The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-13
TROUBLElN TIE AIR.
The Big Fight in the Camp
Of the Liberals.
FRANK K1MBALL's STRENGTH.
1no FiSnt For Recorder Narrowed Down to
hnball and Page, Unless McCaIlum
Demands Ills Rights.

Ahe season OF boiling and sizzling poll
''cs, OF fnanPuvers and counter manoeuv-
ers, OF secret meetings, of wire puliings
ana OF tricks and stratagems without num-
YET, is again at hand, ana the camp of the
Liberals presents u bristIing scene of ac-
aVlty and preparation for battle, even
more pronounced than before the February
election.
over the tents of the Peoples hosts dark
ness ana silence still reign supreme; either
Tue soldiers have not yet walked for the
Tray, or they are noiselessly at work bur
nlshing up their armor within the recesses
OF their sleeping places.
Who can tell.
Flnm the gathering place Of the Liberals
come rumbings and mutterings that tell all
10 u unity and brotherly love in their
ranks. The scowl of suspicion is seen on
H.ore orows than one, and many is the Lib
GRAZ chleftaln who keeps his hand on his
sword and takes good care his back is not
exposed as he responds to the greeting of
some passing brother in arms.
THE FIGHT
VIII be a red hot one among the Lbs all
along the line, but when the knights who
enter the lists for the recordership are
N~4iSNe iOitl Dy COnQOU consent Tue con-
1eStants- everywhere else will rest on their
spears and leave the arena free to those
WHO nave entered for the banner prize of
the tight-George M Canuon's shoes.
Inc knights are-to name them in the
order of their chances-Frank Kimball
Col. Page, Il. S. McCallum, General Con-
nor and Frank Van Horne George Rod
| lord is said to be a candidate, but Judge
Fo"ers, while conceding his claims on the
party, has assured him that his chances are
remote, and he will probably not forge
very far to the front
The big fight will be between kimball
and Page. No one seriously thinks of any
one else, though T. Edward may get
lew scattering votes by way of compliment,
and McCallum's pull on the party for no
to,1ous services rendered may develop him
some strength. He knows a good many
party secrets, including, it is SAID, the his
tory Of the famous Rio Grande registra-
ton train, and his claims are not to be
scoffed at.
But up and down Main street. in the
banks, the mercantile houses, the larger
real estate houses, the mining men, the
best lawyers and the solid men of the Lib
erals generally il is a settled fact that
/ Frank kimball is the man.
In the federal official Tribune commits
sion gubernatorial-regist ring that
seeks TO have all power radiate from com
mon center-and that center is Thomas and
Lannan and their organ the Tribune Col
Page is being pulled for with might and
mainBack of him is the heavy federal official
influence, the political wire pulling, con-
Ventlon- man aging element, the tremend-
Gus power of the Worlds Fair commission,
and the general political knowledge and
| trlckery that may Offset all Kimball's Main
street strength, which is straight and lie
glumate. but unused to the dark WAYS of
the professional politicians.
Frank kimball is one of Young Utah
and has long been with the house of Nc
COrnick, the banker; he ran on the Lib
eral ticket two years ago. and went well
ahead OF the rest of the nominees. He is a
clean man and is deservedly popular with
many Peoples party men who know him.
| Colonel Page is the gentleman who has
the patent on marshal of the dag on all July
4th's, life lease on the position OF city
registrar at election times, the particular
pet OF the governor and the commission, a
G. A. r. stalwart, in short the ring candi-
date pure and simple.
Among the other candidates mentioned
are A. Hanauer, jr.. for treasurer: c. E.
Allen for county clerk; Harry Haynes for
selectman: Hank Barnes for sheriff: c. p.
Brooks as county surveyor. and Joseph
Silver, ESQ.,, otherwise known as ''Dog-
Peter joe for coroner
The theatre has been engaged for a week
from tomorrow. the 21st, and the 322 dele
gates who will make upthe ticket, will hold
their convention at that time.
And over and above all, dark myster-
ious and threatening, looms the labor party
cloud, which is considerably larger than a
mans hand, and which may burst and
scatter confusion in the Liberal ranks at
| the time it is least looked for.
Kimball is said to be about the only man
in the whole list of Liberal candidates with
whom the laborers have any sympathy.