The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-24
GETTING READY
FOR CAMPAIGN
Meeting of State Democratic
Committee on April 7.
TO FIX CONVENTION DATE
CONDITIONS IA SoRABLE TO
DEMOCRATS WINNING.
TO FIX CONVENTION DATE

\ early reminder of the campaign
Il which is to be waged in Utah dur
= ing the summer and up to next
November's election, win be the meet
ing Of the state Democratic committee
70 be held in this city Monday evening,
April Z. Notices of the meeting were
prepared yesterday by Secretary J. NJ
Cohen, and will be mailed today TO
the members of the committee.
The meeting Of the Democratic COM
n.ittee. which viii be held at the law
office of Chairman John W. Burton in
the Commercial block, has been called
to consider important business relat-
ing TO the party's welfare. Among
{hese matters viii be the selection of a
date for the state convention to be held
during the middle or latter part of the
summer. for the nomination of a can
didate for representative in congress
and a candidate for supreme Judge
This early the names Of probable
Democratic asPirants for these two Of
fees are seldom mentioned, but it is
not doubted that as time goes on the
supporters of candidates for congress
sional and judicial honors viii lose no
opportunity to bring their favorites for
[ u
the Republicans are beginning 70 figure
out whether Representative Sutherland
viii make the race against
Mayor Glasmann of Ogden and
! Fire Chief Devine of Salt Lake,
or whether another candidate viii
( be brought TO lead the ticket
I With reference to the supreme
iustjceship. it is believed that Chief
Justice Miner will find slight difficulty
only in stampeding the convention TO
/ his support, providing. of course, that
/ Judge McCarty cannot be induced 10
/ take part in the contest.
Democrats Are Hopeful.
/ The Democrats will occupy a favor
able position before the opening of the
campaign. at least. This is admitted by
/ leading men in the councils of the Re
publican party, and their fear is that
( the. Democrats may be successful in
/ snatching victory from them. The De-
| mocracy in Utah is now free from fac
tional distur Dances, while the Repub-
/ leans are split up, especially I'm this
/ city, over the shortcomings Of the
/ municipaI administration and the per-
scnal differences growing out of the ap-
/ preaching senatorial contest
No one will dispute the statement
?
on party lines under existing condi-
/ items. even considering the victory
| gained by the party inIpower. and a
/ few hundred votes changed would re-
suit in Democratic triumph at the polls,
/ The leaders Of both parties know this
! and each side Will try very hard to
make the most out of a critical situa-
: ton.
Legislative and City Tickets.
The election this fall and the cam
| paign leading up to it viii be fraughi
with the deepest interest In addition
to the. representative in congress and
the supreme Judge to be elected, there
will be chosen the members of the mex
legislature, which win elect a United
States senator for the ensuing si1
years. succeeding Senator Rawlins.
These features. coupled with the cleo
ton Of a full corps Of county officers Il
each county, viii stir the interest OF
the politicians, the candidates and the
party workers on both sides as they
are wrought up every other year.