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Show ii tw-i.h'i - -- -- -- -- -I,", uVru"- iJLrijvru..'-.-Jrr--.lJ" j PLITieHL GOSSIP, j THE cnUro south end of tho Stato, It lo claimed, has been won over to tun support of tho candidacy of James' Christianfoti of RlclUlolll for tho Republican nomination for Stato Trcacurvr. A now onlry Into the raoo fer Attorney -Genoral on tho Republican ticket is John Murphy of Ogdon. The Incumbent, Hon. M. A. Sroodcn, Is also a candidal', Attorney-General Brooilen .was from Wolvrr county, but It Is alleged that hla candidacy will bo chargort up to Salt Lako this year. Neither Gov. Wells nor Secretary llnm-mond llnm-mond la on announced candidate for tho Republican Gubbrnatortal nomination, but their friends aro at work as though tho convention wero not threo weeks off. Revonuo Collector Calllater Is iui nctlvo ! candidate, and his friends say lw Is slyly setting up tho pins In every direction. -MO Demooratlo National Committeeman D. II. Pecry Is on his way to St. Louis. Stato Chalrmun Frank .T. Cannon will bo spokosman for tho Utah delegation to tho Democratlo National convention. ThlB was determined on at a meeting of tho dolopatea In this city yesterday. Sovorol matters of a strictly party na-turo na-turo wero discussed by thoso present, and National Committeeman Henry Pcery. who left last night for St. Louis, was Instructed In-structed to preparo for tho propor entertainment enter-tainment of tho delegates and all other Utahns who may attend tho convention. Ono of tho flnst dutloa tho now National Committooraan was charged with was to ascuro a pocketful of ticket to tho convention. con-vention. Incidentally, ho will snenk for a fair nhare of the "swag" which tho truotB aro oxpooted to contribute to defeat de-feat Theodore Roosovolt. i Senator Rawlins's condition Is 6uch as to mako It probable that ho will not bo ablo to accompany tho delegation to St. LouIh. and in this event Alan L. Lovoy will llkoly bo seated, being tho first alternate. alter-nate. e Judgo C. S. 'Zano's friends are making a quiet canvass for him for tho Republican nomination for Supremo Judgo to succeed 1 present Judgo Rnskin, whoeo term will he th flnrt of tho Bupronio Justices to expire. k It Ik understood tho Caoho county Republicans Re-publicans will not present a candldato for. a State office bocauso of the candidacy of Congressman Howell of Logan for reelection. re-election. ' 1 1 nlted Stales Marshal Bon Heywood rode a pranoer In tho Elks' carnival parade. pa-rade. at Provo Wednesday. Ho Is belloved to havo taken a blrd'f-cyo vlow of tho political situation as he rodo 'down tho densely populated Htroets. k UnltfMl States District Attonioy Llpp-mun Llpp-mun was nluo. a visitor to Provo Wednos-; day. but ho Is said to havo moroly gono down to look after his farming Interest. Stato Secretary Tom Pitt of tho Republican Repub-lican committee will roach Chicago today, whero he will attond tho National convention. conven-tion. Fow of tho local leaders will attend, It being taken for Granted that tho convention conven-tion will bo but a ratification meeting. Both of tho old parties may hold big meetings following tho nomination of their .National tlckols and givo tho local spellblndors an opportunity to suy how they llko tholr candidates. Utnh county Republicans do not como to town without booming C. A. Oloxlor for Stato Auditor. Thoy say ho is a voto-gctter voto-gctter and predict his nomination. Mercurltcs aro equally onthuslastlo for It. W. Watt for tho Audltorshtp, ajnd thero aro several other active and rccop-tlve rccop-tlve candidates, with mora countfea to hoar from. e Senator George C. Whltmore, i.o well-known well-known Nophl merahnnt, returneU to tho city yesterday after a trip through western west-ern Colorado and costorn Utah, whero he had been on Important business, Mr. Whltmoro was elcctod ono of tho dolo-gatcs dolo-gatcs to tho National Democratic convention conven-tion at St, Louis on July C, and after a visit lo Nophl he will return to tho city and go on to St. Louis with tho others. When soon at tho Konyon last evening, Mr. AVhltmore said thnt ho had lltilo to say regarding the situation, and ns far as he was personally concerned he- would go to the convention unpledged but would take such action as would be consistent with tho best Interests of Utah. |