The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-29

A GREAT MEETING
AT PANGUITCH
The Orators Are Winning Votes
Right Along.
Another Goldbug Discovered In the
Person of A. j. Hansen of Tropic,
Republican Candidate for the
Legislature-A Forecast of the
Vote of Garfield County.

Vote of Garfield County.
PANGUITCH, Garfield County, Oct
24-Messrs. A. ]. Weber and Sam A.
King finished their missionary work in
Iron county last evening, speaking to
an audience which filled the new Social
hall of the people of Parowan. Their
work has been most successful thus
far, many converts to silver being re-
corded, and many wavering ones per-
suaded into renewing their allegiance.
Parowan has ''in it's midst gentle
man who is known to all campaigners
as a chronic interrupter His name is
Lorenzo Dow Watson, and he is the
Republican candidate for county at
torney- While King was discussing
Frank j. Cdnnon's position and read
ing from his published address, in
which he gave his reasons for not sup
porting the st. Louis platform and
Mckinley, Watson interrupted him by
declaring that he had not read the ad-
dress correctly. King had, and soon
convinced him that he had read all
that was necessary to make his point.
Then King worried Watson by asking
pertinent questions, which delighted
the audience and thoroughly discom-
fitted his victim. After the meeting,
Watson denied that he had said he
would vote for Bryan and one minute
later he admitted to me that he would
vote for him. Five minutes later he
again declared that he had said moth
ing of the kind. Watson has been
looked upon as being a gold bug, and
judging him solely by the ''indecision"
he displayed he is entitled to the dis
t.nction.
PROMINENT PANGUITCH CITI-
ZENS.
Panguitch has at least two citizens
who are of sufficient Importance to be
looked upon as state characters. One
is W. P. Sargent, who, as a member of
the legislature of 1890 and 1892, dis
tinguished himself as being an able and
careful lawmaker and as a fighter
against extravaganza. He was known
during his two terms; as the Utah Hol-
man and in the last term so conducted
himself as to earn from the Tribune
numerous roasts, in one of which he
was styled "the wild man of Garfield"
This title has chung to him ever since,
and Sargent is proud of it.
The other prominent citizen is John
Foy hidester-Chides'ter the Beau
Brummel of the last Legislature and
the chief of the Alfalfa club Chidester
is for Mckinley. When asked how he
stood on the silver question, Child
replied: "Oh, am $3.50; I'm partly
for it,"
Chidester is very popular in Gar
field county. He is the Republican
candidate for county attorney and is
going to be elected. He is at present
assistant county attorney and is a
terror to evil-doers. He recently filed
an information, in which figured a COW
alleged to be the property of John
Rogers, branded A on the ribs, a
crop off one ear and a slit in the
other" Opposing counsel objected to
the phraseology of the information.
May it please the court he argued,
II wish to go on record as saying
that John Rogers is not branded A ]
on the ribs; that one of his ears is not
slit and that the other is not cropped. "
But Child was resolute and on the
records, as directed by law, John
Rogers is described as mutilated and
branded animal. But "Chid" does not
care for criticism, and is going to make
a political speech in a few days.
THE SHEEPHERDER'S PARADISE
Every person in the county is inter
ested in politics. Garfield is the
| sheepherder's paradise, and Mckinley
has a more outspoken following than
in any other county in the state. 1.-The
I! McKinleyites are sheep wild and wool
mad" is the way a Democrat de-
scribes them. But Garfield county is
| going to give Bryan a majority on
Nov 3, just the same, but the result
\ of a. for "a cyic G a Two oa
! didates is problematical. Panguitch
politicians estimate that fully two
| thirds of the vote of the county will
he polled for the Bryan electors; admit
| that the legislative election will be
| close; believe that King will lea1
| Holbrook, and agree that the county
! ticket will be a mixup.
Garfield is the Twenty-third repre-
sentative district, and with Seviec
Wayne and Piute counties, comprises
! the Tenth senatorial district. Last
year the senatorial district gave a Re
publican majority of 125, the Repub-
| lican vote being 1217 and the Demo
cratic vote 1902. The Republicans were
! also successful in the contest for rep
resentative in Garfield county, the
majority being 81, on a vote for the
Republican of 249 to 212 for his Demo
| cratic opponent. 1t is estimated thai
! y
! and that at least 80 per cent of the
Republicans will vote for the Republic
| an nominee If the Democrats gain a.
| the polls as many converts as they
now claim they will elect their candi
! date for representative by a small
majority. But the margin will be 81
close as to make it a poor betting
proposition, unless silver Republicans
scratch the Republican candidate
! Bishop A. j. Hansen of Tropic. By
some he was, previous to my interview
with him, looked upon as silver man
but with words of his own coinage HI
is now branded a Mckinleyite.
HANSEN ENDORSES BROWN.
I met Mr.. Hansen in the meeting
house a few minutes before Messrs
Weber and King held the larges
! meeting thus far on their silver cru
sade. Mr.. Hansen was willing TO b.
I interviewed, and in response TO m,
first query. What do you consider TIL
paramount issue-silver or protection?
/ replied:
II am for protection, with silver. an
q Republican,
.sIf you are elected to the Legislature
will you vote to reEurn Arthur Brow
to the United States senate?"
81 do net know whether I Will vot
for Arthur Brown or not"
I'm case Brown should be the caucus
nominee of your party, will you boil
the caucus or win you abide by It's de
cision?'
mot being posted ON Browns posi-
4 ton, | am unable to say what 1 vii
do. But I will not bolt; 1 do not be
lieve in boiling"
do you indorse his course in tn
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