Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-10-11 | Page 3 | Ferry Admits Weak Condition of Party

ft fERRY i ADMITS WEAK CONDITION OF PITY PARTY Gloomy Gathering of or Bransford Chairmen With Many Absentees Absentees Absentees Ab Ab- Ab- Ab Is Held A remarkable confession of ot tho the weakness of ot the Bransford organza organza- lon tion in the American party part was made last night at the meeting of ot the district dis- dis chairmen of or the party arty in the crimInal criminal crim- crim Inal nal court room at the tho police station The meeting was called for or an n ex cx explanation cx- cx of or the canvass of the voters to o be bo entered upon b by the Bransford organization and to make plans for tor forthe the he Bransford campaign W. W Mont Ferry Fern chairman of or the city committee of ot the Bransford organization tion lon spoke quite frankly to the chaIrmen chairmen chair chaIr- men nien admitting ng that the organization wets was weak and that the thc element within the he party part represented b by the city committee committee committee com com- confronted a situation that ho lie could only onh describe a aa as decidedly serIous serious seri serl- ous 0 US Th The notification to attend the tho meeting meet- meet Ing ng sent out b by the city committee to all the regularly elected district chairmen was In Itself a confession of or orthe the he panic which has stricken the Bransford Bransford Bransford Brans- Brans ford organization The letter rea read in part I We Wc think that the tho American party organization should present an un unbroken unbroken un un- un broken front to the enemy and we wo will do everything In our power rower to promote harmony harmon in the part party Will you ou help us In an any event ent come and meet with us uz and size up the situation A AMERICAN PARTY CITY CO COM COM- I- I tI When hen the roll of or districts was ns called fourteen chairmen were absent Of or those who wio w o attend attended d the the majority were ere chairmen who are active workers among the insurgents These attended the meeting out of curiosity and gathered gathered gath gath- ath ered after It adjourned In the Insurgent Insurgent Insurgent gent g-ent headquarters in the Continental block