The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-04


cratic nominees for the legislature,
with figurs indicating their chances of
election. The figures are taken from
last November's vote. and as hitherto.
the uncertain element is the Liberal
vote which will be divided between
the Republican and Democratic nomi-
nees.
z. A. WILSON.
Democratic nominee to the council
from the Sixth district, has fight
which is sure to be a close one, but
Mr. Wilson's popularity ought to pull
him through. Last November the vote
in his district, which includes seven of
the precincts in this county, south of
the city, and Lehi, American Fork,
Provo, Provo Bench, Lake Shore.
Lake View, and Springville,
stood as follows: Democratic,
1872, Republican 1884, Liberal
POP. AS the Republican vote was I'M
doubtedly higher then than it will be
again, and as a number of the Liberal
vote viii go to Mr.. Wilson, his chances
would seem to be good. Mr.. Wilson is
4 lawyer in Provo, a member of the
firm of Boothe &. Wilson, and it is one
of the oddities of the campaign that
his partner is running against him for
the same seat. on the Republican tick
ct Mr.. Wilson is 81 years of age, a
graduate of the Deseret university
who followed school teaching for sew
eral years. and began the study of law
IN 1892 He has served as an alderman
in Spanish Fork, justice of the peace,
and has had a mercantile experience
in this city. In 1889 he was chosen SUI
perintendent of schools for Utah coun-
", an office which he filed admirably
Mr.. Wilson was, for some time, on the
staff of The Herald, where he mani
Tested decided ability. He is an ardent
Democrat, and if elected will be a
credit and tower of strength to his
party in the council. He has the en-
dorsements for the Office of probate
judge of three-fourths Of the Provo
bar, two of the three members of the
county court. most of the city council
OF Provo. and a majority Of the Demo-
cratic committee.
D. O. RIDEOUT, JR.,
of Draper. belongs to another close dis
trict, that is, conceding that the Re-
publican vote VIII equal that of 1892
The full vote in this representative
district, the Seventh, divided equally
between the country precincts of Salt
Lake and Utah counties, including Le-
hi, American Fork and Pleasant
Grove, was as follows: Democrat S24
Republican S14, Liberal So Mr. Rideout
is the we'll known superintendent of
the Draper Coop. He has always had
a leaning towards the law. and two
years ago, at the age of 81. he left his
business. went east and entered the
University of Michigan where he has
recently graduated with high honors
among those who were at the head of
the class He has just been admitted
tC the local bar. Mr.. Rideout was an
advocate of Democracy in its infantile
days in Utah and attended as a MEM
Der the first conve~ held in Salt
Lake city. His name appears at the
foot of the first platform put forth af-
ter the division movement with those
of J. L. Rawlins, Judge Judd and 9TH
ers.
JF. ToLTON,
of Beaver was born in Ephriam, San
pete county. in 1851. but has resided in
Beaver nearly all his life. He attend
ed the Brigham YOUNG academy at
Provo, and followed the profession of
school master for some time. He has
held the Office of manager of the Bea-
yer Wooden mills for five years, and
was also superintendent of the Beaver
Coop. for some time In 1886 he was
elected county surveyor, and has serv-
ed as a member of the city council, a
school trustee, and is now county clerk
having succeeded Henry Emerson,
who used to be called the invincible-
until he met Mr.. Tolton. Mr..
Tolton's district includes Bea-
yer, Piutte and Iron counties
and Judging by the vote last
year his prospects for election are
more than good. The figures were as
follows: Democrat 574, Republican sos,
Liberal IS.
ALEX ROBERTSON,
of Springville, candidate for the
Eleventh house district, which includes
Provo. Provo Bench, Lake Shore, Lake
View and Springville, was born in
Scotland in 1881. He came TO Salt Lake
city in 1852, and has resided in Spring
vile since 1857. Mr.. Robertson has been
mayor Of that prosperous city two
years. a city councillor eleven years,
and a school trustee sixteen years. The
vote in his district indicates that he
will be successful as it stood in Noven-
Der last Democratic 7SS, Republican 72O,
Liberal 1SS.
CHARLES ADAMS,
the old war horse of Democracy who
halls from Parowan, is a figure too well
known in our legislative halls to need
describing. He may also count his
election sure judging by the vote of
last year, which wes as follows: Demo-
crat, l.24o; Republican, 1,055; Liberal,
90 Mr. Adams belongs to the old rug
ged school of Democracy and his many
friends in Salt. Lake confidently expect
10 greet him as the victor of the con-
test in the Tenth council district.
c. N. LUND
halls from Mt. Pleas of which city
he was elected mayor for three success
III 80
in the legislature of 1890, and made a
decided mark as a man of sterling
qualities and decided ability. Although
Mr.. Lunds own town has been counted
Republican, his district is strongly
Democratic, comprising, as it does, the
whole of Sanpete county and the prin-
cipal towns in Utah county, outside of
Provo and Springville. The vote last
year in this district, the Eighth council,
stood as follows: Democratic, 1,725: Re-
publican, 1889; Liberal, 142.
AQUILLA NEBEKER
is the young and vigorous Democrat
who has already made his mark in a
Democratic legislature He is prose-
cutting attorney of Rich county, q sue
cessful stock raiser, and one of the
foremost Democrats of the northern
regions. He is now stamping his dis
trict with his confrere, Mr. Nonson.
and that both will come down tri-
umphant there is little doubt, when
the figures of Rich and Cache county.
which comprise the district. are
known. They stood IN November
Uemocratic, 1858; Republican, 1896;
Liberal, III.
JOSEPH MONSON
is a young Democrat whose horne is
at Richmond, Cache county. and as he
and Mr.. Nebeker are up for election