The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-21

At a well attended meeting of the exec
utive committee of the state Democratic
committee, held yesterday afternoon, the
date OF the state convention was changed
from the 18th of September to the 18th
This action was necessary because 1t was
discovered that the theatre could not be
selling dates will be changed as soon as
notice is given their several PASSENGER
agents. No inconvenience will result from
the changing OF the dates.
Encouraging reports were received from
all portions of the state, and from indl-
cations the Democracy of Utah is on the
alert Tor the campaign which is to fol
low.
The indications are that very slim
| turnout will be present at the primaries OF
the Republicans which will be held this
coming week. The straightouts are not
getting the acceSsionS they expected, but
on the other hand, the silver Republicans
are uniting with the Democrats, thus
right way.
According to the statements of DR..
Hasbrouck the chairman of the state
committee OF the Social-Labor party, that
organization is going to make an attempt
at putting a ticket in the Held this fail.
The only matter which is worrying the
chairman is the matter of securing enough
signatures to a petition to get the names
of the candidates on the balio5 under some
emblem, thus giving it an identity.
DR.. HaSbrouck says the party is cain
ing ground in the state, and that IN a
few years 1t expects to own the entire
works. because it is the party which
promises most for the people. In this.
however, waggish members of other par
ties declare that the Republican party is
not to be discounted in the matter OF
making promises. 1t promised prosperity
and several other things, and in the west
promised silver, all of which have failed
to materialize.
County Recorder Jensen is a candidate
for denomination and election. Stephen Il.
Moyle and Gilbert Mclean are rivals for
the place he holds, and it looks like a
three-corRered fight between them.
Hon. David Keith has returned from his
visit to the Yellowstone park, and dur
ing his peregrinations met Mark Hanna,
who is taking an outing up there. Mr..
Hanna delivered Mr.. Keith a lecture on
finance which Dave was compelled to lis
ten to, and endeavored TO convince the
Utah mine-owner that 1t was best Tor the
country that his silver mine be closed
while he engaged in something else for a
living.
Hon. Charles S. Varian is being urged
to become a candidate for congress on the
Democratic ticket, and his friends are
assiduously working in his behalf for the
place. Mr.. Varian has d very strong fol-
-
backing him contend he would make an
excellent candidate.
State Senator William G. Nebeker is
going to Ophir this morning
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Since the announcement was made that
Hon. B. H. Roberts would be candidate
for the nomination for congressman on
the Democratic ticket, there has been
much discussion regarding his candidacy,
especially as rumors are afloat that he
would withdraw. etc. Evidently Mr. Rob-
erts does not intend TO do anything of the
kind for a very close friend of mis-. and
one who is authorized to speak for that
gentleman on all matters political. said to
a Herald representative yesterday:
1T is amusing to note the daily efforts
of the Tribune to scare off Mr.. Roberts
candidacy for congress. Yesterday the
political writer for that paper manufac-
tured, the statement that there was ex-
element abroad because of the oDposi-
ton to Mr.. Roberts from his co-rellgion-
lists, and that he had decided TO withdraw
from the race. To those who know the
Tribune's free coinage of falsehood meth
DDS this will not need denying. Lest there
should be anyone else simple enough to be
influenced by such stuff. let me say that
Mr.. Roberts is in the fight to stay till the
finish, and that his assurances of support
from all parts of the state were never
more numerous nor enthusiastic.
Il will add said the same gentleman,
that Mr.. Roberts did not think of be-
coming a candidate till his friends from
ticularly, assured him that the sentiment
in his favor justified him in entering the
lists and staying there. Mr.. Roberts
name will lend strength 10 the Democratic
ticket as no other in the community could
do and. if elected. as he will be If nomi-
mated he would be a credit to the state
Furthermore. he is entitled to the honor
of the nomination from the Democracy of
Utah: there has been no citizen of Utah
who took a warmer interest in tho organ
ization of the party during the crucial
formative period OF both parties here, and
who worked harder for its. success than
he In the campaigns of 80 and "a he
went into every hamlet in the state.
preaching the truths of Democracy. in the
last named year bearing Senator Rawlins
company in his great campaign; in 1885,
when everything was going Republican
wards. he made the uphill fight against
Allen, and even in that Republican year
gave that gentleman the race of his life,
and ran way ahead of his ticket. His
speeches in behalf of free silver in that
campaign and against the trusts and mo-
nopolies were made standard Democratic
doctrine il the great silver campaign that
followed in 1896"
This may be taken as the official declar-
alton of Mr.. Roberts position and his
claims for the nomination