The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-17

a meeting last night. L was 8. long
and earnest meeting. In fact, it was
rather a late hour before it broke up
and the members wended their weary
way nOmeward.
Cranes Resignation Not Requested.
The resignation of Charley Crane
was not asked for. Neither was he
held up by a long political gun and
forced to declare whether or not he is
a candidate 1t would have been the
most absurd of all absurdities if such
an auxiliary body as an executive
committee could have taken on itself
to have reversed the action of the
body that created it. The only body
that has power to say anything re-
garding the resignation of Crane is the
territorial committee, and the Tribune
may rely on that having a good Crane
majority whenever it may be called to-
gether
Democratic Convention Frightened
Them.
Last nights meeting was held for
the distinct purpose of cOnjuT1ng up
WAYS and means of beating the Demo-
Gratis. The truth is the Republicans
have been thoroughly frightened by
the astounding Democratic convention
on last Sa urday. They had expected
nothing of the kind. They had some
lingering hope that they had despon-
dent Democracy to meet in the field
this year and that they could pull to-
gether in time TO meet it. The con-
vention however, was a revelation to
them. They saw they had TO meet an
enthusiastic, determined party, whose
star is now rising.
To Persuade the Women
The principal topic at last nights
meeting was just how to get the Re-
publican women into politics and to
prevent three-fourths of the women OF
The territory from remaining more
steadfast than the men, who nave been
switched off by false argument ana
sophfstry. Mrs Emeline b. Wells and
Mrs. c. +. Allen, who have been made
members of the executive committee,
were in attendance and offered various
suggestions Other meetings of the
committee in the near future to dis
cuss the same subject, viii be held.
Cranes Real Condition.
AS the Tribune is getting rather
worried over the real position OF
Charley Crane in the situation,
Il NAV be We'll to explain to
that distracted sheet that Charley in
sists he has not yet announced him
self as a guDernatorial candidate and
still claims that he is working wholly
in the interests of the Republican
parry. He defies the other faction TO
bring any man to the front who has
heard him say he IS a candidate for
governor OF course everyone knows
that now. and again, in a burst of con-
fidencC, Charley tells someone. IF
l were governor" certain reforms
would be brought about. Crane would
have no hesitancy whatever in telling
the committee one or two little fibs,
just to keep it quiet for time.
More Crane EpfSrams.
Boss. Charley stands in danger of be-
ing ranked as an epigramatist He first
drew attention to his peculiar capabil-
tiles in that line when he said tersely
that "if Arthur /. Thomas is nomi-
is showed under by the largest major
ity ever given to a Democrat" By the
way the Tribune waXed very warm
some time ago over this quotation and
was challenged to say it believed
Cranes denial of the quotation. Moth
ing has been heard from that source
on that question. Surely the Tribune
will announce its entire confidence in
Cranes vseracity.
Just Using Trumbo.
But to return to the subject of cpl
grams. Crane made one recently that
is likely to lead to trouble before long
He was being twitted in the presence
of Judge Bennett regarding his sur
render to Col. Trumbo, when he turn
ed around and in that peculiar boast
fuI manner of his. said: "oh, hill.
don't care O. snap for Trumbo I'm