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Show MEMBERS of tho Young Men's Re- ' publican club, recently Incorporated, Incorpor-ated, have engaged handsome, quarters In the Atlas block and the t-xecutlvo and tho house committees aro now preparing for a "house warming" warm-ing" that l.s lo bo mado one of the most pleasant features of the campaign. Tho club's headquarters will be in rooms 120. 121. 122. 123 and 124, located on tho flisl lloor of the new Atlas building on Second South, and the rooms will be furnished fur-nished In a comfortable manner and made permanent headquarters of tho organization. organiza-tion. The headquarters will bo kept open during tho day and evenings and will be mado a popular resort for the Republicans Republi-cans of Utah. On the evening of May 25 the" headquarters head-quarters will be formally dedicated. A programme of speeches 'and other entertainment enter-tainment ls now being arranged. The house committee is composed of Job P. , Ljon, chairman; P. O. Perkins, J. C. Sharp, Charles Rookledge and Hon. Thomas Hall. Thl9 committee. In con-Junction con-Junction with the executive committee, ls laboring to make the opening nlglit one of great Interest. Governor Heber M. Wells pronounces tho Third Judicial tlckot ono of the best tho Republicans have ever named. It Ib practically certain of election, tho Governor Gover-nor says, and tho personnel of the ticket Is such as to command the support of every Republican In the district, y Governor Wells has not yet Indicated what ho will do In the matter of tho Gubernatorial campaign. It has been stated that ho will make on announcement announce-ment of his Intentions within a vcrv few-days, few-days, but tho Governor has guarded his Intentions so well that his closest friends do not 6eem to know what shall be the Governor's course. It Is claimed that Governor Welln is finding it difficult to make a declaration. Many of the strongest men In tho party. It is claimed, arc urglug him to stand for a third term as a means of preventing an ugly scramblo for the placo betweon several sev-eral men who are believed to be grooming groom-ing themselves for the race. On the other hand. Governor Wells's friends say -that he does not like lo bo placed in the nttitudo of standing In the way of the ambitions of sonto of his official of-ficial associates Were It not that this feature enters into the matter, It Is claimed, the Governor would make no annoiuicemcnt whatever, but rathor ho would let tho question of the nomination rest with the State convention." con-vention." If tho' party desires him to head the ticket, his liicnds say. he would do so. If a new man woro preferred, then ho would rotlre gracefully and feel that ho had acted. in no. wise Impolitic. Secretary of State Hammond has not Indicated In-dicated his intentions in the matter of ,thO' Governorship. It ls claimed that his proposed candidacy has becomo popular, and- that some, of his friends have been Insisting that he got Into the race regardless regard-less of the conclusions of the Governor. This, Secretary Hammond, It ls believed, will hardly do becauso he Is ono of the last men -In Utah, to precipitate a contest that may estrange some of his frlonds. It Is claimed that he has no Intention of making the race for a third term as Secretary Sec-retary of Stale, even If no concludos to keep out of tho contest for Governor. A story conies from Ogden to tho effect that Chairman Frank J. Cannon Intends lo attempt lo secure a delegation to the National 'Democratic convention that will support Towne in case Towno ls brought actively Into the race for President. Tho Democratic State Chairman has been calling call-ing nttenllon to tho strong points of his distinguished friend, and there ls no denying deny-ing the fact that Chnlrman Cannon would rather seo Charllo Towne In the White House than any other man hi the Republic. Re-public. Stale Treasurer U. W. Coffin of Idaho was In tho city Thursday, accompanied by Secretary of State Gibaon and Attor- rty-General Bagley. Tlu- Idaho Stale of lulals were hen- on a business minion Messrs. Gibson and Bagley left caiiyfli tlic evening for Preston, to attend Mi commencement at the OnetJa academy, Treasurer Coffin returned hoin l.iat nlchl at midnight. -Jpi "Idaho Republicans luld a great con-ventlon con-ventlon Tuesday." said Tivasurrr Coffin 'nnd selected a strong delegation to ,tlii National convention. Senator Ileybuni National Committeeman Si.indrod Hri Chairman Frank Gooding head the ilnTe nation. Th purly ls In the best of condition con-dition and 1 firmly bellevo that the StSU will glvo the National Republican tlck"el a majority ranging from lu.100 to la.lCOO "Ono of -the assurances that the Re publicans expect to sweep the State ifexl full Is the number of candidates for Governor. Gov-ernor. Among those who will attempttS secure the nomination (Jovi-rnor Morrw is conspicuous. He Is sprung his Unit term and will be formidable as n candlilatj lor another term. J. H. Richards, a very able attorney of Boise. Is u leading can? dldale and some say that he will receive tho nomination. Other candidates are'K,' II. Dewey, a mining man of Nampa, Aujl Itor of Suito Theodore Turner, and Fran-cis Fran-cis Jenkins of Moscow. flj; "Tho State convention to nOnihialo 'th State officials will bo held at Moscowlin August. Most of the State officials, ltjU behoved, will be renominated ' . Jfc j Treasurer Coffin, llko all Idahoans speaks of the fine future of the State. Ha says that the mining Industries of th State are only In their Infancy. Vfexl year's business promises to be the greatest great-est In the history of the State Gre.iH preparations are making In tho Thundeii Mountain district for the development oi tho mineral resources of that part of tin State. Treasurer Coffin sayB the publf has no conception of the immensity -ol thut. district. It Is over MX) miles square and promises to become one of the great; : est mining districts In the whole country It is very rich In precious metnls. -9 Treasurer Coffin was born In Indiana: His father was one of the most tllstlnr; gulshcd men of the Hooeicr State. He stumped tho State for William Henry Har4 rlson In 1S40 and when Gen Ben Harrison was a candldato for President the clUei, Mr Coffin returned to Indiana and spokoi nt several points for tho grandson of nisi old-tlmo friend. Tho elder air. Coffin dlejl recentlv at the age of 9S. ? Treasurer Coffin, besides serving asi State Treasurer. Is a prominent banKcri and for many years has been itlciitilicoi with the development of his State. ti a IwBt "The unit rule, which Is so annoyIni lo our Democratic friends Just now re marked an old-time Salt I-iker. "was uls-J posed of by the Republicans In 1ST6. oyj was at the ond of a contest between fGMJ Pennsylvania delegates. The convention! was held at Cincinnati and man of tnea SlatC3 had 'favortto sons, in iaci. x yj lleve that the term 'favorite sons orig;. lnated In ihat convention, though It may, have been earlier. The delegates from Pennsylvania had buen instructed to oU as a unit for a certain candidate. Alter, tho first ballot had been recorded in fa vor of that candldato one of the delegates, dele-gates, who favored another man. to stand by the Instructions , further Wfen n solid vole was -announced he challcnj '"""After much discussion the VJ.CSS? was sustained by the chairman and on mm peal the convention also voted in fa or or Individual preferences'. ivgardlCFs i of I ife s ructions. That ended the propoateroua unit rue' in Republican fonv"0" .J Another well known Salt ?lx?$fa Ikts that a similar contest "',8..' 'c of the National convention . of . o ur curs later. In this convention part ot .the cw York delegation refused to bobouna uy Instructions and n 9Pt f0"c,i,itMn" It Is quite certain that the KepuliHwns. a Kroat many years ago. found ihattM "unltnle". isan unfair political !mp mont and cost t aside. 1 h s ruie abrogate it at St. LouIh this tar. D. II. wensor Is being boomed fo County Attorney and it is cl t niu friends will make n hard tlgnt i nomination. Mr. "U nr's, rJ. popuj Ttcpubllcan and would make J. crj v rm lar. official, his friends fa. . |
