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Show I UTAH DEMOCRATS , WILL MEET JUNE 8TH Hl tJf Local Party Leaders Hesitate Be-tween Be-tween Parker and Hearst Other Political News and Gossip. Utah Democrats tvlll wash their linen and settle their family differences at tho State convention to bo held In this city on June Slh. This was agreed on at a meet'nr; of. tlie State committee that was held in tho office of James IT. Moyle. In the Deserct hank bulldlnpr, Saturday fore-noon. fore-noon. Chairman Frank Cannon of H Offden and a majority of tlie commlt- Hr teemen were present, nnd several mat- ters pertaining' to the campaign were taken up and disposed of. Hl It was decided that tho delegates to tho St. Louis convention Ik? selected at tho time mentioned, providing a nult-able nult-able hall be secured The Interim will be employed beating the bushes nnd searching the highways for the prodl-gal prodl-gal Democrats. All of tho members of Hf the committee agreed that enough rep- V resentatlves of the party could be found to fill tho delegation, and there were a few enthusiasts who contended, privately, that there Is some reason to feel that the Utah State Democrats have a small show of electing the ma-Jority ma-Jority of the State officers. iSo far as It was given out, there was no discussion of National candidates by the committee. Some of tho members, however, are quoted as favoring an Instructed In-structed delegation for Hearst, while the friends of Parker would llko to see a delegation sent to the convention that would vote for the New Tork Judge. Chairman Frank Cannon, who Is cor.- sldered an ardent friend of Hearst, is quoted a$ saying that It Is his desire that tho Utah delegation go to the convention con-vention without any entanglements. One of the most active Salt Lake Democrats, when told that the State chairman was saying that he felt that the delegates should go unpledged, hooted at the Idea. "Why, Frank Cannon Can-non Is the best friend William It. Hearst has In the State, There Is not a doubt that he Is working almost unceasingly un-ceasingly to secure a solid delegation for the young man. The statement tl at he wants nn unlnstructed delegation Is cither for the purpose of disarming the nntl-Uearst men, or Frank, In fact, has concluded that Hearst has no show of a nomination. Two weeks ago he was tooth and toe for the newspaper man." I. District Attorney Elchnor's death riakes It necessary that Gov. Wells appoint ap-point his successor -very soon, In order t that there be no delay In the Shock- ley murder ense, and there Is considerable consider-able work now being done In the Interests In-terests of Fred C. Loof borrow, -who will be a candidate for the. vacancy. Tdr. Loofborrow Is the secretary of the "Republican city committee and a j-oung attorney of recognized ability. Some of hla friends say that a more popular popu-lar thing could not bo done by Gov. "Wells than to appoint him. "I believe that a better fitted young man could not be found than Fred I.oof-bcrrow," I.oof-bcrrow," was tho opinion of one of , Salt Lake's active Republicans. "Ho r I-u' las worked for his party faithfully '1 from boyhood, and has not been want- Ing In any particular. His services ' merit the recognition, and I trust that Gov. Wells will call Fred into his office of-fice Monday and tell him that he may undertake the duties laid down by Dennis Den-nis Elchnor. I believe that the party would be vary gmernl In Its approval of Mr. Loofborrow's appointment." The Cincinnati Enquirer, the great Democratic newspaper of the Mississippi Missis-sippi Valley States, has paid a handsome hand-some tribute to Senator Beverldge of Indiana, by calling attention to tho desire of the President that the young Senator be the temporary chairman of the Republican National convention. The Enquirer, among other things, says it Is "a graceful tribute to the Junior Senator from Indiana. It Insures for the party a keynote speech, not only of fervid eloquence, but full of reflective reflec-tive thought. It Insures for the President Pres-ident the services of a loyal friend and enthusiastic supporter, one capable as a presiding officer and matchless as an orator. The honor Is a rare badgo of distinction, but the more so in this case because the lender of the party has asked for it unsought by its probable distinguished recipient." Angus McKellar is an active candidate candi-date for the Republican nomination for Recorder of Salt Lake county and his friends are whooping It up for him In such fashion as to lead to many predictions pre-dictions that the popular young man has a clear lead for the nomination One of ,hls friends says that he "Is the best equipped candidate In the race. He has risen from the lowest walks of i life by the strength of his own efforts. He would fill the office with credit to his party and to his friends. And few men In Salt Lake have more good friends than Angus McKellar. He treats every one white. He Is conservative conserva-tive and he is honest. And ho would ibe especially strong with tho young men of this city." Tho Republicans who attended Friday's Fri-day's convention reached the highest point in their enthusiasm when Mayor Glasmann likened President Roosevelt to a derby winner. It was pointed out that the President had not onlv mt wild animals atid wild men, Spaiilards-Jn-arms and greedy trust magnates, but that he had "licked 'em all. He's one of them 'git there' fellows a man that does things. And he Is going to not only be nominated by the Republicans, but the people will elect him." There was no mistaking the sentiment of the convention for the President whon complimentary com-plimentary references were made tu Since word came from the East telling tell-ing of the great impetuH tho Parker boom received, following the Indorsement Indorse-ment of him by former President Cleveland, It Is claimed that there are not nearly so many Utahns for "William Randolph Hearst as there vore a couple of weeks ago. Nov about every Democrat one meets says he believes be-lieves that Parker will carry away tho nomination. A meeting of the Young Men's Republican Re-publican club will be held Tuesday evening eve-ning at 8 o'clock, In Judge Tanner's courtroom, In the' basement of the city and county building. |