Show N NI I RA RACE E FOR THE JOB Manti M Politician Seeks the Ap Appointment Appointment Appointment as United States 0 District Attorney LOOKS BLACK FOR BOOTH SENATORS NOT FAVORABLY DIS DISPOSED S POSED TOWARD B X SMITH W v D Livingston of Manti ManU and Republican politician of more or less les l s notoriety may receive the indorsement of or Reed Smoot Md and George Suther Sutherland Sutherland Sutherland land for tor the United States district Reports from Washington are ara that President Roosevelt Roo has practically refused to consider the candidacy of ot Hi Hiram Hiram Hiram ram E Booth who was the first choice chalce o othe ot of the Utah senators Mr Livingston has filed an application for the place He was wa defeated for district judge in 1804 1904 not notwithstanding notwithstanding withstanding the fact that he had all the support the Utah Fuel company has extensive e Interests in his district could throw to him Mr Livingston it is reported has the backing of E H Callister CaUl s ter William Spry and other leading men in m the Smoot ma machine machine machine chine These Theae Th men were never enthusiastic tic tlc in their support of Mr Booth and they th are shedding few tears over oyer the fact that he apparently has been bowled out of the running by the president Not for Benner X Smith Some time ago friends of or Benner X Smith who is also a candidate for the place asked the Utah senators to desh designate nate him as their second nd choice in the event Mr Booth could not be appointed This it is said the senators refused to todo tf todo do had they done so they the would have hava been committed to Mr Smith when Mr Booth was turned down Judge James A Miner Mr lr Smiths Smith who has bas hitherto been b R close clos to the combine made a trip oost esat in Mr Smiths interest and is ig reported to be much dissatisfied di with the Ute attitude of the two senators He it was wa wait it is said who asked Smoot and Suther Sutherland Sutherland land Jand to make Mr Smith their second choice Mr Livingston claims the place because his espousal of the cause of both Smoot and Sutherland in his county created en enmities enmities which defeated him hint for district di judge His attack on the s sat at a Republican ratification meeting in m Salt Lake was one of the noteworthy in incidents incidents of or the last state campaign air Ur Livingston served as state district attorney prior to his race for forthe forthe the judgeship He is the only aspirant for the present prospective vacancy wIN who wINa whis Is a member of the Mormon church |