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

The Tribune crowd is becoming con-
siderably worried over the city chair
manship. The leading members are
holding about three meeting a day
trying to see how they can overcome
a hostile majority on the committee
and have the man Of their choice
elected. Fred Leonard denies being a
candidate for the place. 1t is said by
his intimates that he aspires to some
thing very much higher. He wants to
be the Tribune candidate for the Of
fee of chairman of the territorial COM
mittee when Charley Crane decides to
drop the mantle in order to take care
of his gubernatorial campaign. If he
cannot get that he would be much
more useful to his hackers as chair
man of the county committee, keeping
the legislative candidates in line. Salt
Lake city, however, is a very impor-
tant point, and if it should come to a
show down, Leonard would take the
Craftsmanship in order to prevent it go
ing to some one who would not fa-
vor that ring.
Harry McCaIIum IL Possibility.
Until within the last few days the
contest has seemed to be between But
ton and Leonard. But they were too
much of the same stripe to satisfy the
other factions. Harry Duke, in particu-
lar, after securing the appointment of
Captain Paul from the Fifth, has been
very anxious to keep his hold upon the
committee, and lately his supporters
have been pushing Harry McCallum
for the position. McCallum retired
from politics some time ago and took
no particular part in the campaign last
year. However his friends say that
this year he has again snuffed the
smoke of battle, and is about to enter
the arena. He has told several politi
clans that he will be with them this
fall. No better field for the exercise of
his peculiar abilities as a politician
could offer itself than the city COM
mittee as it is composed at present.
He is a warm supporter of Harry Duke
and could do some very effective work
from such a coign of vantage.
Getting the Ward Men.
1t is peculiar that the Crane-Trumbo
endeavor to capture the city chairman
ship. Their chief desire seems to be to
keep it away from the Tribune crowd.
They have formed a sort of alliance
with the Bennett crowd to do this.
Otherwise they are willing to let the
office go practically by default or be
fought for by the city politicians who
are looking out for municipal Spoils.
Perhaps the best explanation for this
Sc, ir, 70 OF fltaf
mittees do not always run the pri-
marieS. 1t is curious, but a city chair
man will often find himself in a pri-
mary with less influence than some
man who has received little or no
recognition at the hands of his party.
In every precinct there are a. few men,
who are not pulling for any large Of
flee or prominent place on a COM
mittee who can circulate among the
primary crowds and pull things pretty
much their own way. Some are ward
heelers, some are more respectable.
Most are open to the influence Of
barl 1t is these that Trumbo is en-
listing in his cause. One by one they
seem to be coming his way, in a semi
stampede. They are constantly work
ing in the various precincts. All their
efforts are to be concentrated on the
legislative and gubernatOrial fight.
is the one that the Tribune does not
want to be a party organ and yet
wants to boss the party, and this ar
gument is having its effect.
County Convention First.
By the way, there is a movement On
foot to have the county Republican
convention held before the city con-
vention this fall The object of this is
to separate the city fight from the
legislative fight Perhaps this would be
better for the city if it could be ac-
complished, as it might result in keep
ing municipal politics out of the filthy
senatorial pool into which they are
threatened with being plunged. The
city needs the best men at its head
during the next two years and it would
be disastrous to have it made merely
the tail to the Tribune or Trumbo SEN
atorial kite.
Jake GreenwaId's Attitude.
Jake Greenewald thinks the Tribune
ic er1fiItv of tha prTOSSeSt inpratitLQe.