The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-26
rluch Personal Abuse Being In
dulged In.
ElsIN0RE COUNTY TICKET
CLOSE FIGURING ON THE LEGlsLA-
TIVE RESULT THERE.
Both the Dubois and the Fusionists
Confident of Securing the Defcga-
tion-The Present Senator Be-
iieyed to Have Hard Row to Hoe
"A Sensation Promised.
Especial .Corresnondence.l


The Idaho campaign is one of
abuse and personalities Not nee
eesarily from the rostrum does
it emanate. but in the street
corner discussions which are so preva-
lent, does the intensity of feeling en-
gendered by the mixed condition of
affairs make itself manifest.
All issues and discussions are subor-
dinated to that relating to the sena-
torial contest. After all. when the
matter is sifted to the bottom, it is very
evident that it is contest, not be-
tween parties, but between politicians
who are seeking each others scalps.
My statement may be challenged, but
nevertheless was told by a well known
newspaper man, who is supporting the
fusion ticket, that Lieutenant-Govern
Borrower asserted a few days ago
that instructions had been given the
Mckinley adherents to vote for the
Democrdt-Populist legislative nominees,
If thereby Dubois advocate could be
beaten. This statement is given for
what it is worth; it may be so and it
may not, but one thing is certain-the
McKinleyites would rather see either a.
Populist or Democrat elected than
have Dubois returned to the senate.
If Dubois is returned it will be
grand tribute to his personal popular
ity. There is no Disgusting the fact
that he has a hard row to hoe. In
the opinion of your correspondent he
will not have the majority anticipated
by his managers. Wherever one goes
one is told by hitherto staunch sup
porters of Dubois, but who are now OPP
posed to him: IF Dubois had cut
loose from the Republicans and left his
case in the hands of the people, it
would have been impossible to defeat
him" A prominent citizen of this town
told me today that, in passing through
this place on his way home after the
Chicago convention, in a short address,
the senator declared he was Just as
good Republican as ever" This as
sertion, coupled with the delay in is
suing an address defending his position,
undoubtedly lost him hundreds of Dem
ocratic and Populist votes.
The Democrats and Populists are
highly indignant over the charge that
they suppressed kilograms from the
national committees during the prog
ress of the conventions in Boise.
They chss.ge that Dubois and his
friends treated them with scant cour-
tesy and that had there been any de-
sire on the part of the Free Silver Re
publicans to fuse, the matter could have
been easily arranged.
SENATORIAL CANDIDATES.
If the fusion legislative ticket is sue
cessful and the terms of the compact
are carried out, Populist will be
elected senator. There will not be
a dearth of candidates. The most
prominently mentioned are w. H. CIag-
EFT, w. M. Ruick, A. ]. Crooks, George
A. Williams and j. E. Boyce. The
latter is president of the miners fedora
ton and popular with the laboring
class. Clagett has gone to Michigan to
stump the Wolverine state for Bryan,
but the move will not lose him any
votes in case his party is successful at
the polls.
An ardent Dubois man said to me
yesterday: IF the fusion ticket is sue
cessful Ed Boyce will be the next
senator from Idaho" The truth is no
one can tell WHO. will succeed Dubois
if the fusionists capture the legislature.
In addition to the candidates mentioned
above, it is expected that more than
one dark horse will enter the race.
A M'KINLEY MEETING.
The McKinleyites held meeting at
this place last night. The small hall
was crowded, but if cheering, or rather
non-cheering, is indicative of ones po-
litical sentiments, the crowd contained
few advocates of d gold standard. Sen
ator Shoup and Governor Mcconnell
both spoke, but neither mentioned the
name of Bryan. Probably fear of the
tremendous applause which would have
greeted the silver champions name, and
which did not greet the mention of
,Al ~ 4
governor
Senator Shoup opened the meeting
and was followed by the governor, who
delivered the principal speech of the
evening. He commenced his address
by asserting that he is just as strong
an advocate of the white metal as
ever The effect of his prelude, how
ever, was spoiled by the apologizing
manner in which he spoke of his past
record and the charges of inconsistency
he brought against Teller, Jones, Stew
art e. al
In point of numbers the meeting was
a success; otherwise, in the vernacular
of the street ganin, it was frost"
INCREASED STATE DEBT.
The manager of the Democrat-Pop-
ulist campaign have sent out large
numbers of circulars calling upon the
people to rebuke the present state Off
Gals by voting the fusion ticket. The
fusionists charge that the state debt
has been increased in the past six
years from S239,276.95 in 1890 to over
$500, 900 in 1896. They also assert that
the expenses of the different state
offices have been increased over 1891
in the following aounts:
Governor Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
Treasurer Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
Auditor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1910
Attorney general. ................ 1850
superintendent Observation-Disclosures. Also
Secretary of state. 1850
Supreme court. Observation-Disclosures. 1850
Capitol building. ..-............... 1872
Land Department.. $4,000
Penitentiary Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Total increase. ...-..............$ sos, 602
To counteract the effects the cir
cular might have upon the uninitiated,