The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-04


Bryan and an opportunity to once more
essten 20 his magnetic oratory, are
among the possible events which may
come TO his supporters in Utah before
the presidential campaign shall have
ended.
The statement should not be allowed
to raise the hopes of the silver people
to a point THAT would bring dfsappoinG-
ment in the event the possibility fails
to crystalize into certainty, however,
Cor it is by no means assured as yet
Shat he will come as far west as Utah,
but an effort with that end in view Is
being made by Chairman Powers Of the
Democratic state committee, which is
0oined in by others CT the leaders of the
Democracy.
II is Judge Powers idea that if Mr.
Bryan were to make a. tour of the west,
St would settle those states about which
there is any doubt, and result in send
ing a solid west to the electoral college
for the Democratic candidates. It is
not that Judge Powers or the other
prominent Democrats who are supple
menfing his action, have any fears for
the result in Utah or amy Of the other
insern1Ountain states, but there is con-
Siderad to be some uncertainty about
the latter two particularly, and lit is
thought that If MIR. Bryan we're to tour
those states 1t would decide the uncer-
tainty in his favor. The idea. of those
who have considered the matter and
who are using their influence with the
national committee to have western
tour arranged, is therefore, that the
candidate journey to the coast by
northern or southern route and return
vice versa, speaking in the principal
cities en- route. It is believed that the
contamination Of such plan would
weld the entire west insolubly for the
silver ticket, and 50 believing Judge
Powers will lay the matter before the
national campaign committee and en-
deavor to have the western tour inclVld-
ed in Mr. BTyan's campaign. Should
the Utah Democrats views find APP
prevail in the committee, the meetings
xrat viii be asked for in Utah viii
be one at Salt Lake and another at
Ogden.
Judge Powers presented the matter
20 Hon. j. @. Johnson, national commit
teeman for Kansas, ana member of the
national campaign committee, who
spent yesterday in Salt Lake. Mr.. John
son fell in with the idea at once. He
said that since coming west such a
tour had suggested itself to him as of
prime Importance in the campaign and
that his views in that respect were en-
l1IGAy IN WlNl JnDSe OF Judge
Powers, to whom he gave his assurance
Tlhat he would exert his influence in
the committee to have the tour arrang-
ed
National Comm tteeman Johnson, who
as stated above. spent yesterday in
Salt Lake, is on his way home to Pea
body, Kansas. from Idaho where he
was sent to represent the national com
mirtee in an endeavor to adjust the
feeling of dissension among the silver
forces. He stopped off here to confer
with the Democratic leaders and to
observe for himself something of the
situation in Utah. He met Chairman
Powers and several members of the
Democratic executive committee, Chair
znan Dunbar and great number of the
leading Democrats and silver Repubn-
cans during She day, and continued on
his hOmewaro Journey in the evening
Mr.. Johnson devoted considerable
time to a Herald reporter in the after
noon, in conversation on topics of gen.
erad interest relative to the campaign
Concerning his mission to Idaho and
its results. Mr.. Johnson said:
I found things very much mixed in
idaho, but l came away feeling satisfied
that a better feeling prevails among the
silver forces there and that they Will
all get together now on some sort of an
arrangement before long"
Asked as TO whether the Democrats
and Populists had decided to relinouish
portion of their ticket to the silver
Republicans, he went into greater de-
tails and said
THAT had not been definitely decided
upon, as in that land of magnificent
distances it was impossible to get the
stats committees together in the time
that was permitted me to remain in the
Z state. In any event. that was not a
subject with which had to deal. It is
g. matter of detail with which the M
fional committee could not assume TO
meodle and I, of course, tooN no part
"a enoeavoring TO adjust their local af-
fairs, as that would NOT only be a pre-
sumption On the part of the committee
but / could not be expected to know
their situation and what they desire as
well as they would themselves The
committee felt it would be too bad that
the head OF the ticket should be jeopar-
died by dissensions among men who
propose TO support IT, and [ was merely
eent there to endeavor ITO harmonic all
the silver elements, or to bring about a
greater fellowship among them. When
left / was assured by the silver lead
ers OF all the parties that my mission
had been successful and that there was
no longer any danger of further strife
Senator Dubois informed me the morn
ing 1 left that he was entirely satisfied
with the situation.
Asked II that meant a good prospect
that Senator Dubois would be re-elect-
ed, he said he thought that if the sill
yer Republicans continue TO do the
right thing reelection would probably
be conceded him.
Relative to the general campaign,
Mr. johnson expressed himself as feel
ing warranted in the belief that Bryan
fnd Sewail viii be elected and that if
the silver cause continues to grow till
election day as il mas since Mr.. Bryan
opened the campaign, their election
would be encompassed by a majority
greater than was ever accorded a
presidential candidate.
'sAnd there is no reason why the
cause should not continue to grow"
said he. I'VE have the argument and
the gold men can only offer piatitudes
which must be skillfully arranged in
their speeches and literature to make
their argument look strong, while we
are willing 70 read the silver side in
any guise YOU may choose to put it, for
= If the people do read it and get to
understand 1t. we are sure to make
concerts. The only trouble is that we
have not the money to spend in litera-
fure that we would like lid while the
committee has not been really ham,
pered for money to carry out anything
II has undertaken, still we could use
more money than we have had to good
advantage. For instance. day or two
before left Chicago, Senator Jones