The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-14
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Brigham City and Box Elder county
An unusually interesting and even ex-
citing campaign is looked for. AS yet
the Republicans are lying quiet, but
the Democrats are now starting tc
stir themselves.
Last night, in accordance with the
published call of Chairman David P
Burt and Secretary w. L. Eddy, the
Democrats of Box Elder precinct
(Brgham) met in the court house to
choose nineteen delegates to the county
convention, which viii be held in Brig
ham at 10 a. m, Saturday, SepteIn-
Der 49,
About one hundred Democrats met
there being a goodly sprinkling OF
women among the number.
County Attorney Nels Jensen was
made chairman and Henry N. Bowring
secretary, without opposition.
Nineteen delegates were to be chosen.
The nominations were proceeded with
and every person mentioned was
chosen without opposition until the
last, when considerable interest and
opposition were aroused.
1t seemed to some that too many can
didates for nomination on the Demo-
cratic county ticket were being chosen
A. II. Snow and Olof Jeppson strongly
opposed this, while G. R. Chase and
Thomas Evans as warmly favored it.
The point was taken over the mention
of Hyrum Standings name. Mr.. Stand
ing was chosen just the same, but by a
small majority.
Several women were placed in oppo-
sltion to men and defeated while men
were defeated in opposition to women.
The following delegates and alter
mates were finally chosen:
Standing, George Watkins, Mrs. A. H.
sen, A. w. Taylor Jeppa JeppsOn,
Henry Bowring, H. G. Jensen, David
P Burt, Mrs. Thomas Evans, o. N.
Stohl, G. r. Chase, Mr.. Frances. C. D.
Brown, T. H, Blackburn, Ernest Hors-
ley, Miss Alvira Rees.
AIternates: Mrs. S, A, Kelly, James
Christensen, Miss Annie Hillam, A. W.
Compton, Olof Jeppson, Mrs. Wild, A.
A. Jansen.
During the selection of delegates
some wag placed in nomination the
is a. hot-headed Republican. The name
went down amid a roar of laughter and
noes
Out of these nineteen delegates from
Brigham there are six known candi-
dates for office. There is an unusually
large number this fall, probably from
the prevalent idea that it will be a
walk over for the Democrats at this
election.
For the county recordership. Hyrum
Standing is in the race for renomina-
ton, Mrs. Thomas Evans is also
strongly talked of for the same office.
tation ON the ticket; this is the most
appropriate office, and also that if the
Democrats put no women on their
ticket, the Republicans will make
a vote-getting hit by giving the women
representation on their ticket.
There are three aspirants for the
clerksalip. Henry n. Bowring is work
ing for it, George Watkins, deputy
clerk under Olan Stahl, is after it,
while Fred Holton. the eloquent young
Jeffersonian from Three Mile Greek, is
being pushed forward by his friends.
Then there are two about equally
divided forces working for the office of
attorney-Nels Jensen for renomina-
ton, while Henry L. Steed is being Wig
orously pushed to the front.
There are three candidates for
sheriff: r. E. Davis for denomination,
ex-Sheriff Carl Loveland is again being
talked of, while some mention Brigham
Wright for the Office.
The present precinct officers, Justices
G. r. Chase and Ephraim Wight, also
Constable S. f. Thompson, were re-
nominated at a single sweep.
The leading Republicans generally up
this way are willy dogs. NotWithstand
ing the fact that their local organ is
chewing the gold quid and splitting yell
low talk right and left in 'favor of Me-
Kinley, yet in conversation these cute
followers of Hanna are professedly
strong silver men. A noteworthy fact,
however, not one of them is seen
wearing Bryan badge. They talk
silver loud for effect, but I don't hear
them talk Bryan. They talk silver, but
will vote for gold Mckinley. 1t is con-
servatively estimated that Brigham's
out-and-out Republicans, no matter
how loud they yell for silver, will not
cast ten votes for Bryan in November.
But this two-facedness is in exact ac-
cord with this st. Louis financial plank.
The Republicans went there shouting
themselves hoarse for silver; they
adopted a bimetallic plank: but now,
strange to say, from Mckinley and
Hobart down, nearly all are wild-eyed
in belittling silver and lauding their
god off goldl
o, consistency, thou hast departed
from the Republican gold camp.
Politics in Provo.