The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
A FUTILE EFFORT.
Republican Attempt to Malign Dem
ocracy Of Springville.


Springville, July 1.-THE frantic efforts
of the Republicans here to prove that the
recent school election was knockout for
Inc Democracy, only goes TO show the
desperate straits TO which the g. o. p.
has been reduced in Springvilie. No
Democrat here begrudges them what lit
tie cold comfort they may get from the
contemplation of the imaginary situation
their minds have conjured up.
They gleefully tell each other how the
Democratic party is weakened by a fac
ton fight; how what they are pleased to
call the Democratic machine" under
the leadership of Hon. William NJ Roy
lance, has been effectually done for; that
Leading Democrats are disaffected. and
that the party is capable of making no
serious fight next fan. Just how these
difficult to understand. The cold facts
in the matter are:
Every Democrat in SDringville is as
loyal TO his party principles as ever. Such
few personal rivalries as develop from
time TO time among the party men are
settled at the primaries, and the party
candidates and policy decided upon at
those meetings always get unanimous
party support and Will so continue. The
rivalry here in local politics between
Chairman Roylance and City Treasurer
Lucia Raymond is being maSnified and
distorted by Republicans into what they
call Democratic party split. Both of
the leaders of this imaginary factional
struggle have the interests of their party
at heart, and each in their own way are
striving sincerely to further its interests.
Your correspondent today interviewed
Mrs. Raymond in regard to her candi-
ddcy for school trustee i'll the recent cleo
ton, the Republicans having charged that
she deliberately entered the contest for
the purpose of wrecking the machine,
Mrs. Raymond said
The statement contained in q recent
issue of the Salt Lake Tribune to the
effect that l was a candidate of a fac
ton of the Democracy as against Mrs.
Southwick. the nominee of the non-par-
tisan primary. is untrue. My friends put
me in the contest as an Independent can
didate. and had l been aware that party
lines were to be drawn. l should certain
ly never have permitted my name to be
used. Had the Democratic party here
had sufficient warning OF the impend-
ing party contest. we would have named
and elected a Democratic candidate.
This effiectually disposes of the Repub-
lican story of Mrs. Haymond's endeavor
to smash The machine by sacrificing her
partyS interests.
Mr.. Rovlance's utterances and actions
as chairman of the local Democracy are
being turned and twisted in every con-
ceivable manner in the effort to discredlt
him personally and inJure his prestige as
party leader. All these efforts will
signally fail.
II. r. Reynolds another influential Dem
ocrat, was also visited. Mr.. Reynolds
party is intact. and very little Importance
is TO be attached to whatever little diff
ferences of opinion which may exist be-
tween the various members of the party.
The Democrats are in as good fighting
trim as ever. as the next election will
prove.
James Caffrey had heard of no division
likely TO injure the party. and did not
think any thing of the sort existed.
Judge Boyer could not be found, and
Mayor James z. Hall and ex-Mayor r. A
Deal were out of town. The firm and
abiding faith of these gentlemen in the
Democratic party is well known. and
they have been heard 10 express none but
sentiments expressive of confidence in the
future of the party.
The present movements is but another
of the numerous attempts made by the
Republicans here to get the upper hand
in a contest they have many times failed
to win openly. II is merely a variation
of the old non-partisan tactics, that
treacherous artifce now having no
further power to deceive.