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Show I THE HEARST CANDIDACY. Tlio Hearst boom for President may well bo said to bo thoroughly established In the State of Utah. Ever since National Na-tional Committeeman Mike Tarpey of fallfomla came down to confer with the leading Democrats, the' New Yorker's hances may be said to jiavo been bet- icred by at least six votes. Mr. Tarpey is one of the cleverest politicians poli-ticians In the country, and withal he Is i very pleasant gentleman. Ho does not admit that he came to Utah for tho cx-nrcstf' cx-nrcstf' purpose of boosting William Randolph Ran-dolph Hearst, but he makes no secret of tho fact that he Ms heart and soul for tho son of Ids old friend, nor that while hero ho is trying to induce his Utah acquaintances ac-quaintances to help mako tho young man the next Democratic nominee. Tho effective work that Mr. Tarpey Is doing In Salt Lake City can better bo Judged by a talk with either of the moro prominent Democrats in tho city. If Tarpey has talked with ono of these It may be written down that tho local man 13 for Hearst. Dozens of Hearst boomers are to be found whero thero waa not ono a week ago. The sentiment for tho Now Yorker has spread llko contagion. Ono of those most recently Infected declared to n representative of Tho Trlbuno that there la not a shadow of a doubt how this State will vote In tho national convention. con-vention. Said he: "I think I havo talked with nearly every man In tho city who Is believed to desire to go to tho St. Louis convention, and the sentiment Is almost unanimous for Hearst." Another and a moro conservative Democrat, Demo-crat, whon Interviewed on the question, said that ho did not believe any man could say this far In advaneo how Utah would voto for President lp tho national Democratic convention. "There are so many things to consider. If tho Mormon church takes a hand In the matter, tho State will not be for Mr. Hearst. You will remember that his newspapers Were the most activo antl-Roborts antl-Roborts papers In ''tho countrj'i and the probability Is that tho church will not take stock In his candidacy. Thero la no question, however, of Mr, Hearst's strength. He Is, In fact, a very wonderful wonder-ful young man. Tho moro I think of the situation tho more I am led to bellovo that Hearst will be nominated. He Is ono of tho best organizers In the country. Ho must have great executive ability, or ho would not be so uniformly successful. It Is not a matter of luck. Ho I103 ability and plenty of ability, too. "The Western States aro about to bo brought to his support solidly. Ho Is especially strong In New York and In Illinois. Tho worklngmen everywhere aro clamoring for him. In It? Why, any man who reads must know that he Is In it. Look at tho clever stroke which he made In order to care for tho Southern vote. Ho has chartered all of the best passenger boats on tho Mississippi and means to run them to St. Louis loaded with his friends Ho will have tho boats tied up at tho wharves so is to furnish accommodations for tho Southerners and thus sparo them tho excesslvo hotel charges, In the city. Don't you know this will be appreciated? "I looked on tho Hearst candidacy as a huge Joko until somo tlmo ago, but I havo talked with distinguished men from several of the groat States, and the sentiment senti-ment Is so general for Hearst that I havo como to Xool that thero 13 nothing short of a mlraclo that will prevent him carrying carry-ing off the nomination. And we never havo any miracles In tho Democratic party, you know." Sovoral of tho prospectlvo candidates for delegates to tho national convention declined to bo Interviewed on the subject for publication, but the Hearst talk of tho California national ccmmittccman has been no seductive that not ono of those Been had boon unlnlluonced. Mr. Tarpey is well pleased with tho local prospect. He said It was hero as overywhoro else, where the Hearst matter mat-ter has not been taken up earnestly. At first tho party is roluctaht to consider tho Now Yorker, but when they know of his Rood points and are shown the extent of his following. It Is no very difficult matter mat-ter to win Hearst supporters". It Is claimed that moro than two hun- drcd men, promlnont In tho party, men of high standing and character, aro now doing In other section of tho country Junt the thing that Mr. Tarpey Is doing hero, and it is this work that is causing tho Cleveland wlnp of tho party to attack tho oandldaoy or Mr. Hearst so blttcrly |