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Show LITTLE PiONEV PUT 0i DAY TORE :.j ELECTION; 0S OE 2 TO 1 AGAINST -ilOMIS, WiTIfl NiMOCKTIC COIN; , i - . - American Leaders Express Confidence of Victory All Along the Line, While Republicans Declare Entire Ticket Will Win; Democrats Down-Hearted.1 - . i .The betting odds on tomorrow's election slightly favor Lynch, Republican, for Mayor, today, although not a great amount of money had been placed up to noon. The boards on Second South street on which bets are posted were watched throughout the morning by large crowds, mainly of curiosity seekers. Even money was offered in sums of 10 and upward that Thompson will be defeated, whIe an offer of 300 even that Thompson will get 8000 votes remained un-taken un-taken during the morning. Odds of 2 to 1 were offered that Lynch defeat Morris. An offer of $80 to $100 against Hartenstein in , the Fourth ward has not been taken, Hartenstein supporters claiming rven money. Even money that Morris will not carry the Third ward was nrt taken. ( I and last night It was thoroughly understood under-stood by all the ongregatlons of Israel that the prop"het desired the election of Lynch, r.itwithstanding his tacit promise prom-ise to vote for Morris. "The Mutual Improvement Messenger "V Issued opportunely, containing the programmes pro-grammes for exercises on the night of November 5. 1 to.1, beais the unmistakable unmista-kable proofs that Joseph F. Smith not only proposes to elect William J. Lynch If possible, but that he has the shame-lessness shame-lessness to Indicate by that means a mixed ticket of 'Republicans' and 'Democrats.' Mormons. to support -Lynch by a majority of church members mem-bers of the City Council. "And while all this conspiracy goes on the American party, undivided and glorified in its courage and in the assurance as-surance of victory, stands the sole preserver pre-server of the dignity of the community. . of the reputation of the people of Salt lake before the Nation. It stands firmly firm-ly as the guardian of the prosperity and the progress of the city. It will win at the ballot box tomorrow and It will give us a greater Salt Lake." The Herald this morning says editorially: edi-torially: "The Democrats, both Mormon and Gentile, who have kept the party faith for years in spite of discouragement, are not in a mood to have their party lines broken for the benefit of the Smoot- Anderson - Callieter - Spry machine, ma-chine, but,, fortunately for Salt Lake, the indications point to the defeat of both the 'Americans' and the machine Republicans. Some of the people maybe may-be fooled for a while, but the substantial, substan-tial, conservative citizens, the business men who regard this as a business proposition and seek the best man for Mayor, are going to elect Morris and the Democratic ticket; they are going to vot? for a Greater Salt Lakea modern mod-ern city, an adequate water supply, a . modem system of sidewalks and paved ' street-, and a community that will push together whether the political faction-' Ists like it or not. And while they are U it, they are going to end the Republican Repub-lican factional turmoil by retiring both sides in defeat." The day before eh?ction finds the politicians pol-iticians quite as 'much at sea as usual on such occasions. The campaign managers man-agers of the three principal parties each claim-the election with equal confidence, at least on the surface. Lynch stock apparently went up a number of iioints on Sunday, and- Republicans Re-publicans are now claiming the race Is between their candidate and Thompson, the American leader, for Mayor. Democrats Discouraged. Democrats do not concede the claims of Republicans that any considerable number of votes that were expected to go for Morris will go to Lynch. They still claim that Mayor Morris will be re-elected and that the Democratic ticket tick-et as a whole will win. Bets of 2 to 1 that Lynch will defeat Morris, however, were not taken. There is no doubting that the developments devel-opments of Sunday have greatly depressed de-pressed the Democrats, however, and leaders are not Inclined to discuss conditions con-ditions with any decided air of hope. Quiet Close of Campaign. The campaign will close rather quietly quiet-ly tonight. Only two meetings of consequence con-sequence have been called for tqnight. The American party ladies will hold a reception at the Emery-Holmes, while the Republican ladies have announced a similar meeting at the home of former Gov. Heber M. Wells, on First street. Claims Thompson Sure. Secretary S. P. Armstrong, at American Ameri-can party headquarters, said at noon: "Thompson ' will surely be elected. That is all there Is to It. We will also elect a majority of the City Councl. "It is the duty of every American citizen cit-izen to go to the polls early In the mornWig and vote the. American ticket straight, thus giving the town that prosperity to which Its location entitles It. and ridding it of church rule." Claims Republican Victory. Chairman Wlllard Hanson, at Republican Repub-lican headquarters said at noon: "The Republican party will hold the Republican vote that it polled a year ago. There Is no reason for any person who voted the Republican ticket last year to change his vote this year. The party was never stronger or better organized or-ganized than U Is today. . I expect an overwhelming victory for the Republican Republi-can ticket. "Lynch's majority will be at least 2000. "The American party will have a good-sized vote. It will run ahead of the Democratic ticket. "The Democratic vote will be no larger larg-er than It was a year ago." Efforts were made to get a statement at Democratic headquarters, but Chairman Chair-man Martlneau was out and no one would assume authority to speak for him. |