The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-02

The surprise in political circles yes
terday was the announcement of Con-
Ngressman Clarence E. Allen of his with
drawal from the list of candidates for
the Republican nomination for Con-
gress. 1t has been rumored for some
days that Mr. Allen had decided that he
would not be a candidate, but the prin-
ciD2l in the rumor preserved an abso-
lutte silence on the subject until yester-
day. when, in response to the question.
rs there any truth in the report that
you have accepted a position with the
Centennial-Eureka Mining company ~
he said:
There is. Beginning with today 1
shall sake charge OF the general bust
ness of the Centennial Eureka company.
relieving Mr. ". W. Chisholm, the pres
ent manager, who wishes to retire from
the active part he has taken in its
affairs hitherto"
That means that you are not can
ndidate for denomination for Congress p
-Fas suggested.
1T does" said Mr.. Allen. 1T means
that / am not a candidate for renomi-
nation and shall not be. How long since
the offer was made to me? About two
weeks after my return from Washing
ton. l took the proposition under con-
sideration and accepted it about ten
days since"
Diverging from his personal affairs,
MI Allen was asked what he thought
of the Republican chances for success
this fall. He replied:
If The Republican party of Utah
stands for and advocates the remoneti-
Z2%ion of silver as it has in the past,
there is no reason why ii cannot elect
The legislature and the member of the
lower house of Congress. If the party.
under shrewd mismanagemenf allows
Itself to be put to sleep and gold
platform to be adopted or endorsed, in
my Judgment it will lose nearly every
county in the state"
Asked if he would take any part in
The campaign, Mr.. Allen said that the
duties of his new position would not
permit of his going outside of the
county, but that he would probably
speak at near by towns and at home
a if his services were desired. He added
y a saving clause, however, in the form
of a proviso, and said: Il shall be
willing and glad TO lend any assistance
] can, provided the Republican party of
Utah stands for the principles it has in
the past, by which l mean the free
coinage of silver, and so long as it does
not interfere with my new obligations"
At the close Of the interview Mr. AL
len was asked if his withdrawal from
the congressional race meant also a.
withdrawal from the senatorial lists,
to which he replied that he had not
been a candidate for the Senate at any
time. AS to whether or not ne might be
a candidate for the Senate he had moth
ing to say further than that he was go
ing into the mining business TO stay.
Mr.. Aliens withdrawal created no
little surprise among politicians many
of whom put his action down at once
as a clever move to place him in a po-
Eition to go before the legislature as a
\ senatorial candidate provided it is Re
publican, with no fractional entangle-
ments. Those closest TO Mr. Allen said
that for once the ultra suspicious poll
tician was wrong in his reckoning if
he thought Mr.. Aliens action par
took of anything of the nature of a
political play.
are determined to put a third ticket
in the field is apparent by the fact
that an effort is being made at or
ganizarion throughout the states. Yes
terday Judge j. w. Judd received a
telegram from Congressman w. T.
Bynum, of Indiana, requesting that
he send the name of a sound money
Iemocrat who favors the third ticket
idea, the purpose being to name him as
the Utah member of new national
committee. Judge Judd. though
sound money Democrat, is emphatic
ally not in favor of boiling the party
and putting ap a third ticket. but he
canva.ssed the sound money Dero-
Gratis OF the city-and there are feys-
in the effort to comply with the re-
quest He called up by telephone or
visited every Democrat he could think
&0f whom he thought might be favor
rSble to such a plan but failed to find
one and in the evening had TO reply
that there were sound money" Demo-
ci ats here, but that there were no
Democrats that he could find who
were willing TO bolt the party 1t is
understood that Judge Judd viii write
Mr.. Rynuan that while the Democrats
of Utah who believe in sound money
do not care 10 have third ticket in
the west. they would be glad 10 see
one pun in the field in the east and
keep the gold men of the party there
from voting for Mckinley.
Judge Ritchie, of the court of COM
mon pleas at Lima, O., is in Salt Lake
for a few days on business and pleas
ure trip, and is Incidentally looking
into the political situation. more for
personal information, however, than
for anything else. Judge Ritcnie is an
ardent Mckinley supporter and hopes