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Show PARI DEFEATS J.S.BJMISFORD Under the standard of tho Citizens non-partisan committee, Samuel C Park, candidate for mayor, won a notable no-table victorv vesterdav In Salt Lake CItv over John S. Branstord, incum-boiit. incum-boiit. whose leadership in previous political strucgles gained the city for the "American" party. The success of the non-partisan movement spells overthrow of the "American" party regime which has been nil-powerful in the political af-faiis af-faiis of Salt Lake since 1905. Although acknowledging that the vote of the Sqclallsts and labor union element was a potent factor in determining deter-mining tbe result of the election, tho managers of tho Citizens' campaign give credit in part for their victory to tho campaign of the Women's Wolfaie league In behalf of social purity. Salt Lako, Nov. S. Snmuel C. Park has been elected mayor of Salt Lake Clt His majority over Mayor Brans-ford Brans-ford is 41-16. Eveiy other candidate of the Citizens; party has been elected by a decisive majority. Henry W Lawrence was high man on the Citizens' Cit-izens' ticket, runnlug 2500 votes ahead of Rark. The Park landslide was even greater than his most sanguine supporters had expected. Jt was generally believed that the race between Park and Brans-ford Brans-ford would ho close and that If cither weic elected it would bo by a small majority. The Vote. For Mayor Tot. Voto. Maj. Samuel C. Fark 15,061 4.14G ,Iohn S. Bransford 10,015 .... For Commissioner, four-years Henry W. Lawrence. .17,723 8.992 Klchard P. Morris 14 ,957 6,220 Charles Read .., , 8,731 George A. Whltaker,.. 8.61S For Commissioners, two years George D, KeysT 15,733 0.02S W. II. Korns 14,77.", 5,0GS Samuel S Porter 9,705 Charles H. Reed 9,293 For Auditor - W. II Shearman 15,633 6,159 Frank B Kimball D.1S0 |