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Show POLITICAL MELANGE. Here is a conversation between Senator Kearns and a prominent Republican the other day: Prominent Republican Whats the matter with the Tribune, that it is not supporting the Republican ticket? Senator Kearns It's high principle with us. You dont understand it, of course. I am fighting this apostolic ternates will be named at the primaries and those that are named will serve only In case delegates find it impossible to do so. Tom is in about the same position as Russia in the He fights and runs away and then comes up to fight another day. The day is close at hand, however, when his fighting will end in more inglorious defeats. war. Peter Condie says he will not be a church influence. for the shrievalty nominaProminent Republican Fighting for candidate tion under any circumstances, which it, you mean, senator. leaves pretty nearly a clear field for Emery. Senator Kearns has his politcal workers. Just after the state George N. Lawrence will be a canconvention he fired them and said the didate for the Republican nomination jig was up. He has reconsidered 'his for one of the state senatorships. Mr. decision and taken them back again will not pledge himself to at increased wages to help out in the Lawrence any senatorial candidate, but it Is well primaries and county conventions. known he is not for Kearns. He did & J not succumb to the Kearns influence The Tribunes proposal that at the in the late legislatures in which he is certain he wont Republican primaries prior to the has sat, and it now. re-enga- ed . as many alternates as delegates be elected, that the delegates run the convention until the candidates for county officers are named and then that the alternates take charge and nominate the legislative ticket is something new in politics, something unheard of before. The scheme is plain. Kearns thinks he could handle the alternates more easily than the delegates, and to have the alternates make the legislative nominations would suit him exactly. Some of his authorized agents have proposed to the opposition that in the way of compromise the Kearns people allow the opposition to name the delegates who select the county officers and that the senators friends name the alternates. That would be a very nice arrangement for Tommy, but it wont go. No unusual number of al- county conventions . .... WALKER BROTHERS . . . Rawkem. Silt Ukt City, Utah Establish 1868 General Banking Business Transacted. Safety Deposit Boxes For RenL A W. 8. MGCORNICK. J. J. DALY, PRESIDENT 8. H. LYNCH, MANAGER A SEC. VICE-PRES- T. k Trust mail Savings Co. Interest paid on deposits. Loans on approved security. Acts as executor, administrator. guardian, assignee, receiver, etc. Title Guarantee Department: Iusures Titles and makes Abstracts. Utah Light & Power Go. INSTALLATION. BLEOTRIOAL! Ogden.. f Water-50- 00 Water-20-00 Salt Lake 3 Weu 7 H. P. H. P. H. P. H. P. OAS. Ft. Dally. 60 M Cu. Ft. Daily. 8. MAIN STREET, 400 M Cu. SALT IAK CITY. 6!fmf??T7V7;vffnffiTTTfi!f!!nwivff!fnnn5 WAltNEB ATTOHNKY-AT-LA- Blk. legislature. W Salt Lake City, Utah a candidate for the re- That was a very cunnigly construed publican nomination for county attorclause that Manager Lippman of the ney of Wasatch county. S Tribune succeeded in getting placed in John A Groesbeck is making a vigthe platform adopted by the Republican state convention. The substance orous campaign for the republican of it was that the convention pledge nomination for county treasurer. His the successful legislative candidates friends, of whom he has many, are to go into caucus and decide on a very sanguine of his success. United States senator, and that the minority be hound by the decision of When Senator Kearns was invited the majority of the caucus. to meet with the republican state comof the Tribune reTwo copies of the platform, both mittee an employe marked that Kearns didnt want to were Tribune in the office, prepared see the state committee, it was presion committee on the platform dent Joseph F. Smith he wished to sprung by delegates from widely separated see. ' o sections of the state. Mr. Lippman BURLINGTON ROUTE. demanded on behalf of the Tribune, Best line to Chicago, St. Tmts. the then party organ, that Omaha ami Kansas City. the senatorial caucus plank he emo bodied in the platform, and the conBANQUET AT SALTAIR. vention, without duly considering what the effect might he, let it go To mark the close of a very successthrough. The object, of course, is ful season at Saltair, Mr. T. F. Thomas plain. It simply is to make it easier for any senatorial candidate who ex- gave a banquet at the beach on Wedpects to buy votes to elect him. It nesday evening to about a hundred of would he cheaper to buy a hare ma- his friends of the Cambrian association jority of the caucus than to buy 33 and the press. Mr. Thomas, who had votes .in the legislature. The minority of the caucus would be bound by. the the restaurant privileges at the beach majority. It is, however, barely prob- for the season, gave the banquet in able that the legislators yet to he noms style. The guests left the themwill consider elected inated and on a special train, provided by selves hound by that plank of the plat- city Manager Langford of the beach, at 7:30 form. so-call- ed first-clas- who are either d or whose judgment very is warped are advocating as a means of harmonizing the party, the retirement of both George Sutherland and Thomas Kearns as senatorial possibilities. This is about the silliest kind of talk imaginable. Those who make it as a matter of fact are mostly in sympathy with Kearns. Their object is to get a set of legislators elected who could he easily bought. Kearns retirement would not he In good faith. It would be oniy a blind. The forces are so definitely lined up that there is no help but to fight it out. There can he no compromise between the Kearns and factions. Mr. Sutherland Is the choice of the vast s majority of the men for senator. There is no place-foany third man to get into this fight. Governor Wells has been mentioned as a compromise candidate, but such a thing is impossible at this time. The established rule that one senator is to he a Mormon and the other a Gentile excludes the governor now; in rase, A few republicans near-sighte- anti-Kear- ns - anti-Kearn- r M. M. Mr. ination from the republicans. and man Mabey is an able young would make a good member of the p. m., CAPITAL PAID UP $150,000 SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS.. $44,000 Water-24- 00 Steam-15- 00 c. It. Mahey of Davis county is a candidate for the state senatorial nom- B. Clegg is ijl 8ALT LAKE CITY. Lake gilt Balt Lake should lose however. Senator. Smoot would not his seat. Governor Weils formidable hut a only he a desirable has won Sutherland candidate. Mr. been in the conventions which have held in most of the outside counties and everything indicates that he Lie cany Salt Lake county ofsolidly. the people is certainly the favorite unfor-see- n entirely and unless something next senhappens he will be the ator from Utah. He has all the qualifications for the office, is a man of gentleability and education and a contrast a great man. He would he now. The there has Utah dub to the Kearns contingent has dwindled down to such small proportions that aftei the county convention it will cut no figure. . J5 j at at 8:30 all sat down at a table loaded with the delicacies of the season, including choice wines. The tables were most tastefully arrange, the napery was perfect and an abundance of choice flowers and many colored electric lights made an enchanting scene. The air was balmy and hrac ing and the company enjoyed the good A. L, things to the full. Thomas was toastmaster and short ad dresses were made by Harry Evans. James T. Dunbar, W. H. Dale, Captain D. L. Davis, William McMillan, Ken neth C. Kerr, E. C. Penrose and others John James sang several selections ir his usual fine voice and Prof. Merrill charmed the company with his per formances on the piano. Mr. Thomas his generous and hospitality the generosity of his hospitality and voted a jolly good fellow. The party arrived in town on the special about midnight, having spent a most delight ful even log. HARRIMAN CONTROLS THE SAN PEDRO. Nearly three years ago Truth published the fact that Senator Clark s of Montana had been forced by circumstances to dispose of a controlling interest of the projected San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad company to the Oregon Short Line company, owned and controlled by Mr. E. H. Harriman. Senators Clark and Kearns and the rest of that infamous combinations of course denied Truth's assertion in the most positive terms. Subsequent events have proved that the denials were false statements in every respect and it has been an acknowledged fact that Mr. Harriman controls the San Pedro or the Salt Lake route as it is sometimes called. In regard to the matter the San Francisco Examiner of September 2 hag the following: (Special to the Examiner.) Los Angeles, September 1. The Salt Lake railway has been known for some time past to he largely in the hands of President E. H. Harriman of the Southern Pacific company. Lately this was admitted by one of the directors of the Salt Lake company, but the details of the agreement were not disclosed. lit brief, a pool has been formed of the stock of the company, Senator Clark holding almost and Harriman just a little more than a majority,' This resulted from the deal by which the Oregon Short Line, running from Salt Lake south, was acquired by the Clark company. The agreement calls for the retention of Senator Clark as president of the company, if he so desires, for the term of ten years, of which term two years have nearly expired. Both parties to the agreement hind themselves not to sell their stock without due notice to the other, the agreement being practically an option of the stock held from either one who wishes to sell to the one who does not wish to relinquish the holdings. The understanding further provides tjiat in matters of practical work, such as construction, buying, ot allotting contracts, Harrimans experts will have a supervising control. This makes it clear why Chief Engineer Hood of the Southern Pacific grants contracts and supplied Bienen-fiel- d to the Clark company as -in-chief of construction in the field. It also explains why Chief Engineer Hawgood resigned as such and is retained simply as consulting Var-iou- one-haf- tf engineer- Manager Lippman of Cohns Dry Goods company has returned from a purchasing trip in the east. Ex-Govern- or Louis! Simon of the Paris Millinery company is back from a business trip east. After Western Race Track. The Eastern Jockey club, through Perry Belmont, W. J. Arkell, Andrew Miller,. and others, is striving to gain a foothold in the west through the purchase of the Union Jockey clubs racing plant in St. Louis, and from present indications will succeed in its efforts. A proposition .to pay $220, 00u cash- for the Union track was made in ' writing by Mr, ..Arkell .on Aug. 5,': and was considered by the .Union- club. D. P. lelt, the. e newspa- While'-thmajority of the stockhold per man, has started a new paper at ers were notwilling to- 'accept the Farmington called the Davis County figures named; "the disposition to sell Argus. Mr. Felts personality is a guar- was general,' and it was decided fo antee thatjit will he a bright, Mr.--. Arkejl to. come here. .and newspaper. & .person.'.; :. ' . - well-know- n - - - in-v- up-to-da- te it |