The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-31


a set of harness. a horse, COW or other
valuable thing, will willingly blame
his loss onto the incompetency of the
county court and its failure to give a
proper compensation to the sheriff.
The outside county is thoroughly dis
gusted with the salary grabbers who
form the county court. There is a
! thorough determination to teach the
republican party a lesson and to de-
feat its candidates whenever 1t is
shown that they are not fit to be
| trusted with the direction of the peo-
pies affairs. Outside of Salt Lake the
county is certainly Democratic and the
city itself is not at all certain to go
Republican under present conditions.
Democratic Candidates.
There will be race for the Demo-
cratic nomination for superintendent
Of public instruction. Charlie Short,
the Republican nominee, is giving a
great deal of dissatisfaction through
out the county He is a carpet Dagger,
having but recently removed to
Farmers ward, from Park City. He
has no particular interests in this
county and is merely one Of the office
seekers who have come here because
they think it is possible for them to
be elected in such supposedly safe
Republican county. Carpet baggerS
will get but small favor from the hon
est people in the outside county and
any attempt to come here and get
revenue will bring defeat.
The two chief candidates on the
Democratic side are Oscar Van Colt
and Horace Cummings. Oscar Van
Colt would make a good fight against
Short right in his own precinct. He
has been born and raised in Farmers
warS and is teaching school there,
after having graduated from the Uni
versity. He is well and favorably
known all over the county For five
years he has taught school successfully
and will make a good superintendent
Professor Cummings is another Utah
boy, who is not a carpet Dagger. He is
81 years old and has lived in Salt Lake
city and county for about three-fourths
Of that time. He worked to educate
himself at the University and gradu-
ated in the normal course. He began
his teaching in East Mill Creek. He
taught in several wards in Salt Lake
and the B. Y. College at Logan. For
the last four years he has been prin>
cipal of the Central Seminary in East
Mil Creek, a high school supported by
the wards in the southern part of the
county. Last year he took the degree
of bachelor Of letters at the University
ana mas Deen engaged TO teach there
this year in the normal training school.
Nominate II Laboring Man.
The board of labor has taken action
in the matter of presenting a name
to the Democratic convention for nomi-
nation on the legislative ticket The
Herald is in receipt of the following
communication on this subject:
1.-THE organized labor of the city and
county have determined to present to
the Democratic convention the name
of G. A. Whitaker, for legislative
honors. Mr.. Whitaker is an honest
son of toll and has filled many posi-
tons of honor and trust among the
labor element of the city. He is true
Democrat and is in every way compe-
tent to fill the position. He is a ready
debater, a man of firm convictions, and
enjoys the respect and confidence of
all who know him. If nominated he
will add strength to the ticket and
win the support of the entire labor ele-
ment r. G.. SLEATER.
STEPHEN TYNE,
E. c. DAVIS,
COMMITTEES +"