The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-28
TAKE NO CHANCES.

The wisdom of the action of the
Democratic state convention in ex-
pressing the choice of the party for
United States Senators, is recognized
more and more as time and circum-
stances bring it into prominence. The
commentator of Hon. W. ]. Bryan of
Nebraska expresses the opinions of the
large majority of Democrats, and is
conceded to be right by not a few
straight Republicans.
In voting for Democrats as members
of the Legislative Assembly the people
of Utah will know what that means in
reference to the United States senator
ship. 1t means the election by the leg
islature of Hons. J. L. Rawlins and
Moses Thatcher to the Upper House of
Congress.
In voting for Republicans for the
Legislature no one will know what that
means as to United States Senators.
It may mean Trumbo or Crane, Tom,
Dick, Harry or Bob. No one can tell.
The matter is left in perplexing I'M
certainty, and if the Tribune's esti-
mate of its own party be true, then
doodle" may determine the question,
and the California ''bar'l' may be the
deciding force.
Some Republicans affect to deride the
idea of the "Coloners" candidacy. Not
so others, however and the latter class
cut no inconsiderable figure in their
party.
Apropos of this, we find the Caifor-
MIA papers speaking of Trumbo serious
ly as the probable choice of the Repub-
ncans of Utah for the senatorship. And
even the San Francisco Examiner,
Democratic paper though it is, men
lions him as one of the examples Of
California senatorial products In an
editorial headed: California the
Mother of Senators" several sons of
the Golden State who have gained SEN
atorial honors from different places are
mentioned, and the opinion is express
ed that Utah will add to the list. And
it says of Trumbo and his prospects:
California looks on with more than
customary interest while the young
commonwealth of Utah puts on her
new clothes and assumes the dignity
Of statehood 1t is not impossible that
this interest springs in a measure from
the high consideration With which our
little sister regards our distinguished
fellow citizen, Colonel Isaac Trumbo,
who is once more Tevisiting the Gimp
ses of the moon in San Francisco, and
is even seen sitting under the shadow
Of T,zGc
course when We speak of Mr. Trumbo,
Colonel Trumbo, as our fellow citi-
zen" we do not mean to claim him
wholly as our own except in that
broader sense under which we must all
bow to one flag, all answer to one
! brotherhood of states. Nevertheless,
time was, and not so long ago, when
San Francisco and California owned
him and he owned no little of CaIifor-
MIA 1t is only the other day when the
political llornblower might have point
ed to him with pride as a "warhorse''
Of the Republican party in California,
and indeed he has a warlike name,
like beat Of drum.
If those persons who allude to the
Colonel with a sheer or a jeer really
think he is not in the race, they are
badly fooled. They will find he is ''in
IT. with a vim, before the fight is
finished. The only thing that will eff
fectuaMy bar him out, is a Legislative
! Assembly with a majority of Demo-
Gratis. The question for bona fide
Utonians to decide is. shall we make
sure of Rawlins and Thatcher for the
! United States Senate, or leave the
chances open for Trumbo, Crane OF
somebody now unmentioned or un-
J known?