The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-07
Charley Crane,s Views.

Charley Cranes Views.
Charley Crane approached crowd
of Democrats and Republic rs who
were standing on a street corner yes
terday afternoon. well we've got an
easy ticket to beat" said Tom Fergu-
son to him.
~ Crane tried very hard to look en-
y Outraged, gazed thoughtfully at the
4 tpeaker for a few seconds. CURED MS
kanoustache and then spoke
so YOU think it's an easy ticket 10
beat do you. Well I don't. I've been
in politics for a long time in this ter
ritory and / think if the Democrats
had STAYED in session for three weeks
they couldn't have made stronger
ticket AS a vote catcher L don't think
a ticket will ever be put up in this ter
rFtory that will excel it. Why don't
you see there are four candidates from
the north, four from the south and four
be. They are distributed well too.
They catch just the right counties.
We're going ito win, of course, but
we've got fight on hand"
Caine is Strong.
"They are the right kind of men too.
I've heard men talking today ABOUT
John t Game being a weak man. Now
don't You count on anything OF that
kind or we viii make a mistake. The
people know d. and know he VIII
MAKE good, safe governor He is
known in every little hamlet in this
territory The peopte lave voted for
him often and are ready to vote for
him again He may not he strong now
in Salt Lake. but I'm very much afraid
YOU will see him grow strong before the
end Of the campaign. Game is strong
man."
The eminent ex-chairman finished
with the remark
If you think that ticket is easy to
beat you're mistaken. The Republi-
cans have got a hard fight on their
hands this time"
The Lonely BicycIist.
Lonely wayfarers on the back streets
of our city and in quiet country lanes
efter dark, need not be surprised to
see a lonely wheelman, as mysterious
as the famous Flying Dutchman, run
lby them swiftly, his head bowed down,
bis hat pulled over his eyes, seeking
the darkest parts of the road and
rushing through the glare of the cleo
trio lights like one possessed. 1t may
; look as though he is endeaVOring to
avoid detection and perfectly excusable
theories about bicycle thieves and
other. outlaws may dash through the
Wayfarers mind.
But the citizens need not be alarmed
or excited over any such spectacle
"a The lonely Wheelman with the dark
s. lantern proclivities and general air of
secresy will only be that esteemed
gubernatoriaI candidate, Heber NJ.
Wells.
The fact is that Mr. Wells, whom all
know to be an actor of most consum-
mate ability, has descended from the
leading romantic roles and is playing
the part of the comedian in the new
diana of politics just staged in this
territory All his friends ere laugh
ing and the sensible Republicans are
wondering what they must next eX-
pect
Careful of His Dignity.
The story is an amusing one. Just
after Wells had written his letter to
, the Oquirrh club and leading Republi-
cans had justly criticised him for lack
? Of dignity in its composition, and for
lack of dignity in many other respects,
the Tribune crowd, Chairman George
NJ Cannon and various members of
me committee, conceived a very strong
desire to stiffen up their candidate s
dignity and make his bearing COM
mensurate with the vast Importance
of his position as leader of the Repub-
lican party.
So they decided to read lecture to
their protege They visited him and
explained that they wanted him to
make the best appearance possible.
One of the chief things they insisted
upon was that he should abandon his
bicycle. They considered that it would
seem decidedly undignified for him TO
parade the streets astride a wheel.
Therefore they asked him to walk.
Only After Dark.
wells was 10th to take the sugges-
ton But il was no use for him to
argue. The committee insisted that he
must give UP his bike. Finally after
a session on the subject a compro-
mise was agreed upon. and so Wells
viii no longer ride his bicycle in the
day time, but will take it out only at
night, when he can coast about where
nobody can see him and be Mortified
because he is so undignified as to
ride a bike.
A Roaring Farce.
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