The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-21
BUSY MEN MAKE
TRIP TO OGDEN
Wells and Cutler Camps Show
Much Interest.
ANXIOUS TO SECURE WEBER
GOVERNOR HAS PERSONAL M
TERvIEWs WITH DELEGATES

In the calm that followed the battle
of Friday night new courage appeared
to come to the three camps constitute
ing the forces that win battle for the
nomination for governor in the Re-
publican convention on Thursday The
Cutler men felt strong enough TO claim
that eighty-three votes in Salt Lake
county were absolutely pledged to their
man; the Wells men said fifty-f0ur out
Of the 125 are sure for Wells, the Ham
mOnd men said a careful study of the
returns showed something like thir-
ty-seven viii certainly be cast for
Hammond.
One of the Cutler leaders yesterday
ventured the prediction that Cutler
viii have not less than 600 votes in
convention.
We have got the convention now,
if we can only hold it," he said.
The Wells men secuted the idea
That leaves $50 for Wells and Nam
mond," said one Of the governors men.
We'll, if Wells ard hammond control
only $50 votes in that convention we
viii be willing 10 give all Of them TO
Hammond We won't ask for any for
ourselves"
The interesting feature OF the day
was a pilgrimage to Ogden, where the
weber county delegation met in eau
Gus. Among those who went uD from
Salt Lake were Governor Wells. L. R.
Rogers, Internal Revenue Collector E.
II. CallisteT, Deputy Revenue Collect
or E z. Jenkins, Carl Badger, Smoot' >
secretary. and a deputy internal reve-
nue. collector, State Treasurer John De-
Grey Dixon and others.
The governors party, comprising
himself and Mr.. Rogers, was first on
the scene, arriving before the caucus
convened. while the Cutter representa-
tives did not get in until later Tie
governor consulted the entire Weber
county delegation during his stay in
Ogden and was present at a meeting
of the delegation called informally 70
discuss matters.
Why They All Went.
The governor was drawn to Ogden
by a story that had reached Salt Lake
TO the effect that Moyes was trying
TO secure Instructions for himself
while leaving the delegation free to
vote for any candidate fer governor
The trip is said to have convinced him
that The story was unfounded. and il
IS said he secured a further promise
that no tradipg in governors viii be
done by the Weber county boys.
Although one enthusiastic Cutler man
yesterday intimated that Cutler could
give Weber county to Wells and then
win. cut it is not believed the leaders
of the Cutler crowd are IN accord with
this view. The distinguished consider
alton given Weber county by leading
Wells and Cutler men yesterday indi-
Gates that both are inclined to attach
great importance to the vote from that
big county to the north. While Cutler
men generally have conceded to Wells
a good majority in Weber. il is said
an effort to break into his strength in
Weber was made yesterday. AIr. Rog-
ers on his return from Ogden said he
had received direct Information there
that the Cutler men went up for the
purpOst Of giving the Weber county
delegation advice to the effect that
Smeot would pull on Glazier OF UTAH
county and throw Utah county's
strength to Moyes If Weber would
swing over TO Cutler. The presence
in ogden of Mr.. Dixon is cited as cor
rObOrative evidence. Mr.. Dixon is a
Utah county man and the success OF
his fight for the nomination for secre-
tary Of state is largely contingent
on Glazier, since it IS conceded Utah
county cannot with proDriety claim
both Offices
The Cutler men last night seemed
hopeful Of securing a good share Of
Weber cOunty's vote. One of them as
serted his candidate would get not less
than fifteen votes out Of the deleEa-
ton, and probably more. As the Wells
men expect to get at least thirty-five
there. IL will be seen that the delega-
ton is about five votes short of the
number necessary TO please the Wells
and Cutler people. 10 say nothing of
MT. Hammond. who passed an inter-
esting day IN Logan.