| Show FAVOR POWERS fOR CONGRESS Many Democrats Feel That He Should Head Their Ticket f in Corning Coming Campaign KING FOR SUPREME BENCH FEEL HOPEFUL OVER PROSPECT OF SUCCESS a There is considerable sen sentiment among the Democrats in favor of again making Ju Judge O 0 W Powers their nom nominee lace inee for congress While judge Powers Is averse to making the race and to the ab abandonment of his law practice which his election would en entail tail those who advocate his nomination believe he could be prevailed upon to accept jf If convinced that his nomInation would assure party success The advocates of judge Powers nom nomination contend that if elected he would reflect great gret credit upon the state and at once assume a leading position among his party leaders in the lower lowerhouse lowerhouse house of congress They point out that the m men n who have represented Utah most creditably in either house of con L Rawlins in the senate and William H King in the house have been Democrats and urge that to nominate and elect judge Powers as the successor or of Joseph Howell would be to maintain the reputation of th the Democrats of Utah for sending men of the hl highest he t ability to congress when afforded the opportunity to send any anybody anybody body Roylance Accept There Is considerable also talk among Democrats In favor of making W Yo i M I Roylance of Provo the nominee for congress but Mr business Is of a nature which r renders it dim difficult cult for him to le leave ve the state for any considerable length of time and it is doubtful if he could be induced to ac accept accept the nomination He may be a can candidate candidate for governor two years hence because the duties dutie of that office can be discharged at home and it is well known that should he enter the lists for govern r he would have strong b back backing ck ing fr m both Democratic politicians and members of the Democratic rank and file L R Martineau chairman of the Democratic committee of S Salt Jt Lake city and county has a host bost or of followers among the younger members of f the party who would like to see gee bi him run for congress Mr lIr u has given no sign that he wishes the nomination but should he wish it he would have a loyal Joyal and determined following both In Inthe Inthe the primaries and at the polls Thomas a member of the Salt Lake Leke board of is re ic regarded by his hig friends and the they are many favorably for the congressional nomination King for Supreme Bench judge ling King will not be a candidate for congress under any cir circumstances ho 00 t among Democratic lawyers of other parties there is a atron strong tron sentiment in favor of his nomi nomination nomination nation and election ejection to the supreme bench Judge KIng declares that be will not be a candidate for that either hilt but those who his nomina nomination nomination tion Insist that he should accept in or order order der to guarantee a tion to the supreme bench of high hip and ability Judge Judg Ki Kings ls C career on the territorial bench is by those woo WhO urge hs hIs nomination now Judge H H of Ogden for former former mer judge of the Second district court courtis is also mentioned for the supreme judg ship nomination It is s doubtful how however however ever if Judge will be a candi candidate candidate date There is a contest pending in the supreme court for his old on the district b Lawyers say there is isan Isan an exceedingly fair chance of his Min being declared elected Should he win it it itis ItIs is s said id he would prefer to serve out full term on the He district bench Democrats Feel Confident Utah Democrats feel confident of They reel eel that the political pendulum is swinging In Utah itS as in other states or of the east and west and that their ticket will secure the votes cf a large number of independent voters who ar weary of Republican factional rule lii in the state and of American machine rule in Salt Lake city |
