The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27
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In the local brief column of The Her
aid yesterday morning appeared a
paragraph reading: Late last night
Hon. Moses Thatcher had retired from
the senatorial fight. Hon. r. w. Sloan,
who is looking after Mr.. Thatcher's in
terests, could not be found, but other
friends of his denied that there was
any foundation for the rumor although
several of them had heard of it,
1t was unfortunate that Mr.. Sloan
could not be found, although an earn
est effort was made TO discover his
whereabouts. Had he been, he would
have denied the report, as there is no
foundation for it in fact.
Il cannot imagine where the rumor
started" said MIR. Sloan yesterday,
but there is nothing in it at all. 1t
may be that it is a creation on the
part of some of Mr.. Thatcher's politi-
cal opponents, but you can say for me
that l have not heard of it and if it
was true 1 should have been one of
the first to learn of it.
While the statement came from vari
Gus sources, it would not be right and
proper for The Herald to divulge the
particular authority which gave color
to the report, but this paper received
some information from source which
should be entitled to weight.
The county Democratic central COM
mittee, of Cache county, convened yes
terday in pursuance of an action taken
Dec. 5. There was present a full repre-
sentation of the precinct chairmen. A
petition signed by siX-sevenths of the
delegates to the county legislative con-
IL Il
asking the committee to instruct the
legislators-elect to use every legitimate
effort TO secure the election of Hon.
Moses Thatcher to the United States
senate, and in accordance Herewith the
following resolutions were adopted by
the committee, without a dissenting
vote or voice:
Whereas, A petition has been re-
ceived by the Democratic county CEN
trail committee, said petition bearing
the signatures of large majority of
of the delegates to the Democratic leg
islative convention which met in Lo-
gan, Sept Il, 1896, and
Whereas, The said petition makes an
urgent request of this committee to in
struct the members-elect of the legis-
lature to support the Hon. Moses
Thatcher for the United States senate,
and
most universally prevail among the
representative Democrats of this posi-
lively Democratic district, therefore
be it
Resolved, That we hereby unani-
mously instruct the Democratic legis-
lators-elect from Cache county, in con-
formity with the expressed will of
125 out of 147 delegates to the legislat-
i've convention of September u, 1896,
70 do n he.
election of Hon. Moses Thatcher to the
United States senate by the legislature
of the state of Utah at their session in
January, 1897.
For the benefit of the campaign liar
Of the Tribune, who would not know
political fact if one hit him in the
face, the announcement is made that
Judge Powers is not acting in a re-
portorial capacity for this paper, and
that interviews appearing in its col
umns are obtained by its reporters.
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Hon. William G.. Nebeker leaves this
morning for his home in Ophir, where
he will look after the Ophir Hill mine
for a few days, help the Waterman
chink the cabin and prepare firewood
to last until after the state senate
shall adjourn. AS soon as this work is
completed he will return to this city
and remain here until the legislature
shall have met and adjourned.
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From all indications the celebration
of 'Jackson's Day. in this city will be
a great event. The railroads have made
reduced rates from all points in the
state, and this insures a large attend
ance. Representative Democrats from
Logan to st. George will be in attend
ance: There will be a banquet in the
evening at the Knutsford, which will
be an elegant affair. Charles Thomas
of Denver will be the orator of the
occasion.
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There was a great deal of discussion
among the members of the committee
concerning the matter of the banquet.
At this point it may be stated that it
will not be full dress affair, but will
be Jacksonian-like in simplicity Every
one can come attired in the suit of
which suits them best.
Some of the members of the commit
tee, among them Mr.. Letcher did not
want a banquet, assuming that the
people of the country would not care