The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-13

Chairman varian OF the Independent
Republicans won a victory yesterday
afternoon. and the primaries of that
party will be held under a call from
the regular county committee of this
county, which example is likely to be
emulated all over the state.
For some days past the members of
the county committee have been in
stew Of fretfulness, seasoned with dis
trust and foreboding, over the pros
poets. They did not know where they
were at. There was a season Of quiet
prevailing around headquarters which
could not be accounted for. Instead
of the rooms OF the committee being
thronged with people anxious to help
elect someone to Office, NO one save the
several ward captains put in an APP
pearance, and they only at rare inter
walls
But out upon the streets matters
were different. The once gay members
of the Grand Old Party. the men who
have fought in the ranks for 10! these
many moons, assembled in knots,
groups, bevies. punches and bouquets
and talked the case over; discussed
and cussed the situation; resoluted and
resolved and made big talks about
what they were going to SO on election
day. That the sentiment was over
whelmingly in favor of Bryan and
Sewall, there could be no doubt. The
Mckinley men were as scarce as hens
teeth. J. J. Greenewaldi and Dennis
Eichnor were the only ones with the
courage to walk down the streets and
take the chatting numerically be
slowed upon them by their former
companions in politics Parsons said
nothing. but did a whole lot Of think
Ing, and when the Independents issued
their call for convention to be held
in this city, he saw that a crisis had
been reached.
Like a sensible man who wants to
get all the minor offices for his party,
he gave up the fight on national issues
right there and then Mckinley was
doomed to go down to defeat in Utah,
and the next matter for consideration
was: How shall we save the state
and county offices for the hitherto
faithful?"
After bordering a few ponders, Par
sons gave it up and was about to re-
tire in despair, when he bethought him.
self Of q happy expedient. He would
call in the corporals of the party, the
chairmen Of the several voting pre-
cincts SO he wrote several little billet
douX and in response to the same
seventy-one of the lightweight in this
county came in and yesterday after
noon at o'clock assembled in the Thir-
teenth ward school house for consulta-
ton.
Jake Greenewa1d didn't want to meet
there, for he declared Is was an I'M
lucky number. inasmuch as this was
an off year for his side of the house.
But Jake is only one and does not
count. so the meeting was held there
just the same
Arthur Parsons t. k ne chair. in an
ex-officio manner He opened the pro-
ceedings with a statement. Arthur has
q way of doing things different from
anyone else. Some people would have
employed a jack-knife, a can-opener
or a small Ratchet, but Arthur pre-
ferred statement He declared that
a grave situation confronted the Re
publican party Of this county. They
were face to face with a crisis-a crisis
that could not be lodged or strsddled.
They must, metaphorically, fish or cut
bait, and Go it quick. Without admit
ting the fact in words of direct state
ment, Arthur implied that he was not
competent 20 handle the case and had
called in the chairmen of the voting
precincts to obtain from them counsel
and advice He suggested that the
roll be called, and as the several names
dropped from the lips of the secretary.
the owners thereof answer to the
same.
This was done and the following re-
piled Here" Louis Lewison, George
Olsen, William Neeley, j. J. Greene
wald, d. c. Eichnor. C. w Symons,
George Buckle, F. B. Platt Joseph
Lipman, Thomas Hull, A. Friedman,
rys
son, W. P. Appleby. J. w. Campbell,
d P Perry. A. P. Kessler, Fred
Emory, D. e. Hubbard, A B. Pitts,
Arthur Pitts, Chris Diehl NJ. J.
O'Meara, ]. L. Maginnis, T.
B. Shelley, E. w. Taylor, A. Quayle. c.
7. Smart. ]. b. Snedeker. A P Far
low, Glen Miller, A. L. Thomas Will
lam Boyce, NJ. Vandercool1, J. Suther-
land, S. z. Perry. George Thompson. c.
D. Stillingham, J. p. Terry, J. J. Will
Jams. B. w. Ashton. George B. Squires.
+. G. Rognon, Thomas Harris. C. F.
Emery. Josiah Lee and several Others.
The balance came in later on. When
Butler was called an old man arose
and said that his precinct was in a fix
The chairman had joined the Populists
and he was all that was left to tell the
tale.
Having decided there was a quorum
present, Mr.. Parsons made another
statement He declared ir was an
open secret that there was spirit of
unrest roaming around among the Re-
publicans of this county, keeping them
awake O. nights, and raising general
disturbance FROM the slumber which he
ought 10 have in order that all things
might be well in the ranks of the men
who have hitherto fought shoulder to
shoulder in the conflict. From seventy
five to eighty per cent Of the Republi-
cans of this county are in favor of.
and viii support the candidacy of BTy-
an and Sewall, and that was giving the
Mckinley men the benefit of several
doubts. But he understood the McKin-
ley men did not propose to read the
Bryan men out of the party for all
that They will allow those who sup
port the Democratic ticket to take a
part in the deliberations of all conven-
tions and exercise all their former
rights. The question to be considered is.
will the dSsaffection extend any further
than the national ticket? Do the Re-
publicans OF this county propose to
stand Pat. or Mike, or jim. or give up
what they can have by earnest labor?
He understood that SO per cent of the
Republicans who will vote the Demo-
cratic ticket on national issues. will
stand with the party as heretofore, on
the state and county tickets If this is
done, Utah viii remain in the Repub-
lican column and can elect a congress-
man, a legislature and save the county
Offices. Arthur paused moment at
this point for some applause, but it
never came, and he resumed