The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-04
A POLITICAL PLUM.
General Common and His Efforts
to Pluck the Fruit.
HE WILL OPPJSE.A GREAT HOST.
G. E. Allen Said to be Candidate for County
Clerk-Other Names With Which the
Public is Toying.

IL mas come.
The opening gun of the August campaign
has been fired, and it was touched off by
shat grand old warrior, statesman and
patriot, P. Edward Connor.n
Edward is nothing if not modest.
All those who saw him at the head of the
valiant hosts during the late municipal
campaign will admit this. Such an honor
was not of his own seeking, said his
friends, but it was thrust upon him. A
man was needed for the hour and behold he
was found!
1t is doubtless because of his heroic SER
vices in the ''late (municipal) unpleasant
ness'' that the general found nerve to place
his name to the card which appeared in
recent issue of the Tribune, and in which
p E. proclaims himself as candidate for
the office OF county recorder-a position
which becomes vacant in August next.
The general, however, is not without op-
position. and he will have greater fight on
quoted
"BATTLE OF BEAR RIvER,'
8 any years ago. He could expect little
else, however, as he did not enter the lists
until fully half a dozen of his Liberal
this particularly juicy political plum. In
so doing he has arrayed himself against
a host
We do not know just how true it is, but
it comes to us from what should be a very
reliable source, that the general is as
sure of the nomination as he is con
scious that he wants it. He gives
as reasons for the faith that is within him.
it is said, the statement that 1T is time the
Liberal party did something for him, as
sorting that he has worked long enough
in the cause without wealth forthcoming.
Now he calls halt. Not another inch will
he bulge until he shall have satisfactory
| assurances that his wants will be supplied.
1t is even said that the general has notified
one of the prominent Liberal candidates
| that he had
BETTER NOT RUN AGAINST HIM
unless he desired to be utterly annihilated,
politically at least.
| So much for the general.
| Besides, p. E., however there are sew
eral other candidates in the field, all of
considerable prominence, and some OF
these at least, will make strong fight for
the place. Among these latter, may be
named Colonel Henry Page, who has been
connected with the Office of the Utah COM
mission for many years past. The colonel
does not deny the fact that he will allow
his name to be used in the con-
vention; in fact, when the com
mission appointed the county registrar
some weeks ago the colonel refused
the position, stating to the commissioners
that as he was to be candidate for the
office of county recorder he deemed ii
better not to accept any such an office
The commissioners saw the point and
named G. E. Allen, who is now county
registrar.
There are others named. Frank Kimball
| who ran against John M. Cannon two
years ago, smiles broadly when one ap
proaches him on the subject, and while ne
HAS NOT COMMITTED HIMSELF,
I at least not to the writer, it may be safely
stated. we think, that his native modesty
would not prevent his accepting the nomi
nation.
N. Treweek is also said to have his eye:
in the same direction, while Frank Shell
ley's friends say he would like to run the
office in conjunction with his present bust
ness.
Dozens of other names have been men
toned in connection with the office, bu
they do not now occur to US.
@. E. Allen was named, but it is under
stood that he has decided to be content i
he can fill the official shoes of John G
Cutler.
In addition to the offices above mentioned
there are the following: One selectman,
sheriff, a coroner, an assessor, a surveyor
d treasurer and prosecuting attorney.
So far no names have been suggested TO
any of the last-named. So there is consid
cradle virgin ground to work on.
The boys are requested not to all speal
at once.
The majority of the Peoples party il
the county one year ago was 756.