The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-09

parent walkover which Booth has, an
effort has been made to down him Inc
nrSt candidate mentioned was h. M Al
lison, jr., mentioned in The Herald yes
terday, the claim being made that he
would represent the party much more
satisfactorily than Booth, because he, Al
lison, wears store clothes. Then came
boom for o. j. Salisbury, on the same
grounds, and late yesterday afternoon a
number of the supporters of Arthur L.
Thomas sprung a boom for him.
These candidates all have a following,
and the state committee is trying TO
placate the friends of each by being alb
solutely impartial in the selection OF
temporary officers, at the same time Keep
ing an eye to the main chance, the dis
cordant elements on the financial poAcy
which shall be adopted.
The name of Senator Arthur Brown has
been selected as temporary chairman,
but his friends want him for the position
of permanent officer and therefore there
does not seem to be as large movement
in his favor as would otherwise be the
case The suggestion that r.. ): Camp
bell be placed at the head of the tenn
porary organization met with the OBJ
lection that perhaps the place had bet
ties. Eldredge of Coalville was suggested
and this seemed to meet with favor.
But until the full committee holds meet
Ing this morning, nothing will be done.
Booth is going to get the nomination
for congress, unless an unholy combina-
ton is made against him, and even then
the old man will give the convention a
great run for its money. John c. Ora
nam and other delegates from Utah coun-
ty came up last evening and began a
systematic canvass of all the delegates
in the city. Mr.. Graham said last night
they expected to land their man, despite
any efforts made to the contrary.
The only objection which has been
made to Booth thus far is that he does
not dress well; that instead Of patroniz-
ing a tailor he gets his garments where
them
well-dreSsed element contends that a man
should be sent to Washington who would
study the fashions and follow them, and
not be socklesS Simpson or anything
OF that sort. The friends Of Thomas
point with pride to the fact that their
man wears a silk hat, and view with
alarm the condition which exists in Mr..
Booths wearing a seersucker coat and
jeans pants.
Then, too. there is objection to Booth
because of the loosely flowing style of his
whiskers. They contend that instead of
the gamboling galway which he turns
loose for the zephyrs to toy with, he
should cultivate the Van Dbye style and
assume sort of Mephistopholean ap-
peafance. That a goatee, all same Ma
poIeon, would distinguish this state in
more than the untamed raz-
petaz of the candidate from Provo in it's
present condition. His enemies point
with pride to the smooth-shaven clerical
looking countenance of Allison, to the
dark-brown, well-trimmed whiskers of
and to the elderly and dignified-
beard of Salisbury.
OF course there will be no. fight over
the matter of the justice of the supreme
court Mr.. Zane will be nominated by
and that will settle il. Up
to a few days ago, Booth had the nom
Inatlon Tor congress in the same fashion.
But now matters are different. He has a
nght on his hands and some man is go
ing to be put against him, simply and
solely because he wears better clothes.