The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-31
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

The ticket nominated by the Demo
cratic State Convention In this city
on Thursday is composed OF good men,
and geographically considered, is well
distributed throughout the State. The
candidates for Presidential electors
will probably not have any functions
to perform. but still they are distin-
guished gentlemen who could perform
the functions of Presidential electors to
perfection.
The two candidates for members Of
the House of Representatives are we'll
qualified to serve as such if they could
get there. They average well as men
of standing and ability in the COM
munity, and certainly they would be
able. if elected, to hold up the standard
as high as il has been held in recent
terms from Utah. but the present
chances for their election are very
slim
For Governor a good nomination was
made. Mr.. Tolton is widely known
throughout the State, is good citizen,
of more than usual ability, prosperous
in his business, and a staunch friend.
He is native of the State and has
lived in it all his life. he has built
up prosperous business for himself at
Beaver, and is everywhere respected.
The other candidates also measure
fairly up to the standard of ability and
attainments required.
We are glad to see that the conven-
tion nominated the present Superinten
dent. A. c. Nelson, for superintendent
of Public Instruction. This probably in
sures the nominee the support of all the
people for him, and that support has
been well earned and will be well be
slowed.
The hopeful tone of the delegates in
the convention for success this year IN
Utah made the Democratic convention
far more interesting than such gather
ings have been in Utah at any time
since the first convention held, and the
contests for nomination were keen. The
first Democratic State Convention. in
1895. was equally hopeful and enthusi-
astic, but it got backset by the decla-
ration Of eminent church authorities
against the party, and the convention
had to be reconvened and made some
spunky declarations, which, however
well made and proper. under the cir
cumstances were in fact fatal TO sue
cess; for it was not good for any party
at that time to object to the domino
e u; r~h bof
was expressed as matter
Of usage and Of right.
The great question this year is wheth-
or that domination will be exercised
again. The delegates to the convention
evidently thought for the most part
that it would not be, but some of these
delegates think it will be impossible for
the ecclesiastical hand TO be withheld
and if it is not withheld Of course the
Democratic prospects for victory in
this State amount to nothing.
We would like to see fair, untram-
meled election in Utah for once, de-
cided wholly and indisputably upon
political issues alone. Whether we shall
see it or not, the future will determine.
We know, however, how hard 1T is for
tho ecclesiasticism which has dominated |
always to remain quiet, without cIer-
cising the rule which it claims right |
to exercise, and which has usually been |
exercised in important matters, civil, !
political, business. social, and otherwise,
and almost invariably against the
Democrats. If the ecclesiastical hand |
can be withheld, there will be fair
chance for the Democracy this year; if
not, it may as well go slow, and make
as little effort and lose as small