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Show SPLIT HURTFUL j TU BAMBERGER ' Sheriff Aspirant Backed By Churches May Cut Into G. 0. P. Vote. (Special Dispatch. ) j SALT LAKE, Nov. 4. That the result re-sult of a bitter three-cornered fight ; for sheriff oi Salt Lake county means an overwhelming majority against LOrnpst Bathborger. Republican candidate can-didate for United States senator tn this city and county, is the opinto-.i of political observers tn revli iWlng 1 possible results next Tuosdav PAR EXTENDED EFFIDCTS. Whilo the effect of a race for tho I comparatively insignificant post r sheriff may seoin hard to conned ; with the vote for United States BSD-; BSD-; ator. political wiseacres see loss o: Strength in the Rambcrger support in i the Character of orpiinizntion bacK-j bacK-j ing Ben R. Harries, Independent candidate can-didate for sheriff ajralnat ' Frank Emery. Republican, ami John s. I or-lesx. or-lesx. Democrat. This develop", from the fact that officials of the Mormon church, aa wi ll as the Salt Lake Ministerial ar-Isoclatlon. ar-Isoclatlon. compoKod of Protestant I church representatives, are solidly I aligned behind the candidacy ". Harries and more than one ci Cleslastl-1 cal organiziaion of the dominant church will be employed to effect the election of the independent. Although regarded :is :l staunch Democrat and defeated in the Democratic Demo-cratic county convention for the nomination, Harnc ncverlhtdess has the support Of a powerful ind pend- ni organization declared to be largely made up of Republicans. In this the political forecasters can see a distinct disadvantage for tue Republican candidate can-didate lor sheriff In Ibis county together to-gether with a break in the campaign . upport heretofore favorable to Bamberger. Bam-berger. AT CHURCHES I l W. Republican support detracted from the regular candidate on that ticket in favor of Harries for sheriff wl!l carry considerable weight against the head of tho same ticket, is th belief expressed on every hand in this city and county. Tho prediction ls also freely made that Bamberger's vote will shrink in the same proportion that Harries rallies church voters and independents to his banner. Instructions have prone out, according accord-ing to reports, that In every ward meeting house and many churches at th regular services Sunday consideration considera-tion will be given to reasons why Harries should be supported in the Tuesday election for sheriff of Satv 1 al:c county. Between now and election elec-tion day It is declared that church organizations will muster 1,000 workers work-ers to canvass virtually every voter in the county in beha'f of the Harries candidacy. Republicans not only predominate on the campaign committee of Harries, Har-ries, but among them are workers who have now supplanted efforts in behalf of 'Bamberger by open work for the Independent candidate who is regarded as a Democrat. |