The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
FEELING
OVER PRIMARIES
Discussions of Republicans
May Result in Nomination
of Independent Ticket.

According TO Republicans. not in many
years has there been the dissension in
the ranks of the Republican voters that
exists at present. all of which has been
brought about by the workings of the
machine which controlled the primary
elections in most of the city districts
Wednesday night. The same is said to
be true in Huntsville. where an open rup-
ture occurred and separate primaries
were held.
Perhaps the greatest fuss was made in
the Second ward, where the work of the
agents OF the machine was SO raw that
many people left the place and returned
70 their homes before the selection OF
delegates was made. Yesterday the as
sertion was made that the list of dele
gates from that ward was not elected al
all, neither was there any ballot cast
for that purpose. The list given is said
to be the one arranged by the managers
of the machine used on a printed ballot
provided before the meeting and which
the machine men claim was elected by
accla nation.
Martin Cleary, who has gained some
unenviable nOtoriety in political circles
in the Second ward, acted as chief agent
for the combine and il is asserted that
he nominated the entire list of delegates,
and when this was done an effort was
made to close the nominations by mo-
ton In order to shut out any other pos
sible candidates. In the mixup which
followed w. II. Draney and DR.. Powers
came close to engaging in a fist fight.
While many of those who attended the
primaries stated yesterday that they were
disguised with the proceedings and
agreed upon the point that there had
been a bad miXup, Martin Cleary said
everything passed off smoothly, without
trouble of any kind. In any event, il Is
considered a certainty that unless the
machine is able in some way to soOthe
the feelings of the warnings factions be-
fore Sunday there will be things plenty
doing in the Republican county conven-
ton.
A number of prominent Republicans
met in conference yesterday and went
over the entire situation. The conclu-
sion reached was that there had already
been too much machine rule. 1t was
decided to fight the matter out in the
convention and. If defeated there, an eff
fort will be made to put a third ticket
in the field. Plenty of financial support
has been promised for this movement in
case II becomes necessary, IL was said.
One of those prominent in the fight
against the machine said yesterday that
il was a fight to the death and that
there would be no cessation until the
last member of the court house gang
was cleaned out.
number of new candidates entered
the field yesterday. Among these are
John Farr and David Mckay, for the
state senate nomination, and J. r. Hor-
spool, for the county recordership. Here
tofore Rudolph Kuchler and Joseph Wal
lace have been about the only names
mentioned for these positions.
As further indication. it was reported
yesterday that an effort had been made
by one of the ward heelers to sell the
delegation from a certain ward in the
city to one of the independent candidates
for a stipulated sum. The offer was re-
jected, although the heeler declared he
was prepared TO deliver the goods if the
money was forthcoming.
Another new feature that developed
yesterday was that in case the delega-
ton elected to the convention by the
Mckay faction in Huntsville Wednes-
day night, was seated on Saturday, there
would be a bolt from the convention 1t
is asserted that if this occurs large
number of the delegates will follow
Some of the self-styled leaders in the
ranks in the past received
some decided setbacks at the primaries
in the Fifth ward Wednesday. Among
those defeated were City Judge j. D.
Murphy, George NJ. Hanson. former Post
master Thomas III. Davis, and Daniel
Pugh. all machine men.