The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15
Numerous Candidates for Office
to Be Voted for in Tues
days Primaries.
FIVE REPUBLICANS SEEK
GUBERNAT0RIAL H0N0RS
Merry Race for United States
SenatOrship Among Republi-
cans in Southern District.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 14.-WIth only
twenty-four hours remaining before the
close of the state primary campaign.
candidates for party nominations are
busying themselves with the issuance OF
anal instructions to county and precinct
workers and preparations for bringing
out their full strength at the polls on
Tuesday. Not until the close of the bal
lotIng on Tuesday evening viii candl-
dates or campaign managers enjoy their
first rest since the wearing race FOR OIL
fee was begun months ago. Then. after
brief lull. the victors will ag~in take
up the burden. this time with patty lines
we'll defined and with the issue no longer
between factions or individuals.
One development, OF the last few days
Of the contest that has upset all early
calculations is the tremendously heavy
registration, which indicates n Republi-
can vote In excess OF that cast in the
general election two years ago. I'm
doubtedly some thousands OF Democrats
have, registered as Republican partisans
for the primary, because OF the few con-
tests 10 be decided within their own
party
One Democratic Candidate.
With Theodore Bell unopposed for the
Democratic nomination for governor, and
few contests below that office on the
Democratic ballot, the interest OF that
party has centered mainly on local con-
tests for county Offices.
rive eubernatorial candidates VIII ap-
peal for the suffrage of Republican
yoters-diram NJ. Johnson. Charles +,
Curry Alden Anderson, Philip A. stanton
and Nathaniel Ellery. johnson has the
league, as the "insurgent' faction Is
designated. while the four others will dt-
vide the vote of the stalwarts, Curry,
who Is the incumbent secretary OF state,
has a following that Is largely personal,
and has built a powerful political ma
chine. Anderson is the recognized candi-
date Of the state, Republican organiza-
tion. Stanton and Ellery are appealing
for the stalwart vote, the former as the
only candidate whose home is In the
heavily Republican southern California
district and the latter on his record as
good roads advocate.
For Congressional Honors.
Second in interest only 10 the guber-
Material race are contests In several con-
gressional districts where the issue Is
clearly defined as between Republican
making vigorous attempt to unsent the
incumbent Republicans Most notable Of
these is that In the Second district where
William Kent, insurgent is making the
ent representative from that district.
Clifford PinchoJ spent some weeks cam
paigning for Kent, who has been a fore
most advocate of the Pinchot conserva-
tion policies.
Three candidates are appealing for the
Republican advisory vote for United
States sena tor-John D. Works and Z,
NJ. Meserve OF Los Angeles and A. C.
Spauldlng OF San Diego. Works has the
Endorsement Of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league and has been making his CAM
paign on an insurgent platform. Meserve.
an attorney and Spauldlng. a millionaire
sporting goods manufac acturer, will divide
the stalwert support