The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-14

sired. Therefore it is said he had ap-
preached John Beck and told him that
II he will put up money to buy the Tri-
bune and turn it into a Republican
organ, the colonel will see that he is
appointed consul to Germany. That is
the way the story goes. Who has not
laughed at the innocence of ode mex
mlnlstah to Dahomey?" Political
promises sound very nice but it is an
Old maxim in political matters that it
is hard thing to deliver the goods
after election.
Democratic County Committee.
The Democratic county committee is
hereby called to meet at room 507 Nc
Cornick block, Salt Lake city, Friday
next, August 16, at IL a. m. for the
purpose of fixing the date for the
county convention which will elect
delegates to the state convention at
Ogden, September 5, and to transact
such other business as may properly,
come before said committee.
A full attendance is requested.
W. c. HALL Chairman.
B. T. LLOYD, Secretary.
Geddes Has II Fight.
Selectman Geddes has fight on his
hands in the Third precinct, which is
causing him a great deal of trouble.
Selectman Geddes is chairman of the
Republican committee in that portion
of the city and seeks to continue in
that position. But the recent expos
ures in The Herald, which have been
endorsed by every newspaper in the
city, have had a tendency to cause the
members of his party in the Third to
believe that it will be a great deal
better for him to retire and give the
relnS of government to someone else.
e. B. Tyson is one of the men who
is said to be laying for the political
scalp of the county official. Tyson
wants the place himself and has fol-
lowing which amounts to considerable
strength. He has been working like a
Trojan for some time now and when
the time comes-it may be this even
ing-he will spring his battle, and those
who are in a position to know declare
that when the smoke clears away he
viii have the scalp of Geddes hanging
at his belt.
Whether this prediction will be car
ried out or not is a question. There
is a strong element in the ward against
either of the men. There are those
who will vote to keep both out of
power. Consequently the third ring of
the Republican buzzard in the Third
may govern the flight. When the bat
tie does come on it will be lively
fight.
Wants u VindicatiOn.
Geddes is particularly anxious for
at the hands of his party.
If he can carry the Third he will be
able to say that his party endorses his
salary grabbing conduct As result,
he is moving everything in an attempt
to sustain his policy.
Other Republicans, however, are
anxious to have the public know they
are not endorsing any such conduct.
They declare such policy to be a sui
cidal one 1t is asserted that to re-
elect Geddes would be to place the
party in a hole. There are one or two
from this precinct and if
this action is taken it is fair to pre-
sumo none of them would stand any
show Any connection with the
court, even in the most remote
manner. will cause the defeat of any
man this fall.
The people. irrespective of party,
have arrived at the conclusion that
The Herald has been right in its eX-
posture. New facts are being adduced
every day in support of this state
ment. There is not a paper in this
but what has rallied to the
support of The Herald. and it may
be safely predicted that something is
going to drop in a short time which
will make the officials referred to
vince.