The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-04
They Will Enter Campaign With
Every Hope of Great
Victory.
STRONG TICKETS TO BE
PLACED IN THE FIELD
State and County Conventions to
Be Held on the Same
Date.

The Americans are entering the fal
| campaign in Salt Lake county with every
expectation Of success. Their confidence
In their ability to win the campaign
hands down, however will not prevent
them from putting the strongest ticket
In the field that be selected from the
abundance OF excellent material at hand
At q meeting OF the state committee
Saturday, 1t was decided to hold the
state convention upon the evening OF
the day that the county convention Will
be heid-September 24-and the result
will be that tho state. county and city
tickets will be selected upon he same
date.
Tho state convention will select a can
didate for congress and also a candidate
for the supreme bench. For the con
Branssord and Thomas Weir are promi-
emily mentioned, while Judge Ogden
Hiles and Judge John A, Street are
tion.
For the county Offices. including tho
legislature. numerous strong men are be-
ing pushed to the front by their friends.
For Senate and House.
Among those mentioned for the senate
Barrette. George Jay Gibson and Allen
r Sanford, while for the lower house the
list includes A. NJ, Spooner. DR., c. n.
Ray OF Bingham, Lester Freed; W, b.
van. w. II. Bramcl, j. a. Johnson. DR..
Ingelsby of Bingham. George A Whita
ker, DR.. w. l. Douglass c. j. Crabtrec,
Kelly.
For the shrievalty nomination, there
VIII be n warm contest. Joe Raleigh and
a. J. Sharon are avowed candidates. and
G, Morrison and S. G. Sheriff. to be
heard from. Mr.. Morrison and Mr.. Shcr-
rlll are candidates only in a receptive
sense, or hardly that, and they may with
draw their names unless their friends can
keep them In line.
For treasurer, Frank Swenson. former
city treasurer. and Shand Smith are be-
to hear from.
For auditor, w. C. Doc) Norrell and
Harry Mercer are the men most proml-
entity mentioned in connection with the
The recordership nomination at tho
present time appears TO lie between p.
-. Connor, Charles Lawrence and Tom
Homer,
Weber and Wilson.
Friends OF a. ], Weber are urging him
70 announce himself as a candidate for
the county attorneyship. while supporters
Of M. E. Wilson are pushing him to the
front
In connection with the county commits
sionership. Samuel WesterHeld. Fred ].
Leonard. J. Il. McGinty. r. Knudsen OF
Big Cottonwood, Domnick Burns OF
Bingham and Ray Walker OF Cottonwood
are prominently mentioned. while friends
Of H G. Mcmillan and A. ]. Perry, the
after of Bingham, are urging them to
become candidate
For county surveyor. Joseph Ulmer.
who was the candidate two years ago.
IS again in line with strong support be-
hind him.
, For county clerk. Mrs. Olive TIavens,
The well-Enown club woman Is being
urged by her friends to announce her
candidacy, while friends OF Frank r.
who was the candidate two
iears ago, are endeavorIng to get him
% enter the race. In view of the fact.
however. that Mr.. Christensen is secrc-
AIRY of the county committee, he has
>ot consented to allow the use Of his
name.
One OF the warmest contests will be
'Ver the nomination for justice of the |
'eace In Salt Lake City. Harry S. Har-
,er and Dana Il. Smith arc avowed can
iidates. and each is making a hard fight
erve with the justice, J. T. Griffith, |
Tom Fowler and a. V. Thompson are In |
he contest to stay until the finish.