The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-08
chairman Cannon a Candidate.

Chairman Cannon a Candidate.
George NJ. Cannon, chairman of the
territorial committee, has been an
nounced by some friends as candi-
date for the legislature. There is no
joke about it; this statement is fact
cold, hard fact.
George lives in the ward which is
called Sugar House and thinks he has
d good chance of winning.
This is something of surprise TO
the members of the party who have
been placed in possession Of the lnfor-
nation. When George was selected II
was with a view to securing man
for the place who would not be nam
pered by any desire TO get in public
office. This was the objection to
Crane-that he was presumed to be
after the governorship and, therefore,
would not be a fit man for the place,
inasmuch as he might be usln9 the
position for his personal advancement
But now all this is knocked INTO a
cooked hat and the party IS IS as pad
a muddle as before
But the party need not worry to any
great extent; George will not be nom
mated He has a man in his own ward
who will lar all his calculations into
a tumble That man beat George once
before and can do it again. He Is none
other than McKeag. the deputy re-
P0r0eT. VINO mas diiElOuilCto 4l4liAoOA
for the same place George is seeking,
and who will doubtless get there. Last
fall when George was up for honors
Nc and his friends turned him down
in his own ward and can do so again,
they claim And it is safe to assert
that a man who does not carry his
own ward this fall will not be nom1-
mated by either party.
Besides, Mckeag Is far and away
the more popular man of the pair. He
is zone of the boys" as 1t were. He IS
n wire-worker from the ground up and
can give Cannon cards and spades and
run the game out while the latter is
wondering whether or not little casino
has been played.
McKeag has, it is given out, secured
the support of a majority of the Re-
publicans in his ward, and it is fair
to presume there isn't a man in the
ward who has not pledged himself to-
the former resident of the Second pre-
clnct.
R,lt there will be fight there, the
hottest kind of a fight, even though it
be one-sided. Cannon Will make
struggle for the place and his friends
who live outside the ward will make
big effort to assist him. The out
come of the struggle will be awaited
with interest.
CoIOred Republican Row.
The Crane-Trumbo ring mas OBJ
tanned control of the colored Republic
can vote of this city. This is not so
heavy a statement as it might seem
at first sight, however, and the ring
leaders need not congratulate them
selves on a big victory. The recent
census of Salt Lake county shows
that the colored element forms an
almost inconsiderable factor in our
population. There are only 262 per-
sons in the whole county. However,
meeting Of the Lincoln Republican
club was held last night in the old
council chamber in the Wasatch build
ing, for the purpose of electing
president for this campaign. During
the proceedings there was a lively row
between Ben Nesbitt and the Crane
, faction, with the result that Nesbitt
! was thrown out and the police patrol
was called. In the end Bruce Johnson
was elected president Of the club.
Johnson is said to be one of the ward
men of Trumbo and Crane. and his
election is a victory for them.
Registrars at Work.
Registration work has been begun
in earnest. Chief Registrar Wilson and
his deputies have established them
selves in the Galena block, and yes
terday morning all the force were out
to register legal voters.
In regard to the registering of
women, it was decided, after lengthy
oopcidera tiou fo await tho decision IF