The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-05

Graham's committee invited him to fill
! the vacancy and he lost no time in &C.
cepting the crown rendered. He is a
teacher in the B. 7. academy, is Utah
born and is said to be the possessor of
q logical mind and TO be z, good man
in every sense.
BOOTH IS FOR SILVER.
But if Graham and his satellites ara
the schemers their opponents declare
them to be, they give no outward indi-
cations. l had a talk with John z.
Booth yesterday. He is a silver man.
AT least he said ne was, and proceeded
TO prove that he was by saying that
he was advocating the election of Nc
Kinley because of his being such d
staunch friend of silver. He believes
that silver cannot be restored except
with the aid and consent of the mon
archy-cursed countries of Europe. He
also said he was a Mckinley man be-
cause he feared that the election of
Bryan meant panic. He conceded
that the county would give the Bryan
electors a heavy majority. The Nc
kinney electors will receive more than
one-half Of the Republican vote in this
county. The county ticket will be
mixed, each party getting some Of the
offices. The legislative ticket will be
the same way, although the Democrats
will get a majority in that direction"
Mr.. Booth said that he knew of no
work being done in the county in the
interest of any senatorial candidate.
But said he, Arthur Brown has
many warm friends" He also said that
doibIook, the Republican candidate
for congress, was gaining strength
every day and tina. whatever Oppos,i
dion there was to him at the time of
17ic 40 ,fx,o lx--.
is due, said he, ITO the fact that Re
prblicans believe that they would
rather have a man in congress VINO will
vote for protection than 4 man who
would not vote for it under any circum-
stances" Mr.. Booth also said that he
was proud of the fact that his anatomy
was not tinged with Democracy in any
form.
But there was a time, so old acquaint-
ances of John E. tell me, when every
fibre of his being thrilled with Demo-
cratic fervor One said that on the re-
ceipt of the news Of Cleveland's cleo
ton in 1884 Booth celebrated in the
most jubilant manner; another declares
that he only thought he was q Demo-
GRAFT, while another AYERS that he posed
then as a Democrat because Democ-
racy was then the national party of
the church.
JOHN C. GRAHAhIS VIEWS.
1 also talked with John c. Graham,
tie Republican county chairman. He
is the manager of the Enquirer and
bears no traces in his countenance of
the bulldozing proclivities he is accused
Of possessing. He said that he was OF
the opinion that the Bryan electors
would carry the county by 8. majority
OF 1,5OO. There are, said he, mot |
less than 10000 votes in Utah county !
this year. the number being divided |
between the sexes. The Dem
ocrats are solid for their ticket and |
wilt receive for the national ticket |
about % per cent Of the Republican |
vote The Republicans are united on |
the state. legislative and county tick |
cts, and we expect to win by major !
ity OF from 300 to 400. In the Demo- |
cratic convention the Populists were
ignored. They have 500 votes and from /
them our ticket will receive help. A
fab, canvass Of the county shows that |
a majority of the women will vote the
Republican ticket. Holbrook will carry
the bulk Of the Republican vote. a |
few viii prefer King. Everything in
dicates Republican success"
The views Of Booth and Graham flav-
ing been given, Democrats bearing the
same relation TO their party that Booth
and Graham do to their party We're
sought.
A DEMOCRATIC WHEELHoRsE.
Judge John b. Miner, a politician of
experience, q newspaper man of abil-
ty and a wheelhorse of Utah county
Democracy. said that fully three
fourths of the voters would express a
preference for Bryan. 81 base that
opinion, said he. "on the facts that
here are but few Mckinley men among
he old voters and that the women are
almost unanimous for Bryan, so far as
can ascertain. The vote of the coun-
y will be over 5000. The vote should
each 10000, but unless more enthusi-
ism is shown than there are now indi-
,ations OF. at least 1900 will stay away
rom the polls. The vote on the coun-
y ticket will be close, with the pros
beet of electing a majority of the leg
slative ticket and q majority of the
ounty ticket. Personal preferences and
lot party principles will this year in
luence many people. It will be per-
onal popularity that will gain the cleo
Ion instead of party lines, as hereto
ore. If vigorous campaign is made
We can probably elect a majority of
he Democratic ticket King will re-
GIVE a majority Of at least 200 over
1oibrook
COUNTY CHAIRMAN CASH.
A. D. Cash, the chairman Of the
Democratic county convention, is con-
ident of recording a Democratic vic
Cry. Mr.. Cash was born ant reared
n Missouri. He is So years old, and
anne to Provo in 1890. He was adj
nitted to the bar in 1891. and has been
ounty attorney since 1892 He is a
In
,aign he actively participated, al
hough then only in his teens, and en-
,aged in practical politics in the first
Cleveland campaign. He was the first
nan to publicly advocate political di-
'ision in Utah county. He has been
hartman of the city Democratic com
nittee for three years, and in June
# this year was elected county chair
nan. On the 10th inst. he will begin a
which will reach agrees
ively into every precinct in the
ounty.
\ COMPLETE SWEEP PREDICTED.
Mr. Cash discussed the political SIT
laton freely and conservatively. He
believes in not giving the returns un-
IL they are in. Bryan said he.
will receive 10 per cent of the vote of ;
he county. King, for congress, ought
o carry it by q handsome majority,
think the Democratic legislative ma
GRITTY for every member will be about {
90. The county ticket viii be elected
y safe majorities, and by greater
najorities than we now claim. I am
living very conservative estimate"
TARIFF NOT AN ISSUE.
And there you are. The opposing 4;
hairmen each scent victory in the air.
rhile Judge Miner, a well posted Dem
crat, and John z. Booth, a well in ,
crmed Republican, are not as san
uine as their respective chiefs. But