The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-28

Twelfth Ward democrats.
Another successful meeting was held
in the Social hall by the Twelfth ward
Democrats. About forty leading men
and women of the ward assembled
there and were called to order by T. V.
Williams. Two addresses were made,
one by DR.. Romania B. Pratt and the
other by Dr. Ellen 3. Ferguson. DR..
Pratt said she was a Democrat because
the party is strong in its opposition to
all kinds of monopoly and in favor or
giving equal rights and chances TO all
men and women. She spoke on low
tariff and high tariff and the wrong of
bounties and showed how the Demo-
Gratis are consistently for the rights of
the people. DR.. Ferguson spoke about
the entrance of women into politics,
and congratulated them that the Dem
ocratIc party had taken up their cause
and admitted them to full member
ship in the party before the Republi-
cans. She traced the history of suffrage
and then told why she is a Democrat.
Interspersed with the speaking and
business were some very entertaining
solos, vocal and instrumental. Miss
Oliver and Walter Jenkins cleverly
rendered piano solos and Thomas
Ashworth and Miss Tit were the Vo-
cal soloists. Each received generous
applause. The following officers and
committees were elected:
Officers Elected.
President, T. A Williams: first vice
president, Mrs. Jules La Barth; sec
ond vice-president, Mrs Charles c.
Dey; secretary, Charles Wilkes;
treasurer, Mrs. Nellie Little.
Executive committee-Charles S.
Wilkes, J. c. WINS, Louis Hook, Mrs.
j. H. Moyle and Miss Emmeline
Wells.
Membership committee-AIrs. Nellie
Little, Mrs. Joshua Midgley, Mrs. C.
W. Hardy. A. a. Gibson, S. B.
Young, il.
Thirteenth Ward.
At the meeting of the Thirteenth
ward society this evening it is an
nounced that there will be some vocal
solos by Miss Maryon Tit and Mr.
James, a piano solo by Miss Oliver
and a recitation by Miss Irene EclliS
The meeting Will be at the Social hall.
Eighth Ward.
The meeting of the Eighth ward So
ciety will be held on next Wednesday
evening, instead of this evening, at
the residence of W. H. Foster, 456
State street.
Vain Attempt to Harmonic.
1t was announced very quietly yes
terday that Judge Bennett, chairman
of the Republican city committee, had
named the subcommittee which is to
meet like committee from the
county and territorial committee in
order TO arrange the details of the
coming fight and endeavor in some
way to bring about a harmonious
condition of affairs in the party. The
appointees are Z. r. Ritchie, Joseph
II. Lippman and A. s. Geddes If
the entire desire is to bring about
harmony it is somewhat doubtful if
the appointments made will do much
in the desired direction. Chairman
w. T. James, of the county commit
tee, will have the appointing of his
branch of the party machine and of
course he will appoint rampant sup
pOrters of his own.
There is Bad Blood
There is party fued between
James and two members of the new
committee, Messrs. Richie and Lipp-
man. In the case of Richie the
trouble came up during the last cam
paign, when Ritchie had some idea of
running for the constitutional con-
vention, but offered to keep out of the
race il James wanted to stay in.
James was coy. He wanted the NOM
ination. In fact he wanted it very
badly. He had a very large sized
gubernatorial bee bUZZing in his bon
net and thought to make a reputation
as a statesman in the convention.
But he believed himself big enough to
let the office seek the man and would
not announce himself as a candidate
He wanted the nomination rendered
to him by humble and servile party,
bowling low before his greatness.
Ritchie Was Beaten.
1t happened, however, that Richie
did not see it in that way. He put
his friends to work and the end was
that James own ward went to
Ritchie. The latter would have been
nominated, had it not been that Ger
tain considerations" caused him to
withdraw from the race after victory
was secure. That is how James came
to be nominated and that is the rea-
son of the very bad blood between
him and the committeeman with
whom he is trying to patch up har-
mOny.
The trouble with Lippman comes
through the management of the cam
paign. in which he and James had
several serious disputes. Last year
James was dictatorial in all the af-
fairs of the city and caused all the
committees to be at loggerheads
Unless he is removed from the head
of the county committee, harmony
will be an utter impossibility in the
machine here.
Silver Affects Marriage.