The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-07
STATEMENTS
BY CHA|RMEN
Cunningham Says He Is Out
of PoIitics-and Nothing
More.
DARMER Is DISAPPOINTED
REPUBLICAN ROORBACKS ARE
FEATURE OF THE DAY.
DARMER IS DISAPPOINTED

"All i care 10 say Is THAT am
= out of politics" said M: F: Cum "
:. ningham. chairman of the Demo- =
= cratic county committee, last ::
=. night. Mr. Cunningham refused to -
:. discuss the result further. He ::
:. went home early, after satisfying -
= himself that the Democrats had =
lost. :
:. "Of course the result is a disap- -
- pointment to me-" said Chairman -
:. ]. f. Darmer of the American" =
:: county committee. AT had expect -
:. ed a different showing. But, sir, -
= the Americans have only begun -
- to fight Our party is stronger to- -
- night than it was. this morning, -
- and 1t is going to keep right on =
- getting stronger"
:: Chairman ]. u. Eldredge, jr.. Of -
:. the Republican county committee =
- made no attempt to conceal his %
- joyful emotions. -
:. Certainly I am gratified," said =
:! he. 1.-THE Republican party has -
:. won another great victory. To e.
:. tell you the truth, though, l have =
:. never expected anything else since y
:. the campaign began. Only the ex- -
= pected has happened" -
The people Of Salt Lake City and
county yesterday voted the Smoot ma
chine into power for two years more.
desperate battle at the polls. With I'M
limited means at their command, both
the Republicans and Americans
fought viciously to get out their respec-
tive voters and to make eleventh-hour
converts. The Democrats were without
funds, almost without organization.
Their opponents had a dozen carriages
10 their one, twenty paid workers at
least at every polling place and in some
instances many more.
Really. the surprising feature of the
election is that the Democrats got any
votes at all. Every influence that ordi-
rarily commands votes was arrayed
against them. That Chairman Cum
bingham of the Democratic county
committee, and Chairman Martineau OF
the state committee, were able TO ac-
cOmplish anything at all Is a splendid
testimonial tC their ability to make
bricks without straw.
Machines Work Well.
Interest in the election was keer
number of votes cast fell below the pre-.
election estimates of the managers. The
voting machines. in every instance a:
far as reported worked admirably. The
people had been educated to the use o.
them. and the voting went along
smoothly and without unnecessary de
lays. In many districts records of bet
ter than a vote a minute were made
and kept up for several hours at time
This is faster than the votes coulC
have been cast under the old paper bal
lot system, for a large ballot would
have been required this year for al
the candidates.
An amusing incident was reported
from the Thirty-third district. Their,
woman voter walked confidently VI
TO the machine and closed the curtain
about her. In a moment the bell wa
heard to ring. Then followed a Ions
silence
At last one of the election officer
asked if he could do anything for her.
Why" she replied. in evident embar
rassment. Il have voted the Republi
can ticket when 1 intended to vote tn,
Democratic ticket"
She was told how to correct her mis-
take and a moment later she walked
out smiling.
Roorback is Circulated.
one of the unpleasant features of thu
day was Chairman Eldredge's state
ment early i'm the afternoon to the poll
ing places that the Democrats had Civ
en- up the fight. The statement was. o
course. without foundation in fact A.
soon as Chairman Cunningham learned
of the matter he went into Mr.. Ell
dredge's headquarters and roundly de
nOunCed him.
report was current in the Afternoon
that warrant would be sworn ont fol
the arrest of Tom Pitt, American
candidate for sheriff, on a charge of in.
duCing d non-VOter to cast a vote under
the name of a man who was registered
but not present. 1t was learned later
though, that the man taken to the poII
ing place by Mr.. Pitt did not vote a
all. and the charge fell to the ground
The story serves to indicate the i'm
tensity of the feeling.
II. X. Ebert of the Second precinc
called at American" headQuarter
yesterday afternoon to announce tina
he was celebrating an anniversary.
''Fifty-eight years ago today" sal
he. II cast my first vote. l cast il 70
Zachary Taylor for president on tn
Whig ticket. That was in 1S4S." MI
Ebert, hearty at so years of age. look
IS If he might live to vote for severa
more presidential candidates.
The Americans carried the city b.
n comfortable plurality, electing Dan,
T. Smith city justice OF the peace an,
Thomas Fowler. constable. Aside from
those offices the Republicans made ;
clean sweep.
INV cave liz WAC HIINnD,