The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-17

proceeding, the Comstock bank at Rex
burg being the purchaser at tho sale.
In an article TO The Tribune, written
from St Anthony on the day of the
sale, / predicted the result Of the sale
would change the political status of the
paper from Brady 10 O'Nei1. My fore
cast of this situation was accurate, for
last weeks issue of the Standard
showed the smiling face of the genial
chairman IN the place where the smiling
face OF the genial governor used to be.
This was a loss to the governor OF the
fourth Repr blican paper IN Fremont
county, leaving him only the Fremont
County News at st. Anthony, and they
were lost TO his political adversary, the
chairman OF his state committee, who
is so strenuously endeavoring to ac-
ouire title to his scat as the executive
at Boise.
There is something in this situation
now which tells me that the Standard
is coouettish. That it has been flirting
with the attractive chairman. That
the governor has been making goo-goo
ewes at the Standard which may melt
its unstable heart to the point Of re-
turn TO its first love.
Barney O Neil won this paper to him
while Brady was courting votes in the
tall timberS of the north. it would be
huge joke should Brady take it away
from him while Barney is willing away
the davs of his vacation from political
activities IN New York and Washing
ton.
Both rivals of this unfaithful circu-
latinp medium might settle this ques-
ton by appointing one referee, who has
tried TO convince each that he is his
friend. | suggest John Hart as the
man 10 he designated TO see that the
Standard shall not come out IN any one
of its frivolous issues for these two
rivals for gubernatorlal honors.
Chances for Brady.
AS an indication OF the status of
these two candidates, / asked Mr. Gip,
son for statement Of his views OF
tho governors chances for success, Mr..
Gl bson said:
Although the primaries are over four
months Off. political sentiment, at least
among the Republican voters Of the state.
is rapidly crystalliZine. The adminlStra-
ton Of Governor Brady is proving highly
satisfactory, and the voters realize that
il Is TO be their privilege TO indorse Il
public official who has made good IN
the carrying out of the expressed Will
ot the people. Public sentiment is much
aroused on the temperance question, and
the state in open opposition
to Governor Brady Is intensifying the de-
termination OF a large majority of the
Republican and many Democratic voters
Of The state to stand by the governor in
his firm position for the obliteration OF
the saloon.
The apparent purpose Of the lioaor in,
terests 10 dictate party nominations and
policies will he severely rebuked at the
August primaries, and any man identi-
fed with such interests may well lie low
people on this questions is not TO be
trified with. This condition find equally
true in all sections OF the state, and
look for a large primary vote Again
state has ever had has been accorded
denomination. and the Republicans OF
this state will so ndorse tho splendid adj
of Governor Brady
o'Neil Sentiment Growing.
then called on Judge Edgington
Of idaho Falls for his judgment ny to
the status Of State Chairman O'Ncil,
and here is what he said;
I have made "A close systematic cam
palgn or rather 2 tour OF investigation
in this portion ~ Idaho, and especially
in Fremont county, and find . growing
sentiment for Barney r O'Noil In the
coming gubernatorial contest | base my
findings on close personal interviews with
the citizens in the different villages and
cities in this great irrigated valley. They
like O'Nel for his sincerity along. all
lines: for his business records which
have proven his skin and acumcn as q
man of affairs: for the strength which nc
possesses and which he has always given
for the best interest OF The people Of this
state. and last but not least, for the
strong fidelity and uUswcvClnG devotion
TO the Republican party in every cam
paiEu.
Mr o'Nell is a man Of the people lie
is well wishing student of human Da-
tIre TO that extent that at all times he
is close to his friends and honest and
upright IN every fight hc has ever made.
The people of Bingham county and of
the entire State cannot afford TO over
lool; the fact that O'Nciis record is a
clean ono; that ne stands for honesty and
q Square deal TO every citizen I'M this
large domain. Also O'Neil viii he back
OF the enforcing OF the local option law
In thorough manner. He viii look to-
ward an carly enactment OF Il systematic
law governing our entire system OF tax
alton in short he will he "on the job
every moment Tho DcneiitinS OF the
citizenship win he his aim and his am
bitiou
You no doubt appreciate tho fact that
when a candidate and his records both
politically and otherwise, receive the sup
port OF his own Immediate section of the
state that is where he lives aud conducts
business, he must be man OF merit.
This is so OF O'Ncil and the people In
This great valley appreciate that fact and
because of IL they see in Mr., O'Ncn
man TO hc trusted.