The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-02

when the late Mayor Gaynor made up
his mind to become an Independent can
dldate for mayor Of that city. Foss
has all Of his opponents puzzled. Lead
eTs Of Foss's opposition feel that Foss
is strong throughout the state, but they
don't seem able to exactly judge his
, strength.
Walsh, who the Democratic national
leaders tried to impress with the belief
| that his defeat would amount to a re"
| pudlatlon Of the Wilson policies, hasn t
been able to see the situation in that
light. He is said to have informed the
national committee that national issues
| don't figure in the campaign in any
way. There is some reason to doubt
| this, despite the fact that, with the
exception of Gardner, all the candidates
have campaigned in strictly local
sense. 1t is undoubtedly fact that the
new tariff and the currency bill have
| been regarded with considerable dis
favor IN many parts Of Massachusetts.
and knowing this, Walsh has preferred
to avoid them as campaign subjects.
State managers, while not openly ad-
mitting it, rely to considerable ex-
tent upon the Catholic and Irish vote
TO elect Walsh, who is very strong in
Boston and the Metropolitan district,
where the Irish population is large
Democratic leaders look TO Walsh to
carry Boston and all Of the large cities
| by considerable majority, They argue
that Bird s vote Will cut into the regu-
lar Republican ballot to a considerable
extent, thereby further assuring the
election Of Walsh.
Effect of Foss.
| The Republicans and Progressiyes,
| however, assert that Foss. until recently
q Democrat, viii detract from the
Democratic vote, Tammany hall, as
usual, is the issue in New York city,
| although the Tammany candidate has
calmly ignored that fact, making "ex-
travagance in city government" q sub
| iect for his campaign oratory.
John Purroy Mitchell, collector Of the
port Of New York, Is the candidate Of
the fuslonists, consisting Of the Pro
gressive Democrats, Republicans, Pro.
gressive and Independent leaguors. Mr.
Mitchell is very young man, lie has
| had 81 rather sudden and brilliant ca
reer in politics. AT the mayoralty cleo
tior four years ago he was elected to
the presidency of the board Of alder
men, from which he recently resigned
TO accept the appointment Of President
| Wilson TO the collectorship Of the port.
one of the best federal plums in New
York City, which President Wilson,
much to the dismay of Tammany. gave
to man VINO during MS WnOlo DOl1tl-
cal life had opposed Tammany.
Tammany Candidate.
Edward e. Mccall, chairman of the
nuhlic service commission and until re-
Gently a supreme court Justice, is the
| Tammauy candidate Mccall is man
of rood record and reputation, of pleas
ing personality and forceful character.
The only thing any one. can find
against him is his association with
Tammany hall. Mccall doesn u deny
that he is a Tammany candidate nor
does he deny his friendship with
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany
hall. Mccall has, however, denied
most yehemently that he has ever been
ultimately associated with Murphy, or
that he acted as Murphy's agent in the
efforts M made by the '"boss'7 to hound
ex.Governor Sulzer to do the will of
the organization.
The entry Of Sulzer into the New
Work City campaign has had a start
ling effect His attacks upon Mccall,
MmTphy and Tammany have stirred
tbfngs ND and made the campaign an
extremely bitter one, at the same time
offording the people Of New York the
astounding spectacle Of an impeachcd
governor battling for election to the
SSery legislature that short time ago
had impeacbed him and removed him
lferom office.
Ever since Sul2er injected himself