rerson, Ed r. jenkins. i p.
McGcath. S. Il. Fenton, Colonel Willard
Young. Henry W. Lawrence T. il. cal
lister W. J. Bennett and ". ]. Tud-
denhau were suggested. Ny Fabian
declined 10 have his name considered.
For two-vear commissioners. ". &.
Nebeker, F.. ID. Miller, Henry Cohn
Adolph Richter, George d. Keyser, j.
D. Murdoch, Adoph Simon. C.. Frank
Emery, J. q. Wilks and w. n. Dale
were mentioned. Mr.. Simon and Mr..
Dale withdrew their names.
For auditor. G. =. Felt. Charles Rood
and George T. Busch were suggested.
All the suggestions were referred TO
the committee of five which will receive
other suggestions OF candidates between