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! Vol. 6; No. 8 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, NOV. 3, 1906. Price S Cents I
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Tuesday's Election Prospect
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( Threo days prior to the election of
i. Tuesday next, and wo can witness
I things lined up with a definlteness
that was hardly to bo expected In the
condjtlons of a week ago.
Especially Is this the caso In Salt
Lake county. A week since, and few
, peoplo had a fixed opinion as to which
J was the stronger party, tho republican
or tho democratic, with which to beat
' ' tho Kearns aggregation In the county.
j Now tho consensus of opinion, and It
j Is a safe one, is that tho republican
1 party is much tho stronger, and that
for this election tho democratic party
must take a rear seat. Tho republican
ticket Is tho ono with which to over
come tho Kearns crowd, if It Is to bo
overcome.
With those accountants who have
, figured tho other way until they were
i convinced by stubborn facts that they
. were working on mistaken lines, tho
figures of tho last city election were a
i basis of democratic hopes. In that
I( election R. P. Morris ran away ahead
of his ticket.
Tho unwisdom of counting on the
Morris voto has been clearly shown.
Ho ran In a city election, on local 1s-
sues. Does any well informed person
think that tho 1,800 or 2,000 republican
votes which went to a popular can
didate like Morris in a city election,
would go to a candidate like Judge
Powers in a congressional election?
Not by a jugful. With these votes re
turned to tho republican ticket, as they
j ' surely will bo, tho democrats haven't
T j, tbo ghost of a show.
( Let us point out somo moro. Tho
3 labor party has just completed a very
I careful canvass. Its figures show
that it will cast about 3,000 votes in
,,j this city on Tuesday nuxt. An an-
mm al'ysls of this voto was taken, showing
kHhL t,int two-thirds of It will como from
K CJM tho "American" party strength of a
9 mS year ago, and tho other ono-thlrd from
tho democratic party. Tho labor tlck-
' et will not cut into tho republican voto.
!' Now what does this give? One year
ago tho voto for mayor was:
! t Thompson, American 8,437
y Morris, democrat 7,830
(, Lynch, republican 4,970
(J Now with theso changes made by
tho labor ticket and the roturn of tho
republicans, tho city voto this year
would stand:
Republicans C.970
"Americans" C.437
Democrats 4,830
Labor 3,000
Dut that docs not toll half tho talc
In tho city. Tho "American" party
is doomed to a heavier loss still. Of
the Gentile republicans who support
ed It in 1905, fully 1,000 will return to
tho republican party in this election,
on national issues; for they do not
proposo to "slap President Roosovell
In the face." Then tho thousand or
moro socialists who voted tho "Amer
ican" ticket last fall have a ticket of
their own in this campaign. Not tak
ing into consideration the voters that
have been driven out of tho Kearns
camp by tho rotten administration of
which tho unsavory Sheets and Swen
son scandals are merely a whiff, and
tho figures In tho city would show
today:
Republicans 7,970
"Americans 5,437
Democrats 4,830
Labor 3,000
Socialists 1,000
Hero you soo that tho republicans
aro decidedly in tho load, on well
known and well recognized facts. But
this is a congressional, stato and coun
ty election, and that emphasizes the
situation still further. In Salt Lake
county outsido of the city Is ono-third
of tho entire county voto. Of this out-In-tiho-county
vote, at least half Is
republican, tho other half being divid
ed between democrats, "Americans,"
socialists and labor. Tho last election
'oturns showed this condition and
also that tho democrats ran little
ahead of tho "Americans." Tho repub
licans in tho county outsido of tho city
havo the proportion of 5,000 to 3,000
for tho democrats; 2,000 for tho
"Americans," and 1,000 for all others.
Placing theso all together, and count
ing that the labor ticket will draw
about 900 votes in tho samo propor
tions as it does in Salt Lake City, and
hero Is tho probable result on Tues
day: Republicans ......12,970
"Americans" 0,900
Doinoci ats t . (i,G30
Labor 3,900
Socialists 1,900
Tho now registration of 5,000 will
go to tho various parties in about tho
samo proportion. i
But thoro aro othpr features to con
sider, that throw tho balance still
heavier to tho republican side.
Tho republicans havo a strong and
Influential newspaper to assist 'them
this year, which they did not havo in
1904 and 1905.
The republicans also havo th$ rec
ord or ono of tho best and greatest
presidents whoso presenco over has
graced tho Whlto House. Salt Lake
county gavo to President Roosevelt
9,585 moro than any other party re
ceived. Tho peoplo havo not gone back on
tho president. They havo somo sense
They will not Insult President Roose
velt by voting for a politician of tho
Powers strlpo to connlvo and consplro
against him. Thoy will not voto for
a hybrid-party representative like
Weir to annoy him. Even In tho Trib
une office, whero they hato tho pres
ident, voters aro taught to scratch
Weir for Powers, who is counsel for
tho "American" party, whllo Weir is
but a stool pigeon. Tho Kearns gang
has moro lovo for Powers than for
Weir; as thoy say, "Powers is aSgood
an "American" as any of us." Why
shouldn't ho be, when ho Is counsel
for tho "American" party? Powers
will get votes at Weir's expense, but
Howell's lead In tho stato will wipe
that out.
Howell has mado a splendid con
gressman. Not only has ho stood by
President Roosovolt on all great ques
tions, but In matters affecting' tho
stato, such as tho Uintah reservation
opening, tho Strawberry Irrigation
project, tho Uintah Indian irrigation
work, tho public buildings matter, and
many others that could bo named, ho
has boen a tower of strength for tho
benefit of tho stato. Ills excellent
wife, than whom there is no moro
dignified, discreet or lovable woman
among all tho wives of congressmen,
also has wleldod a great influence for
good at Washington, and has gained
a place whero every honorable woman
In Utah can bo proud of her for their
own sake.
There is ono thing yot. Truth has
no kick against any standard political
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET. H
For President '1908, H
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. H
REUBLICAN STATE TICKET. H
For Congressman, H
JOSEPH HOWELL. H
For Justice of the Supreme Court, H
JOSEPH E. FRICK. H
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COUNTY TICKET H
For State Senators, H
BENNER X. 8MITH, M
WILLIAM N. WILLIAMS. H
For House of Representatives, H
HARRY J. ROBINSON. M
Bingham. H
HARRY S. JOSEPH, H
Salt Lake. H
william McMillan, M
Salt Lake. H
CHARLES E. MARKS, H
Mill Creek. M
PRESTON D. RICHARDS, M
Sugar. H
BRIGHAM CLEGG, M
Salt Lake. H
DANIEL M. M'RAE, M
Granger. H
JOHN M. MILLS, M
Salt Lake. H
JOHN Q. CRITCHLOW, B
Salt Lake. H
NEPHI JENSON, M
Forest Dale. H
For County Clerk, H
J. U. ELDREDGE, JR., M
For County Recorder, H
P. O PERKIN8. M
For County Treasurer, H
JOHN A. GROESBECK, JR. M
For Sheriff, B
C. FRANK EMERY, 1
For County Attorney, BH
WILLARD HANSON. M
For County Auditor,
FRANK HEGINBOT.HAM.
For Surveyor,
CAMPBELL M. BROWN,
For County Commissioner HH
(Four-Year Term), HB
JAMES E. CLINTON.
(Two-Year Term), HH
J. B. COSGRIFF.
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SALT LAKE PRECINCT. H
For Justice of the Peace, HI
GEORGE C. BUCKLE
For Constable, HI
R. W. WRIGHT. -
party, as a party. It Is friendly with M
republicans, democrats, socialists, and H
labor people. But for tho good of tho H
stato it believes the Kearns -aggrega- M
tlon should bo defeated and squelched. M
Tho way to do It is to vote the ropub- M
Ucan ticket. And tho indications aro M
that it will bo done. M
Lot tho good work go on, and speed- ,M
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