The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-08
THE ELECTION OF CHAMBERS.
Splendid Fight Made by the Demo.
Gratis in Summit,

PARK CITY, Nov. Now that the
battle is over, and the smoke is clear
ed away, politicians and others are
beginning to learn where they are at.
So far as Summit and Wasatch coun-
ties are concerned. Democrats have
but little to feel blue about.
The election of r. c. Chambers to
the state senate at first appeared to
be a task Of herculean size, and when
the majority against him a year ago
is taken into consideration, the re-
suit is indeed gratifying, Mr.. Cham
bers defeating his opponent. Mr..
kearnS, by about $40 votes; and this
in the face of the fact that the oppo-
sition resorted to every means in their
power to encompass the defeat of the
Democratic candidate. They spent
money with a lavish hand, if all re-
ports that l heard while touring SKIM
NIT county, are to be believed. There
was an amount of generalship display
ed that was totally unlocked for, but
yet they went down in inglorious de-
feat before the Chambers hosts, or
as they are now known in the Park
Chambers Republicans" 1t was Well
known at the outset by those who
were in the fight that without the aid
OF Republican votes, the Democratic
candidate would fail of election; but
it was also believed that the intelli-
gent Republicans would rally to the
support of the man who had always
shown himself to be the friend of the
people Of the Park; and the vote rolled
up tells how wei that confidence was
merited.
The Workers.
1t is hardly necessary to say that
the result attained was won by hard
and diligent work on the part of the
friends Of Mr.. Chambers, and further
than that the men who took off their
coats We're not friends for revenue
only they believed that r. C. Cham
bers was the man for the place-and
! they now have the calm satisfaction
= of knowing that hundreds of others
saw eye to eye with them.
Among those, however, who were
prominent in the struggle must be
mentioned Chairman Boyden and Sec
rotary Sweeney. OF the Summit county
committee; Scion Spiro, whose energies
never gave out. and whose talents
could always be depended upon;
BILLY" Goliath, who forgot his own
fight for mayor. in his zeal for the
success of the candidate who has been
elected; and then there were NIuldoon,
Lindsay, Daniels, Bowen, Keithley,
Moffatt, Murdoch. Pearson and others
hearts of all of them is joy today.
They deserve all praise.
1t was a splendid victory. %
The County Seat.
The loss of the county seat, defeat
ed but by very few votes, and they
were cast by Park City people. is
keenly felt here, and how any man
living in this city GOULD be so blind
es to vote against It's removal from
CoaIville to Park City is what is both
ering the gray matter of the men who
have spent so much time and energy
on the matter. However, Park City
people are alone to blame-they could
have had it if they wanted it.
I A Lone Democrat
Pat Talon will be =, only Demo-
crac in the next city council. AS 1
have said. had Billy Goliath worked
for himself as he should have done, he
could and would have easily beaten
Jim Farrell for mayor; in fact, had
the proper attention been paid to the
municipal Democratic ticket, the re-
suits wClld have been far different
from what they are. All praise to the
men who looked after their friends
FIRST and themselves last.
A Fair Deal.
IT was the Tribune | believe that
insisted on a clean campaign and
square deal. Chambers had both.
Looking back upon the struggle there
is not thing to be regretted by Cham
bers of the men who toied for him
There were no tricks, no monkey bust
ness-everything was fair and above
hoard-the votes were given the sue
cessful candidate because Democrat