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Show I Doin's Politically. H Tho Republican convention is put down to the H crpdit of Senator Kearns. B Some good and efficient men were nominated I and ought to win on their own merits, unless the H people take the bits in their teeth and determine B that if some men ought not to bo punished for B personal sins, they should be for keeping too tough B company. Some of the candidates are already in B office, and their official record is first-class, and B on that score they deserve re-election. B As for the members of the Legislature, their B nomination is important or otherwise according B to the course of the First Presidency of the dom-B dom-B inant church has determined to pursue. If the B present president proposes to follow the example B of his predecessor, it will make no difference which ticket is elected. The directing vote on every measure will be as decreed by the "powers." This is so well understood that we anticipate a great indifference as to results, except on the part of candidates and their immediate friends. It is a crime that such a situation is presented, but it is true. To judge by the result of the convention, in case of Republican victory only a friend of Senator Kearns will be elected United States Senator. Sen-ator. That is the capable and dignified and honorable hon-orable record which Mr. Sutherland made in Congress Con-gress will avail nothing, but the disgrace will be upon the State, not on Mr. Sutherland. In Montana the report indicates that in the fust great Democratic clash Senator Clark has downed his adversary, but that adversary is a oung man, and Mr. Clark will have to continue to look to his defenses. Republicans down from Idarho are confident of a Republican triumph in November and later the election of Mr. Borah to the United States Senate. A very brilliant and true man is Mr. Borah, and if his ambition is realized Idaho will be most ably represented in the National Congress. In Nevada bets on Sparks and Cleaveland are even. No one dares to offer odds on either candidate. can-didate. The United States army chaplain who figured in the county convention at one point in the proceedings pro-ceedings forgot that he was a follower of the meek and lowly Jesus, and for the moment imagined himself back of one of the wrestlers in the political politi-cal arena, one of the dabblers in the filthy pool. It was when just the right men were nominated for State Senators, and he, being content, moved that the nominations be declared closed. |