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Show ' I salt bake cms New Manor Probably the election or appointment appoint-ment of an official of any kind in this city was never received with sirch warm approval by the people generally general-ly as tlic selection of Mr. John S. Bransford to complete the unexpired mayoralty term of Mr. Thompson. Mr. Bransford took no active part in politics; while a strong democrat he never was by any means an offensive partisan. lie admits he voted the "American" ticket at the late election, but he never engaged in any particular particu-lar advocacy of that party or its alleged al-leged policies. If he had seen any chance for the Democratic party to win the chances arc that he would have voted with his original party, but knowing that a vote for the democrats was a vote thrown away and loving the republicans less than the "Americans" "Ameri-cans" he voted for the latter. It is ' 1 an indication of the trend of affairs, . that is, that at least the Gentile demo- I 1 crats will vote almost any old ticket j, to beat the republicans. The repub licans, however, are inclined to be generous and forgive Mr. Bransford. It must not, however, be forgotten that Mr. Bransford was elected by the "American" members of the council coun-cil and that he owes his first political allegiance to that party. The democrats demo-crats of the council seeing they could not possibly elect a man of their own choosing for mayor, were very well satisfied to take Mr. Bransford as & second choice. The lone republican in the council, of course, didn't expect to get his man, but the nomination of Mr. George T. Odell may be an indication indi-cation of what the republican convention conven-tion will do in the matter of nominating nominat-ing a mayoralty candidate next fall. Mayor Bransford has a herculean task before him to bring the city's affairs down to a sensible, plain, honest hon-est business basis, such as we have no dqubt Mr. Bransford would desire and such as every good business man would commend. He is coming into ' office with an empty treasury and large obligations to meet without the wherewithal to meet them. It must be remembered also that the powers of the mayor of Salt Lake are viry circumscribed, Unless the rrfayor and the city council arc in accord not much can be accomplished. If Mayor Bransford goes in for 'economy, 4001I and honest business methods he will find strenuous' opposition from not only a good many members of the city council, but also from a good many of the city officers and heads of departments. de-partments. The mayor's powers art so limited that he can do little bul block pernicious measures. He can't force through good mcasuurcs over the opposition of the city council. Mayor Bransford's task is not by any means an easy one. We wish him, however, the utmost success. There is no doubt his intentions are of the best. There is another danger that Mayor Bransford must look out for. He has been more or less intimately associated with Ex-Senator Kearn.A, Beware of the shadow of the hoodoo John S. Bransford was born in Richmond, Rich-mond, Mo., August 26, 1856. In 1864 his parents crossed the plains to California Cali-fornia where he lived thereafter until he moved to Salt Lake in 1899. Hi? home was at Quincy, Plumas county, in Northern California. From the time he was 20 years old until 1886, Mr. Bransford engaged in HB3BHHBfliHIHHflliMiHMp9PI!WPIl suffix v3akfi Kv "" wwilflfiSfifiBMBeHWMBflWlK?B MAYOR BRANSFORD. the mercantile business. In 1886 he was elected assessor of Plumas county coun-ty on the Democratic ticket and served four years. In 1890 he was chosen sheriff of the county and held that office for six years. In 1899, having hav-ing become interested in Utah mining properties, Mr. Bransford removed to Salt Lake, and shortly after his arrival he was elected and served one year H as president of the Salt Lake Stock H and Mining Exchange. H He is heavily interested in realty H and mines. lie is a director and sec- H ond vice-president of the Silver King H Coalition. He owns the Plumas block H on Second South street, near the Rio H Grande depot, and is also heavily in- H tcrcstcd in realty in various sections H of the city. Mr. Bransford is mar- H ricd and lives at 134 First avenue. H |