The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-02
Republican Victory Is
Assured by the Heavy
Registration in County
GREAT MAJORITY
Will VOTE
TICKET

EVERY county election iB recent
II years la salt Lake eOunty has
been practically won On the last
day OF registration. This campaign il
40 exception TO the rule, and the Re
publican PARTY won the election yes
terday through n total registration OF
S,73S.
Approximately 5000 are Republican
votes.
Of the registration Of s,73s for Salt
Lake county yesterday, the Americans
claim only 5000. while the Democrats,
who had no Information regarding the
registration excepting that obtained
through their alliance with the Ameri-
can party, said the total registration
Tor salt Lake county might have been
$780,
The American Democratic cOmbina-
tion worked perfectly SO FAR as its or
6anization would permit. American
party carriage and automobiles were
placed a the disposal of the Demo-
Gratis In many districts and the Demo-
Gratis had only five automobiles of their
own. Il is estimated that One-fourth
Of the voters carried TO register IN
American party vehicles We're for the
Democrats
There was no disorder at any Of the
registration offices yesterday aud al
though the American party had a dozen
or more workers in the Fifty-fOurth
district. the police force was not used
20 the extent that IL was in the district
one year ago.
EIdredge Prediction Good.
County Chairman J. L., EIdredge jr..
who on Monday estimated the total
registration al between 5000 and 8, 600,
said al 9-l5 last night that the reg
istration would prove TO be close to
5000. In less than 80 minutes after
wards, returns from all. excepting
three city districts. had been received
al his headquarters and 20 minutes
later the list was complete. with all
excepting seven districts in the county.
In about another hour the registration
returns had been received from the last
county district and the county chair
man announced the total registration
Tor salt Lake county at S.T3S.
OF this, 6,416 We're registered in the
city districts ana 2,z6@ were registered
in the county outside SALT Lake.
Up at Democratic headquarters the
county and state chalrmen and a few
workers We're waiting until they re-
ceived word from American headquar-
tiers. Joseph Young. county chairman
and MahOnri Spencer, county secretary.
were both sure that 80 per cent Of the
days registration would vote the
Democratic ticket. As 10 how many
votes this 80 per cent meant there was
a difference of opinion MI SPeneer's
istration would he 2,5o0, while Mr..
Young followed the American party
county ehairmen's estimate at 800 10
4 900.
III is the same old story OF oIsaniza-
ton against hot air" said Chairman
Eidredge after the registration returns
We're IN. Every Republican victory
In Salt Lake county has been won on
ganiZation throughout the 100 districts
OF the county was perfect today and
this is shown b. the results. Credit
Tor the complete registration is due 20
the earnest and consistent work Of the
Republican workers In every dis
triet and organization OF the
Republican workers IN the country dis
trlcts outside salt Lake City Is superb,
We have the heaviest registrati in
the rural districts that has been made
IN years. OF the SAYS registrations I'm
salt Lake city. az least $500 were Re
publicans and outside the city about 80
per cent were Republicans.
Had No Organization.
''The Americans and the Democrats
had no Organization whatever IN the
country districts OF the county. Here
are some examples OF the work OF our
men In the county; District 81 with
today's registration OF l07, shows at
least So Republ cans, district 90, with
total registra don OF lie, shows al
least 80 Republicans district 81, in
bingham, shows i1s registered and SIS
OF these are Republicans. while district
80, in Bingham, registered a total OF
$50 and lee are Republican votes
Forecasts OF the registration made
Monday at the Republican county chair
man were 5000 10 5000. The American
party chairman estimated that the
registration would be about 1000, while
the Democratic chairman made no es-
innate. Al American party headquar-
ters just before the registration Of
fees closed the estimate was raised 10
~less than 5000" while at Republican
Headquarters il was placed at over
5000
Al 1880, after the Republican county
chairman had figures from every dis
trict IN the county. American party
headquarters had received reports from
So OF the city districts. These showed
a registration 4.0O5. and the Americans
claimed ISIS OF these. At this time
Chairman David c. Dunbar said: The
Americans have registered IS per cent
OF their vote. We have not received
detailed reports from a few districts,
but the total registration I'm salt Lake
viii not exceed 5000. aud OF these We
claim that 5000 or a few over that
numbe are Americans.
Tie Republican organization had
Ice workers scattered throughout the
districts OF the county and SEQ car
riages and automobiles. The AmeTi-
cans had about so conveyances and
some OF these were at the disposal OF
the Democrats who had only five auto
mobiles and about as many carriages.