The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-07

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| notices carried in that parade. Yet
| only one of these contained a mention
! of the name of Wells. Aliens name
was on them. Frank Cannon's name
was to be SEEN Other names were
/ there. But Wells was almost off.
More than that not one good cheer for
| Wells could be raised along the line
! Of march.
These are a few of the idols that
have been shattered in this campaign.
! What is left of the Republican party
Carbon County Difficulty.
notwithstanding the efforts of the
/ Tribune to stir up strife among the
Carbon county Democrats the difficult
ties will probably be amicably settled.
Mr.. Braffett makes the following state
ment:
The difficulty appears to be in the
system by wh%h the appointment of
postmasters is handled in the depart
ment. It appears in this instance that
the matter was determined by S. II.
Brownlee The matter of choosing the
postmaster was referred from one Off
cial TO another until at last Smith was
asked if he wanted it. While we are
inclined to think the responsibility
should be attached to S. II. Brownlee,
cannot blame Mr.. Caine for reposing
confidence in one of Mr.. Brownlee's
official standing in the party. 1t is
simply a case in which Mr.. Brownlee
has lied and placed Mr.. Game and
Mr.. Letcher in false position with
the Carbon county Democrats.
THE truth of this whole matter is
that the Democrats of Price were al
most unanimous for John 7. Hite, be-
sides there was a petition signed by
80 per cent Of the Democrats getting
their mail at that Office. Mr.. Hite had
been endorsed by the Democratic club
at Price, of which Mr.. Brownlee was
chairman and Mr.. Smith secretary. In
that meeting it was not known to any
others save themselves that the lat
ter was an applicant for the Office. The
resolution and petition were endorsed
by Judge Norrell and c. r. Barratt of
Salt Lake
I'VE were advised that Mr. Letcher
came to Price for the ostensible pur-
pose of looking into and reporting sup
on the matter and that he signally
failed to make such report as would
be corrOborated by the voice of the
Democracy is matter which con-
Germs Mr.. Letcher to some extent, since
matters have gone on to this end. This
is so apparent that by force of cir
cumstances it must be rectifed in a
manner which viii be satisfactory to
the Democrats of Price. They are hard
workers for the ticket and their la
bors should be met with spirit of
reciprocity on the part of Democratic
leaders. The confidence which Mr..
Game reposed in Mr.. Brownlee has
been abused by the latter and on its
face would appear that some Salt
Lake people have more confidence in
him than do the people of his own
section
Mr. Leteher says: During the
summer / learned that there We're two
applicants for the position, and that
their papers had been sent to the de-
partment at Washington through the
usual channels, but 1 do not remem-
Der to have ever seen either of the
recommendations, and never in any
way endorsed either of the applicants.
Judge Norrell interested himself in
behalf of Mr.. Hite. When I was in
Price a few days ago, [ talked with
both the applicants and their friends,
and the suggestion of one of them
proposed that an election be held by
the Democrats of that precinct to
determine the matter. They all seem
ed willing to submit to this plan, and
on my return to Salt Lake I stated to
Judge Norrell that such would be
agreeable to the applicants, and if the
consideration of the matter was held
up at Washington this would probably
be the best solution of the whole
question.
Now as to my visit to Castle Gate,
that was not in the interest of any
candidate. either for a postofice or a
state Office. Finding there We're con-
tending delegations from Price. [ did
all in my power to harmonic the
matter, but no pledges, inducements,
or promises of any character for any
thing or anybody except the good of
the cause, was held out as a, reason
for such settlement. The statements
Of the Tribune, whether prompted by
Mr.. Braffet, or not, seem to be en-
tirely gratuitous, and insofar as they
contradict the foregoing statement.
they are entirely and unequivocally
false"
Warm Week Ahead.
This Will be a very warm week in