The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-27

one faction endorsing TIE attitude OF
Senator Cannon, Congressman Allen
and Thomas Kearns in boiling the St
Louis convention. This element is
enthusiastic and strong numerically,
and the leaders take the position that
silver is the paramount issue, and as
the party has nominated gold candi-
date for the presidency on a gold plat
form, they cannot support him. Their
utterances are extremely patriotic and
they profess unf1inching loyalty to the
White metal, but underneath it adj is
the evidence of a supreme effort to
have the Democratic convention at
Chicago nominate as a candidate for
president Republican. This element
comedies now that the Democracy will
declare for silver, and the local lead
ers OF the Republican wing are evil
IDENTIFY working in he rmony with some
plan agreed upon in the east This 10y
atty to silver evidently doesn't go far
enough to permit them TO support a
Democratic silver candidate.
Opposed to this faction is very
large class of Republicans who pro-
pose to support Mckinley anyhow, and
the problem of how to harmonize these
conflicting elements is one that is keep
ing the bosses awake nights.
The Republicans realize fully that
Mckinley cannot carry Utah, and are
casting about for some plan whereby
the national election may be left to
shift for Itself and the state election
taken care of. Interest naturally CEN
tiers in the legislative election, because
the Legislature will elect a successor to
Senator Brown to serve for the full
term. In order to have a fighting
chance for the control of the legisla-
ture, the Republicans of the state will
endeaTor to reDudiate the national
Platform and candidate. and by coming
out strong for silver, win back some
Cd the prestige they lost at st. Louis.
The state election is not so far away
but that definite plans are already be-
ing laid and there are a number of
Republican senatorial candidates al
ready in the field.
The feature yesterday was the
launching of the boom of Hon. Arthur
L. Thomas. who is vouched for as a
free silver man, and a Republican who
has. since the division on national
party lines devoted his time and means
10 the benefit of the g. o. p. Whether
TINS boom was started with the author
lty of MIR. Thomas or not isn't known,
but he is entered in the race and will
be there until the finish.
Another candidate is Hon. O. J. SAL
isbury. who was reelected national
committeeman at ST Louis over his
resignation Mr.. Salisbury is for silver
first. last and all the time, and vet he
endorses the action of the Republican
delegates who remained in the St
Louis convention on the ground that
they had no authority to walk out.
HIS position is thoroughly logical. and
ne stands well with both factions of
the party.
In the last campaign Hon. c. s. Va
ran was a dark horse for the senator
snip. and had many ardent supporters
IN SSe legislature. He did not make
an EFFORT TO push his own interests. but
developed such strength that if the
election had not been settled in caucus
and the issue had not narrowed down
10 the two leading candidates, he would
nave stood an excellent chance of go
ing TO The senate He is generally
looked upon as one of the ahJest Pc
publicans in the state. and has the
confidence Of the rank and file of the
party The announcement that Mr.
arlan is in the contest this year will
Strike terror to the hearts of the Thorn
as adherents. and will be the biggest
kind of a stumbling block in the wav
Of the ex-governor
!. Senator Brown will also be heard
from. He is a candidate for reelection
ana any one who mikes up with him
vii know that he has been in a fight
frv
sues OF equal Importance. neither TAX
ng precedence over the other: and
hlnks his action in remaining in the
ST Louis convention was justified.
Then there is Coionel Isaac Trur,bo
is presumed that he is still a can
ildate for the senate, although he has
lot appeared on the field since the ST
louis convention.
AS for the Democrats, they have
entered upon one candidate, and pro-
bose to elect him. There is NO 80
ention in their camp. no fac4;or eli
lshls ana no division on issues. Even
ne most enthusiastic RepubIirans
that Hon. ]. L. Rawlins Win |
,e the next senator elected. and vbila !
hey VIII put forth every effort for tbe |
OF their party, there will. after
IL pe little regret among Republicans
mould Our joe be elected.
Congressman C. f. Allen hopes m enc
eed himself The chances are tbo+ /
le VIII not In the first place. he will |
aye desperate fight on his hands IN I
el the nomination, and should he suc- !
eed there, it will only be to meat |
efeat at the polls.
Y. y. Whlttemore aspires to succeed
'lHlsea as county attorney. but his
ecord viii shut him out from 2. non,;-
alton, and together with Mr. Geddas
ar Roberts and Mr. Christopberson |
e VIII sweetly retire to private life.
When the Republican convention re-
entiy nominated Judges Street and |
sllchle 10 succeed themselves. some
7 the delegates had an idea that the
andidates would have a valk-over
M that the Democrats would moi
ven put up ticket. Now thew find
hey are mistaken. Opposition to Mr.
tltchie is cropping up right along
no II ne pulls through, 1t will be by
scratch. There is a very strong sen
lment IN favor of nominating that
terling Democrat, Charles Pence in
pposition to him and it is growing
d the time.
AS q general proposition, it NAV
e said that tne Republicans are
imply waiting. They realize that thew
re not in sympathy with the party
n the national issue, but desire ia
ormulate some plan by which thew
Jay keep UP the state organization
nd control the Legislature Still they
re AFRAID to make any important
'oves until after the Chicago conven-
on. and are contenfing themselves
9Th preliminary work. Last evening
! most of the new city districts,