The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-10
LOCAL PREFERENCES.

The preference of Utah or any ether
territory in the matter OF presidential
candidates amounts to very little,
and particularly SO with reference to
democrats. In the national republic
can conventions the territories have g
voice in nominating for president and
vice-president, though they cannot
vote at the election. Democrats do
not permit the territories to be heard
in the convention.
However, people in these depend
oncies have political opinions, as we'll
as their more favored fellow citizens
Of the republic in the states, and are
quite as free to express them. There
has been some discussion during the
past few days, called forth by the
action of the territorial republican
central committee, last Saturday. as
to the choice OF Utah republicans for
president. The committee designated
as delegates to the Chicago conyen-
ton two Blaine men, and while no
instructions we're given as to how the
delegates should vote, resolution
was adopted expressing the belief of
the committee that Blaine is the first
choice of Utah republicans for the
presidency. we think the republicans
will prove, in their coming territorial
convention, that Blaine is not their
frat choice, nor their second even, az
he certainly is not. Blaine Is tbs
choice of few party managers, and
especially those who were ardent ad-
mirers Of the late Judge Mexican,
but no. of the rank and file.
Grant stands frat with four
ifths Of the Utah republicans-wi!h
al of them in fact who were not SO
completely wrapped up in Mexican
that they could not see tha5 the presi-
dent did a wise and proper thing in
summary removing the late chief
justice from Office. McKean was the
cause OF constant irritation aud
trouble here. and instead Of accom-
p!ishing any of the taings that be
laid out for himself to do, he made
matters worse, all the tiue driving
further away the final settlement
of perplexing social and political
questions that he assumed to be his
special mission to arrange and deter
mine. When Grant obtained ac-
curate knowledge of the facts be acted
with characteristic promptness.
and did what he deemed was |
best, and what certainly proved |
the correctness of his Judgment.
Mchesn's removal was a blessing !
to Utah, which vas Acknowledged By /
business men, capitalists AID society
generally. Blu! this one act of
Grants brought him the enmity of a
little ccterie of politicians who have
ever since lost no opportunity 10 gay
bad things concerning the ex-presi.
dent. They have tried to commit
the republican party to an endorse.
ment OF their petty spite, and par
tally succeeded four years ago, though
1t cost a breach in the party that has
not yet been closed. On the Goth
inst. two delegates to the Chicaoo
convention will be chosen by the re-
puolicap party, and not By half a ! ,
dozen OF the anti Grant soreheads.
The delegates will not be Blaine men &
and if the local convention shall in +
struct them We undertake to say the
instructions will be for Grant first !
and Washburne second, who are the
real choice of Utah republicans. '
Among Utah democrats there are
some remarkably shrewd and deeply Z
Interested politicians; and these, with G
wonderfully few exceptions, are not "
,nly IN favor of Tilden's renomins- ic
ion, but believe the party will have n
o again make him its standard N
'earer. II this territory had voice st
4 the national democratic convention til
here would be no question as to its !"
noice so long as Tilden has not been in
indicated; and if the territory could in
lake itself heard through the polls, w
lie tOur-fIlhs majority would be for N
Ie sage of Grsmercy Park for the nc
ext president. lag