The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-21
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C. S. Watts. Washington correspond
ent OF the Cleveland Leader, who is MAX
the Republican presidential situation. is
a guest at the I<nutsford. Mr.. Watts
went out TO the coast by the Southern
route. thence up into Oregon and Wash
nnston, and is returning East by the
Northern route.
Roosevelt sentiment undoubtedly pre-
dominates throughout the Middle West
and West" said Mr.. Watts last night
There is a strong demand among the
rank and file OF the party for the Presi-
dents denomination, and the sentiment
favoring him and the policies which have
chara cterized his administration is so
licans sAy that II they cannot have him
as the candidate next year they want
the man whom the President prefers.
The impression has gone abroad that
Secretary Taft will be the administra-
tion candidate and the Ohio man is very
generally the second choice OF the pro-
nounced Roosevelt Republicans
II am inclined TO believe at this time
that the contest for the Republican nom
lnation WI be between Taft and Vice
President Fairbanks. with the odds favor
with the President and the popular idea
that he is more representative OF the
Roosevelt policies than Is Mr. Fairbanks.
Mr. Taft has been threatened with some
trouble in his home State, but / think
that In few weeks II will be settled
that he will have the Ohio delegation for
him solidly and without an out and out
fight"
Mr. Watts has been in San Francisco
and Boise CITY two great centers of news
interest. within the last ten days. and
he says that the situation in each OF
those cities is extremely acute.
San Francisco has had n great set
back as a result OF the strike troubles
and the revelations OF rottenness in the
administration OF municipal affairs" he
said MANY of the substantial citizens
OF the place do not hesitate TO say that
the labor struggle has done the city more
damage than the earthquake and fire
combined, but they express a determina-
tion TO fight the thing out now TO the
bitter end.
Everything and everybody in Boise
is AZ a high tension now pending the Is
there is no likelihood OF any serious
trouble at present. but II Haywood
should be convicted. there is no telling
what may happen
Dennis Ryan OF ST. Paul, prominent In
mining and other business circles OF the
West. arrived In the city Sunday from
Knutsford. He will be in Salt Lake for
several days, Mr.. Ryan says there is so
much building going on and so much
be almost impossible for a stranger TO
form a correct Idea of the labor or strike
situation. One thing he said he noticed
was that people were shy about riding
on the street cars, not knowing wnen
one might be struck in the head by
brick or other missile
F. II. Buhl. George A. Baird, w l..
Wallis and j B. Bassett left the Knuts-
ford. where they were stopping, Sunday.
for Idaho. in which State the gentlemen
are largely interested in irrigation pro-
jects.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller. I. Miller
and c, G. Steinbrenner. prominent peo-
pie of Pennsylvania. have been touring
the West. their object being pleasure and
observation, They spent Sunday in Salt
Lake. guests of the knutsford. and re-
euned their journey East on Sunday
evening over the Rio Grnnde route.
W A Thatcher. who has resided at the
Knutsford during the winter. left for
Reno. New. where. with his family. he
will In the future reside. Mr.. Thatcher
Is q well known mining engineer and en-
pert. and represents large mining inter-
ests in the West.
DR.. and Mrs. W A, McEnery of San
Francisco arc visiting in Salt Lake and
are guests of the Knutsford. They will
he here for some time.
F. T Klein. United States bank ex-
aminer, who has resided at the Metropole
since IT opened has been transferred to
Denver where he Will have his head
quarters hereafter. He left for Chicago
Sunday night, for the purpose of moving
his family from that city to Denver,
their future home.