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Show K Political Viebtv Point. B The political situation, which shows a stylo- jB graphic background of the Kearns Hdt Air Vend- B ors showing their teeth at the Callister-Anderson B recruits, seems to be very badly muddled of late. B The primary collision will occur at the next Re- B publican city convention, when the two factions B will test heir lances in the battle for the mayor- B alty nomination. B The Kearns people have now definitely decided B upon Frank Knox as their candidate for mayor. B Undoubtedly he will be a very strenuous candi- B date, but present indications show that George T. B Odell will be very much in the running. B Odell, however, will be seriously handicapped B on account of some recent grievous political B blunders. His stupid attitude in the Sheets mat- B ter wnen ne Joined hands'with the supporters of B tne supposed chief in an effort to secure his in- B stallation at the head of the police department, jK resulted in the alienation from him of many of B his firmest adherents, who were unfavorable to B Sheets. He has generally been regarded as the B Callister-Anderson syndicate candidate, but the fact B that he is hopelessly amateurish in his political B ventures and is closely allied with the president B ne Mormon church in a business way, has led K these noble signors to believe that he would be B a harder man to boost into a mayoralty triumph B than a straight Mormon. Further, Odell can B never be supported by Apostle Senator Smoot, on B account of his being a prominent member of the H delegation which waited on President Smith and B made an endeavor to have Elder Penrose of the Hj News cease his opposition to Sheets. Besides this B the Smoot people feel that thy have their hands K full with the fight in Washington, and are not now K disposed to push a man like Odell, who is so P objectionable to am important element of the B party. K With affairs in so unsettled a state, the inde pendent Republicans are disposed to launch a candidate of their own, and O. J. Salisbury will be importuned to make the race. It is not considered con-sidered probable that Mr. Salisbury can be induced in-duced to enter the mayoralty contest, but the independents believe that he can possibly be induced in-duced to do so, if the proper representations are made. An amusing situation in regard to the mayoralty mayor-alty affair is the fact that Mr. T. Kearns, not realizing Odell's practically expungement from the list and believing him to be a formidable candidate, candi-date, is flirting with the machine man in an1 endeavor en-deavor to waft himself into his good graces in case something happens to Mr. Knox. At the same time, the Kearns crowd are aware of the fact that Odell is not nearly l eo strong as he would have been had he not been misled into some grievous mistakes by his misguided political manipulator. Still, the Kearns coterie believe they have the Anderson-Callister combination crippled, on account of the fact that both are under financial obligations to the cashier, who is the custodian of the county and internal revenue department funds. cfc l&ri Meanwhile the independents, who are in open revolt against the two factions, are watching the situation closely, and are trying to center on some one for the mayoralty who will be unallied with either side such men, for instance, as Mr. Salisbury Salis-bury of M. H. Walker. Just at present affairs look very radiant to the independent wing of the Republicans. They believe that they will be helped in the coming fight by the well-known gross incompetency of the present Anderson-Callister city council. Realizing that they have a splendid opportunity to oust the powers that be, the independents are preparing to effect a strong organization, or-ganization, so that when they enter the next convention con-vention they can present the faction crowds with a large-sized surprise. |