The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-08

OGDEN. Oct. THE Democracy is
IN the saddle in Weber county this
year. Ever since the division on party
lines this county has been Republican.
Last year the total registration was
5,0O5; the total vote 4,O55. OF the votes
polled Wells, for governor, received
2.04S, Game 1.719, and the balance went
to the Populist candidate, Henry w.
Lawrence, or were thrown out for
cause. The average Republican major
ity was 225, and on that basis the po-
itical manipulators are this year fig
-uring. Here / find d united Democratic
party, while its opponent is just recov-
ering from strife which all but dis
rupted it and which has left it in
poorly organized condition. 1t is eX-
pected that the total registration this
year will very nearly reach 10000; OF
that number it is estimated that 5000
persons will exercise the franchise.
Judging from what posted Democrats
have told me and from what the rec
oglliZed RepI blican leaders concede, the
Bryan electors will receive about 5000
votes.
On account of the silver champion s
strength very little attention is being
paid to national politics, but the fight
on the state, legislative and county
tickets is waxing warm and partisans
on each side are casting principle to
the winds and are battling for spoils
and power.
SILvERITES MADE MONKEYS OF.
The Mckinley leaders have whip
sawed the silver Republicans at every
move in the political game. They have
dictated everything and the recent har-
mony conference, which resulted in the
Mckinley tail wagging the silver dog
until it taught it how to bark In the
proper key, is, to an outsider, one of
the political wonders of the year. The
silver Republicans, 1 am told, fought
the Mckinley managers until they rec
ognized the fact that without the as
sistance of the Hanna contingent they
would not be able to secure office. An
independent ticket was out Of the ques-
ton, so an overture for conference
was eagerly entertained This confer
ence resulted in the appointment OF
harmony committee, each faction to-
have equal representation. All the po-
litical fighters of the Republican party
were on the committee, and while one
faction caucused in one room, the other
caucused in another. Every proposition
devoted to discussion the compromise
babe was born At its christening it
was resolved that the primaries should
be conducted on the old lines and an
equal distribution of the offices be
made in the convention. This agree
ment was carried out and the result
is a ticket composed of gold bugs and
Bryan silver men.
THE LEGISLATIVE TICKETS.
The legislative part of the ticket
comprises A. B. Patton and T. ].
Stevens, of Ogden, for the state SEN
ate. and J. A. Carbon, W. L. Stewart,
of Plain City, Robert Mcfarland, of
West Weber and David Kay. of Ogden,
for representatives. 1t is claimed that
four out of the six candidates are Nc
Kinley-B Brown men and that the others,
A B. Patton and ]. A Carbon. are for
silver uncompromisingly.
The Democratic nominees for the leg
islaIure are L. w. Shurtliff and Daniel
Hamer for the senate and Angus Nc
Kay, Of Huntsville. Mrs. DR.. Ander-
son. John NJ Perkins and w. L. P.
Peyton. They are in thorough accord
with the principles of their party and
while the ticket is not the strongest
that the party could have named, it is
believed that the candidates position
on silver will pull them through by good
n.ajorities.
BUFFALO BILLS BAD BREAK.
Yesterday the Standard, Bill Glas-
mann's paper, sent Joy pulsating
through the hearts of every person in
this village who takes any interest in
politics by announcing that as both
the Democrats and Republicans have
put up a ticket with some goldbugs
on each ticket 1T would be impossible
for ii to support either ticket as a
whole. While the remuneration was a
relief to the Democrats, among hot
headed particans the charge that gold
bugs were on the ticket caused con-
siderable indignation. Cool headed
members of the party contented them
selves with pronouncing the statement
ridiculous
THE LIE NAILED.
Moroni Poulter. chairman of the
Democratic county central committee,
denounced The statement as being IN
qualifiedly false.
Hon. c. c. Richards, who, even his
opponents admit, is an important po-
litical factor herealbouts, said that the
publication in the Standard was the
first intimation that he had received
that the ticket was not for silver from
top to bottom, and others less promi-
nent were of the opinion that the
charge should be treated with the con-
tempt it deserved. OF course, the leg
fslative candidates We're mad from the
soles of their feet to the crown of their
heads, and those l was able TO see
and interview made known their silver
views in terms that admit of no mis-
take as to their true position.
Daniel Hamer, ex-tax collector and
now court stenographer, authorized me
to quote him as saying that he was a
silver man who wore the Chicago con-
yention brand; that for three years
past he had been for the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver without the
consent OF any other nation on ear-ll:
that his silver views were so strong
that he had entered last year into
contract with a friend in which he
agreed if the Democratic party refused
to recognize silver this year that he
would for-sake it for any other party
that did, and that he was confident
that his running mates on the ticket
were as loyal to silver as he was.
THE ATTACK ON HAMER.
During Mr. Hamer's term as tax
collector ne was the object Of most
violent attacks by political opponents.
who charged that he sas imposing
upon the taxpayers by collecting ex-
orbitant fees The attacks grew out
OF dispute as to whether or nor GER