The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-02

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You have asked for nay views touching
the coming election. was not a delegate
q the last Republican convention. nor
1lc Il attend us sessions. My informa lion
as 70 the methods and means used con-
slsts OF he,ilaay. FROM that am con-
WINGED that money was used to secure
proxies in some instances and direct
votes in others. Candidates and voters
nave right 70 assume that nominations
VIII be made by an honest expression OF
q majority ct the Delegates. And III they
are secured by the use of money or other
improper influences, the voter ls NOT
bound 60 vote for the candidates so nom
mated If two or more individuals sub
NIT a matter OF difference 10 arbitrators
and enc side afterwards learns that the
Cther side secured the award by bribinE
or fraud. h. has the right and tt would
pc ms duty 90 disregard the decision and
nave * set aside SO IT nominations are
secured by the purchase of proxies or
celegates, nobody Is under the slightest
oblgation TO vote for such candidates.
The regulations of men who use such
means should be branded with disgrace.
otshcuor ard infamy and be abhorred by
ali men Ih7y poison the foundation OF
government by corruptng the mo-
tives of she voters by their unpatriotic
and corrupt means.
Since Che late civil war in the sixties
lJ has been my habit at municipal or
other local elections when j found the
name of candidate on my ticket who
was satisfied was unfit for the office.
and candidate on the other ticket who.
1 believed. was better suited for the Of
flee. 20 vote for the latter. and I expect
20 follow that habit as long as I shall
continue to vote I do not think there
IS enough independent voting.
Matthew Il. Walker.
] am opposed TO fraud and corruption
Wherever II may be, whether lii is within
Inc hcDuDlc1n party or out Of IL. Any
ticket which is nominated by such meth
DDS is deserving Of defeat. and am GOOD
citizens. regardless of party. should do
what they can tc keep such practices
from being permanently successful. regis
ter-nS their protest at the polls as well
as at the primaries.
The Introduction Of fraud and corrup-
ton before the conventions and during
the campaign for election presages the
employment OF such methods I'm the CITY
government If the machine is successful
rms cannot help being Of great direct
detriment to the interests Of the taxpay-
ers and Of all good citizens.
State Senator George N. Lawrence.
was not in the city during the pri-
maries and conventions, and consequently
do not know personally what took place,
although have been informed bE per
sOnal friends Of the practices. L can saw.
however. that 1 believe If the Republicans
do not nominate ticket by legitimate
means, without fraud ard corruption. the
ticket is not deserving of support by con-
sctentiOus voters Of the party.
/ do not wish TO be classed as bolter.
but dlsapprove Of any method not strict
ly honest.
I do not believe any man or cIioue Of
men. or any church. should control the
party. as against the entire organization.
! think every Republican should have a
fair chance at the primaries and il any
machine attempts to dictate the policy
Of the party il should be downed
[ am Republican and expect to vote
for the next Republican nominee for
president.
Judge Grant II. Smith.
The real issue I'm this campaign is
whether Tom kearns and his political
methods shall dominate the Republican
party.
am one Of many independent Repub-
tcans who repudiate both the man and
ms methods and we shall enter our pro-
tests at the polls.