The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-12

difficulty as might be imagined for the
/ versatile Charlie and his constituencies
lieutenants to convince the people that
it is the governorship the country most
1 needs. The system of apportionment
was designed to give the country all
/ 1t needed in the matter of rep1 esenta-
ton, but this power would be greatly
curtailed in case the governorship
should fall into the hands of what they
consider the philistnes. Crane is not
above the use of sach weapons. He
/ is one of the most genial politicians in
Utah. He greets friend and foe alike
with the utmost suavity. Yet he would
/ not stop at anything to gain his end.
He has set his mind on having the
/ governorship. He has announced his
different occasions. He makes no
secret of his candidacy. More than
that he does not want the Office for
the money that will come from the
salary. He wants it for other and
greater reasons, varied in complexion
but none the less important. His
money will be spent freely and to good
effect A. L. Thomas had better look
out for his scalp. If he don't the boyle
man will get him.
The constitution will not be defeated
for lack of advocates in its behalf.
Both of the political parties will take
it UP in the fall campaign and give it
the most enthusiastic support. urging
the people to adopt it. Copies in great
numbers are already being issued and
Will be distributed all over the territory
so the people can come to good
understanding of its provisions. Of
course the general feeling is that there
is no real fear as to the fate of the
instrument. During the convention
there were, slight ebullitions of feeling
over the different clauses and many
threats Of voting against it. But as
time has gone on those who were most
bitter have come to the realization that
as a whole the instrument is a very
good one. The question is now one of
majority and the sages are figuring on
anything from 10000 up. OF course the
larger the majority the better will be
the prospects of an united people under
the new state. The farmers out
through the country who were begin
ming to be fearful of the added ex-
pense of statehood and both to incur
1t are realizing that the expense
has been placed at the minimum
figure and that the added benefits VIII
more than compensate for the in
creased compensation.
BY the way, the mayoralty campaign
is already beginning. This is rather
early in the season for such demon
STATIONS, but as the Republicans be-
lieve they have cinch on the city at
the coming election, they are quarrel
ing among themselves and the candi-
dates are beginning to have their
names put up in the places where poll
tlcianS roost.
Harry Duke is already very much IN
the field. He is being pushed with a
peculiar vim by peculiar elements. He
IS queer character in the history of
the politics of this city. Years ago,
when he was first elected to public
office in this city he was one Of the
hottest Democrats that could be found
within radius of ten miles Com
mon, ordinary Democracy would not
suit him. He was one Of the unterrt-
fed kind. He did not hesitate to assert
his undying love for the party on every
occasion and it was very much on this
account that he was elected. for in
tnose days the Democratic wing of the
Liberal party were given an office once
IN a while to keep them in line.
Wnen the division on party lines
came Harry was half bowled over bv
the change and started to coquet with
me democrats, with a view of severing
ms allegiance. BY that time he had
his brain and the love of Office. |
holding was upon him 20 that he
could not shake it off without mora
or an effort than he was able to noatka |
at the time. He sounded a great |
many of the Democrats to see if they |
would take him into the fold as a |
Iong-lost brother and make him one |
of them forever and a day. with all |
the offices he wished. As he was not
given the cordial reception he de-
sired, he did not stay as divisionist
long, but went back into the warm
embraces of the Liberal party and
was elected to the school board.
If Harry's desire for office had been
strong up TO the time of the last mum
icipal election, it yet was decidedly
weak in view of his present attitude.
His election as the sole Liberal on the
general ticket made him somewhat
He longed for greater hon
ors. In view of this and the fact that
the city seemed overwhelmingly Re
publican, his Democracy cooled con-
siderably, and it was not long before
he became a bowling Republican. Now
he is out-Heroding Herod. Never was
there a more devoted Republican.
And he comes to the front as desir-
ing to be raised high in the Republi-
can councils as a reward for his very
recent conversion. But somehow or
other the old wheel-horses of the
party do not take as kindly to him as
they might. In the first place he has
to fight the Republican element which
IS jealous of that other element which
chung to the Liberal party until the
last hope was gone. There is no use
In denying that this feeling still holds
In the Republican party, being much
intensified by the fact that this same