The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-30

Americans" 1,12S.
This is the result of an unprecedent-
ed second day of registration yester-
day. Men who have been close observ-
ers of political affairs in Salt Lake City
for years, declared that not in their
recollection have the Democrats had as
fine an organization; never have they
displayed so much enthusiasm. And the
effectiveness of their work is proven by
the figures given above.
On the first day of registration ii was
admitted that the Americans" had
considerably the better of the argu-
ment. Neither the Democrats nor the
Republicans made much effort to get
out their unregistered vote. Perhaps
because they had practically cleaned up
| their lists, perhaps because their organ
| izatiOn was less effective than on the
| first day, the Americans" fell far be-
| hind yesterday.
The work of the Republicans. though
| harder than on the first day, was so
feeble that the party can hardly be
said to have had an organization If
| they did have one II collapsed so early
in the day that 1t was not effective. In
every voting district and in every mu-
nicipal ward the Republicans were pit
fully inadequate to cope with the stu
alton.
The Democrats, on the other hand,
had a machine that worked with
smOOthness and finish from the opening
to the close of the registration offices
District after district reported to head
quarters last night that every Demo-
crat within it was registered, and that
hundreds of Republicans had declared
| int To Co. d n
Morris and the Democratic ticket
1t was small wonder that Chairman
Snow and Secretary Swan were jubi-
| liant. And it was small wonder that
gloom pervaded the Republican head
quarters where, behind locked doors,
Fireman Devine and Clerk Gid Gibbs
received returns which they were afraid
to give out honestly. The Republicans
last night realized, if they didn't real
ize ii before, that they are out of the
/ running, absolutely and entirely
Not one of them would bet one dollar
against five on the election of Plum
mer. They wouldn't bet one against
ten, or twenty, for that matter. And
II is reasonably certain that before the
week is out long odds will be offered on
the proposition that Morris will beat
Plummer. Republican who is high
in the councils of his party went out
| last night after the registration re-
turns came in and "hedged OUT a $50
bet he had made that Plummer would
beat Morris. When asked about the
matter, he said he couldn't afford to
lose his money.
| The detailed figures on yesterdays
registration are as follows:
| District l. 100: 2. 200: 3. So; 4, 1874; 5.
i42; s, $50; Z, 147; s. 1856; 8. 14S; 10. 205:
| IL, $50; II, 1874; Is, 143: a. 1873; Is. 70:
is, rs; IL, 9S; IS, 203: 10, 2s7; 20, 1877;
q, rs; %. $780, 23 219: "a 1874; 25. 40:
26, 124; p, III; %, 29S; %, 40; 80, 17s;
81, 195; 50. 119; SO, Ill 81, 161: 50, 1856:
Sc, 249; 81. 2O5; 3s. IT'S: 49, 1885, 40, SO;
IL. AS. TOtal-6,459.
The registration on the first day ag-
gregated 4.703, making the total for the
two days 11.162. Registered for the cleo
ton Of 1906 were 21,S2s voters. This
would seem to make the grand total
now on the books, go $780, There are
not, however, that many voters in the
city. Much of the new registration
was caused by removals from one vot-
ing district to another. and much was
| caused by the fact that under the new
law the names of those who failed to
vote at the election a year ago are left
off the books this year.
1t is estimated there are not in Salt
Lake more than $4,000 qualified voters,
and politicians generally are of the
opinion that the total to be cast at the
| election next Tuesday Will be under,
rather than over, $4,000.
Among the Politicians.
If there is any money lying around loose
! tonight to wager on the proposition that
Plummer will beat Morris it will be be
! cause the Democrats don't know where
1t is. One prominent broker last night
went up and down Second South street
| with S1.G00 which he wished TO place on
the Morris end of the proposition but
he could find no takers.
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Now watch the American" organs try
to build up the Republican party They
have been doing that off and on for sew
| eral days, but they will concentrate their
/ efforts on il from now until the cleo
| ton, in the hope of so dividing the OPP
position to the Americans as to let
the American ticket sneak through as
| was the case two years ago.
If Plummer gets as many votes a
| Lynch got two years ago lot of we'll
informed people will tie very much sur
prised. As a matter of fact however,
| he won't.
x X x
DIR. Plummers office hours will be as
usual on and after Wednesday next for
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