The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-02
cTILL FIGURING A FLIM-FLAM.


Now comes the lightning calculator
of the Republican party and claims that
Howell viii carry Utah and Salt Lake
county by largely increased majorities
over his vote for 1904 The assumption
is interesting if not instructive as
showing the possibilities of figures in
adept hands. The claim is founded on
The supposition that:
1.-The Americans" will get fewer
votes than they did in 1904
THAT lot of Democrats who voted
for Powers in 1904 and for Morris i'm 1905
are ready to vote the Smoot ticket this
fall
THAT Howelrs popularity has in
creased during the past two years.
THAT the voters Of Utah and Salt
Lake county can be buncoed into vot-
ing the Republican ticket by making
them believe the Republicans offer the
only hope of beating the Americans"
Taking these suppositious in order,
the Americans" gave Judge Hiles 5,S16
votes in 1904, and they gave Thompson.
in the city alone, $3.50, in 1905. That
was a gain in twelve months of $500 in
Salt Lake alone. and when the Amer
leans" had no city offices To make the
nucleus OF a machine. Does the light
ming calculator think that proves his
assertion that Howell will gain from
American" sources: or doesn't he real
~ know that nearly ali the "Ameri-
cans come from the Republican party I?
Some pretty good Democrats got
stampeded last fall by the cry. Beat
Thompson with Lynch" They thought
ThompsOn's success would be a dis
aster. as it was. and they were ready
10 do anything TO beat him But. hav-
ing been fooled once they are not going
10 be finn TANNED again by the same
game. The Democratic party through
out the state is standing solid for its
ticket. for the defeat OF the RepubIi-
can machine and for the defeat of the
Americans" it is standing up against
the threat of a religious warfare from
whatever party, and it will not be
moved from its position by appeals
from any source.
The lightning calculator will have to
revise his estimate of gains for Howell
from Democrats; and If he doesn't be-
leve this he ought to consult his own
party leaders in Sewer, where Howell
had less than a hundred in his audience
while Judge Powers was cheered by a
crowd that packed the house and stood
in the aisles until the last word was
said.
Or, he might ask the Cache county,
Republicans who heard Judge King al
Logan. and who know how their county
feels toward the Republican machine
and its assault on the Agricultural col.
lege Weber county and Box Eide,
county could also afford him some en-.
lightenment that would make him
break up his adding machine and take
to the woods.
Howell more popular than he was two
years ago? Look at Howell's reception
wherever he goes; ask any Republican
who has heard him and seen his audi
ences get frosted feet; look over the
roster of Republican Americans" whe
voted for him because ne was on IN,
ticket with Roosevelt and hadn't an,
record TO give men an idea of his rep,
resentative capacity.
More popular? He's about as popuIa,
as an ice cream parlor would be in tn.
arctic circle.
If he hadn't had the machine back O
him he would have been dropped dowr
the elevator shaft at the state conven
ton. Even Farley Christensen could
heve beaten him if it had been an opel
fight with no interference from the ma
chine, and IL personal popularity wer'
the only factor Howell could call to hi
aid. Judge Powers would come might,
near a unanimous vote.
Finally. the lightning calculator Il
making a splendid effort, but he can
work the lock-trick two years in sue
cession around this vicinity. He sue