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Show A REPUBLICAN DAILY PAPER. Plan to Start One In Salf Lake Within a Few Weeks. Republicans of prominence hay.ft -for A number of months been seriously discussing the advisability advisa-bility of starting a Straight Republican newspaper in Salt Lake, one which will flrmly advocate Republican Re-publican principles, treat all Republicans fairly, and not be controlled by one person, or a clique of persons, for selfish purposes and the building up of a factional machine. At a recent meeting between be-tween prominent Republicans of strong financial standing and the Republican stalte committeej the plan assumed definite shape, and it now appears practically certain that the party will have an official of-ficial daily organ within the next few months. The difficulty that has heretofore stood in the way of starting a new paper has been the securing secur-ing of a franchise, but it is understood that the national committee has given assurance that this obstacle will be removed. In order that all suspicion sus-picion of factional or religious bias may be averted, avert-ed, stock subscription lists have been forwarded to the chairmen of the various counties, and of the 60,000 shares, no one stockholder will hold more than 1,000. By this popular subscription method, a total of $100,000 will be raised. The plan is one which has long been favored, and is receiving the enthusiastic suppoijt of influential in-fluential Republicans throughout the state. Chairman Chair-man Spry will use every endeavor to have the paper started as soon as possible after the present pres-ent campaign, and expresses the belief that there will be no difficulty in raising the amount required. re-quired. If popular subscription does not provide sufficient funds, the necesary amount will be forthcoming Trom other sources. Republicans generally to whom the subject was mentioned yesterday expressed themselves as being be-ing warmly in accord with the action taken, and everything presages the success of the project. The movement in favor of a straight Republican paper not only amounts to a final repudiation of the Tribune, but expressions among leading Republicans Re-publicans indicated that for the past three years that paper has not been regarded as the party organ. |