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Show Vol. I, No. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, DECEMBER 16. on his part. The indorsements of Con- more than likely that few if any gressman Sutherland, he says, came changes will be made soon. Until the Political Melange. without solicitation as far as he was and after Congressman concerned, Sutherland had made a full investigaIt is strange how low the Democrats tion of Mr. Thomass record at the If Ben Heywood is appointed United Postofflce derartment. National ComStates Marshal it will be a victory for are keeping. There are no candidates mitteeman Salisbury also indorsed Mr. Senator Kearns and his push, while if appearing for any offices on that Thomas, but the latter says Mr. Lan-na- n made no effort on his behalf. The Glen Miller, the present incumbent, is ticket, but the Republicans are coming Postoffice to the for front almost every department at Washington reappointed the victory will be for the right office to be filled next fall. It is, howreceived many requests from business element of the party. ever, taken that County Recorder Als- men In Salt Lake that no change be Neither faction, it is said, can land its ton, County Treasurer Dale and Sheriff made in the postmaster here. candidate and there are those who Naylor will seek renominations. prophecy that a compromise candidate The wing of the Republican party opwill be agreed upon. Thats not likely, unP. is It a Christensen made will, Parley Senator Kearns however. posed to Mr. .Thomass reappointment fell in he when concession from seek sized the renomination derstood, as postmaster, and particularly the large with Congressman Sutherlands nomithe Republicans for County Attorney, Nash faction, are felicitating themnation of A. L. Thomas for postmasand John James will come before the selves on the fact that the appointment ter, and thats as far as he will go in convention for a second term as Coun- has not yet been the concession business, his friends confirmed, and they are making good rec- are Both Clerk. ty as is just say, and the other faction and expecting is there little doubt the hoping for much and that ords, stubborn. they pour their tale of woe into party will reward them with the when the ears of Senator Kearns when he chance to be reaches Salt Lake. If expressions count for anything the tale will be vigorously E. D. R. Thompson is pushing his told with a view of Inducing the Sencandidacy for the appointment as George H.' Wood will probably not ator to oppose the confirmation of Mr. Register of the United States Land be a candidate for the County Auditor-shi- Thomas. A Republican who cuts quite office in lieu of Mr. Hobbs, the present He has had two terms and the an extensive figure In local politics who incumbent. Thompson has the in- Democratic theory is that that is read the Tribunes interview with Mr. dorsement of the machine. enough. It is only a treory, however, Thomas on his return from the East, and in practice is frequently ignored declared with more force than politeas in the case of City Treasurer Mor- ness that although Mr. Thomas may not have personally solicited the inris. Mayor Glasmann of Ogden is predorsement of Mr. Kearns his friends paring to make the light of his life for had and had been laboring with both the Republican nomination for ConJames Devine is talked of as a can- Congressman Sutherland and Senator for months in his behalf. "P. gress. He is. laying his wires, in every didate for He had quite a Kearns Congress. H. Lannan, he said, .engineered the part of the State and promisng any-thn- g respectable following in that connec- whole Lannan never fights and everything, possible and im- - tion last time and has many friends in the business. He hatches the schemes open. possble of performance. Its all the who would like to see him get there. and gets others to execute them. There same to Bill what he promises, but it is nothing wrong either in manipulatis safe to say that all the promises he ing things politically. Its done everycan make will not get him the nomiwhere. but we like a man, who comes reorto is pledged Mayor Thompson nation, that is unless the Republican out and makes his fight so that his party goes mad and puts a man at the ganize the Board of Public Works at opponents, can back at him. Its funny head of the ticket whom three-fourtthe beginning of the year, leaving to talk with Mr. Lannan. Politically, memof the he appears as guileless as a child. He bers of the party would scratch. With Chairman Dooly out. The Republican never put up a political scheme in his Glasmann for Congress not even the party generally is looking for a fulfil- life and never did anything for or elecmachine and all the influence it could ment of the pledge made before any against political friend or oppoMr. no doubt is tion and there command could save it from defeat. and nent, the beauty of it is nothing The board The Republicans are even yet filled Thompson will honor it. can be to traced him, although everywith thankfulness when they look will probably be reorganized with over head and ears knows is he body a and as chairman back on the escape they had from Spencer Clawson in schemes. It was stated in Glasmann, narrow as it was, when new member will be appointed to com- thepolitical Mr. Lannan s recent Tribune that Mr. Clawson is a plete the board. George Sutherland was Roosevelted no to the East had visit busipolitical signiand into taking the nomination. capable good, clean, honest ness man and would make an excellent ficance whatever. The meeting of Mr. chairman of that important branch of Lannan, Mr. Salisbury and Mr. Thomas at that particular juncture was purely the municipal government. accidental. Tes, one of those accidents The friends of W. S. McCornick, who which happen when there are plums are working in his interest for the Sento be dealt out. We are on to them. ator ship are figuring around with a Mayor Thompson when choosing a These fellows may, like the ostrich, view of the Congressional nomination man for the their heads in the sand, but that place of Chief of Police stick not cover them from observation does being given to a Mormon so that the might do a good deal worse than name means. They are nrorking with any by Senatorshp with better grace might be Sergt. John E. Burbidge. White at this time against Ben their might conferred on a Gentile. A division of a Democrat all been has nominally the for Marshalshlp and in Heywood those high offices between Mormon and he has taken no active in politics, behalf part not Glen of Miller, they love is talked of, and if and he has been leaning toward the Re- Miller, but Its anybody tothat Sendefeat a Mormon werebeing on the ticket for publicans for a long time. He has ator Kearnss friends. It will be a put the office of Congressman it would been on the police force for many before the old Tribune crowd smooth the way of Mr. McCornick for years and has always been zealous in long timeKearns for walking away with the Senatorial toga. forgives He is the The name of the discharge of his duties. Their great argument (.ounty Commissioner James H. An- capable and has the executive ability too Senatorship. not the execuhas that is Heywood derson has been suggested in this confill the position of Chief of Police, tive ability to conduct the office of to nection as a suitable Congressional and his and honesty are un- Marshal properly. To anybody wi.o candidate. He is quite a fluent speaker doubted. integrity Glen Miller that and knows Heywood very capable and honest man who is well and favorably known all argument Is absolutely funny. . State. Mr. Anderson, how-'e- r 2ver Postmaster Thomas returned on does not look with favor upon Christmas day from his trip to Washtne Idea of his becoming a candidate If the Mayor and the City Council Mr. Eastern and other points. a office. ington prob-auiy He 55 be will, as fail to agree on changes to be made a candidate forhowever, as Thomas says his reappointmenteffort with the incoming administration it is bounty Commissioner. postmaster came with very little anti-machi- ne re-elect- ed. p. . . hs self-respecti- ng Bur-bid- non-Morm- on te re-electi- on Price 5 Cents, 28, 1901. ge City Council realizes that the appointive ' power belongs to the Mayor and the disposition which has been shown by some of the Council to dictate appointments is abandoned Mr. Thompson will probably let things jog along as they sre rather than make appointments which would be turned down in the Council. The friction which exists among the members of the Council and the hostility in some quarters to the Mayor does not augur well for the success of the incoming THE MORTENSEN CASE. While the officers who have been on the Hay murder case have probably done as well as could be expected under the circumstances, they have been handicapped by the want of an organized effort. What has been acco nplshed has been done in haphazard way. The police and the Sheriffs forces have worked in a promiscuous manner without any apparent head to direct them. They go down to the scene of the murder and putter around attended by a and probcrowd of curiosity-seekerevidence or obliterate overlook ably which would prove most valuable in discovering the criminal. The lack of organization and Intelligently directed effort in the detection of crime has been, felt in other cases where results have been spoilt by too many people mixing up in the search for evidence without any intelligent direction. Neither the Chief of Police nor the Sheriff are expected to .be expert detectives, and it seems that when an important case like the present one turns up, a smart detective, like Sheets, should be given charge with full power to choose his assistants and guide them in the various lines fce consider ed advisable to follow. In that way much better results would be obtained than can possibly be expected the way things are manged now. There is always a certain amount of jealousy between the police and Sher- ls iffs department, and among the employed on a case, which militates against the best results being obtained. With a recognized head who would be held responsible, the work would be better done and crimes would oftener he brought home to the pers, Indi-vidue- petrators. . . The officers may have done as well as could be expected in the Hay case under the circumstances, but that is not saying much. For lack of somebody with a head on his shoulders, the investigation has been botched from start to finish. There is neither head nor tail to it. More officers and amateur detectives .have been turned loose on it than ought to be sufficient to hunt down half a dozen murderers. The jealous of each other, and police are ' jealousy exists between the Sheriffs men and the police officers. They work at cross purposes, and no man knows what the other is doing or what course he is pursuing. They dont tell each other anything, but all of them rush to the newspapers and tell their little stories, each with a view of obtaining as much "glory as possible for himself, and the men dont know what each : . |