The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-28
PRIMARY LAW REQUIRES TT.
BUT PROCESS is NEW
. Discussion of Chances of
Some of the Candidates for
Preferment.
BY G. E. ARNEY.
n The Tribune,

;..dng by the petition route are ex-
,rsssIng great surprise that the people
,,s no, signing up" as they expected.
The Brady petition is the most extern
,,vsly circulated OF any in the state
;, ;s said that he had $500 sheets in
c,rcuIation, each holding fifty names.
1,doe Sullivan. who thus far has no
onnos,tion within his party for the Re-
,rblyean nomination as his own success
sor m the supreme bench has the next
Nrgest list az present and he is fol-
,Supd closely by Barney O'Neil. and ne
6y State Treasurer Hastings ana AUDI
siawness OF these petitions In filling. up.
i candidate for state office said to
ms today: Il have a hundred letters
rom warm personal and political irlenas
,,om all parts OF the state who write
mo that they are for me but they Will
nal sign anybody's petition"
nv This seems 10 be the inclination OF
nany voters who will participate IN the
nrImarIes but who Will not go on record
The filing of these petitions on Au-
e,si first will afford thought for some
polltlcal deductions OF more than pass
ne interest The secretary OF state
oalrs is made the repository for these
documents by the terms OF the ne" ui-
ret primary law. - :,
The August 3oth primary election Is is
10 be the iirst OF ltS h'iiu e'St "
~ Light Vote Expected.
There were over ninety thousand votes
eaSt in the general election In November
1906 1t is safe 10 presume tnat lnere
ar quite 100000 voters In lcano Wno W
Fill be qualified 10 participate IN in1s
August 1hirtieth direct primary electloh-
shall be agreeably surprised II the re-
turns Of this initial primary election dls- ano
closes the votes OF more than io'Vvv.
Based on study of election reSui's .,tn s,ac ac.
tre franchise, the proportion OF the toIai
vote of the various counties WIN pc
greatest IN the six southeastern. OF the
Mormon counties. These are bear Lax; I'M
Oneida Bannock. Cassia, Bingham ana
Fremont
From the present progress Of the cam
palgn II is fair 70 presume tnat lnS
apathy chiefly responsible for tne s",Si, ,ha
per cen, Of voters who Will name 'ne
respective candidates, is about eoual ia
the Republican and the Democratic
parties. rr.,
There appears TO be an unusuaft
amour, Of skepticism as TO the force OF
he organization of either party, me
majority party organization Is all snot
10 pieces through its governor, It's chhtr
man and its speaker being candidates 10,
the same officc-governor. The mihortss ~
party organization is laborIng under tne
ban of public opinion because II Is pe
leved to be in the possession OF stoleh
goods having gained its present poh'ica'
status by the grand larceny route,
In point OF similarity. each organNizsa, Z, :. :
lion probably by slight majority or l.S
membership, Is cenrered on cahdius.o cahdio
icr goyerno1-thc Republican commlo,ne Io,,,
fayors Q Nell, while the Democratic cum
mI,tee favors Alexander,
In point Of similarity. each orsani1a-
don Is wildly bidding for the soutneasieit,r i. u
votes. but there is a contrast IN tlsi
claims for the same. the RepupncsI,s
urging goods delivered" In both procec-
i've laws and statehouse aPpoihitirneheoSn IN
while The Democrats are Insisting on
their fitness for even greater ooedlence
10 The demands Of the saints. ~
There IS lust reason for the conviction
that slight change has taken place our
Ing two years. so that the norma, III :,
publican majority of $1,000 Is pfac1,cauis
The jority OF today. II Is propap,,s =,
fair 10 state, from observation made IN
the seventeen southeastern counties,
mat Bradys status as cannldate -
ABOUT what II was TWO years ago, II no.S5
Of his associates on the state land poatu
are nominated with him, and then ns
ran 1000 votes behind his ticket Snou,1,
s'her OF the aspiring members oe narncT ,mo,
10 run with him. or should eH-I3rstuiU,
John j. Morrison fail in the nominati2,il J
(which appears impossibIe). Brady "ou,d
nor likely survive the slump which woulo
Y ponent
II the north Of which ] am unadvlse,d
py point Of personal inspection. shoulG
orSak even as between Brady hnc
oNeh. and IL the Mormons shoula' "a a.
nov now appears. maintain their a1- stanaH ib1 he
& .he denomination or Governor BradS, M ~.
~lh defeat O'Neil by a slight maloritS
uh basis OF an even. or practically d
even, result in the six northern coun,
BRADY would be requisite to insure
SSNeIs defeat in the Primares. AIN ~
m nom my observations IN these Morm,o,l
Counties, Brady is now quite secure IN h''
'1Dectation OF this result; =
me candidacy Of Ex-Governor JONI =, -
aorTlson for attorney general opera,e:
fIsa,hst Barney O'Nell as candldate an an
.ovor ~ iavor Of Governor Brady Inc rea, q,
sohs are these: Brady was not trustIi,
20 o,,. oe able to stop McDougall anc ~.
iTaner associate members OF the stat'
or d''d ~ BOARD from speculating on inc assua
~ INC INC state. Brady was, not presut1a,es ;
~ nave shared financially In these prollts
{hn,'noough a. he was presumed 10 have share'
+" mem politically
bo me presumption that Morrison car, canho o
,Ss ~ aHeaied for either the nomination no o
sag,, .,,e people have In his inherent non
sSayy... Sy. precludes the probability OF tn
Su,ae. landed interests being 1rhters' 1r,t.,ca
away by graft or pIundered by politica
poS.seneicS, through the failure 10 cruS'
tive ~ 'o'" Wy Il '''e"7
puSic mind ONell is TO be the loser
d,Sntould the north stand by their ',, Na,s
,e nmm.I the state chairman. in unusua
so".uoers. the ''undIrected vote
ior,,"astern Idaho might give him Ina a
essoS eSg over Brady and the percentage net
may anry under the terms OF the direct pr
OF law TO make him the FIRST cho'o
Only a Possibility.
cons9gstone. the speaker, from Bonne
nossUy hgures in the contest only ar aE,
fcsIIole second choice candidate.
ihe is such between the friends
thcv chairman and the governor tha,
make second choice Cunless otngi
prnhuIdtos appear. which even no" -,
sscea3lel Claestonc wlll be accordeh ",
biz l'o choice votes Of such az vote oo'
spnsaorm temperance legislation alreann,
mini 10 be on the wape In the puDs
ssno..- Not half the discussion, In t new
y As sn or on the streets Of south Ioatrn ~
nko 'e'h or heard as was SIX rno".'
th HF natioUal fss,ies and the conduct