Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-04
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HUNTING FOR REASONS

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HUNTING FOR REASONS.
The reason for the dwindling t.Am-
erican party vote is the PRINCIPAL
Thing the American" leaders will have
TO explain. People who have former
~ been with that party attribute to
the machine rule within il much of it,
own undoing.
IheN talked to US about gang rule
and federal bunch said one former
member of the party this morning.
and all tibet inc we could see then.
building up a gang and machine that
had the federal bunch distanced 8,
city block. l voted against them this
Year to show them the gang rule
wouldn't work. They made mistake
When they read Bransford out of their
party
The speech of the '.American'' con-.
Vention's chairman Is much mentioned
as a cause for the shift OF votes away
from that party
When anybody comes after u.s.
said man who appeared to be
miner, to group of his friends on
Second South, you know what we
do. We Just call our friends around
{ US and ask them to stand by us as q.
test of their friendhip. And usually
they do. have read the Tribune
through this campaign, and | don't
blame the Church people for getting
together. If was one Of them would
too. The Tribune couldn't have ex-
pected anything else
SOME WHO WERE ELECTED.
In Utah the state results mean that
present policies will be- largely continu-
ed. Governor-elect Spry has been a
member OF the Republican state com
nittee for many years, and was its
chairman during the last state cam
paign. Charles S. Tingey, the present
secretary, of state remains in office,
Albert Barnes becomes attorney gem
eral replacing Major Breeder, who has
filed the Office for term. The
supreme bench remains as at present
constituted. "a. c. Nelson remains
s,.perirttenden of public instruction.
while the district bench is not altered.
OF the county officials, the most
notable departure is the invasion of
the county clerk office by woman
candidate, Mrs. .Witcher's victory in
the convention. was followed by vic
tory at the polls IN both OF which in
stances she was conspicuously ahead
of her ticket. Walter ]. Burton comes
to the board Of county commissioners
with John G. MackeH, re elected, SO
that this board will continue in it's
present line of activity.
The election of Joseph Sharp as,
sheriff means that the chief deputy
will be promoted, so that no radical
changes will occur here. County Atty.
elect job Lyon is not in the office at
present as an assistant, but has serv-
ed in this capacity. Assessor-elec,
Amos Gabbott has spent many years
in public life.
All three OF the new state senators
stookey. Marks and Carl Badger, haae
had legislative experience, Badger In
Washington, where he had exceptional
opportunities to observe the work of
law making for the nation, and
Stookey, Marks and Carl Badger, have
from which they come to the senate
we'll equipped with a general know
ledge Of Utah legislative problems.
The general political situation ma
tionally on the day after election is
reflected in the state and in the coun-
ty.--in an endorsement OF the present
administration and vote for its con-
4tinuance