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Show It will use high sounding phrases, but underneath the velvet will be the concealed claw, ready to inflict wounds upon the party. The Herald wants to see the Kearns slate elected and all TRUT H 3 its efforts will be in that direction. J The tickets having been nominated and the committees selected, the battle for supremacy is now on in this city. The Kearns crowd is making an open fight, canvassing the city, making lists of voters and maintaining quite a large office force, while the Democrats are conducting a quiet campaign, without the expenditure of a great deal of money. Of course the latter are handicapped in not having as much money as the combination of Kearns, Koin and Knox, but the work done is of a very earnest sort. Headquarters of the Kearns people are located at the Knutsford, while the Democrats have theirs at No. 44 East It is said that the First South. over 300 dead have Kearns people 'of names on the lists the 51st, 52nd and 21st districts which they intend to vote. This business will doubtless be frustrated by the Democrats who have decided to challenge the registration of all those who assume to be registered to come in and show cause why they should not be stricken off, and in addition they will cause the arrest of every illegal voter. The city committee has decided that no gangs of floaters shall be permitted to vote and will strenuously resist any attempt to illegally vote these gangs it is proposed to harbor along Commercial street. J J. P. Lyon of j the Bell Telephone company says he is prepared to make an affidavit that he was offered $25 for his proxy by a worker in the Knox camp, and that so open and barefaced was the would-b- e purchaser that the offer was made in the presence of witnesses. Sol Kimball, a James delegate to the convention, says he was offered $25 for his proxy by a member of the police force who was working in the interest of the machine, and that Captain J. Wash Young had a similar offer from' this same man. That was early in the game. Later on votes and RICHARD P. MORRIS. proxies ran up to $150. Men in the convention sold their proxies on the floor JOHN S. CRITCHLOW. of the convention hall and hurried cause is my cause and you may go to back citizens sent who the here you away from the building. and we if for say your mayor, elected, Everyone knows John S. Critchlow, Jt will give you an honest administrat- the Democratic candidate for city re The whip, is held over the Mormons ion.- We will giye you a progressive that if they dont vote the Kearns hobo administration tempered by a wise ticket and it goes down to defeat the economy which will not overreach the cry will be raised in the east that the capacity of the taxpaying citizen. o Mormon church is running the political affairs of the state which will be S. HARRIS. FI8HER used as an argument for the unseating of Senator Smoot. Mormons, however, Fisher S. Harris, the Democratic need not worry about that. That game candidate for city treasurer, is a Virwill be played to a finish anyway. It ginian by birth, but has been west is being played all the time. It is up to the people to say whether for many years. He was associated a gang of corruptionists led by the un- with the old Continental hotel and savory man of postoffice fraud fame with the Knutsford for a long time as will introduce their methods here and chief clerk, retiring to accept a posirun this city and state after their netion as a member of the state land farious plan. board, to which he was appointed by Jl Governor Wells. He filled the position RICHARD P. MORRIS. with ability and was very thorough in his methods, visiting nearly every Richard P. Morris, candidate for corner of Utah in appraising lands bemayor, is so well known that he hard- longing to the commonwealth. When to the Commercial club was organized he an introduction needs ly the people of this city. He has was made its assistant secretary and been in public life for quite a while, manager, and much of the success of having served the city as a member that organization is due to his work. of the council and as city treasurer Mr. Harris is a thorough Democrat. He for three terms. At the last election, was nominated as one of the presiwhen the balance of his city ticket dential electors in 1896, but in order was defeated by good, substantial ma- to harmonize with the Free Silver Rejorities, Mr. Morris was elected by publicans declined the place and perabout 150 votes, running 2,000 ahead mitted Mr. John J. Daly, the free silof his ticket. He is a man of ability ver Republican candidate, to take it and judgment, cool and conservative, Harris is a good fellow and has a host and at the same time progressive. He of acquaintances who will support believes in the future of this city him regardless of political affiliation, and its progress. As he stated in his and if elected he will make a compeFISHER S. acceptance of the nomination: Your tent official. corder. He is with the Bamberger Coal company and is the general advertising man and all round hustler. He is prominent among the Elks, and , HARRIS. |