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

Democratic hopes ran high at county
headquarters last evening. The execu-
tive committee was in excellent spirits
and Chairman Lloyd was particularly
jubilant. Inquiry as to the cause of
the increased felicity resulted in The
Herald man being informed that the
most glowing reports were being re-
ceived from all parts Of the city and
county. From every precinct comes the
news of wholesale desertions from the
Republican ranks. Widespread disgust
prevails over the Republican selection
of candidates. The county nomina-
tons. with a very few exceptions, are
regarded as being wofully weak. The
people believe, as the Tribune has
said, that the nomination of Christoph-
erson was Shameful that Geddes'
itch and avarice for mileage and fees
is not only disgusting, but outrageous.
and that the whole ticket savors too
much of ring creation.
Chairman Lloyd, on being solicited
for his personal views. said: There
are various reasons and all of them very
good why Republicans are Disguised
why they are deserving their party
In the first place, they remember with
humiliation and regret the perfidy of
the st. Louis convention in nominating
a candidate owned by the trusts and
syndicates; of one of its United States
senators bowling down before the golden
cali; of an effort on the part of the Nc
kinleyites to elect a legislature that
will make Brown his own successor; OF
the nomination of a county ticket, a
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TO our people: Of the absolute silence of
the Republican county convention on
the matter of economy in the admins
tration of public affairs. This county
is so overwhelmingly in debt that the
people who pay the taxes are deter
mined to have a change.
Besides this" continued Mr. Lloyd,
I'VE have a good organization through
out the entire county. We are in direct
touch with every precinct and voter.
We have returns from nearly all of
them. If preliminary canvasses can be
relied upon, sweeping victory for
the Democrats of Salt Lake county is
assured. Due allowance, understand,
should be made for a party's own
canvass, but our figures show that we
will carry the county by 1000 major
ity. The lowest estimate cannot be
placed below 1900 to 1,S00 We have a
very thorough and satisfactory regis
tration-the best, 1 believe, in the his
tory of the party This has not been
accomplished without the most per-
sistent work. More than 1000 letters
were sent out TO Democratic delinqu MS
and the result was they responded as
one man. OF course the committees
have done excellent work il nearly ell
the precincts, and if they continue as
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question as to the election. Ii will
simply be the size of the majority. BY
a proper application of effort am sure
we can retain the advantage we have
elready gained. And through The
Herald 1 desire TO send words OF cheer
to every Democratic committeeman and
every member Of the party. I desire
also to say to them that notwithstand-
ing the fact we are short of funds, we
can win on the lines laid down"
As will be seen by the long list of
announcements elsewhere in this issue,
the air will be filed with Democratic
oratory and music during the remainder
of the campaign. In addition to the
two or three rallies to be held at Dem
ocratic county headquarters each week.
there will be at least two meetings in
each municipal ward. and the speakers
win include such distinguished cam
paigIf orators as Colonel A. C. Ellis,
John =. Cannon, Judge Andrew How
at, Hon. H. p Henderson, Fisher Har-
ris, John w. Burton, Franklin S. Rich
ards, Waldemar Van Colt, #. B. Shep-
herd, S. P Armstrong. DR. Matte
Hughes Cannon, Mrs. F. S. Richards,
Mrs. La Barthe, Margaret A. Game and
a host of others. There will be good
music at all of these meetings and
Hon. ]. +. Letcher win explain the Aus
tralian ballot system, this work being
facilitated by the use Of sample bal
lots.
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The meeting to be held at Bingham
next Saturday night viii be one of the
best of the campaign, Colonel Ellis,
Judge Howat and 5. P Armstrong be-
ing the speakers announced.
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Commencing tomorrow, the various
municipal ward committees viii open
headquarters at the county headquar-
ters rooms, each precinct being pro-
vided q separate apartment, and all Of
the multitudinous details of the cam
paign work will thus be centralized and