Show ASKN FO SENATOR Supreme Court justice Said to Want the Place WOULD ROUND OUT CAREER Justice U N Bnskiu is the Latest Addition to the Hanks of Those Who Desire to Represent Utah in the United States Senate Would Probably bo Supported by the IdoyleBoberts Crovvd as a Return for Favors Had and Received Abel John In Town Roylauce Sore Justice Robert N Baskln of the State Supreme court Is said to be a candidate for the United States Sean torship This announcement may come its a surprise to many who have not kept close tab on Justice Buskins smoke during the past two years To a select few it will be received simply ys a mailer of course and others will oiuicr whj they didnt think of It before The candidacy of Justice Baskln may tend to make plain several things which have sorely perplexed a portion of the people of Utah during the past year yearHOW HOW HE ASSISTED ROBERTS When James H Moyle as chairman of the Democratic State committee was exerting himself to the utmost in an ondonvor to force the Democracy of the State to espouse tin cause of his client Brigham Henry Roberts Justice Jus-tice I Biiskiu paralysed the antiRoberts element of his party by attending ono of Movies caucuses and delivering a vigorous speech in which ho favored lie seating of the polygamous Con gressmanelect and declared that i it was the duty of the party lo stand by himBui HtmL ibis as not all In fact it was only a beginning for after Roberts arrived ar-rived In Washington Justice Baskln wrote a letter which reached him there and was read in the House by Roberts Rob-erts In which Baskin declared that polygamy no longer existed in Utah that It was the Gentiles of Utah who elected Roberts and uald other things I that were absurd MAY SAY THINGS NOW It Is possible of course that many people peo-ple will now say that Justice Baskin had the Senatorshjp In mind while ma I king these declarations and that he made them for a purpose other than the one which appeared on the surface sur-face In any event If Justice Baskln is in reality a candidate It Is dllllcult to see how Moyle and Roberts can forsake I him after his espousal of their cause and Candidate I McCunes I Sean t urn I I dreams will be farther disturbed I Justice Baskin Ks reputed to have said two years ugo that an election to the United States Senate would nicely round out his career in Utah and he Is apparently still of he same opinion |