The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-13

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. u, 1896
Zion is in a political tumult. It is
not accompanied by The blare Of trum-
pets nor by the rumble of tom-foms,
but down in the hearts of parisans
of the Republican faith a deep fire Of
hatred is raging which will feed on
passion and prejudice until election
day. The recent convention was not a
success Harmony was spelled with
a lower case in it and many old
revenges were satisfied and many new
revenges formed, 1t has been said
that the indulgence of revenge tends
TO make men savage and cruel. This
Truism explains why the convention re-
sembled beer garden more than q
deliberative body, and that Kisses and
gIoans were as frequent as applause
and cheers. That the convention was
captured by the silver Republicans;
that they were we'll organized and that
There was a formidable slate prepared,
was, am told, in evidence from the
call TO order until an adjournment was
taken the following morning at $50
O'Clock. Reason fled before the flash of
the knives Of the political assassins
and the result is, according 10 pu1olic
opinion q ticket that viii not in its
entirety stand the fire assay it Will be
subjected to at the polls.
So deep is the disgust. of lockers on
81 Venice that there is some talk Of an
Independent ticket being placed in the
field. More animosiTy was created at
this convention than at any other con-
vention in the history of politics in this
city and there viii not be many voters
who win make a cross opposite the
beehive and lei 1t go at that. The
henchmen of the defeated candidates
are now strangers 10 harmony and that
the ticket viii be knitted ali down the
line is such an evident fact that one,
in order not to hear it, must emulate
Ulysses.
SILyERITE SECRET CAUCUS
A story which, if true will effectually
ALLEVIATE the MckGn .eya-es from
ticket is going the rounds. I am told
that a select few of the best manipula-
tors in the silver wing of the Republj-
Fan party met in secret caucus several
days before the convention and at it
the plan for capturing the convention
was formulated and the resolutions
which were adopted prepared. At this
same meeting, l am also told, a slate
was prepared which contained the
names of all but four of the candidates
nominated In the heat of The conven-
ton a cog slipped and before it could
be replaced George NJ. Cannon forced
Emmeline B. Wells on the ticket in
stead Of the woman the slate named.
and Martha Campbell also replaced
another member of the gentler sex who
had been named by the caucus. George
n. Lawrence also slipped in contrary
to the provisions of the slate and Joe
Hi
was sidetracl1ed by Condie. With these
four exceptions. the slate makers sue
ceeded and by their prearranged plan
were enabled to control the convention
and to heap igncminy and scorn upon
the McKinleyites who dared to show
their colors. Away Id in Cache I
heard the legislative candidates dis
cussed and I was assured that among
them Senator Brown could count upon
four as loyal supporters. Yesterday in
this city was told that at least five
We're friendly to aim SO, after all
the hard work and plotting of the
silverites, the victory is a barren one,
so far as Brown is concerned.
BROWN GOES ON A MISSION.
Yesterday I endeavored to find Sen
ator Brown. I wanted to ask him his
opinion of Holbrook. But the senator
was non est. Judge Henderson, mis-
partner, told me he had not been al
his Office for several days. A little bird
was better informed. 1t told me that
the senator was in Chicago and that
he left this city last Thursday. His
object, I was told, is to lay the political
situation in Utah before the Mckinley
managers in Chicago and that his
hope was to receive the financial assist
ance he deemed necessary for the wag-
ing Of a vigorous campaign. / asked
his reDuted manager in this vicinity
Harry McCallum, if the story that
Brown was in Chicago was true. He
declared that he knew nothing con-
corning the senator's movements and
in his wei known "don't-care-a -6-n
style" said that he was out of politics
81 am out of politics for good" he re-
peated. Il am hereafter going to de-
vote myself to the law business and in
order 20 remove myself from all evil
political associations / have removed
my Office" At the time McCallum was
busy stacking law books on shelves in
his new Offices in the Scott-Auerbacf
building and the extent of them sur
prised me. There are four rooms al
connected by folding doors and one OF
them, the most retired, is labeled "pri.
vate." The entire arrangement showed
me that the one-time whiiom boss was
indeed out of politicsl This conclusion
prompted me to ask him if he had not
been kicked out, but at this point ii
the conversation he remembered tht
Tribune's advice and declined to be in
serviewed.
WHY M'CALLUM RETIRED.
Connected with McCallum's retire
naent from politics is an interesting
story. He had. l was told when il
Ogden, nine votes in the state Republi
can committee pledged to him. JohI
Henry Smith concluded that he pre-
ferred JOHN E. Dolly 10 McCallum ant
used his influence accordingly Tn,
votes of Cache and Box Elder wer,
among the votes pledged and / an
informed that Lindsay Rogers person
ally paid their expenses to this city
Charley Meighan, of Ogden, was ads,
pledged. but when the time came t,
vote, Meighan was placed in nomi
nation, and then McCallum's defeai
was assured. He, it will be renem
beTed, received six votes, Meighan tw.
aud Dooly nine, one OF which wa.
cast by John H. Shafer, who, Mccall
lum's friends claim, was not entitle,
to a seat in the committee. At on,
time, before the vote was had, Dooi,
announced that he was beaten and Nc
Callum received congratulations from
friends. Bur Dooly was mistaken an<
McCallum's friends were premature