Show NO N O FUSION Having their choice of managing their own party affairs affair or of ot making an assignment to Harry Joseph Cals ter Spry et al a of the federal federl office officeholders officeholders holders syndicate the Democrats of Salt Sal Lake have decided to run rn their own party That was all aU there was wa to the fusion proposition which the Re Republicans Republican publicans publican tried to force upon the De Democracy and there could be no other legitimate outcome to it itIn I itIn In a meeting attended by b every ever mem member member ber bir of the Democratic city committee and by such other prominent party leaders as a Judge King XIng Judge Powers J H Moyle ole John Dern er and ad Frank B BStephens BStephens Stephens the fusion f slon slem so s kindly arranged for the Democracy by b the Smoot machine was repudiated and kicked out of ot doors Not one Influential Influential tal Democrat favored it on the con contrary contrary contrary the men who have led the battles battes In former years rears as well wel as the themen themen themen men who are nou no managing the city campaign declared dec red they would not I countenance fusion It I was wa unanimously unanimously agreed agree that the movement was vas as only a scheme to demoralize ize the Democrats divide the party and steal votes by b trading on council coUnci manic candidates Henceforth there will ivill wi be no no talk of fusion between the Democrats and Re Republicans Republicans publicans which Is as It should be beThe beThe beThe The Democracy has had no bitterer enemies than the men the Smoot machine These Republicans had no thought of fusion with wih anybody un until Until til ti It I was wa apparent that they were beaten hopelessly beaten Even then the fusion they the proposed was wa wa in such form for that It I could only mean the dis dissolution dissolution solution of ot the Democracy and the sue suc success cess ces of the the American ticket The Te only onh exceptions were In the First and Second precincts where the move movement movement movement ment for tor joint nominations took form long before the conventions and was wasa a sequel to the betrayal of both bot par parties partes parties ties tes by b men me who accepted party nom nominations nominations in previous elections only to desert after they the were elected The nominees agreed upon In those pre precincts precincts are strong capable men good citizens and desirable timber for the council counci But In the Third Fourth and Fifth precincts the Republicans thought to force torce fusion with a club stole Demo Democratic cratic candidates for their own use and expected to defeat Morris by con convenient convenient convenient trading of votes The differ enre ene between the situations in the wards was so well wel known that the stu stupidest stupIdest stupidest of ot politicians could not have been fooled by the bogus game gme in the Third Fourth and Fifth Firth and yet the Republicans evidently expected to bunco or intimidate the Democratic campaign managers Into acquiescence with their plan planAs pla plas Ic As s It I is the Democrats stand on their ticket and record of the men who are named name for city office Their nominees n for the council counci are arc all al men menthe mente menthe the te main man ticket is one of the cleanest ever named name here here Former Mayor Mor Morris I Ira Ius ris us ra the tha head he of the ticket gave the I city the most roost progressive administration tion It had bad ha ever over known and his of office saw more public Improvements Initiated and completed than had been known in all al previous administrations put together If I as M they ostentatiously proclaimed the Republicans really de do desire sire aire to sacrifice themselves for tor the good goodof of the city and give giva Salt Sat Lake relief i from American extravagance and andT T mismanagement the tha te way wa is I L open to toi i it a b of I trades which Involve the surrender surender surender of the Democratic organization the th be betrayal tryl of ot the men who have fought for Democracy through triumph and de defeat deat defeat feat at atIn In the council counci fight the Republicans have unwittingly helped the Demo Democratic Democratic cratic campaign very ver materially They have put L E Halt Hall Hal on their ticket in inthe Inthe Inthe the Fourth precinct so he will wi get the benefit of the straight Republican vote He Is sure of the Independent vote which is practically unanimous for Morris and the rest of the Democratic ticket Wherever they have tried tred to break up the Democratic ranks they have only succeeded In Insuring Dem Democratic Democratic success and even though this result Is unintentional on their part it itIs i itIs Is a Democratic advantage to be ap appreciated appreciated predated It I is a foregone conclusion t the Republican R candidate for mayor cannot be elected and that the th Demo Democrats Democrats Democrats will wi hold more votes in In the coun council counci cil ci than either of ot the two Republican R factions It I Is possible the control of ot the council will wl not lie le with wih either of ot the three tickets but the Democrats will wl outvote either of the others Altogether the outlook is good and Democrats have every ever reason reason to be cheerful about it I They haye have main maintained tamed tined the Integrity of their party or organization organization In spite of ot desperate efforts to disintegrate it I tte present a a united front a strong ticket which commends co mends Itself isel to men of ot all al parties pates and they are making an aggressive affirmative campaign Reports from party can canvassers canvassers canvassers have not been so 50 reassuring in years yearn ear and there seems to be a splendid prospect that the Republican fa ton of both wings will i be put out of I business in Salt Lake for f r some time timeto I to come I |