The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-11
SENTIMENT AT BRIGHAM.
Republicans Admit the County VIII
Be Close.
Cspeclal correspondence-


Brigham City, March 1O.-The voters
Of Box Elder county have taken but
little interest as yet in the campaign
for congressman. and Judge King finds
here, as everywhere else he has gone,
that he is compelled 10 break the ice
for his rival. Inquiry among a num-
Der of Brigham City's leading citizens
this afternoon revealed the fact that
it Will be difficult 70 get out good
vote. especially in the country dis
tricts.
Hyrum Standing, the editor Of the
News, now the only paper in Brigham,
said: There has been but little in
tereSt manifested up TO today. Brig
ham City is the banner goldbug city IN
Utah; that is. it gave larger percent
age of its vote 10 Mckinley than any
other city in Utah. II was Republican
at the city election, and in my opinion
il is Republican now, but close The
county is also naturally Republican,
but viii be close this time AS 10 the
final resolution in the Democratic plat
form. it will cut a little both ways.
but I think it viii be about a standOn-
Mr.. Standing is a Democrat. but a
very conservative one. His paper is
nOn-partisan- His partner, s. c. Wix-
ON, who is a Republican, said:
L have heard but little said on poll
tics. Our mayor and all the council
are Republicans. partly because of To-
cal issues. but the city Is Republican,
anyhow. I think people will vote their
party ticket straight this time
County Will Be Close.
County Clerk George Grail. a Repub-
lican, said: In my opinion, voters viii
stand by their party this year" Asked
as TO whether they would endorse the
Mckinley administration, he said he
thought they would.
Gold standard and ALP" was asked.
We'll, that may make a dittle differ
ence; the county viii be very close.
County Treasurer Glen Horsely said:
I have noted very little interest yet.
have heard but few express them
selves. 1t will be difficult to set out
a large vote at this time. The county
casts about $500 votes, and One-third
of these are in Brigham City. This viii
give the Republicans an advantage in
getting out the vote"
Trusts and Farmers.
NJ. NJ. Jensen, county assessor, and
well posted Democrat, said:
Judge King viii get a few Repub
hcan votes on the trust issue. This is
a farming community, and the farmers
have not experienced that prosperity
that we hear so much about. The sill
yer issue will cut no figure in this sec
ton; the silver Republicans are back
in their party. Judge King has been
criticised by some Democrats here for
not having run for congress in 1898. but
that is all gone now. I don't know Of
a Democrat in Box Elder county who
will vote against the judge at the COM
ing election. OF course, this county
will be close"
Miss Eliza Madsen, the bright young
Democratic county recorder, who led
her ticket in the last county election,
said:
Judge King is much better known
and more popular here than Mr.. Ham
mOnd, and he viii get some Repubh-
can votes on that score. Mr.. Hammond
is not known at all, and where there
are but two men in the field. personal
popularity will cut a figure. The cOun-
" is very close. but it will be all right
for Judge King"
Will Go Democratic.
r. NJ. Jones, a Democratic attorney
here, who agreed with Judge King to-
day to take the stump for two weeks,
said:
This county viii so Democratic by
from % To 50 majority There are sill
yer Republicans who will vote for King
and he VIII get the independent vote in
this city because Of his popularity. He
is considered a much stronger man.
anyhow. The Democrats are satisfied
to a man, 50 far as I know, and Will
vote their ticket straight l don't know
what the effect Of the final resolution
will be; I have heard no expressions
on that subject"
William L. Eddy, a leading Gentle
Democrat, said:
The people here consider it a need
less expense to have this election at
all. and they blame Governor Wells for
calling it. King will win because he is
a stronger, better known and more
popular man than Mr.. Hammond As
to that Roberts resolution If you were
to go up the street and ask the first
dozen men what that is, not one of
them could tell you. 1t may have some
effect, but it will be very quiet on both
sides. 1 thought the resolution was
useless, but it viii do no harm