The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-07


Sure of Massachusetts,.
Elections will be held in twelve
states today. Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Maryland and Massa-
chusetts will elect a governor and
other state officers, Nebraska Judge
of the supreme court and two regents
of the state university, Pennsylvania
treasurer and a judge of the su-
preme and of the superior court,
South Dakota three justices of the
supreme court and New Jersey and
Virginia Legislature.
There are five tickets in Ohio, five
in Iowa, six in Kentucky, two in
Mississippi, three in Nebraska, two
in South Dakota, three in Maryland,
five in Pennsylvania, and five in
Massachusetts.
In Kansas and Colorado, county
officers are to be elected, and munic-
ipal elections will be held in San
Francisco, Salt Lake, New Orleans
and Detroit.
In New York state members of the
lower branch of the legislature are
to be chosen. County and judicial
officers are to be elected in the four
counties of Greater New York. May
orally elections are to be held in
some of the cities in New York.
Louisville, KY, Nov. 6-Governor
Bradley, in his capacity as comman-
der in chief of the state national guard.
is the central figure in the political
situation tonight. The governor be-
lieves the situation to be so serious
that he would not go to his home at
Lancaster, only about 100 miles from
Louisville, to cast his vote tomorrow.
A report was current tonight that all
of the companies of the Louisville le-
gion, the local militia organization, had
been ordered to report for duty at
o'clock tomorrow morning. The report
could not be confirmed and there was
no unusual activity among members of
the regiment. but the rumor is given
significance from the fact that Cover
nor Bradley positively refused to con-
firm or deny it, or to say what his plans
are, beyond an expression contained
N a letter which he made public to-
night. The governor was expected to
address a meeting at the auditorium
tonight. but changed his mind, giving
out the following in explanation for his
refusal to attend:
Hon. A f. Wilson. My Dear Sir
In view of the intense public excitement
now prevailing in this city, and the fact
that numerous affidavits of good citi-
zens have been filed with me showing
that there IS grave danger of riot and
bloodshed and that citizens will be pre-
vented by force and fraud from exer-
cising their right of suffrage in this
city tomorrow, and in view of the fur
ther fact that l have been called upon
to act as chief peace officer of the COM
monwealth, I have concluded that it
would be improper for me to deliver
an address this evening.
Must Be Honest Vote.
II will thank you to assure those who
may kindly honor me by their pres
ence that will remain in the city and
see that every voter, irrespective of po-
litical opinion, is protected in his right
to vote and have his vote counted and
the public peace protected >at all haz-
ards.
II do not intend to surround the polls
with bayonets or intimidate voters. l
do intend that they shall not be intimi-
dated and will act promptly should
necessity arise. Yours.
.w. o. BRADLEY"
The disturbed state of political feel
ing in this city was aggravated this
evening by the action of the board of
election commissioners, which is con-
hx- in
Republican election Off
GERS and substituting for them names
submitted by men, it is claimed by the
regular Republican organization. do not
represent the party. While The commits
sioners acted within their technical
rights, the removals may cause trouble
tomorrow.
May Call Out Militia.
The expectation that the governor
will call out the militia during the day
finds expression among men of both |
parties The provocation may occur I.
through attempts of the deposed cleo !
ton officers TO hold their places. or |
conflicts with the police in |
some of the downtown wards. If the |
is called out. it may result in |
the closing of the polls by the local cleo
ton officers on the ground that the !
presence of the soldiers prevented a free !
expression of popular will. Or if the /
polls remain open, it may result in ac-
ton by the state election officers, !
throwing out the vote of jefferson
on the same ground of military |
In either event the count |
ing or throwing out of the Louisville
vote very likely would determine the re-
suit of the election.
on the theory that it is only the un-
expected that happens, a quiet and or
derry election may be predicted for to-
morrow While the feeling between the
factions is at a rather high tension the
general apprehension, it is thought. will
do more to lessen the likelihood of an
outbreak than the precautionary activ-
ty which has been noticeable today
among those who are directing the
of the municipal police and
the state national guard
Situation at Louisville
If clash occurs it is most likely to
De- in Louisville. At Bowling Green
here has been a particularly bitter
light between the Democratic factions
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