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Show I FIRED BY A NEW HOPE Tho recent success of the "Amer- lean, party has brought about a de li: elded and well defined chango In the k political aspect ot affairs in this f state. Ex-Senator Kearns, notwlth- standing the most vehement denials, I Is the leader, tho head and front of the "American" party. Since the election the press utterances and the . statements of Mr. Kearns himself must 5 have efacod from tho minds of tho . most credulous any Idea that there f was a distinction between tho Kearns party and the so-called "American" i party. Twelve months ago, yes six months ago, the political ambitions of J Mr. Kearns wero considered dead. In the language of tho streets he was K a dead duck In the political puddle, a I "has been," a thing of tho past, so much so that ho had determined to i shake tho dust of ZIon from off his foot and to bask among the orango ! groves of California. Since then tho I aspect has changed. Mr. Kearns has ! been stimulated with a new hope, tho hope of regaining his lost position. i- Evidences of it are seen on every ' hand. It is in tho air. Tho move- u ments on tho political chess board In- dlcate beyond a doubt that tho Au- j gust ex-senator Is laying his plans to again accupy his former seat In tho most august law making body in tho world and to bo tho political boss or this state, to tramplo on his enemies ' and to dictato who shall and who shall not receive honors and emoluments emolu-ments in Utah. If It should happen that Mr. Smoot loses his seat in tho senate, then the legislature which con-venes con-venes a year hence will elect his sue-: sue-: cessor. In that case Kearns thinks f he will have a chance, a good chanco j too, seeing ho Is prepared to be liberal ; in his disbursements and that the next legislature Is not likely to bo much If any above tho average of former legislatures. If Senator Smoot re-tains re-tains his seat, which Is altogether probablo, in two years after January I- next there will be another senatorial election. A number of thoso elected as members of tho legislature nt If I autumn will hold their seats till that senatorial election occurs. Tho influence in-fluence of tho Kearns or tho "Amerl- Jean" party, which ever you chooso to call it, next autumn will bo very ( potent. Most of tho people can bo I fooled most of the timo and most of jtho balance can bo bought all tho time. o |