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Show Vol. 3, Mo. 6. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, OCTOBER 17, 1903. Machine Takes Everything. REPUBLICAN TICKET. nicely. After losing the nomination for mayor the forces For Mayor Frank Knox. seemed demoralized and the rest was For Treasurer Joseph F. Mack-nigh- pie for the gang. By the lavish use of money they have taken nearly For Recorder A. L. Simondi. everything in sight, and if successful For Attorney George L. Nye. at the polls there is no doubt that For Auditor J. J. Meyers. they will run this city to their hearts content. Of course there is a chance For City Council First Precinct Thomas . Hobday, for the independent voters to get even (long term), Frank J. Hewlett, L. D. and defeat the machine by turning out anti-Kear- ns t. Martin. Second Precinct Joseph H. Preece, (long term); Lorin J. Wood, George D. Dean. Third Precinct T. A. Cal lister, (long term); Richard Papworth, Sr., and rtebuking it at the polls, but whether or not this will be done remains to be seen. It is a blow to the opposition to Kearns from which it can only recover by witnessing the defeat of his candidates on election N. Haslam. day. Fourth Precinct P. J Anson, (long Jl Jl H Tfbbals. The lesson of the convention is this; term); W. C. Spence, W Fifth Precinct A. J. Davis, (long that no men or set of men can hope term); T. R. Black, C. M. Neuhausen. to run conventions and defeat the Kearns crowd unless they have reDEMOCRATIC TICKET. course to the old maxim of fighting For Mayor Richard P. Morris. fire with fire. It seems that the For Treasurer Fisher S. Harris. senator has money and his friends For Recorder John C. Cr itch low. have money and are willing to spend For City Attorney C. C. Dey. it. If Salisbury and the balance of the For Auditor C. B. Felt. monied men belonging to the senFor City Council. First Precinct Adam Speirs, long ators party ever hope to accomplish term; Phil. Maycock. and. Stephen anything against him they must first Hays, short term. Second. Precinct Albert Fisher get the workers aligned with them long term; Rodney C. Badger and organize thoroughly and spend enough George Burbige, short term. money for legitimate expenses which Third Precinct A. R. Barnes, long was not done the opposition this term; F. 8. Fernstrom and E. H. Davis time. With 75 by cent of the voters per short term. them 8. Wells, against Fourth Precinct Rulon by admirable generalE. long term; W. J. Tuddenham and ship and the lavish use of money the A. Hartenstein, short term. machine won a complete victory. Fifth Precinct Mi E. Mulvey, long If the opponents of Kearns do not Robert term,- William Wallace and desire to see him control all the parMorris, short term. ty machinery, and elect the delegafrom this counThe above represents the Demo- tion' to the legislature set the seal out and they must get cratic ticket nominated. As Truth is ty of disapproval upon his methods and the before to to those of his henchmen by downing press compelled go Democratic city convention completes the candidates on election day. The its work, the city ticket is a matter Republican officeholders and dare to will, however, hardly of conjecture to some extent, but this go back on their party and to many paper is satisfied that the gentlemen Republicans who hope for no reward mentioned will be the nominees. It is it would be like, cutting out their ticket. a strong ticket. The council ticket, hearts to vote the Democraticthe now oppostands As the matter too, is a strong one, although the ofis in the organization party fices might have been divided between sition a been has The fight with badly crippled. Mormons and condoubt no and there is more impartiality. But in nearly ev- bitter one.soreness over the result. siderable ery precinct the candidates were nom- Whether the wounded ones will perso it must be inated by soreness to continue and will conceded that they, knew what they mit this ballot to soothe it is a matter use the were doing. of conjecture. The facts are as stated. Jl J If the Republican ticket is elected and it election, It is all over but jthe voting, at the coming of the Kearns .machine has triumphed. probably means the return UnitKearns to the They have won out in every respect, Thomas ed States senate next winter, unless opthe for all at having left nothing Divine Providence in His wisdom position. The candidate' for mayor, for brings about a condition of affairs calcountry treasurer, for city recorder, for attor- culated to sweep the entire Nothing Democratic party. ney and for auditor were all captured for the J. . - - i office-seeke- rs non-Mormo- ns . non-Mormon-s, Price short of a political cyclone can stop him with the advantage he now has. It is vain to attempt to enter a convention of any political party and take high and broad grounds against any condition. What is needed is votes. To get votes needs work and and work costs those money who are fighting the combination might as well expect to win out in a tilt at a lot of windmills as to go penniless into any convention and expect to win by high sounding speeches and catch phrases. It is a sad commentary upon our political conditions to have to make such an admission, but it is a fact nevertheless and it is up to the people to say whether they will battle with corruption, or whether they will make futile efforts with the material found ih books on political economy and in esasy on morality. The convention of Thursday demonstrated this and there is no use in , 5 Cents was coming to him was a mackereleyed chump, because the dust was there. Truth was right when it declared that Knox was not put up as a candidate in dead earnest, in the first place. There was a combination on between some of the Odell men and a greater portion of the Knox men. At some of the primaries last Monday evening, Odell tickets were withdrawn and Knox slates substituted. This was ex- pected in a few districts, but the machinations of the crowd were so successful, that when the result was totaled it was found Knox had more than Odell, and so his friends got busy on the other faction, and the rest in history. From the day following the primaries, the Knox crowd have been getting busy quick. They have spared no pains, nor stinted no expense. Money has flown as free as water and the boys have fared well. The Democrats have now a golden further argument opportunity for going in and winning. Jl Jl can make a good fight if they It required four ballots at the Re- They 30 elect. The nominee for mayor is publican city convention to nominate a good clean man and the balance of Frank Knox. The combination of the ticket compares very favorably . Kearns, Koin and Knox was a strong with that selected by the Republicans. Jl Jl one, as was seen from the effect proThose who stood for the nomina-tio- n Gus Holmes duced when Colonel of James in the convention deplaced the bankers name before the convention. The speech of Mr. Alli- clare they were thrown down by Joe son, who nominated Mr. James, was Macknight, who was nominated for an unaffected effort and met with city treasurer. They claim that Joe great applause, but the Kearns gang Swenson was withdrawn by an arhad the rooters and when Knoxs cog- rangement through which Macknight nomen was hurled at the delegates was promised the nomination, providthey arose and did all kinds of howl- ed he would switch some James votes ing. Elmer B. Jones made a thrill- to Knox and that he did it; that Swening address in behalf of George T. son is to be taken care of by Knox Odell, in fact made the speech of the personally and will not suffer. As usual, Dick Whittemore cut day,; but it was away off in the clouds and produced no effect whatever, about as much figure in the fight as a save upon the few men who were snowball would on the surface of the there to do the best they could for burning lake. Hi? n?rao was not even Odell. Knox had the lead from the mentioned; he didnt get a look in. start, going in with 229 6 votes, with But Dick will bob up again next fall for the county treasurei ihip, so whats James a close second with 204 the difference. and Odell 76. The Odell votes slid to Nyes nomination for attorney was Knox on the succeeding ballots lit- no surprise after Knox had scored a tle by little. On the second ballot success. Neither was the nomination Knox had 235 6 and James 2i5 6 of J. J. Myers. So far as the candiof Hutchinson was concerned, no with Odell 62. James made a small dacy one thought he would win after it was gain, but the gang had been getting in known that the Knox crowd controlled their work. On the third ballot Knox the was for it convention, with remembered that he was one of the had 243 6 and James 217 49 for Odell. The landslide came in attorneys for Eula Wray in her celethe fourth when Kearns, Koin and brated action to establish the senator Knox won out. as the father of her child. A feature of this ballot was the votSimondis nomination was a surof as chairman of Bruce Johnson, ing prise, however, because the cards his delegation, a solid vote for Knox. were stacked against him from the It was evident from the time the first. But he pulled through with the workers for Kearns and Knox started balance of the slate. out in the early morning that Iagos The two tickets are before the peoadvice to put money in thy purse ple for their action; now let us see had been considered excellent. Every where we get off at Knox. man was heeled with cash. SilJl Jl ver was used as ordinary ballast and Besides having the money and using gold as free as water. 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