Show t p alie jlyle carbon garbon j fy nes issued ever friday by IV C BENFER COMPANY J HOLLAND EDITOR entered in the postoffice poat Post office at price utah as second class matter subscription rates per year in adv ince u PRICE UTAH fridays FRIDAY MARCH 29 1912 TIM 5 POLITICAL POT POV BRIA G AGITATED el GITA aw r wih the day for t ti republican and democratic conventions approaching pro aching tho the various various candidates are beginning to show their strength and especially so in states where delegates to these conventions have ave already been chosen politics 1 always offers many and varied surprises but it is seldom that the men who have seemed strongest stion gest among the people have been left so far in the first lap of the race in republican ranks a few months ago a go it seemed certain that all that was necessary for roosevelt to secure the nomination was as a statement from him that flint ho he sought the honor this statement has been made and oft repeated but now it seems that more than this is needed to carry the roosevelt colors to success at present taft has delegates roosevelt 20 cummins 2 la follette 10 while but ten uninstructed ted dele delegates gatez have been selected in democratic affairs governor wilson of new now jersey tit started arted his campaign before anyone else realized that an election wan scheduled ever since his election to the governorship er of new jersey he has been a presidential candidate he ile has toured the country he has written he lie has quarreled with his frienda friends and brought to himself a great of advertising now however it seems doubtful if tho the convention will bestow the honor lionor upon the school master politician for the result of the carlei and conventions to date leaves him third in the r race ace champ dark clark of missouri has bas forged to the front with 07 67 wilson has 15 burke 10 marshall of indiana 30 while six are uninstructed I 1 LORD US FROM OUR FOOL fittie christmas presents are coming early this year at least to the newspapers monday the express company delivered to this office a box of plate which had not been ordered and which surely must have been intended for christinas investigation however disclosed the fact that the box contained three columns on let people rule says roosevelt the stuff was sent gratis and being firmly convinced that what is worth having is woith paying for i we throw the stuff aside however we have no doubt th tint tt the public will have ample opportunity to learn what colonel roosevelt has to say about letting people rule as it is quite likely that a number of republican papers in the county will be unable to resist the temptation held out by three columns of free plate and the likelihood of other donations of a like nature to come later As for the news this a is independent in all things and es specially pec lally ally are we too independent to be caught by 1 th tha 0 au gag of free plate to further the political aspirations of ancone an one the paper that falls for that sort of thing is 41 putting one over on its readers compliment PAID TO SENATOR IVERSON state senator G A liebb u on president of carbon stake and a prominent attorney of this city may be ac chiding to the deseret evening news a candidate for the republican nomination for congressman in speaking of iverson the news paid a high tribute to his ability and gave him first and most prominent mention among the men from southern utah who are considered possibilities for the nomination under the new apportionment this state is entitled to two seats in the house of representatives and there is a growing belief among the people of southern utah that one of the members should come from this section for many months the name jf president Pies ident iverson has been mentioned as a possible candidate and it is understood that his candidacy if announced will meet with favor with republican leaders adera le when questioned regarding his candidacy mr iverson said to the carbon county news that he had made no campaign for the nomination and was not sure that he would inter enter mhd race |