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Show i Ogdeiv Letter. 1 There is quite a ripple of interest starting with reference to Republican county nominations this fall, and the usual amount of talk "ferninst" "third termers" is indulged in by the "outs." A , strict enforcement of this principle would relegate County Attorney Halverson, Assessor Gibson, Clerk Hollingsworth, Sheriff Lane and Treasurer MVt&l w Chambers. Well, no, hardly; Alma has had the Oftri $ office so long that he can have title quieted at any HffllH i time now upon bringing suit in the proper court. Hfiiji i Besides, he is an exception to the general rule and I 2lli''J nas no one t compete with him for the nomina- H 3m j1 ijj;1 tion as even the enemies of Friday Chambers and I M I Bill concede that Alma is all right. The field is I I? 3 fir i N Pen at a11 events. None of the entries (unless it HJit 3 be Treasurer) are closed and a cordial invitation ll'l f!1 to enter the lists and compete for the prizes is flU 4 b'' extended. "The longest pole knocks the persim- flR. ft" mon." H&TfJtn One of the cleverest feats of legerdemain which Mljf!'0 ; Bill ever executed was his action in vetoing the HrM t$ k donation by the city of a part of City Hall square ri?!,! fora Government building site. It is related that BjJ'ff 'k ' 'Bill's own hand prepared the original draft of the M B-kIJ resolution from which the one passed by the Coun- Hl'if . cil was drawn. That so solicitous was his Honor lilt i -or s PassaEe that he beforehand endorsed his If vf approval upon the resolution as reported by the II' rf'l'j committee. Yet, in spite of all this he unexpected- IKkJ 1 f y seems no one can fHw us curves) to the Hvj jf y ti Council sprung a veto upon them. The veto and fj j ,j Bill both fell with a dull sickening thud, for they Hj S j 3 jjj" j rolled him over and sat upon him in a way that he HP k J will probably remember until the next meeting, k j$ when he is due to slop over again. I J '&'" HI,, II The smiling unctious countenance of Hon. James Hi f '!Jb Devine ornamented the Ogden street corners one 11$ H" ay s wee There were all manner of official HE j! favors sprouting between the wrinkles of his mirth- ' , I . ful face. The Fire Chief has improved in appearance appear-ance and gained considerably in courage since his I last visit. He no longer plays the bashful lover (( racket, nor does he make a (fire) horse play in his interviews; but comes out flatly and makes his j announcement without Avincing or mincing words. i' He is, however, properly non-committal on Sen- n atorial candidates and we agree with the Hon. i James that it is as yet quite too early to an- J nounce preferences in that direction. It is not cer- V tain that he has "retained Orator Bill to present (I his name to the convention. But he might do 3 worse. So might Bill. The uufeeling unanimity with which people of all classes accept Bills withdrawal from the Coil- il gressional race would be heart-rending to any J other than the Mayor. Not a single protest is " heard to mar the accord and satisfaction over the iil( good result. The Brown people smile rather sar- i b , castically, and if there are any regrets they come ; from this camp. The Smoot contingent rub their j hands gleefully; the Sutherland outfit doesn't look ,jji disconsolate by a long shot; but by far the most jj unkindest cut of all comes from the devoted fol- lll lowers of T. Dublin KearnsU. S. S. It is alleged , in whispers that are boginning to grow into mut- ! terings'that not a few of T. K's leading "trusties" had already entered into a conspiracy to deprive Bill of ihe Weber delegation and it was the dis p covery of this plot that unnerved the dauntless i ' "Buffalo Tamer" and caused his precipitate re- i . HHH tJjJ treat. Hi 1 1 I HE Hfl' Next week we shall write the political obituary Ullfllii oi William. Would have done it this week, but UyHKi considered it manifestly unfair to one of our in- BHfll experience to do obituary work in the same paper HH with Judge Goodwin without special preparation bIE and careful study. And, by the way, we would JHIK be under lasting obligations if Goodwin's Weekly filHIH would mail us the obituary the Judge wrote some years back for Hon. Charles W. Penrose. It would furnish us inspiration. We shall also reveal re-veal some of the ins and out, the plots, machinations, machina-tions, turns and contortions of the Kearns contingent. |