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Show 2$efore the Municipal "Battle. Some Defections Among 'Republicans. Kjnojr's Friends Confident. 'Republican Activity. Democrats Counting on Mormon .Support. It looks as if there would be some considerable commotion and a few life-sized surprises on election. elec-tion. That there have been numerous defections in the Republican ranks since the late vlnegarish and vitriolic convention cannot be questioned by the quandom faithful who, have listened to the ebullitions of rebellion from those who were rendered politically shapeless under the wheels of the Kearns' Juggernaut. The protest is not confined to the Mormons, who are angered over their almost entire lack of representation on the ticket. Gentiles of note, led by O. J. Salisbury, national committeeman for Utah, are in overt and avowed revolt. At the same time it is not at all probable that the mutiny in the hosts of the Republicans is of sufficient violence to overthrow Mr. Knox at the polls, and notwithstanding the ominous shoutings of the victimized delegates who supported the anti-Kearns anti-Kearns slate, it is generally conceded that the election of Mr. Knox is practically a certainty. There seems to be less animosity towards the ticket with the passing of the first bitterness of defeat. Republicans realize that however unsavory unsav-ory the mess of pottage served up. by Mr. Kearns may be, the true safety and well-being of the municipality mu-nicipality is in the Republican party and that a retaliation which would result in a Democratic victory would be a disaster auii a disgrace Wise counsel appears to have prevaill in the ranks of the rebels. They realize that if they now go to the aliens and elect a Democratic mayor, the faction whose defeat they accomplish will retaliate re-taliate upon them mightily at tbe election of next year, and that with the factional war waging Democracy, De-mocracy, with all its hydra-headed menace, would be triumphant in the municipality for several years to come. Republicans generally believe that the time and place to settle internal dlssentlons is In the primaries pri-maries and the conventions and that only disaster will result in open warfare upon a ticket named in a convention in which they and their representatives represen-tatives were delegates. tv (,5 The Democratic headquarters are about the most spectral looking set of apartments that ever shadowed doomed defeat to its occupants. The few ghostly figures who haunt the place speak in whispers and walk on rubber heels. The approach to the morgue is heralded by a manner whereon is inscribed "Democratic City Committee." This ancient an-cient emblem is seared and musty with the encroachments en-croachments of storm and years. A close inspection inspec-tion of the banner shows that the world "State" has been carefully obliterated, and an ornate piece of calico labeled '"City" has been placed thereover. It looks like a porous plaster on a mainsail, and is a fitting index to the sepulchiul quarters where tho faithful are huddled. Mutual consolation meetings are held within, and portentious predictions are exchanged anent the massive majority Mr. Morris and his compeers are to receive at the coming election. At the same time very little is being done outside of voicy demonstrations. They are moneyless and Cheerless, Cheer-less, and even Sunny James Leary has been unable un-able to distribute any sunshine among the shattered shat-tered and lethargic Clevelandites. |
