| Show DOUBTfUL NUMBER THIS YEAR I Many Who Once Voted for Kearns Ticket Now Not Sure REPUBLICANS CLAIM GAINS Little Enthusiasm at Hybrid Party Headquarters and Much Doubt A significant fact about the canvassers canvassers' canvassers canvassers' canvassers canvassers' can can- Jn the city precincts Is tho the number of ot found round among those who vot voted d the tho Kearns ticket at tho elections last year car and the tho year ear before The Republican county headquarters has received re returns returns returns re- re turns of many of these while whilo decided gains have been shown among who unqualifiedly class themselves as na Republicans The American count county committee has taken cognizance of ot this fact tact and In many cas the canvassers canvassers canvassers can can- have havo been sent back to find I out why so and so classes himself or or herself as doubtful this year ear At the Kearns I headquarters little or nothing Is a given Riven out but yesterday the usual charges that names ha had i been loft left off were repeated There Thera Is not much life about tho the American party offices None of at tho the enthusiasm manifested in former elections elections elections elec elec- has been shown and the contrast contrast contrast con con- between the Kearns and the busy hive of ot workers at tho the Republican can county count headquarters Is strong hot Who ho In Americans As a matter of ot fact the tho Americans scarcely know who is In authority at headquarters J J. E. E McGinty 1 is the nominal chairman but ho has haa never nover mor bo than han nominal Joe 1 U liv issues hlo hi orders or or- dora ders with authority while Frankie J. J occasionally drops In and takes a n hand In Imparting of orders Tho The workers aru are puzzled and would liko to o know who to obe obey Frank R. R Christensen Is 18 secretary but has never been known to take the InItiative In an anything He faithfully obeys all alt the orders that come to him whether from Lippman Soft Soft-it or the nominal chairman Some of oC the other workers are arc not so 80 complaisant and want vant to know who is bo boss The Democratic state headquarters were vero open for a short timo Thur Thursday da wIth John F. F Tobin robIn the newl newly appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed secretary In charge chars State Chairman Sam Sam A A. A King ICing has hns handed over o to Mr TobIn the clerical work and says saS that the campaign is now open so far as ns the Democrats are concerned The delay In headquarters head- head quarters opened and the campaign under way Is further evidence of ot tho the sympathy of man ninny many of ot the leading Democrats with tho the I Kearns earns outfit Sam A A. King has never denied that I he in stated that ho he would rather s see o the he American party part In hl n c control n tr i of or count county countr and state than the Republicans cans This coupled with the well known American sympathies of or Aquila Aqulla Democratic nominee for elector puts th the leaders under sus sits Republicans Arc Bus Busy Tho The Republican state headquarters have lave been bus busy over ever since opened und and hn have vo been dall daily receiving ln vl visits from active o Republican workers from all allover allover over the state Routes and dates for i many speakers arc are now being arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged an and will soon noon bo be announce announced Yesterday tho the Womans Woman's Republican club headquarters at 20 Judge building Th These se will be kept I open during the campaign the women women wo wo- men r receiving visitors In turns Tho The club was ae opened ll by Mrs D D. C. C Eichnor Eichnor Eich- Eich nor the president and Mrs M. M A A. Breeden and there will be ho at nt least two of ot the club members In the rooms each day The women are aro the most active of or the Republican workers work work- ors ers and their efforts will surely tell H. |
