| Show BUSINESS MEN ARE mm DETERMiNED Neither Lippman Nor McMillan lan Ian Satisfactory They Say THEY WANT BRANSFORD MAKE PLEA FOR HARMONY IN AMERICAN PARTY Believing it will wi be Impossible for the American party to carry crry Salt Sal I Lako ake City again this fall fal under the leadership of either Joseph Lippman or H G McMillan lan Ian several prominent business men inca are on the point pint of calling a meeting for the purpose of sending an ultimatum to the inner circle of the party that Mayor John S Bransford must be the nominee of the party pary this fall fal There was a rumor about the city yes yesterday yesterday yesterday that W V J Halloran M l H Walker Colonel E A Wall and one or Val two other prominent men of the party had held a meeting at which this action acton had been ben taken but Mr Halloran said last night that he had attended no such meeting and did di not know of any hav hay having havIng haying ing been held He admitted however that there was much talk of such a gathering and believed beleve it i would be in inthe Inthe Inthe the interests interest of the party and the city to force fore the nomination of Mayor Brans Bransford Bransford ford for a second send term He Intimated that such a meeting would probably be beheld beheld beheld held In the near ner future H G McMillan chairman of the board of public works and aspirant for forthe forthe forthe the mayoralty nomination on the Amer Arner American ican ticket will wi open headquarters to today today today day in the Wilson hotel to launch lunch his campaign McMillan is IB supported by bythe byte bythe the te party organ and the men who have dominated dominate the party for the last two campaigns Joseph Lippman it is un understood Understood will wi open up his headquarters next week Both candidates have already alred started personal abuse against the other oher which is dividing the party more than ever Both have already alred framed frame up fairly strong organizations of which Lippman Lippan seems to have the stronger combination combination tion ton BUt Blit with wih the party organization forced fored into Int line Une by members of the in inner inner inner ner circle and Chairman J E Darmer Darer it I is probable that McMillans strength will begin to develop at wi bein once Both Against Bransford Every Ever effort efort on the part of Lippman and McMillan is being devoted devote to gain gaining gaining ing tag an organization which will wi be when it comes ces to the convention Both have refused refus to lay down before the declarations of friends that their aspirations must be b sacrificed to t have Mayor Xa or Bransford r named name by b the convention They are bracing their or organizations organizations against the mayor and will wi attempt to stifle any boom bm that is start started s started tt tte ed e in convention Unless the business businessmen men in the party are able to pull pul them off of before the convention is held there will wi be a a lively scene Sen during the last few days of ot the preliminary campaign Party workers are against the of Bransford for the reason ren that he hE has not been ben a good go party man during his two years as a mayor They Thy take the position that Mayor Bransford has proved prove a traitor to the party on more than one occasion For this ron rea reason re ronson son it is feared fere that it I would disrupt the party organization to force the nom nomination of Bransford at the convention and this is the argument being ed eq e by the leaders leers of the party x If I Mayor Maor Ma or Bransford is prevailed upon to take the nomination is not at atall atal atall all al certain the mayor will wl dictate the personnel of the ticket to a great gret ex extent extent extent tent especially the pros prospects poets This too to will wi be b insisted upon by the business men of the th party who are now nosy figuring on a caucus of their own to dictate the future running of the party They have become bome weary wery of the bickering bl kering and backbiting of the several city cf departments and the politicians who have run the affairs of the party and declare there must be Harmony in inthe inthe inthe the future They insist that Mayor Bransford be b allowed to dictate absolutely absolutely absolutely who his assistants will wi be and to a great gret extent the personnel of the ticket There was much encouragement in Bransford circles when it was as an announced announce announced that the business men were lining up against the patty party organization organisation tion ton and It I Is being bing confidently asserted that neither Lippman nor McMillan will willbe wi willbe be the choice of the convention but that I Bransford the party will wi be the next nominee nomine of |
