The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-26
THE NEW CHAIRMAN.

At the recent meeting Of the State
committee, o. J. Salisbury was select
ed 10 succeed Hon. James L. Ham
mond, who resigned on account of his
unfortunate physical condition. The
following from the 1ntermountain
Republican in reference to Mr.. Sails
bury should be interesting reading to
republicans at least. The Salt Lake
paper says:
While every one must regret that
Mr.. James II. Hammond's health will
not warrant his continuance at the
head of the state committee, every re-
publican in the state will be glad to
know that he Is succeeded by o. j..
Salisbury in. the actual conduct OF the
campaign. When IL was known that
Mr.. Hammond would have to resign,
there was no doubt about finding
man competent to take up the work
and carry IL successfully forward; but
there was a practical unanimity OF
sentiment that Mr.. Salisbury was the
man to select for the place.
"Surely no better man could have
been named. He stands especially
high in this community, and it is very
doubtful If there Is man in the state
with wider acquaintance among the
leading men Of the nation. Possessed
of ample fortune which he has acbiev-
ed by honesty and good business abil-
ity through long series OF years, he
is peculiarly the representative OF the
type which has made most OF the ad-
vantages-the very splendid advan-
tages-which Utah offers.
HE has been republican from the
beginning. with longer residence
in Utah than most men can boast, he
has been in sympathy with the Repub-
lican party even before the state was
admitted to the Union. And in 1900
he acted most capably as the Utah
member of the Republican National
pacity that he strengthened his ac-
Quaintance among the men who direct
the destinies OF the party, and whose
works speak in the splendid history of
the country. 1t will be remember
that in 1896 this state went for Byrap
to the tune OF more than tifty-three
thousand. So completely were the peo-
pie convinced, under the capable m an
agement of Salisbury as national
committeeman, that the verdict was
reversed in 1900, and the state went to
Mckinley by more than two thousand
majority. Not in all the Union has so
strrNing work of education been ac-
complished. 1t will be good news TO
the foremost men Of the party through
the nation that Mr. Salisbury has con-
sented at this time to accept the
guidance Of the Republican organiza.
ton through the present campaign
There is another reason for con.
graduation. With an unusual bust
ness success to his credit, Mr.. Sails
bury has won and worn the priceless
reputation Of high character. His
word is absolutely unquestioned on
any subject. His judgment is sound.
His self control is we'll known. He
guides by reason-not his own affairs
alone, but those Of the persons whom
he is associated with. And when he
achieves result, IL is permanently
achieved. 1t does not have to be done
over again. He builds solidy. He
chooses wisely, And he will conduct
this campaign as it should be conduct
ed, to a successful issue at the polls.
And Utah will speak again its endorse
ment OF President Roosevelt, its re.
newed faith in the Republican policy
and principles, and its stern but dig
niiied condemnation Of the campaign
of SANDER which is the stock in trade
of the party's chief opponent this
year.