The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-12

The proposition of Charlie Crane to
put into operation in the organization
of the Republican party this fall his
new scheme has not attracted the
| greatest possible enthusiasm from the
other side of the fence. In fact, the
anxious supporters of Arthur L.
Thomas and the other part of the
/ scheme are very much put out be-
cause the versatile and brassy Charlie
cannot see the eternal propriety of
things and step down and out from his
leadership of the party. 1t is shocking
to the aesthetic taste of these able pol
iticians to behold the utter shameless
ness of a man holding the machine Of
the party all the while he is laying his
wires for the nomination to be COVER
nor of the state.
The desire is very great that Charlie
should resign. However, he shows no
signs of being ready to do So In
fact, he sits up in his Office every day
and takes great comfort in receiving
the various politicians who visit him
with the dignity that becomes one who
holds such an exalted position as the
craftsmanship of the Republican terri
torial committee. He is still at work on
MS organization scheme, as we'll as
his plans to checkmate the very evil
dent intention of the other side to
gain control Of the primaries and ma
chine this fall.
In line with the gubernatorial con-
test, which has taken SO strong a hold
even in this early stage of the cam
paign, 1t is well to remember the
methods of Crane during the last cam
paign. It will be remembered by those
who We're on the inside, and, in fact.
as thing generally public. that up to
the time the last Republican conven-
ton met, the old time Liberal wing of
the party were fully determined that
they would GUST the versatile Crane
and put some bird of a different plum
age in his place-one who would look
out first, last and all the time, for the
interests of the element he repre-
sented.
Crane got word of these philanthropic
intentions of relieving him from his
pressing burdens by means of the
grapevine telephone system. But, some
how or other, the proposition did not
seem to strike him with favor. SO he
started Bill Glassmann out on a tour
Of some of the outlying counties. He
selected just the right sort of man.
GlaSSmann is painfully deficient in the
item of conscience and has not that
ever present desire for truth which is
supposed TO characterize some of his
genus. After Glassmann had been out
for time, another man from the
Standard office by the name of Hansen
was sent out 10 cover some of the
same ground. In line with this Crane
had his HeutenantS on the ground
early at Provo. The country delegates
to a great extent had to come in on
Saturday and during Sunday they were
worked for all they were worth.
The argument used was one that has
always been found very potent in Utah
politics. The jealousy of Salt Lake is
very strong in all the outside regions, !
and it was on this that Crane and his |
men played with great advantage. |
They told the pOple and delegates that /
it was the design of Salt Lake to COB |
bic everything in sight, and that a firm
stand must be taken or the country |
would find itself in a deplOrable plight |
as regards the Republican party. The |
was that the delegates |
from the outside rallied around the /
Crane standard and showed their |
teeth so plainly that the Salt Lake |
contingent, which had been so loud and |
in threats TO kill off the |
gentleman from KanOsh, sat down and /
took the medicine without a murmur. |
Crane is about to play the same
game for the governorship. The dele
gates to the constitutional convention
were judiciously worked on this sub
ject. They were told privately that it
was the design Of Salt Lake to scoop
the governorship and all the other
lucrative offices in sight including the
two scholarships. In conse-
quence of this judicious
many of the country
delegates went home swearing by all
that's eternal they would have some Of
the sweetest plums of the political
pudding or make Rome howl.