The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-31
CLRSMANN WINS IN The
CAMP OF HIS ENEMIES
Ogden Statesman Declares That He Captured Sal
Lake Republican Primaries.
Lively Contests in Some OF the Precincts Last Nght-Cry
Goes Up for Sutherland.

Hon. ELL Glasmann came down from
ogden yesterday right into the camp
If his most bitter enemies, and it is
claimed scored a victory that will send
his defamers into Commissions of rage.
Bill declares. and he mas the strong
esr kind Of backing in his assertions,
that he captured the Republican pri-
rnaries held in this city last night. Be-
fore he retired to his room in the Ken
Won he assured all his friends and
admirers that the convention at Provo
next week would nominate him for
congress without any doubt Salt Lake
was as strong for him as Ogden, and
as for the country districts, well, Re-
publicans there don't know there is
any one in the race but Glasmann.
GIasmann's opponents admitted last
night that the result of the primaries
showed that the ogden mans candi-
dacy was no joke. While they would
not concede the claims made by Glas-
mann and his friends. they were forced
To the conclusion that he was more
formidable in the race than they had
ever imagined.
Party leaders confessed that the only
thing that could prevent the conven-
ton going for Glasmann was permits
sion on the part Of Sutherland to allow
his name to be used, and even in case
he were backward in the matter
Roosevelt him through the conven-
tion.
Chief Devine and Major Grant
claimed to be cheerful over the out
come and said they did not look upon
GIasmann's efforts with any degree of
alarm.
Work of the Primaries.
Ninety-nine delegates to the RepubIi-
can state convention were elected ar
mass precinct conventions last evening.
At the same time the precincts in the
county outside of the city held Drima-
ries. but the result in only a few of
these was reported last right.
The primaries were fairly well attend
ed, probably nearly 1,000 Republicans
turning out to vote the states or t.
smash the combinations put up in the
ir terest Of Bill GlaSmann. Fire Chic
Devine and Major Grant for the n0m.
lnation that is going begging. Natural
N, the greatest interest CenteTed IN the
trial heat for the great free-for-aH con-
gressional race in the Republican camp
at Provo next Tuesday.
Every delegate elected is believed to
be for the denomination of Governor
Wells and Secretary Of State Ham
mOnd. The majority are for Bartch' s
denomination for supreme judge. but
Goodwin has a resDectable-sized fol-
lowing. Allison, the Ogden educator
has a number Of strong workers in the
delegates for his nomination for state
Superintendent Of public instruction
and Attorney General Bishop also gath
cred a lot of strong support. For the
most part. the delegates elected last
night don't care a continental who gets
the nomination for state auditor or
state treasurer.
Fight for Congressman.
But it is different with respect to the
personnel of the delegates on the ques-
ton of VINO should be nominated for
congressman. Judging from the ex-
pr.ssions of more than half of the dele
gate. Hon. Bin Glasmann has nearly
fifty of the ninety-nine eager to make
his nomination possible on the first bal
lot Bill himself claims over forty of
the whole number elected in the city
This. he declared in The Herald office
last night gives him a CinCh on the
nomination. since he has four counties
instructed for him and personal pledges
from scores in every delegation. Bill
said that until yesterday he needed
only twenty more delegates to assure
his strength exceeding that of his Op-
p"nonts, AID this number he got last
night with some to spare.
a notable feature in the naming of
DELEGATES is that scores of men who
la.paI to make Devine's following
u"udIe To almost nothing declare that
they are willing 70 throw their support
% 5IsSmann To beat the fire chief. In
the same way il is sOlemnly declared
that Uevinc votes that would otherwise
go Goo Grant viii be switched to the
statesman from Ogden.
Devine Fell Down.
htEiue was expected to come up with
strong following from the First, the
Fourth and the Fifth precincts. but in
d. 0t these he fell down. In the Second
only two tiremeu. Love and Wilson. gOt
H. lu ,he Fortieth district, Devine' 5
A"Ee place. he lost one Of the dele
gates the one elected being mis- former