The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-05
BOTH SIDES
SAY THEY WON
At PRIMARIES
Regulars and InSurgent Re-
pubIiCans Fight for Suprem-
acy in Salt Lake County.
MANY SURPRISES SPRUNG
IN SOME OF DISTRICTS
FRIENDS OF VARIOUS cANDI-
DATES BELIEVE THEY HAVE
BETTER OF CONTESTS.

When the smoke Of battle cleared
away last night at the Republican pri-
maries, both the insurgents" and the
regulars" claimed a victory. On the
face of the returns, 1t seemed that the
Insurgents were mistaken, but their
leaders declared that in many districts
in which the regulars" seemed To have
elected delegates to the state and the
judicial conventions, the men named
were really at heart in sympathy with
the 'fnsurgent" movement. These san
guine leaders stated, after reading over
the list of delegates, that at the con-
ventiOns the ''fnsurgent" forces will
WELD power that will discomfort the
men in the party against whom they
are fighting.
The struggle at the primaries began
at 8 O'Clock last night, and was soon
over There were many surprises. Par
ley p. Christensen, who has congress
siOnal aspirations. and who is said TO
be secretly in sympathy with the in
surgents," was defeated i'm the Fiji
teenth district for delegate to the state
convention. This little Waterloo for
Mr.. Christensen, it was whispered. was
due to the activities in the Fifteenth of
the friends of Congressman Joseph
Howell. Mr.. Christensen, in his de-
feat, had the satisfa ction of knowing
that he had lost by only three votes.
StreWn upon the field of battle with
Mr.. Christensen were other men of
equal prominence in the Republican
ranks, who had been looked upon as
stalwart figures among the "insur-
gents" Among these were John Q.
Critchlow, s. H. Love, George n. Law
renee, George Wilson. A B. Irvine and
Steve Stanford.
Insurgents Who Won.
There was a somewhat longer list of
''insurgent% leaders who were able To
fight their way to victory In this list
were John NJ Hayes, D. o. Rideout.
James Devine, o. II. Hewlett, John
James, ]. A. Houghton. c. A. Erickson.
James Ingebretson, Edward r. Nor
gan, George c. Buckle, jr.. and A b.
Elder
AS the last of the returns were be-
ing received last night, an insurgent
leader said:
After looking over the names of the
delegates to the judicial convention, |
am convinced that Judges Morris, Arm
strong and Richie viii be renominated
The indications are that Judge Lewis
viii also be renOminated with the other
three, as there will probably be a SEN
timent in the convention, IL three of
the judges are to be returned to the
bench, all four should go back together
At the same time. it must be admitted
that Judge j. j. Whitaker has a fight
ing chance to defeat Judge Lewis for
denomination.
Concerning the race for district at
torney. l believe that the returns indi-
cate the denomination of Fred Loot
borrow for district attorney
Job Lyon Is left with what might be
called a possibility of getting the nom
inatiOn, but the hopes of H. A. Smith
are crushed to the EARTH
While claiming that they have car
ried Salt Lake and Salt Lake county,
the insurgents" make no boast of hav-
ing carried the state or of being in d
position to have their own sweet way
at the state convention. but they in
sist that their achievements at last
nights primaries place them in a posi-
ton to intrigue with lukewarm ''regu-
lars throughout the state with all sorts
of possibilities at the convention.
There was one marked popularity
about the Republican primaries. The
battle within the party ragged with
great unevenness throughout the city.
In some districts every possible voter
was dragged to the primaries, and it
was nl0teQ LnaI IneFe were some re-
cruits. in certain districts. who had dis
played other colOrs on other rot very
remote occasions.
Some Are Indifferent.
In other districts the choosing of the
delegates attracted little attention and
no excitement. In the Seventeenth dis
trict there were only three votes cast.
in the Eighteenth district there were
seven votes cast and in the Tenth dis
trict there were only nine Republican
voters who wanderedsforth after supper
to choose representatives at the two
important conventions
This strange Indifference I'm some dis
tricts and frenZied fury in others is said
TO have indicated the character Of TIE
| fight at the Republican primaries in
every district inhabited b. al -'1nsdrgeuU
of any prominence. the war was fast and
| furious. and the reason for this il was
explained. was that the generals back OF
the campaign of the regulars were de-
termined to crush. If possible, the leaders
of the revolving forces, in the expectation
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