The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-08

AMUN0 HE FullliCiANS.
The Republicans have started their old,
old policy argument again this year. To
Democratic headquarters has come word
of the quiet talk that is being used by
the federal machine and its followers, the
talk that it would be poor policy not to
elect DIR. Plummer to the mayoralty. They
say that the election of DR.. Plummer
would definitely prove to the outside
world that il is possible for a Repubh-
can and a Gentle to receive majority
of the votes and they reason from that
that outsiders would be convinced that
the Mormon church is taking no interest
in politics.
This sort of campaign sophistry IS so
venerable in Salt Lake that some sur
prise has been expressed over the use or
it by the Republicans. And its use, &C
cording to the best-informed politicians:
is only an indication of the desperation of
the Republicans a sort of graSping at
straw proposition. The truth is that the
Republicans are badly scared. BY the
same token, the Americans are badly
scared also. The latter are doing all thee
can to bolster up the Republican cause
and so divide the opposition to their own
ticket.
This is part Of the campaign agreed on
yesterday by American" leaders. Some
bets that Ese Democratic candidate will
be third in the race are to be made. Also
the American organs are to declare as
strongly as possible tnat tne cnurcn au-
thorities have decided to elect DR.. Plum
mer. OF course they don't believe any
thing of the kind Nor do the men who
are to make the wagers expect to win
them. The newspaper talk and the wasers
will be made solely for the purpose OF
encouraging the Republicans.
At no time since the division on party
lines have the Republicans been so hope
Iessly disorganized. Their convention was
10 than week have
not yet effected a permanent campaign or
ganiZatlcn. In other years their head
quarters were opened on the day after
the convention. This year they have not
the leaders have said that the headquar-
tiers would be opened next day, but nearly
ten days after the convention the Repub-
licans have no rallying place.
Dissatisfaction and despair are apparent
all along the Republican line. The com
mittee has no money and little prospect
of securing any, even for legitimate cam
paign purposes. 1t is doubtful if a real
canvas of the city will be made, or any
effort put forth to bring about the regis
tration of Republican voters.
This is a plain statement of the situa-
ton, and it is small wonder that the
''Ame<icans'' are alarmed. They fear, and
believe, that all the Democrats sup
ported Morris two years ago will return
to the fold, bringing with them hundreds
of Republicans and some "Americans"
duct of municipal affairs.
Il can't figure Plummer better than
third" said a former machine Republican
yesterday. "At this stage Of the cam
oiled and working, it is scattered all over
the garage Unless the fireman gets busy
the Socialists will beat u.s.
Checkmeister Darmer emphaticaTly did
not announce yesterday that the Amer
lean" committee would soon begin pay
ing off its old debts. This seems strange,
too, in view of the fact that the COM
mittee has an abundance of good, hard
coin.
A rumor was afloat in political circles
yesterday that Lester d. Freed, p. l., of
the thirty-siXth district, would shortly re-
sign his proud position. Mr.. Freed S
bosom hove with emotion when he entered
an indignant denial. He said the report
was evidently started by jealous enc
mics.
The Republican city committee is plan
ming a get-together meeting for this even
ing. Some of the members are anxious
TO meet Chairman Devine. II is under
stood that the chairman is preparing a lit
tie talk on How to Run Campaign in
Salt Lake City Though a Candidate for
Justice of the Peace in Idaho
Dr. Plummer is busy these days in
structing an auxiliary corps of nurses in
the art of picking lint for bandages to be
used the day after the election on the Re-
publican candidates for city Offices
The Herald is authorized to deny the re-
port that DR.. Plummer was given an an
aesthetic when the nomination was ad-
ministered to him.
Congressman Howell was in town yes
! terday. mingling with the conference
crowds and busily repairing his fences,
with view TO making them Joseph proof
The congressman 'jes' laffed' when il
was suggested that Harry might take the
nomination away from him. He talked in
| terestingly about his trip to Europe, but
denied the report, received by wireless and
published in The Herald, that he fled
from Paris to avoid a duel with the presi-
dent of the French chamber of deputies
David Stoker, former member of the leg
] Islature and one of the best Democrats
/ IN Davis county stopped for a few min
utes 10 talk politics yesterday. Mr.. Stokes
was sorry he couldn't send a few of his
| constituents to Salt Lake TO vote for
Morris, but he expressed the belief that
| they wouldn't be needed very badly
! The Democratic headquarters in the
| Windsor hotel on Main street, between
Second and Third South streets, We're put
| in flrst-class order yesterday afternoon
and last night and will be open to visitors
today Chairman Ashby Snow expects to
spend most of his time there from now
/ until after the election.