The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-06

The old man had been gradually stiff
fleming up for the blow during Wilson'S
explosive conversation. His face was
nearly purple when it fell. He arose to
his Sect
Mr.. Holcomb is an admirable man,
sir he said. "No doubt he would
make a good governor, sir. Good day,
sir
Sam Wilson mopped his face as the
oid man stamped down the stairs.
That's work" he said
But Sam Wilson had something more
to occupy his mind that day than senti-
ment. He must bring out in the morn
ing the Herald's candidate He bent all
the best energies of veteran political
pleader into his appeal for Miles Hol-
comb. And to close up all avenues of
retreat he quoted Governor" Culber-
son on the nomination. That veteran
/ leader of the party" the article ran,
| 'eX-Lieutenant Governor Calberson.
when consulted on the subject, ex-
! pressed his warm opinion of the
! choice
! This announcement of candidate
| made ? more than usual row. Old
! Governor" Culberson had many
I friends in town; besides we have a nat
! ural feeling that we do not care to
/ hand over to Johnsonville anything we
can reasonably keen ourselves.
! Sam Wilson had his work cut out for
! him. and he knew it. And the worst
| part of it was, his candidate was not
! sure he wanted to run. This strange
| fectly natural causes. Miles Holcomb
| was the head of the big JohnsonviIle
/ mill. He was a leader in the ranks of
the men who do things Big. broad
| shouldered, rough and shrewd, he was
/ the typical guardian spirit of cotton
mill, and he recognized that there was
/ no 1o1, 70 fol- H.
! place. Once he had taken time to
| play lieutenant governor Tor term, but
/ that was only side issue. He was rot
! anxious to let the big machine trundle
! along by itself for two years while he
went off to play governor. When he first
/ read his name in the paper, it was ru-
mored as a remarkable fact among the
men who would have laid down their
! lives to be governor for one month, that
J he swore vigorously.
But 10 one knew better than Sam
/ Wilson the man he had to deal with, or
| the tools he had to use. Within "a hours
! Sam was visited by a half dozen Jhn-
sonville politicians, among them two or
three friends of Holcomb These he in
structed to win Holcomb around imme-
/ diately. 1t isn't every day that the nom
! nation for governor comes knocking at
/ a mans door, said Sam. Besides, you
can tell him it won't hurt his business
any to have had the title of governor.
! You want to start at him right off, too,
! because tho Culberson fellows from
here win be over right away to see
what he will do. You've got an early
start, and you want to keep going
Sam Wilson was right. After think
! ing the matter over couple of DAYS.
/ the Culberson circle decided to aD-
/ preach Holcomb to learn his position.
They found him still undecided, and,
| in spite of the assaults Of his friends,
! still with a leaning to decline, which
they hoped to encourage.
The Johnsonville men in the mean
time posted back to Wilson in alarm.
Hes obstinate as the temperance
vote" said one of them. He says he
can't afford it; 1T will cost him $4,000 a
year out Of the business, and heaven
knows how much more, and he never
was much on Injuries.
What if it does?" said Sam. HE can
afford 1t. can't he? Now. tell you what
! I'd do If 1 were in this thing. I'd set