The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-28

The sensation of political circles yes
terday was The Herald's exposure of
the fact that the Republican commit
tee has laid down to Colonel Trumbo.
Politicians who had thought that the
colonel was no longer a political factor
awole to find him master of the sit
uation. No denial of the statement was
even attempted. Republicans on the
Inside simply stayed mum. They did
not care to talk on the subject
The story is gradually leaking out.
It goes now that the surrender TO the
streak of sunshine came about through
a curious chain of circumstances. When
the Republicans began the campaign
they sent in a, request that the ma
tional committee furnish them with
funds wherewith to work some schemes
that had originated in the fertile brains
of some of the party leaders.
Time went on and it is said that but
little encouragement was received from
the national committee. Finally it de-
veloped that Colonel Trumbo had put
an effectual stop to any contributions
from that source unless the request
came through him. The state COM
mittee is now face to face with the
proposition that money for the cam
Rign must come through Trumbo.
They must have money. What win
they do?
Shortly after the Republican state
y convention here. while Charley Crane
was still feeling very sore over his
defea1, he made the statement to a
number Of his friends that if he had
been nominated the party would have
had a contribution from outside of
So, 900, and that it could not get that
sum unless he chose TO intervene. He
. was particularly mad at George NJ.
i Cannon, who had accepted the chair
manship of the committee with the eX-
press pledge that he would not interfere
as between candidates for the guberna-
torial nomination, and who had bro
ken that pledge and used all his in
huence as such chairman to further
the chances of Wells.
At that time Cranes friends claimed
that he would have ample revenge
They said that he controlled all the
wires which would bring money from
the national committee, through
Trum'bo and that no cash would come
in until Trumbo jerked his thumb
They said it would not be long before
Cannon would be a Cranes feet and
kCrane would have his revenge.
Must "SiEn Up
Now what will happen?
Just after the Republican county
convention. when it was claimed that
Arthur Brown had carried off the leg
islative Prizes and had wiped both
Trumbo and Goodwin off the slate
Trumbo was talking with some Demo-
Gratis. One of them remarked that he
had been rather unfortunate in not
capturing the legislative nominees.
Trumbo smiled that smile of his and
threw back his head.
''Wen, old man. he said Il don't
think this thing is over yet. Before
election day they'll have to sign up"
He would not explain himself fur
ther But who could doubt his mean
ing? 1t simply showed he was deter
mined to bring the legislative candi-
dates to time and to abide his oppor-
Sunity when he would agree to give
: his support if they would agree to give
theirs.
Crane and Trumbo went away after
the two conventions. They hied them
selves to California and there they
proceeded to sit down and wait. They
wanted to watch developments, we'll
knowing that the committee would
want them very soon. They did net
intend to come until they had been
sent for The time of their revenge is /
at hand. The Republican committee is
prepared To make almost any terms.
VIII Trun1bo exact his pound of flesh d?
VIII he exact such a pledge from
candidates that it will be impossible
for them to disregard? Those VINO
know Trumbo think he Will.
This is a Democratic year.
Republican Harmony,
There is a war cloud lowering over