The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-22

At Republican county headquarters
matters are becoming very quiet as
concerns plans for the campaign. For
some reason the several officials there
have decided TO relapse into silence for
few days. The only information
which can be obtained is from genial
George Is. Squires, who has been APP
pointed generalissimo of the meetings
which are being held by the party
throughout the campaign.
TIL colonel was in an affable mood
yesterday, and vouchsafed the inteili-
gence that the meeting at Hills park,
which was TO have been held tomorrow
evening, had been postponed until
Tuesday evening next, on account Oh
the opening of the Crescent bridge.
But on Tuesday they expect to have
a great time. All the candidates will
be there, including the candidate for
sheriff, who is going to attempt to en-
large his acquaintance. Whether or
not Condie sings or makes a speech
depends, not upon his voice, but
whether he has a song written for him
self or not. One of the many poet
lariats which the party contains is said
TO be engaged on new song for the
candidate which is entitled: I'm a
Whale, and on My Muscle; 1 Can Lift
900 Pounds" In addition to this fea-
ture, McKaig will recite his famous
Cutting the Pensions Down, with
some new variations which he has Goa
posed. Besides these melodious and
Evolutionary features, there will be a
lot of fiddliag by a well know fiddler,
some music on guitar by a well know
guitarist, several speeches by well
known specialists. and lot of dane
ing by well known dancists. Oh, it
will be a warm time. Geddes will be
there, and Christopherson, Scott Girls
mon and Al Reese, Mont Fisher and
Parsons, and many of the candidates
for the upper and lower houses.
Sandwiches viii be sold al the usual
rates, the same warranted to contain
real ham; there win be soda pop and
ginger ale and huttermilk, and other
dTinkables galore. Everybody is in
vited to come and get a feed of PROV
ender and intellectual pabulum. The
colonel is enthusiastic over the pros
poets, and declares it will be ''the"
meeting of the campaign.
The opening of the Crescent bridge is
going tc be a non-partisan affair, and
VIII be attended by such non-partisans
as Geddes, Christopherson, Reese, Con-
die, Parsons, Fisher and many of the
people who are running on the nom
partisan ticket. OF course there will
be cheers for the non-partisan candi-
dates who voted the money to build
the bridge, and the non-partisans who
came down there to see it opened. 1t
has been suggested that the non-parti-
sans keep off the structure as much
as possible because such a weight of
grief will likely cause it to collapse.
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Reports received by the campaign
"a of he
to the effect that the Democrats are
lar and away in the lead as concerns
registration, and they are greatly wor-
ried thereat. Usually the voters do
not all go to the polls. and the differ
ence in the rolls this year, as concerns
those who are not registered Just about
makes as many in number as the Re-
publcans expected to lose, if all got
on the lists. Now they win lose a
greater percentage than was even
thought of. Their Happiness is not in
creased by the intelligence that nearly
every Democrat in the city and county
is registered.
In order 10 get the workers up to a
pitch of enthusiasm, letters were yes
terday sent out to a great many in the
city. The bundle of mail was so large
that Joe Cottle had to be summoned
10 lick postage stamps. Joe performed
his duties to the satisfaction of the
committee, and was allowed to take
the matter to the mailing box on che
corner for his reward.
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Chairman Holmes is being purs,ed
by colored man, who wants an inter-
view. This colored man does not be-
long to the regular push but he tells
candidates and others that he can save
the party, and that he wants to do If
provided He haunts the Knutsford
and the committee headquarters. Go
at either place at almost any time and
he can be discovered patiently waiting
Tor Gus. He is the most simultaneous
man ever seen. He can be in more
places at once than any person who
ever inhabited the earth. Up to date
he hasn't discovered there are two or
more modes of egress and ingress from
both headquarters and the hotel, and
as result he is nonplussed most of
the time. He will see the chairman
go in one door and viii post himself
there until someone tells him that the
chairman has gone away to the OTHER
building. Then he leaves and repeats
the performance at the next house.
Gus is aging under this constant pur-
suit, but is congratulating himself that
there are only about two more weeks
Some of the county registrars We're
mystihed day or two since by re-
ceiTlng postal card upon which was
written in good typoscript the follow
ing: a meeting of the registrars of
Salt Lake county is hereby called AT
243 East Second South street OF, We'd
nesday. October q, 1896. at . O'Clock
p. m. Business of Importance. your
attendance is earnestly requested
Con, nittee."
Several of the officials thought tbere
was hen on" and about thirty of
them attended the place. which was
however. 14S instead of 24S. and after
getting inside. J. 3. Missing proposed
they organize Registrars Protective
association-that is to say, they organ
lie into protective association. which
would be formed for the purpose of
putting in their bills in uniform order
so the county commissioners would not |
have chance to deal with them ex-
cept alike.
This didn't seem to meet with en-
thusiasm. and Mr.. Missing urged the 1
necessity of having a sort of organ !
ization effected which would be for the I
mutual benefit of all concerned. The
bills should be uniform in Character
and made out so that every one of the I
registrars would be treated alike.
While the matter was being consid-
cred. someone moved a collection he /
taken up in order to defray the ex- +
penses OF the hall, and the meeting (
terminated somewhat abruptly.
Reports from all over the state re-
ceived by the chairman of the Demo-
cratic executive committee are to the I
effect that the party is gaining every /
day. From Cache the welcome news |