Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-14
OFFICIAL HOME
OF REPUBLICANS
State Chairman Hammond Sc.
Iects Campaign Rooms in
D. F. Walker Block.
PRIMARIES COME TONIGHT.
Political Figures and Gossip That VIII
Interest the Politicians OF All
The Camps.

Republican state Chairman James T.
Hammond has decided that since
Chairman Marllneau has given up the
game u holding back and announced
his headquarters al his own Offices
there is no longer any need Of his
postponing his own announcement. Il
came out today The d. +. Walker
building e the place, and Monday next
is the time he viii formally open the
Offices and report for business. AS
there Is stlll nothing but bare walls
and open doors AZ the county headquar-
tiers in the Atlas block, this viii prob
aoiy be he tirst definite move IN hOus-
ing tn Republican campaign leaders.
Tonight The Republican primaries viii
bring forth the personnel OF those who
are TO vote for party candidates In the
state convention scheduled for the Salt
Lake thcater sept 20 District leaders
were consequently busy men today.
Paucy r. christensen came out early
and spent considerable time looking up
hls interests from the headquarters at
the law Offices of Arthur Brown. There
Is DO doubt a decided interest VII be
manifest tonight hy the friends Of the
Two principal congressional can iidates
10 land their supporters on the delega-
lions. Mr.. Fishburn Of Brigham city,
third parry in the race. tx reported
as very busy IA Ogden 90 capture the
Weber county people. and W. ID. Liv-
iugstone. the fourth entry, is busy ~
the southern counties, and IN the norm.
but has done very little 20 influence
salt Lake county primaries
Chairman James e. Hammond Was
asked today what he would say about
the probable Republican policy dur.
Ing TIE coming campaign as be Will
conduct Il from his new Offices.
well" he replied, you can say that
ii viii be- q broad campaign. calculated
10 be Just as broad as party principles,
and one under which every party adj
herent can array himself. II viii not
be 'anti-machIne 10 use a term that
is being brought into use recently, and
Il VIII certainly not be for any clique
OF faction"
one OF the special prerogatiyes Of all
state and county chairmen Is to figure
out how his party is bound 70 win, from
the figures OF the last election. Chair
man Hammond has his figures aud his
conclusions that both the county and
state Republican tickets are bound to
win. ~ based this conclusion IN the
case Of the state az large, on the fact
that Roosevelt polled IN 1904 81 4i6,
Parker 3SiiS. and the Socialist ticket
5ilG. The total state vote was i0i SIG
In splitting up on Powers and Howell
for Congress. Howell received s.17i
votes less than The president, while
Powers polled 37i4j. This makes II nee
essary for the Democratic vote IN tho
state 10 Increase over 1000 from an,
Roosevelt year % send 8 Democratic
representative 10 Congress. and 10 put
a Democratic Judge on the supreme
bench.
In this county the vote for Howell
was 1900. for Powers 1000 and Tor
Ferry, the American party candidate
who led his party vote. for Governor.
$500. Chairman Hammond figured that
there could be a gain OF 1000 votes 10
the American party without their vim
Ming u the Republicans should lose 5000
Of these. This would leave the Repub-
leans ll.000, give the Americans l0JoO
and leave the Democrats 5000 Ac.
Cording 10 SIR. Hammand the Ameri-
can party ticket in that election had
500 Socialist votes which it cannot
count on this year, so Chairman Ham.
mond has himself figured a winner hy
fair lead, no matter what happens.
I'm this ciiy the total vote was ~ isa
there being only about 5000 votes out.
aide Of the city. The American party
Is talking OF probable large mining
camp vote, but only small per cent.
age Of the foreign miners employed az
The various camps in this country. have
taken out naturalization papers, so this
vote Nill probably not grow mp 90
alarming proportions
Chairman Hammond had another bin
of Information 10 give out today. Il
Vas mat the Rio Grande and salt Lake
Routes win sell excursion tickets 10
the Republican convention. good %
return till the 2lst and purchasable
On The 18th and e0th. The regular
fare one way being a round tnp price.
he has not yet selected his state Sec
reiary. or his executive and finance
committees
Democratic Chairman l.. r. Marti-
u.