The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-08

day to organize and adopt measures
for the campaign. 1t will also select
the seven additional members of the
state committee authorized by the Og-
den convention. On the evening fol-
lowing the newly elected state commit
tee viii hold a meeting and perfect an
organization THE state candidates
will also meet with the committee and
the meeting viii map out the plan of
campaign to be pursued by the Dem
ocrats. a great deal of interest is
taken in the action OF the two commit
tees and the selection of the men who
are to run the campaign for the Dem
ocrats Already the Democratic party
has the best ticket and it is believed
that it viii have the best organization
and campaigners before the time comes
10 make the fight.
The Democrats intend to make Wig
orous, aggressive campaign and to
meet everything that may turn UP.
In the campaign the party will stand
by its declaration that silver is the par
amount issue. 1t wants no better op-
Dortun1ty than to make an issue with
the Republicans on that question. 1t
is ready to show that the only hope
for silver hes in the Democratic party,
and that if the Republicans are de-
pended upon the silver men may as
we'll lay down their arms and accept
the gold standard at once. The Re
publican leaders have declared that
they want to make the record on sill
Yer the issue. The Democrats are
pleased to take up the gauge OF battle.
The Local Issues.
While Chairman George NJ. Cannon
wisely says that his committee will
make the fight on national lines the
Democrats will not neglect local is
sues. They have much ammunition at
hand They have the fact that the
Republicans cannot give bounty with
out raising the taxes above the amount
necessary for the large expenses Of
government and the interest and prin-
cipal on The territorial debt. They
have the record Of the last legislature,
the great Republican majority nm the
constitutional convention, the reform
county court, extravaganza, folly and
incompetence on the part of the Re-
publieaus, on which to dwell with tell
ing effect. Their superiority on argu-
ments will be as great as their superb
GRITTY on candidates. The future is GER
beginning to see the handwriting on
the wall.
Wells, Intense Dignity.
It used to be thought that there were
two figures in our local Republican
circles which represented the perfection
OF dignity Enthusiastic admirers have
said that nothing could excel the bear
ing of Grant H. Smith or Judge j. M
Bowman. Yet both are now thrown
jnto the shade Heber M. Wells has
11lossomed out with so much dignity
that Smith and Bowman may as well
uubend. Since he has given up his BIZ
cvcle for fear that it might offend
that Immaculate dignity the candl-
date for the governorShip has risen IN
stature at least an inch. He seems TO
be bearing on his shoulders the thought
that when Napoleon was his age that
redoubtaIble general was only master
Of Europe and that Alexander was
only conouerer of Europe, while he
stands out, an example to all ages, as
the leader of the Republican ticket in
Now that George NJ. Cannon has ia
ken Wells off his bike during the day
Il would be a graceful act Tor MN 10
abandon his own bike during the cam
paign. Imagine the envious feelings OF
the dignified candidate, after he has
+r,Jdged down to the bank in the morn
ing and dreamed of the time when In. ne
NAV again mount his bike without first
looking around to see if anybody IS
in sight. when he sees the undignified
chairman ride up to the door of the
bank and dismount airily from his
wheel. If Cannon has any tact he
will at least make the cross of his
candidate as easy as possible TO bear.
Endorsing Whitaker.
The labor unions of the city are en-
dorsing George A. Whitaker quite
generally. They feel that now is the
time for the laboring men of this city
to show that they have some strength
and can do something when they start
in. The Cigarmal1ers' union has been
the last 10 act AT a special meeting,
called for the purpose, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Cigarmakers'
union take great pleasure in endorsing
Mr.. George A. Whitaker for the state
senate. and heartily recommend him
to the earnest consideration of all Salt
Lake workingmen.
Resolved, That in MIR. Whitaker
labor has a representative who is thor
oughly competent, perfectly familiar
WIlu us CCuQlliOIls 1AOICoL anu soAi1ICl {
in his motives, and will leave nothing
unGone that will tend to bring about
such legislation as will alleviate its
conditions; and, further,
Resolved, That we arnestly request
all workingmen, irrespective of party,
TO unite in their support to send this
labor champion to the state senate
q. w. Dallas, secretary union 224)
Trumbo Still in It,.
It appears that Colonel Trunbo is
far from being downed by the Repub-
lican party. He is still a great fac
tor in the race. In recent issues of the
country papers his portrait and full
some eulogies of him and panegyrics
on his services for Utah, have been ap-
pearing, while reports come in that he
is working the outside for al he is
worth. He has gagged the size of
some of the Republicans on the local
Legislative ticker and is working On
that old railroad principle that it is