The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-06
NEXT GOVERNOR
FOR ALL PEOPLE
Jesse William Knight Declares
That He Will Not Be Par
tiSan Servant.
SENTIMENT is FOR BRYAN
FROM EXTREME EAST AND WEST
COMES ENCOURAGEMENT

Jesse William knight, the Democrat
ic candidate for governor of Utah, ad-
dressed an enthusiastic meeting of the
Democratic committee at the office of
Major Samuel A. King, the state chair
man. Mr.. Knight declared his inten-
ton to make a clean and aggressive
campaign for Democratic principles. He
said that when he was elected gov
ernor he would not be a partisan gov
ernor, but would serve all the people
of the state-Mormon, Jew and Cen
tile: Democrat, Republican and Amer
iCan"-with equal justice. Mr.. knight
talk was a short one, but it's SINGER
ity lent force to it, and he was en-
Enthusiastically hailed by the Democrats
present as the next governor of Utah.
Short talks were made by all of the
candidates for state offices and by
John Dern, David Evans, Ashby Snow,
F. S. Fernstrom. Major King and 9TH
ers. All Of those who spoke expressed
confidence in the election of the en-
tire Democratic state ticket and as
sured the committee Of their unquali-
fled support of the ticket every day
from now until after the election.
Major King announced the appoint
ment of John Dern as treasurer of the
tive committee composed of T. H. Fitz-
gerald, chairman; w. H. Dale and
Henry c. Lund of Salt Lake, Thomas
n. Taylor of Provo and Horace Peery
of Ogden. The executive committee
will meet in Major Kings office at 10
O'Clock this morning and at . o'clock
this afternoon to appoint advisory and
finance committees and a secretary of
the state organization. Headquarters
u he nv hn
mittee at once and the campaign will
be opened in earnest within a few
days.
Good Cheer From the State.
Letters have been received by Chair
man King from all parts of the state
congratulating the committee on the
nomination of Mr.. Knight for govern
or and expressing the belief that the
entire state ticket and the legislative
ticket in The majority of the counties
would be elected. Democratic chances
for success in Sanpete, Sewer, Willard
Plute, Kane, Beaver, Utah, Wasatch,
Tooele, Davis and Cache counties, all
of which have been regarded either as
Republican or doubtful territory, are
now claimed by the Democrats of those
counties.
Speaking tours throughout the state
from now until election are planned for
ali of the candidates. The speechmak-
ing tours Will probably begin in the
latter part Of this week. Jesse w.
Knight. the candidate for governor. ex-
poets to visit almost every settlement
in the state between now and election.
Judge William King will accompany
Mr.. knight on his first trip. after
which other prominent Democratic ora
tors will go on the stump with the
next governor.
From the state headquarters there
viii be conducted an aggressive cam
paign of political education. State
Chairman Samuel A. King has set out
to accomplish the somewhat Titanic
task of sending personal letters to ev-
cry voter in Utah. setting forth the
reasons why the votes should be cast
for William J. Bryan and the entire
Democratic tickeL Already hundreds
of these letters have been written and
sent out, and hundreds of others will
be sent out every day until after the
election.