The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-05

would at once organize and be pre-
pared to call separate primaries in the
event they were denied the right to
vote at those called by the committee.
They are fully as confident as
the Mckinley men that they
will control the convention and are
willing to trust to their delegate be-
| ing seated. If, however, in that ex-
tremity they were unsuccessful, it was
the sense of the meeting that they
would take no part in an effort TO hold
another convention, but would go over
to tine Democrats and vote their ticket
straight.
Some erterpristng merchants got in a
lot of canes yesterday, the heads of
which We're cast of the head OF
Bryan in white metal 1t was hand
somely dome and mounted a neat stick.
Before night it was not difficult 10
dSternipe which of the presidential
candidates is the faverite in Salt Lake
Hundreds of Bryan CANES We're being
carried about the streets, and the sale
went ON as fast as they could be
dealt out, as long as the stores selling
them remained open.
Hon. A. o. Smoot, member of the
house of the last legislature, repre-
senting Utah county, was in the city
yesterday. He says Bryan and
Sewall will carry his county by a
larger majority than ever before was
given the Democratic ticket there.
Fisher S. Harris is very much i'm
proved after his two weeks ait Glen
wood Springs. He got thoroughly
rested and says he is ready 10 go
into the campaign with a better will
than aver hafore rTIa1-a &c M -yr,e.a az
enthusiast among ali the Democrats
than Mr.. Harris this year, for as he
says, his personal views are entirely
in accord with the principles the
party now represents. By the way it
Is not at all uncertain that Mr. Harris
Will he called upon to sacrifice him
self this fall as he is being frequently
mentioned among Democrats as being
the embodiment of pretty good con-
gTessional timber. Personally, Mr..
Harris di5avows any such aspirations,
but there is little doubt that he would
accept the nomination. as a biTlet in
the next congress would be a pretty
tempting morsel.
Joel Shoemaker sees no possibility
of a Mckinley ratification being work
ed up here and has turned his mind to
a scheme to hold a meeting at
Castillo Springs. He is now investi-
eating the feasibility of the idea and
if he finds it practicable will endeavor
to pull it off about the LIST of Septem-
Der.
Morris Sommers says he is no fongeG. a
candidate for the first secretaryship TO
the embassy at Berlin. He now wants
to be ambassador but would be con-
tent with a, consulship. He thinks he
ought easily to get that at least as he
is one of the few Germans who can
talk silver to Williams people.
Hon. Thomas G. Merrill, treasurer
Of the National Bianetalic union. left
last evening for Montana ON business
in connection with the appeal pub
ished Sunday and Monday.
c. o. Whittemore, the county at
torney, who has just returned from
the east, says that politics down
through the western middle states
we'll mixed up There are men VINO
have been life long Republicans, who
will vote for Bryan and Democrats
who viii vote for Mckinley. The Old
man with his whiskers under his chin
is going to cut a big figure this time.
The farmer wants a change of policy
and is going to vote for it.
Give me a bowl of soup" said a
sac eyed man in a restaurant in this
city yesterday, where the walters are
famous for the calls they give the
cook. Mckinley for one yelled the
waiter and the man got the soup.
You may give me some pudding" he
said when he had finished the meal.
Bryan, the same went up the cry.
The significance will be appreciated.