Show WALLACES HOPES u SOON FADE AWAY Headquarters Cheerful at First but Returns Soon Change I Conditions The Tho headquarters ers in the te Colonial theatre building activity was the te scene of ot considerable during the diy day Hundreds of ot people crowded into the large room to ex cx exchange exchange change election gossip the tho greatest change electon number being in evidence during dring the had com corn commenced commenced evening after ater the te returns to come In InNot InNot I INot Not until discouraging returns were crowd received and an confirmed did the show any signs of or diminishing About 10 sigs the people who had waited patiently hoping that further furter returns woul would offset those already received be began began began gan to disperse and d by 1030 the tho large room was left ler to a number of the tho candidates prominent among whom was the mayoralty ma oraly candidate canidate William WilliamR WilliamB R B Wallace and a few of ot the prime movers R Walace In the te fusion movement movement After certain American party victory victor was wa called on Chairman Dar Darmer Darmer Mr r Wallace Walace cle mer to congratulate him himIn hImI himIn In the early erly part of BenT Ben BenT T I Lloyd chairman of the te Citizens and members of the Democratic party city central pary committee were vere quite quie optimistic opt optimistic practically conceded the They election of Bransford and the only electon concern con ern they manifested in the mayor mayoralty mayoralty not alty contest was as to whether or the aly fusion candidate would defeat lefeat Murdoch Mur Murdoch doch doeh Among adherents of the party the belief was general that they would elect lect a majority of ot the city council counci and andone an andone one me or two on the main ticket ticket Headquarters Scenes I The headquarters presented an in interesting Party workers pails pads in scene Part pas hand band were kept busy taking down re returns returns returns in turns as they were wore telephoned around arund the desk dek where the te large tabu tabulated tabulated sheet was wa kept kept were crowded of anxious people waiting for forthe forthe forthe scores s res the results In districts to be an announced announced everywhere were bustle buste and excitement The feeling of or optimism had ha taken such strong hold bold of or a few of the more enthusiastic that with wih them tem the dee elec election ele deetion tion tIn was already won Mr Ir Wallace mingled among the crowd and by these overenthusiastic citizens was in introduced introduced same came w to a number of ot visitors as the next mayor of Salt SaI SLake Lake Within a few minutes however dis ls returns were piled pied up u in such numbers that tat the tho feeling of op optimism changed change to one of at actual gloom The one bright ray to pierce pierc this gloom dark ak and depressing was the news of the election of ot John Holley Holey and C M Lees Le In lu the te Third ward Mr Holley Holey was wag at headquarters until the last re returns returns wa turns wore were received and ad received the t congratulations of hundreds of ot those who strolled In and out during the evening How we lost the election electon was the principal subject subject of discussion among those who remained to the last ditch dich Various and ad sundry reasons reson were were aa zt signed by the stalwarts of the party chief chiet among which was ws the lack of or organization Not Enough Vehicles We bad had an idea Ide that we were well wel the prominent organized said sid one of workers in the party but we found out today toay to our regret roget that we were not I know of one district in the First Firt ward not where a a hundred more votes could cul have wa been gotten gote had there ther been rigs and automobiles sufficient to hustle huste up upal all al our voters and take them to the polls One little surrey surey alone hauled sixty siy voters vote to the te voting place during the late hours hour of ot the afternoon In the transportation problem we fell fel down miserably Our opponents seemed to have rigs and automobiles in legion and ad this accounts for the te heavy hev vote yote polled pole especially by the tho Americans William R B I Wallace after the returns showed American victory victor seemed to take the te defeat rather keenly although he put on a cheerful front front Well we fought a good gd fight sold said sd he but it I looks as though tough they had put it over us rather hard har To those tose who had bad supported support him he made mae the statement that they tey were to tobe tob tobe be b congratulated on having conducted such a clean ce contest Before the news of certainty of t de defeat defeat feat fet had hd changed the te rather cheerful feeling among the crowd to one of or aon te gloom a n pianist played playe catchy selections selections selections much muc to the te amusement of the waiting people among whom were many may ladies lale But the returns changed their ther viewpoint and music lost lot its charm char with tho the result that orders to t cease cese playing pl ng were given ghen By B 11 1 headquarters were de deserted sorted and the th candidates committee committeemen men me and party pary workers had hd left lef for their homes to dream about another anoter J time coming |