The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-29

Iron County.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN
sTRuCTIoN-NIrs.E Emma J. McvicI>er,
saEs lake
This is the ticket placed in the field
by the Republicans yesterday.
The Republican party of Utah has
ewn ungrateful to the men who have
made it. Having been put in the ma
jority b. questionable man it has
now repudiated that man.
1t has refused to reward most Of
those who have worked hardest, while
party was in the direst need of
Workers. and has given its favors
chief5y to those who have done little
10 deserve them.
The Republican party has, however,
nominated good ticket. The weak
est part of it is the judicial selection.
There is one man of strong personal
ity and two men with considerably
weaker personalities. There are two
men who have been very unsatisfactory
10 the bar while on the bench. Should
the sicl1et be elected the supreme court
will consist of one judge, and his
name will be Zane The others viii be
PLASTIC in his hands. They are Tot
good enough lawyers to meet him even
,xele they of strong character.
The gubernatorial nomination has
fallen to the strongest candidate pre-
senled. Wells is a young man, of good
character and q clean record. He
lacks, however, in a knowledge OF pub
lie affairs and public questions. He
has had no experience that would fiji
him for the position of governor. He
IS popular and viii probably draw out
the full Republican vote. BE is not
however, as phenominally strong as
his Republican supporters imagine him
10 be. BY no means is he invincible
The Democrats have many able men
possessing as good character, as much
popularity. and a great deal more ex-
peCience and acquaintance with pub
lie affairs. There will be mo strings
on him. however, and if he was The
sA5bnd choice of the Tribune clique, il
w because IF "a frightful weakness
no. A. L. Thomas. 1t was not a case
E loving Wells more, but Crane less
" His nomination will assure clear
campaign so far as the head of the
ticket is concerned. Personalities thai
must have entered in had certain Other
candidates been nominated, will not be
broachei. The Issue will evidently bC
made on the principles which viii di
vide the parties and the respective
abilities of TIE men. There is much Of
encouragement in that. Had the Tri
bune's first choice been named a clear
campaign would hardly have beer
looked for. With its second choice, i
IS different.
Allen VIII have much more chance
10 go to Congress this time than h,
bad when ne ran once before. He. also
is a good man. The Republicans coulC
hardly have selected one who would
make a better race. However, he hs.
many clements OF weakness. His Re
publicanism IS known to be not at al
sound. He has often threatened [,
feat cH the wings of Populis-n He vii
not make q magnetic campaign II,
IS not a magnetic man. There is to,
much of the. old New England stool
in him. He has TOO long been TIL
tutor TO wear it off and become all a
once The successful political speaker
He kas done little for the Republican
party. He stayed out oil it as long a
there was a chance for him to co s.
and went into il with reluctance.
in al tll- ticket. however, there i
nctksng for the Democrats 10 fear
HaH other candidates been nominate,
IT is probable that the victory woul,
have been easy. With the Republican
ticket and good Democratic ticket
such as II . possible to choose amoni
the many good Democrats of the ter
ritofy, the fight is one that lies ahou
ever. One Of the greatest sources o
weakness in The Republican ticket j
The fact that all the leading Offices OF
ST are taken from Salt Lake, while t
the outside territory was given onl
the minor offices with the small sala
RES. Ogden must fam content iisel
with tn attorney genefalship, tn
nerth wit the secretary OF state, Utal
county with the treasurership, and tn
sRutl. with the authorship. Salt LAX