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Show j POLlfieaL GSSIP. j IT IS ANYBODY'S RACE for the nominations in the Third Judicial district, both on the Republican and on the Democratic tickets. Tho politicians are at sea. The best of them decline to risk their Judgment on the outcome. A week ago it was considered con-sidered next to certain that the Democrats Demo-crats would renominate their Judges, and that the Republicans would do the same. Now there Is believed to be danger dan-ger of tho defeat of Judge Morse. Not that the Republicans do not regard him ns one of the strongest men In tho race. Not that he Is objected to. But because be-cause most of the field Is against him. Is the talk. There has been formed a combination combina-tion of four of the other candidates, and thero Is a growing belief that the combination com-bination will win. If It does, both Judge Morse and Judge Lewis will be retired. The possibility of such a thing haa aroused Interest in the approaching convention. con-vention. In several sources whore little attention was given to the nominations a few days ago. The friends of the two Republican Judges are getting a hustle on themselves, and are Interfering with the slate-makers. A former campaign, when the weaker candidates effected an organization and secured the nominations nomina-tions only to be defeated at the polls, Is recalled. The prospect for history repeating re-peating Itself Is discouraging to the Republicans and encouraging to the Democrats. But the Third district Democrats are not having things juat as they would like to. There Is a well-defined effort being made to defeat Judge Hall. There Is no opposition to Judge Stewart, that has been discovered. He is practically certain of renomlnatlon. Judge Hall is opposed by several Democratic lawyers. They say he has not shown that grasp of office that It was hoped he would. They want some big lawyer to go on the bench as a Democrat, and they are doubtful that Judge Hall can carry his pnrty vote. They Insist that the Republicans are sure to make at least one bad nomination nomi-nation and that Judge Hall Is not the man to take advantage of It. "If wo can nominate Stewart, Va-rlan, Va-rlan, Hlles and Thomas," remarked a Democratic leader, "we will capture at least two, and possibly all or the bench." Ono of the latest entries into the Democratic Dem-ocratic handicap for Governor Is Brig-ham Brig-ham H. Roberts. It Is not announced that the former Congressman Is seeking seek-ing the nomination, but his name ia used -with a freedom that smacks somewhat some-what of authorization. There seems to be a great slump in Democratic Interest in tho Seventeenth dlBtrlct, from the report of the action of the recent primary. The party ran out of material and was obliged to use a couple of names so often that tho list looks almost like the primary was a dual conspiracy to gobble up everything every-thing In sight. At best It has a cut-and-drled look to it. For delegates to the District convention conven-tion Hugh Watson and T. W. Green were selected. T. W. Green and Hugh Watson were named as delegates to the State convention. con-vention. The delogales to the City Judicial : convention are Hugh Watson and T. W. Green. T. W. Green and Hugh Watson are members of the District campaign committee. com-mittee. The City Judicial campaign committee commit-tee are Hugh Watson and T. W. Green. After the primary had announced the result of its work, it is presumed. Messrs. Green and Watson hiked away to some convenient resort, as good Democrats Dem-ocrats arc wont to do, and "smiled" and congratulated each other that they are permitted to prove that the Democracy De-mocracy of the Seventeenth Is able to keep Its head above the waves. " n Some opposition has developed to the possible candidacy of former Senator Rawlins for delegate to the Democratic National convention. An out-of-town Democrat Is quoted as saying that I there will be no objection to sendlng Judge Powera and Judge King to the convention from Salt Lake county, but that the other four delegates must como from the outside counties or thero will bo a row. So far as has appeared, Chairman Frank J. Cannon Is the only prominent Democrat In the State that Is really eeklng a delogatcshlp. He will get one, too, It Is conceded. ... ' One prominent Democrat said that a delegateshlp to St. Louis Is a thing that no Utahn, In the circumstances, Bhould seek. The weather at St. Louis will be very hot In July, and the accommodations accom-modations will not be as good as usual. The prospect of a row. that will be trying to the nerves as well as the patience pa-tience of most anv one. adds to the general dlsagreeableness of a delegate-ship. delegate-ship. Besides, Utah cannot cut much of a figure in any probable event. "The State has so few votes, and It is so far down the roll, that In only a very close contest would any one be Interested much In the result," was the comment of one of the gentlemen mentioned as a probable delegate. . Democratic political forecasters aro row giving Parker 494 delegates In the National convention. In the doubtful column Utah's six votes are placed, along with States that have 1C0 more. It Is claimed that New Jersey's twenty-four twenty-four will be cast for Cleveland. From this nest-egg may be hatched a genuine genu-ine surprise when the convention gets Into a wrangle. Republicans will name their Judicial ticket In Judge Morse's courtroom Monday, and the Democratic Judicial candidates will be selected In Judge Stewart's court. In this particular the two parties will work very close together. to-gether. Thenceforward the lines will be more diverging unless the delegates to both conventions go off at a tangent and place men on their respective tickets tick-ets that cannot poll their party strength. In this event, it is said, there will be an amount of mixing next fall that will be a caution to the oldest Inhabitant. In-habitant. An Ogden paper recently printed the picture of Gov. Wells and announced his candidacy for renomlnatlon. It comes from gowl authority that the announcement was In no sense authorized. author-ized. The Governor has given out nothing noth-ing on the subject of hl future plans. He is right now very busy with some of the routine of his office, and is too much engaged to talk politics. ... Congressman Livingston of GeorglcJ expresses amazement at the coldblooded cold-blooded way in which Republicans consider con-sider public questions, "They seem to regard every conceivable subject from a party standpoint," says Mr. Livingston. Living-ston. "It reminds me of a story they tell about a New York drummer who died suddenly In an Atlanta hotel. Tho Coroner telegraphed to hla firm, saying: 'Your representative died here today. I await your Instructions.' In a few hours this answer came back: "Search his pockets for orders. Express his samples te New York. Give the body to a medical college.' " Pennsylvania Democrats incorporated a part of the lost speech of President McKinley in the tariff plank of their platform. Whether that is another sample of "stealing the livery of heaven to serve the devil In" or is a piece of clever political engineering will be a matter of opinion. The New York World says: "Excitement "Excite-ment over politics always runs high In the Chicago district represented by James McAndrewa. He was to address his constituents one night during the last campaign, when the chairman of the meeting, a big fellow named Murphy, Mur-phy, asked If there was any one who wanted to ask a question. No one answered. an-swered. " 'Does any 6ne wish lo atk a question ques-tion before the speaking begins?' again asked Murphy. " '.Mister Chairman, I would like to ask a few questions.' said one man. Instantly In-stantly he was thrown out of the hall. " 'Does any other gentleman desire to ask a question? again asked Chairman Murphy. Seeing no one rise, ho added: 'If not, tho speaking .will begin.' " |
