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Show Vol. 3; SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, JUNE No. 39. The political sensation of the past two weeks has been the using of the columns of the Ogden State Journal by Hon. Frank J. Cannon to defend Thomas Kearns from the charge that he has used his money and his office as United States senator to assist in the unseating of Reed Smoot as a senator from Utah. Why Frank J. Cannon, Mormon born and bred, the son of one of the greatest thinkers, orators and leaders the church has ever had, whose home is in Utah, whose peoplq are his people, should lend himself to defend one of the greatest political enemies Utah has known, does not appear. We use the words, greatest political enemy Utah has ever known, advisedly, and with full knowledge of the meaning those words convey. There are men in Utah who for many years fought the dominant church, fought it openly and above board, fought it for a great principle in which they firmly believed, these men are here today, some of them have been elevated to office by the very men they fought, and there is not one of these men who, in that long, bitter fight, would not have scorned to have descended to the methods and practices resorted to by Thomas Kearns to bring about the unseating of his colleague, Reed Smoot, and who would have had their tongues cut out before they would have attempted to hide the work they had done by the artful dodging now being practiced by him. Frank J. Cannon is a man of intelligence, he rises to the dignity of a statesman, he has 'been a leader among the people of Utah, and it can not be possible that he honestly believes that Tom Kearns is innocent in this matter, if he does the wool has been pulled over his eyes in splendid shape. Let us look at the record. In d the fail of 1903 Kearns worked with Smoot, and the ticket nominated in the Republican convention in Salt Lake county was the Kearns-Smoo- t ticket. Shortly after, a was held in Republican meeting Provo, at which Mr. Smoot announced his candidacy, Kearns being present. It excited comment, and Kearns hastened in the Tribune to deny it, and to protect himself played the baby act and claimed that Smoot had taken an unfair advantage of him. The Republican ticket was elected. Its election, with an assured majority in the legislature, raised further talk of Smoots candidacy, when the Tribune commenced in large head lines to oppose Smoot and published the editorials which attracted so much attention, in which it was set forth that & Repub hand-in-han- lican legislature did not necessarily mean Smcots election, and that it would be well if another choice was made. This was followed up by interviews with Kearns, in which this political sage foretold and predicted what would happen if Smoot was chosen senator. The Tribune and ed the sphynx of Egypt. ing. He will come down here backed by his delegation, and it is safe to say Bill will either go to the senate or put a new coat of paint on his house. Something will be doing. & J Let the bugle blow; let the drums be beaten; let the clarionets squeak; let the French horns warble; fling out the banners to the breeze and fire the culverins from the battlements, for Bill Glasmann is a candidate for United States senator to succeed our own and cnly Thomas Kearns. announcing Fred T. Dubois as a candidate for vice president on the Democratic ticket. If that is all Fred is getting for his work fighting the Mormons, he is the cheapest hired man Tom Kearns has engaged for quite a while. & The Young Mens Republican club had a highly successful opening of its new quarters last Saturday evening. The warring factions of the Republicans were brought together, that is, they were assembled in the same rooms, but as to whether their ideas were made to converge is another question. The speakers of both factions were applauded with about equal vehemence, which Indicates nothing in regard to harmonization of the contending elements. Sutherland made Frank J. Cannon has great command of the English language, but its vocabulary will have to be multiplied a hundredfold to enable him to find words enough to convince the people of Utah that Kearns has not opposed Among the candidates favorably Smoot. No, Frank, the people are on mentioned for delegate to the St. Louis to Tom, they are on to his corrupt political clique, they know how he got convention is George G. Whitmore of elected the last time, and they will see Nephi, who is receiving a great deal that he will never be elected again. of support from the southern counties, The political senatorial misfit store and will doubtless come here with a has assigned, has closed its doors and large following. Whitmore always conon the 4th of March next the vice tributes largely to the campaign fund president will swear in the new sena- of his party, and is a popular man tor from Utah and his name will not with Democrats. be Thcmas Kearns. J J J The Tribune has an alleged special Rah Bill-the-gia- nt For-the-senat- e, for Bill! Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! Those-who-flght-hi- m Soup! Soup!! Soup!!! Glasmann, Giasmann, Glasmann; Rah. Rah. Rah. Truth gets this information direct from the sanctum sanctorum where Bill conducts the Republican Standard and the Independent Examiner. He is in the fight for fair. He wants to Cents . Kearns kept up their tirade until the attention of the whole country was aroused, and to crown it all Kearns tion. hasnt had published in the Tribune the cele- candidates as yet. brated message from Roosevelt to the J J people of Utah, which, it is safe to Seriously, however, Bill is a candisay, Rocsevelt never sent. After Smoots election opposition date. He is in dead earnest. He commenced to develop all over the thinks ttie party owes him something. country through the efforts of a the way, thinks every one committee, and that Kearns (Bill, by assisted this committee with financial owes him something.) He believes he is competent to fill the place. That he aid is positive. Admit, for arguments sake, that would adorn the position. And he is Kearns did not do anything to arouse out for it, horse, foot and artillery. He this opopsition to Smoot, will some one of his intimate friends please tell is working like a beaver and will us what he did in his favor? We re- doubtless corral the Weber county ceive the Congressional Record and delegation, for he has his party buffawe have read its pages, but not one loed so far as that political subdivision word can be found in it uttered by of Utah is concerned. The Republithe renowned statesman, Thomas cans up there do not seem to dare to Bill, and the Democrats are dead Kearns, in Smoots favor. On that fight in shells. So Bill has clear sailtheir as subject Kearns has been as silent self-appoint- 5 that question our informant the principal speech of the evening, is positive), he thinks it is high time a but, of course, ho was not credited ten thousand dollar beauty was added with it in any of the Kearns organs to the galaxy of statesmen. That the Tribune, Herald or Telegram. Kearns, west should be represented by a mod- who made a pitiable and puny effort ern Napoleon of finance. - Hence Bill at reading a speech written for him, will try to go. He will endeavor to because he has not the intelligence secure the undivided support of the to write one himself, was made by his Weber county delegation, and will organs before mentioned, to be the orator and the hero of the occasion. bombard the legislature with it until That was to be expectod. That is something happens. Of course if Bill cannot succeed, he what he keeps the organs for. is for the next best man. & Jt Who is the next best man? Well, The Young Mens Republican club it is a little early to ask that ques- and the Ladies Republican club are Bill talked with all the go, (on St&ie &:nd Local Politics. Price 4, 1904. an making arrangements for a joint reception on June 15 to Republican ladies of the city at the new quarters of the Young Mens Republican club in the Atlas block. The occasion will be a notable one in the annals of the club. The full programme will be announced later. The Young Mens Republican club is also making arrangements for a summer excursion to be given in the not very distant future. The club has taken on a large quota of enthusiasm and is getting ready to do very effective vrork in the coming campaign. J The gubernatorial situation is still interesting. The only new feature is the growing feeling that Governor Wells will be a candidate for re-election. His friends are working for him, and it is generally understood that he will be in the race in earnest. Mr. Hammond is saying little, but he has a good deal of strength, while many declare that E. H. Callister will be nominated hands down. The breach between Senator Kearns and Governor Wells is widening. In fact Kearns hasnt a candidate for governor. It is believed he has his hands full with his own affairs and profiting by his bitter experience in meddling in the city election it is believed ho will not run any candidates for state officers. The legislative candidates will keep him busy. He has a number of salaried men threughout the state working up Kearns sentiment, but it wont count for much. The sentiment the other way is too strong. J. Christensen of Sevier county Is growing in public favor as a Republican candidate for state treasurer. He has some very strong backers and will cut quite a swath in the convention. M. & jt candidates Republican frem Weber county for state offices are: Robert A. Moyes, treasurer of Ogden City for four terms. He wants to be state treasurer. J. E. Bagley will contest the nomination for attorney-general with Major Breeden, A. W. Agee is making mental and Leading photographs of himself as judge of |