The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-19

Already the Mckinley Republicans have
/ began to assert themselves, and very soon
the clash may be expected. The Herald
announced that this week the county COM
mittee. of which Gus Holmes is chairman.
would doubtless call a meeting for the
purpose of issuing call for county con-
vention. But neither the chairman or
the secretary know what is coming. for il
has been intinated that the Mckinley fac
ton has determined to take the matter
into their own hands; that where there
is a silver member or the county commit
tee they will insist that ne get on ana
stay on the same and permit himself or
herself as the case may be, 20 De sup
planted by a straight out goldoug. In
the language of ex-senator Brown, sill
yer men straddlers and traitors. are not
wanted" This is not exactly the language
of the senator but that is what he meant:
The chairman and secretary nave held
a consultation with view to sending out
notices to the members of the committee
and calling them together. But this no
it is declared openly that the motto of
the gold faction this fall will be IF you
are not with us. heart and soul. you are
against US; therefore get on I9r we want
The names of the county committee
men. including the chairman and secre-
tary, selected at the last county conven-
ton of the Republican party are as fol-
lows:
Chairman-Gus Holmes of Salt Lake
City.
First Ward-w. H. Clark. E. S. Uric.
Urrie has gone away and the place he
Second Ward-H. F. Heath. e. H. CAL
lister Heath is silver man and Calls
ter is now a non-partisan, and wlll..lt is
thought decline to act with the Republ1-
cans on the ground that he is no longer
a member of that organization.
Third Ward-William Mcmillan, George
Fourth ward-W. s. Higham, Mrs.
Anna M. Adams. Mrs. Adams is no longer
a resident of the ward and her place will
nf Fifth h W " B. Plat, H. w. Smith.
Platt is away on mission and thus &C.
ours one more blank place on the com
mittee.
Ger, Mrs. Adams were inclined to the gold
Farmers, ]. r. Bowdle; East Mill Creek,
Park; Murray. Charles Holm; Big Cot
tonwood. W. II. Stout: Little Cottonwood,
no one; Silver. J. Erickson; Mountain
Chic; Union, John Oborn: Sandy, W. w.
Wilson; Granite, Alexander Brand: Pleas
ant Green, David Read; Riverton, John A.
Thorn; West Jordan b. II, CGt a R MGphh
cans there; Draper, James f. Green Da-
vid Read of Pleasant Green IS gold man,
as also Heigh OF North Jordan, Green OF
Draper and Wilson of Sandy. There may
be others
The question now arises. presuming the
Mckinley men want to shut out Silver
how will they do il? Can |
the state committee be invoked to do the |
work, and IL so in what manner Will II be =.
done? Where there's will there's |
way is an old adage and II may pc that /
when Mr.. Walton and his committee set 1
about il, they can accomplish anything /
they like.
to he dRl1n
which will make a crack in the party or
ganization Is certain. and If the Mckin-
eyites do not think they will find toemen
worthy of their steel when they go to
make this fight. they will be mistaken.
,or the Silver Republicans will put up the
OrettieSt kind of scrap. however, the
are believed to De WORKING
IN one idea and that is to perfect'a solid
and compact Mckinley organization ABOUT
which there will be no mistake. and they
hope to elect enough men TO the leglsla-
ure to defeat the election OF Frank C@Il-
ION, in the event Republicans generally
ire successful this fall, of which there
ire grave doubts
of all the contests for office this fall,
hat one which will result in the selec-
ion of a nominee for sheriff bids fair to
,e the war1nest. The leading candidates
low in the field are all working with
Jew to securing all the strength possible;
IT rather those who are supporting them
ire for the candidates themselves are
Ioing little more than feeling their
To give the list in order of strength for
he place is an impossibility, for every
andidate has an element which cannot
'e measured at this time.
Sheriff Lewis, the incumbent of the Of
ice. has friends who are assiduousy
in mis- interests and there is no
oubt that when the times comes. the
abors they are now performing will be
cen to have not been in vain. Those
gho are supporting the cause of George
saleich are confident their man Will be
elected. John B. Cummock has a fol-
owing which is leaving no stone I'M
urned to do something for their man.
nd out in the country the friends of
,icol Hood are laboring in a quiet way
Or their candidate.
Since Bill Mcqueen was elected sheriff,
ne county at large has had no sheriff,
nd Mcqueen belonged as much to this
ity as TO Bingham at that time. The
attic for Hood will be made on the lines
nat the county is entitled TO the nomi-
ee, and this will cause many to support
i'm who otherwise might be Indifferent
} his claims. OF course the candidates l
rom the city have the advantage in the
aim that the largest vote comes from I
alt Lake, and really there is not much L