Show BRUCE DRUCE JOHNSONS STATUS Alleged Interview With Him Regard Regarding Regarding Regarding ing Gamblers and Saloon Men Some amusement was caused yesterday by an alleged interview with Bruch John Johnson Johnson Johnson son a notorious negro and one onetime onetime onetime time Republican leader He was made to say sa obviously for the purpose of at in injuring Injuring injuring juring the candidacy of Richard P Morris for tor the mayoralty that he Is for Mr Mor Morris Morris Morris ris this year and will do all he can to se so secure secure cure his election It was generally con conceded conceded conceded ceded that if Johnson said anything of the kind ho did It with malice rather than friendship for Mr Morris Four years rears ago In a speech to a negro Republican club Johnson frankly stated that If Richard P Morris was elected mayor he himself would be forced to leave leao Salt Lake City Mr Ir Morris was elected and shortly afterward Johnson did leave the city remaining away for tor many man months He Re has throughout the Amer American American American ican administration been running his dive on Commercial street and the American police force has not inter interfered Interfered Interfered with him In any way Out of pure gratitude Johnson ought to be for the American city ticket and at heart he undoubtedly Is The Johnson Interview Is on a par with the frequently reiterated assertions of the American party organs that all the gamblers in Salt Lake City are shouting for the Democratic ticket and especially especial for tor Morris One of the mem mom members members bers hers of that fraternity in Salt Lake City t in fact the dean of them all Is working as os hard as he can enn for tor the American ticket And he make any secret of his political proclivities either The best evidence of the sentiment of the tenderloin district is the vote it casts Two years ago Thompson carried the ten tenderloin tenderloin tenderloin composed largely of gamblers pers ad and Inmates of disorderly houses by a comfortable plurality Last year the Americans carried it by an even greater plurality This year ear the real leaders of the American fight do not hesitate about claiming the tho tenderloin and the figures of previous elections bear out their claims |