The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-30
KNOX HURRYING
To SALT LAKE.
Evidence of Fear in Candidate S
Change Of Plans.
CRY GOES UP FOR MONEY
MUCH MORE CASH NEEDED TO
STEM TIDE TO MORRIS.

Help
Candidate Frank Knox has heard che
Macedonian cry.
More tint"
The message flashed clear to the Pa
cinc coast and reused him to action.
He viii reach Salt Lake today, es-
corted by Senator Thomas Kearns and
Joseph Lppman. who ii is reported,
have gone TO meet him and confer on
ihe way.
I'VE are beaten unless We spend
money and take off the limit"
Like an electric shock the candidate
received this word as he was enjoying
2 siesta in Los Angeles. feeling secure
BIZ the thought that Bruce johnson was
IN Salt Lake and was working for
am. lie had fully intended TO remain
Until after the election, keeping away
rom more touches"
Come over and come up"
Il was a rude awakening. Hastily
he candidate m0pped his brow. Then
.e wrang out the mop and mopped
gain.
"The boys have got to have more
ASH
He rang for bell boy. The minion
appeared. He sent for a stenographer.
Send telegram 70 A. J, Davis. secre-
airy for Bruce Johnson he said, tell
ng Bruce to hold the fort, for am COM
nE."
This done. he mopped his brow again.
Then once more he put the mop through
the wringcr.
All OF which signifies there is serious
trouble I'm the machine camp. The re-
ports from every direction show that
he citizens are rising in wrath against
he machine. they have listened 10 the
yoices OF Orange j. Salisbury, Dean !. b
eddie, w. r. James +. NJ. Allison. IT,
Benner X Smith, Judge Charles 5. zane,
Matthew H. walker. George n. Law
renee Grant II. Smith and other Dromi-
ncnt Republicans who have taken decid-
cd stand for honest politics The only
Hope to beat this stirring OF moral SEN
dment. the machine leaders figure Is 70
pour money into the campaign, hire all
the white slaves tor Bruce Johnson tcOl-
ored} possible. leave money ia the saloons
10 be used for the machine candidates
and by the use Of money vote all the
dead names and fraUdulently regis
tered white slaves possible.
Every effort has been made TO pad the
registration lists and 10 prepare FOR the
Importation of outsiders 60 vote for the
machine. one dollar head was the
prevailing figure at the primaries. The
price is likely to De raised for the cleo
tion.
senator Thomas ReaIns and Joseph
lIppmsu have left 10 meet Candidate
Knox. There VIII De a council Of wal
quorum of Toe board Of directors
After the return Of Mr.. Knox, it is ex-
peCtcd there will be a "gingering up Oi
cut loose and no questions asked
The plain. unvarnished truth is that
She machine workers are so badly scared
they 40 nor know what TO do. Reports
from every part Of the city indicate ar
overw helming sentiment for the Demo
cratic nominees Decent Republicans
are expressing disgust with the machine
ticket and are promising to beat II al
The polls They are learning 20 know
Morris as al man who can be controlled
hv no man or set OF men. but who Is
governed solely bv his conscience. They
are preparing 10 beat the Bruce Johnson
ticket. The machine managers feel thai
their only hope is IN the liberal use o
money. Suspicion is strong that the rea
son Candidate Knox was called from tn,
coast. contrary 20 his original plans. is
i'm order To- lay the situation before hin
and cndeaYor TO persuade him 60 give NJ
more money We. it Is considered doubt
fuf that ne will pour a great deal o.
money into the fund Some Of those who
have more at stake are likely to b.
forced tu give up Then the money vii
flow like water in the hope of overcom
ing the strong moral sentiment which
has been steadily growing.