The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-17
State and local Politics
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Mouday's Tribune saws:

Monday 5 tribune says
A week ago it was generally believed
that by this time there would be suili-
cient known of the situation out of
town, so far as the Gubernatirial con-
test is concerned, to make a fair fore
cast of the result. But the develop
ments, in many cases have been such
complete surprises that 1t is conceded
neither of the three candidates has a
strong lead over the others. The re-
suit of the balloting on August 81 is
very much in donbt. II is as prob
lematical as it was two weeks ago.
Either may win. Neither has any
thing like cinch. 1t all depends on
the vote of Salt Lake county. This
big county, as much as ever before,
holds the key to the situation. The
candidate that can get majority of
the l25 votes is likely to win. And it
is practically certain that he pust
have something like seventy VOTES,
unless for some reason, two Of the
andidateS decide to combine.
At least, this is the way several of
the best informed of the State pOlti-
clans have sized up the situation.
There is no one who will risk his re-
putation on the statement that either
of the candidates will be nominated
on the first ballot. This was not true
a week ago. But the Wells men and
Cutler men were making such claims
at that time. Now all seem to agree
that the contest has become so even
that neither is likely to have POO votes
on the first ballot 1t requires 23l to
nominate.
From IA conversation with friends Of
the three candidates and with Repub-
leans who thus far have been merely
OnlOokers, deduction from the figures
secured gives Wells about 40 votes.
Cutler l37 and Hammond 1913. This
calculation gives Hammond Cache
, county's b. lie is quite certain he
will receive - in Cache, notwithstand-
ing the fact that Congressman Howell
Is attempting to take Cache county
from him.
Should Cache county go against
Hammond soldly, his vote, on the sur.
face, probably would be, on the first
ballot, l2O, though he feels quite Ger,
tain that he will have one third of the
convention. Those Cache county
votes, If Howell controls them, will be
for Cutler raising Cutler TO 10, or an
equal number with Wells.
Doubtless llammond'S friends can
throw the nomination where they
may desire, in the event that Ham.
mond cannot land. But some of the
politicians who have figured on the
possible contingencies say that II
Hammond's friends come TO the con.
vention heart and soul for him, and
will stick together, Wells or Cutler
eventually will so to him, knowing
that neither can secure enough of the
others support TO WILL.
Those who have been looking at the
matter in Il cold-blOOded way-whO
have not been influenced by personal
preference say that Hammond can
win If he has 100 first, last and all the
time" delegates in the convention
They figure that neither of the other
candidates can muster more than 2OC
votes without the assistance of Ham
mond'S friends, and as the contest all
along has been fierce between Well,
and Cutler, friends TO either would
prefer Hammond to the other
Speaking on the situation as outlin
ed in the foregoing, one observer said;
IL believe that Hammond will have
at least l25 delegates who are sincere
ly for him If he has he will be nomi