The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-18

MARK an X up by the rooster and
let it go at that
Peter S. Condie, Republican nominee
| for sheriff, has had half-tone of him
self made, which appears on a printed
circular which is being nailed and
pasted up around the vicinity APP
pended to the bill are two editorials
from the Tribune, one of which an
nounces gravely that Peter has been
away on two missions for his church,
while the second disseininates the in
telligence that he has had sufficient
experience in handling criminals to
make a good officer"
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| Peters friends say that his knowl-
edge of handling criminals is so mea-
! gre that he is not considered, even by
! them, as a man who will be a good
! sheriff; that he does not know a Grim
| inal from crowbar, or a confidence
man from a crane. They are voting
| for him because he has agreed to place
! the "rooter" in office. If all the men
who have been promised positions in
the sheriff's office are appointed, there
viii be a deputy to every block in the
city. The 'rooters" are shouting, just
the same as though all of them were
! going to be selected on the first of the
year. However, the conservative men
| of the city. those who have property
interests which need protection, are
working in the open for the election of
Thomas P. Lewis, who is the man who
will be elected.
Speaking OF. Lewis. the Argus yester-
day announced that the only fault
against him is that he is a free silver
man and an ardent Democrat. The at
tention of the Argus is called to the
! following on the Condie dodger:
Though engaged in sheep raising, he
is a supporter of Mr.. Bryan" The
Argus, however, has no good word to
say of Condie.
The Argus says of Thomas P. Lewis:
Thomas P Lewis, candidate for
sheriff of Salt Lake county on the
! Democratic ticket, was born in Wales
1 in lS43 In 1859 he came to Utah and
since that year has been engaged in
| railroad work and mining. During all
| the years since then he has been IN
charge of laboringmen, and in all in
| stances has proved himself their friend
and won their gratitude and esteem.
He has never held Office and has never
sought Office until urged so to do by
| his friends two years ago. He has
! always conducted himself in such a
manner that he has won a friend in
4 any he met in social or business inter
course. Possessing all the qualities of
a whole-souled man of unqualified in
| tegrity and with strict sense OF bust
ness methods, Thomas P. Lewis holds
! the confidence of all the business and
laboring classes. The only thing that
can be urged against him as can
| didate is that he is an ardent free sill
yer advocate and a Bryan Democrat.
This is not to be wondered at, since
for years he has been identified with
the mining interests of the state.
The same paper also gives Stephen
Lynch a kind word, in the following:
The position attained by Stephen j.
Lynch. Democratic candidate for coun-
ty treasurer, illustrates what boy
may do in this country. He started
at the bottom of the ladder and has
! been climbing steadily upward ever
since, winning the confidence of one
of the greatest financial institutions in
this region by his integrity and faith
| fulness, and securing the nomination
! for high office without effort on his
part. The only thing that can be urged
against Steve is that he is a Democrat.
Arthur Parsons was an agitatsd
man Yesterday afternoon. He received
news that the petition of B. B. Btner.
| independent candidate for the Office of
assessor, was being filed at the sffce
of the county clerk and made a rush
! for the scene. He found the rumor was
| only too true. B. b. was on hand with
| formidable document, bearing the
signatures of about 175 citizens which
| he wanted placed on record. Deputy
/ Reese had an hours consultation with
Bitner, during which time ne carefully
scanned every name on the list, and
finally filed 1t. Arthur was in evidence
most OF the time, and it is asserted
| that there may be objections filed
against the petition and a contest made
against the name of Bitner going or
| the ticket.
Be this as it may. the action of Bit
ner means the defeat of the Republican
candidate. because those who want Bit
ner will not vote for Parsons.
The Mckinley organ, the Argus,
prints the following:
|, The Herald, the Democratic organ.
has. since the Republican county con-
vention, manifested a deep solicitude
for Joseph Lippman. Judge Powers
law partner and a candidate for the
legislature on the Republican ticket. A
few mornings ago it announced tllti
the Argus was making q fight for him
and showed its interest in having him
elected. Mr. Lippman is entitled TO the
efforts or the 1eInocrallc organ IN MS
behalf, for he has done as much as any
man in this country to utterly disrupt
and destroy the Republican party. and
has proved an able ally TO his partner
Chairman Powers. If Mr. Lippman's
efforts in this direction entitle him Il
the support of the Republicans. we
hope he viii get it. though If any mem
bers Of the grand old party think OF
voting for him, it might be well for
IN Id
self not to support Chairman Powers
for the senate.
The Argus errs in its premises and
misunderstands the action of this pa
per, which was, not to assist Mr.. Lipp
man, but to give its opinions circula-