The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-09
The Non-Partisan Movement In a
Very Bad Way.
WILL MEET THIS EVENING
ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO
FILL THE GAPS.
The Republican Convention on Mon
day-The Liberal Drum Corps
Rally Not success-Will Try 1t
Again Today-Political Notes.

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effect that Hon. Pariey L. Wlll.ams had
withdrawn from the ncn-partCsan
| tl>ket, and sle was asked last evening
if this was a fact. Farley sad no He
! vas preparing a statement Tor the organ
| of the non-pelr ulssarls, 10 the effect mat
! he did not sea why Suol a fuss should
| be made concerning the address by
| President Woodruff. Mr.. Williams de-
cLareS that the utteranceS of this cid
man, who is we'll along in years should
not be considered as binding inlaSmlICh
as la19se of men of greater impor'aance
are dlsregarded.
! OF course tine statement by Mr.. WI
| NaGnS is only a uart OF a programme
| mapped out by tine organ of the MUM
pa1.tisanS to bolster UP uaetr CAUSE
wllhch is waning. 1t VIII nave NO effs'loit
On Gne Democracy whatever, which is
going right ahead as if no statement
had been made by the officials OF Ntle
church, believing that the people wlEl
solve all troubles themselves. In view
of the fact that SO many of tine candi-
dates are drawing off the non-parti6dn
| ticket, it needs statements from some OF
it's members to cheer and console the
| balance Who are left.
The members OF the owl club will
hold a meeting filis evening at Wlliein
llne it is said the vacancies Will be
filled Who the candidates Wiz be, tine
members seen yesterday did not know
but as the best men have already been
selected, vt is proposed that second
choices will now be asked to come i'm
and take the l6aW,ngS.
THE mora ardent nCn- partisan hero
frankly admit that the movement i'm ON
its last legs.
The committee opens headquarters to-
day and hereafter Mr.. John II. Caine
i
consolation TO the few who call on tlin
for cheer.
1t is understood 1ildt the nomination
of Courtney by the Secos.d precinct peo-
pie last night is a powerful ONE Court
nlay has record. He was the first qnal
to soIw grass seed over Jordan which
lle did six years ago, and as a result of
the same he NOW haS a nice lawn This
speeches hast evening but it will be
used as a. campaign argument this fall
alg right.
Despite the withdrawal of Captain
Paul from the race for mayor, he still
has friends who will insist upon his
being nominated.
The Liberal Drum Corps rally yester-
day was not a success. and it was de-
cided to wait until today for the taking
Of further action.
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The convention next Monday prom
ises considerable fun in the selection of
q man for mayor. The fight right now
is between CoIborn, Mcmillan and Do
renus Dorernus is hustIing for all he
is worth and will go in with a fair fol-
lowing, but if nominated when he runs
UP against Billy Dale he will imagine
that something has caught him and
tossed him around for amusement.
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The excitement over the address of
President Woodruff abated somewhat
yesterday, although it was generally
discussed. People were too busy in de-
termining which report to take. the
News version or the statement by the
other organ of the non-partisans which
followed yesterday morning. AS soon
as the crowd catches on there may be
some more discussion.
The address of James Maxwell, reg
istration agent for the Forty-third dis
triet, is 1921 Third street.
The Democratic committee for the
Fourth precinct organized last night by
electing Charles Smith, jr-, chairman,
and Douglas Ferguson secretary
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Charles E. Stanton is at a loss to
know whether the announcement in
yesterdays Tribune that he would be
candidate for city treasurer was in
tended FOR a GOSH or Il malicious in
Vention. He declares that he is not
candidate for any political honors. but
he expects to make a nominating
speech or two for some aspirants at
Mondays convention.
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J. U. EIdredge, jr., viii be formid
able candidate at the Republican CITY
convention for nomination as city
treasurer. There will be any number
of first voters in the convention. and
the youngsters" are determined to
make a winning fight if possible for
"Jodey."