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Show THE SAME OLD TICKET. The tickot nominated by the bogus Republican State convention in this city on Thursday was about what was to bo expected. The same old names appear, the same old line-up goes. Representative Howell, of course, heads tlio ticket. It might nut be a bad idea for . the bogus Republican chiefs in this State to nominate -Mr. Howell for good nud all, and say that he is their standing candidate as long as ho lives. Mr. Howell is a conspicuous conspicu-ous example of the incumbency of impotence im-potence whereby a. man can stay in a position simply because he is williug to remain there without bothering anybody any-body about anything, never urgiug any proposition, never swerving from strict party allegiance, and never gotting in anybody's way, Howell's absolute iu-consequence iu-consequence proves to bo his strength. Tho nomination of Jacob .Johnson as his co-representative from this State is no violent contrast to tho nomination of Mr. Howell. Governor Spry is renominated, lie has made a showy sort of administration, administra-tion, which has apod Rooseveltism as far as it could. Por Supreme Court Justice, Joseph 15. Prick is named to succeed himself. It is fair to say that .Judge Prick, in : his incumbency on the Supreme Court , bench, haB been a creditable justice. jus-tice. There is no chargo against him of any sort that he is a political tool, : us can be fairly brought against so many other judges in this Slate, or that ho has in any way deviated from his fair and honest opinion of the law in jnnking his decisions. Mrs. Margaret Zane Witcher aspired to the State Treasurership, and was gently and yet firmly set aside and civen the strictly honorary position of ono of tho Presidential electors; that is. she was given the shadow in place of tho substance of what she sought. But she is likely to be the first woman over chosen to be a Presidential elector, Mr. A. R. Barnes, as Attorney General, Gen-eral, has done some good work, but i somo respects has been altogether too timorous, especially in his failuro to back the State Board of Health where ho could have done good work, which he refused to do. The rcnouiiuation of Superintendent A. C. Nelson to be State Superintendent of Public Instruction insures his reelection re-election beyond question. Probably the Progressive State convention, which niccta in Ogdcn on September J3th, will renominate him :ilso as u factor fac-tor of strength for itself. Mr. Nolson is the nominee of both the Democratic and Republican Stale conventions, an honor which he has richly earned in his eminent public service as State Superintendent hitherto. The other noiuiualiops arc of a routine order, none being espcciall" distinguished or praiseworthy, or the reverse. They are merely routino, that is all. The ticket as a whole is not particularly strong, and its weakness will doubtless bo easily developed when the Progressives make their nominations nomi-nations next Friday iu Ogdcn. |
