The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-06

their canvass showed the districts 10
be in frst-class condition. AS one OF
them expressed il:
Il don't see how we can possibly
lose. We have the votes IL is only q
question of getting them 10 the polls.
/ am only interested now in making
the Democratic plurality as big as pos
sible."
The Democrats are in frst-cIass shape.
The final touches viii be put on their
work during today and tonight, and
when the polls arg opened tomorrow
they will be there. ready for battle. 1t
is confidently claimed that Mayor Nor
ris viii carry all of the precincts he
carried two years ago. In some OF
them his plurality viii be increased.
Ii is quite true that a few who voted
for him two years ago viii not vote for
him this year but in every instance a
personal grievance is at the bottom OF
the detection.
And for every vote Mayor Morris
loses because OF these personal griev-
ances he will gain half dozen. il is
asserted, because of the splendid rec
ord he has made IN the mayOralty Of
flee. a desperate attempt TO stem the
Morris tide has been under way for
the last ten days. The opponents OF
the mayor. and especially the Reed
political diTtiness TO win votes for
Lynch.
They have made just one plea. That
is. that the only way TO defeat the
american" ticket is to vote for Lynch
Time and again the utter absurdity Of
this proposition has been demonstrated
by Democratic workers, but the Smoot
faction of the Republican party has
persisted in spreading the misrepre-
l.. i. Il
tie good, however. The principal ef-
feet has been TO strengthen and solidi-
fy the Morris support and 10 drive those
who are anxious to prevent an Amer
lean" victory into the Morris column.
The fact that Lynch was nominated
only as a last resort and after several
prominent Republicans had refused the
nomination; the fact that Lynch. ac-
cording 10 his own confession, knows
absolutely nothing about the water
question the most prominent issue be-
fore the people, has not been consid-
cred. The same men who privately ad-
NIT that Morris is far superior 10 Lynch
in everything that should go TO cOnsti-
tute a capable public servant, have
tried To delude voters with the plea
that their people must vote for Lynch
I'D order 10 beat Thompson.
But If there is anything i'm a COM
pact bI SdlilLd liUll, any lulNB III pre-
election enthusiasm, anything in am
expressed determination 10 elect 81
ticket beCs.UEe the ticket deserves to De-
elected Mayor Richard T. Norris viii
certainly succeed himself \ Norris
Republican said yesterday that he be-
lieved Morris would be elected and he
added.
Il cannot believe that the people OF
salt Lake City viii let il 60 out to.the
world that merit in public office is not
recognized here; that III Salt Lake there
Is no incentive for a man TO do his full
duty, that either proved incompetent
or an unknown nOncGtity can defeat in
Salt Lake City q tried, true and trust
ed servant. If the voters want 90 make
ability TO run with one machine or an
other the sole qualification for holding
public Office in this city they VIII elect
Thompson or Lynch If they want
good government they viii eject Morris
] am for Norris, and / have enough
faith In the good sense of this people 10
believe he viii win"
Thousands of voters will. il is conf
IDENTIFY expected, endorse this sentiment
tomorrow at the polls by voting the
Democratic ticket in its entirety.