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Show in buhi III BE CANUTE gftfill Permit His Name to Go Be- Ifore the Convention for Renomination. 3ttDIESCBS IN THE DEMANDS OF FRIENDS 3plies to Communication Submitted Sub-mitted by CoL E. A. Wall and Others, lolin S- Bransford will be a candidate : mayor before tlio American party ivcnlion which will meet; ill the Salt ke theater on Tuesday. September 28. is conclusion was reached nn Satur-y, Satur-y, when a letter was transmitted to ; mayor signed by E. A. Wall, V. int. Ferrv and others. The letter is follows:' Letter to Mayor Bransford. lalf Lake City. Utah. Sept. 10, 11)09. Tonorablc John S. Bransford, City. 'Sir The undersigned, having care-ly care-ly observed your relationship to pub-affairs pub-affairs in this city, and who approve,, i conservatism and busiuess-like char-or char-or of your administration as mayor Salt Lake, address you on behalf of argc portion of your fellow citizens o sincerely believe it to be of the hast interest, to the general woll-bc-; of the city and Use continuation of I present era of healthy municipal nvth that there should now. be no erruptiou of the administrative pol-which pol-which you represent, and upon ich large investments here have been 1 arc now being founded. Confidence in your integrity and i.'idth of reasoning; tho ample cvi-icc cvi-icc vou have given that your aim as vor'has been to faithfully serve all the people, and io characterize your Ministration bv the selection of sub-linatcs sub-linatcs as well for their fitness as their political relationship: your Mircnt determination as a public ofti-io ofti-io do all in your power to secure to i people a just, return for public cx-lditurcs, cx-lditurcs, arc potent reasons for the luest we now earnestly make of 3'ou it you consent to again offer your-f your-f to the people as a candidate for 7We are informed that your per-lal per-lal desires arc not to again occupy it office, and that these desires arc impted 1)3' considerations both ighty and sufficient, but we earnest-hope earnest-hope that upon further reflection you II consent to our request in the in-csjtyrt in-csjtyrt quje'fiuac to business condi-ns, condi-ns, now much disturbed by fears of adical change of administrative ptd-, ptd-, and in the interest of tho eontinua-p eontinua-p of the settlement and investment ich during your term of office have night to Salt Lake tho interested at-iion at-iion of the whole country. "Tms request is made without any nirposc of refleciug upon the high char-jtfo char-jtfo c'ter and competency of other candi-jlLj candi-jlLj latos for the office of maj'ov. All other tb nnouaced candidates we hold in great &i Btcern, bnt guided bv the experience Mlic past, now being repeated in the crabts and uncertainties among invest-!jt; invest-!jt; rs, and tho business disquietude pro-Mj pro-Mj need by fear of political innovations, IfrLj ro sincerely believe that the best guar-Si guar-Si Sty of t,1(' continuation of Salt Lake's JL (resent growth and business prosperity f'H be given by vour election to the flico of mayor. I "You 011.103 a large measure of pub-1c pub-1c confidence You Avill be generally "cccptod as a safeguard against the in-ivri in-ivri rrnPl'on f 'tiiy growth and needed ' .W apouditures. We promise jou in re-JrtJ. re-JrtJ. urn for the sacrifice your consent will V Vj nvolve, our personal and financial aid 4 jl P coming campaign and our lo.val mf Tupport of your administration, if tho woplo of tiiis citv shall be fortunate : jW mough to retain vou at the head of mu-icipnl mu-icipnl affairs. Ttespcctfulb" yours, art? $f "13. A. WALL. ; "W. MONT FERRY. ? I "W. W. ABMSTBONG. (ttJJ w. .T. HALLOBAN. ilifK & ''TONY .TACOBSON. silSS I "A. FRED WEY. "M it "G. S. HOLMES. Sm P "C. M. TRENT, fllg h "f-. L. TERTfY. iKK f 'HENRY NEWELL." I' Submitted in Afternoon. t& n llis lftlor wls submitted to Mayor Lransford on Saturdav afternoon. Sat-!riy Sat-!riy evening the mayor submitted a & JPIV in which lie savs ho will be a 'ij ndidate. His reply 'is as follows: JE;,A. Wall, W. 'lont Ferry and iM 'Gentlemen: ri t l'onr coinnmnication at hand. In itifi f the request made by .you, in iJ v of talks and requests made by ."ers. if the American pnrtv desires me tiftl -a?ain lc;ul !l 'nnipaign, T - it. 0 n candidate for mavor, subject K-'i D!i lecision of the convention to be fff, ou September 2S. I tiiank you om04L t'nnso W,,H 1,!lvo 1)08,1 my fr'01ld3 ,.5Ki i 0 T),',sr' wno :jl'e mv fnt'iids now. lirjfKK , cspeciallv do I thank tho people .of J Lake who, bj- the lnrgc plurality 2J(BVon me at tho election two years ago, 24:ctod mo mayor of Salt Lake City. If SjMc.AlU0eaii convention shall name me .rtfB t"0ir candidate 1 will do as T have !TiM Pst campaigns, every tiling in my PjlW-wcr to lead the win v 'to vir.tor.v. .filr, "JOHN S. BRANSFORD. 'S'Pm SaU.ko t'ity. UtnlL ISept. II." |