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Show Chairman Cannon has always stood, in stands where he favor of an uninstructed delegation and for the nominee, whoever he may be. If he has any personal preference he has refrained from expressing himself even to his close political friends, and when he declines to say whom he is for in conversation with men who have been associated with him for years, it is not at all likely that that this mudsill who does the political slush for the Kearns organ could get inside information. The stuff is merely manufactured to fill space, without regard to facts, sense, wit or continuity of thought. knows better. & t The selection of Benner X. Smith to succeed the late D. C. Eichnor in the office of district attorney was a wise action on the part of Governor Wells, Mr. Smith being a young attorney of exceptional ability. He has a host of friends in the city, county and district who will be very glad to learn that he has been selected. Ills appointment demonstrates that Governor Wells and Senator Kearns are drawing farther and farther apart. man of Benner is an standing. His selection, together with the appointment of Arthur Pratt to tho position of warden of the penitentiary, is gall and wormwood to Kearns and his following. Especially so in the light of the boosting that was done for Fred Loofbourow by the Tribune. But it looks as if all of Kearns friends were deserting him. Like the rats that leave a sinking ship, the politicians are abandoning his standard in order to find places of safety. The end of Kearns is in sight. But a few months more and it will be all off with Tom. At that he has had more ' honor than he was anti-Kear- ns truth. ever entitled to, but it Is too late to indulge In regrets. All that Utah can do now is to take care that no repetitions are indulged in in the future. 4 Cache county delegates to the meeting of the Democratic state committee stried that the northern counties are preparing to come down to the state convention en masse, as it were, for Aquila Nebeker for governor. It Is believed that Cache, Box Elder, Rich, Morgan and possibly Weber will be a unit for Nebeker. Truth is authorized to announce that Aquila Nebeker is a candidate; that he will accept the position, and if nominated will make the hardest kind of a fight for the place. Nebeker has a large number of friends in this ccunty who will be glad to hear this. He will get his share of the delegates from this county and, if nominated, he will make as good a run as any man the organization can select. William M. Roylance, of Provo, states that he does not know whether he is in the race or net, but one thing is certain; he is for whoever is nominated. He believes no individual is bigger than his party and the organization is first with him. He declares he prefers to let the people discuss his candidacy first and when that is done he will decide yes or no. Hon. Thomas D. Dee, of Ogden, is, as has been stated, a receptive candidate fer the nomination, but whether he will make an effort to get the place remains to be seen. It seems well settled that Judge Powers will receive the Democratic nomination for congress. Judge Powers does not care for the nomination, but if it is tendered him he will accept it and will make a hard fight for the position. As is well known, the judge makes a superb canvass when 3 ever he enters a campaign and with There is one thing Democrats are him as the candidate for congress discussing with some earnestness nnd I hero will be something doing. that is the selection of a man for Nav V tional Committeeman. In tho event There seems to bo a the United States goes Democratic Democratic movement relating to the Nadistribution of oillces this fall. If and Utah goes Republican, the reman would ho the Cache county is given tho governor- tional Cnmr'itt of the state. It leading politician ship, it will follow that Salt Lake will would he the Nutlonal Committeeman receive tho nomination for congress, aided by suggestions from the state while nearly all tho available candi- eonimiltee, who would control the patdates for tho senate live here. Then, ronage, and he would lie clothed with too, tho candidato for tho Supremo almost unlimited authority in this rebench will likely bo selected from the spect. The candidates so far are 1). II. Perry and A. H. Tarbet, either of membership of tho Salt Lake bar. whom will ucccpt tin position If elecThis being a fact., tho next stato office to tho governorship will no doubt bo ted. si taken from among tho alfalfa districts. It has been stated by busybodies d State Senator Hardin Hcnnion is very prominently for tho place wlio are always out with hammers of Secretary of State. Senator Reuof the Salt Lake nion is a strong young man and has that the members a host of friends all over the stato City and Ccunty Democratic commitwho would be glad to see him thus tee are ondcuvbriiig to dictate the honored. For state treasurer Hon. R. maimer in which the candidates for C. Luna is mentioned very freely. As shall ho selected. This a matter of fact, Mr. Lund also has district Judge ardent followers who would like to seo is untrue. The. members of the comhim nominated for the governorship. mittee have taken no action in the Ho would cut quito a figure in that matter except to look up nnd ascerrespect if he should enter me field. tain who are tno members of tho jusi dicial commit tee and suggest to them So far as the state auditorshlp is that it is their duty to call a judicial concerned, candidates have been few convention for this district, llcyond no action has boon taken. It is up to this time. Rut this place is one that understood that tho members of tho that could bo given to a county like judicial committee have tho matter Sanpete, with good results, and that under consideration and will issuo a county has dozens of good Democrats call soon. st si who are well qualified for the place. There Is a strong feeling In favor of should Then, if the attorney-generbe selected from Weber county, taking a judiciary in this dissuch a man as Tillman D. Johnson, trict; that is, among certain members for instance, the geographical distri- cf tho IJar association. They seem to bution oi offices would be simply perfect and the party would be in such think that tho selection of the four shape that it would stand a better Judges now on tho bench would be a show than otherwise. good thing for the people of this dls- well-define- d men-ticne- al non-partisa- n XX)OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(7i |