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Show AMONG THE POLITICIANS H H H H MHKMI H WtHH M M M I I M I MHtrl Chairman Frank J. Cannon's newspaper Is authority for the statement that Col. E. A. Wall does not wnnt to be Governor of Utah, but that "ho would not bo adverue to the Senatorshlp." For several wecka there has been an of-fort of-fort on the pRrt of Business TJcmo- the local Democracy crnts Want to to .KOt eenlnl S o ? Colonel properly J3o Senator. placed. It Is now supposed thnt tho chairman of the Democratic State committee com-mittee has been given a tip sv to Col. Wall's political desires and that tho announcement an-nouncement Is In a sense authoritative. The State Journal also places David Evans and Samuel Nowhouse In the same list with Col. Wall and refers to the three as "strong business men." An Interesting bit of gossip In connection connec-tion with tho gubernatorial' campaign Is the story that comes from Utah county to the effect that County Chairman Jlomcr Is an active supporter of Gov. Wells and that ho Is supported In his effort ef-fort for Wells dolegatea by several of Utah county's most aotlvo Republicans. All along tho lino, until now. Utah county wns practically conceded to John C. Cutler, but now there Is a claim that an opposition has developed to Senator Smoot s candldato In Utah county that may give to Gov. Wolls a largo number of Utah county's fit ty-four votes. Prof. Alma Molyneux of Moab, who la principal of the high school at that place, and who has been doing some University v-ork horo for snveral weeks, will return home In a fow days. He is on enthusiastic Republican and believes Grand county will show substantial gains for the Republicans Re-publicans next fall. ( National Committeeman Willard F. Snyder, who witnessed the' notification ceremonies at Oyster Bay Wednesday, aa Utah's member of the notification committee, com-mittee, wired to President Parley P. Chrlstensen of tho Young Men's Republican Repub-lican club: "This has been an ovontful day AVorth all the tlmo and trouble. Without being hero every State but Utah woiuu nave occn reprcsenieu. Committeeman Snyder's Interest In tho national political situation tho long trip across the continent to mako it cortaln lhat this State be represented is greatly appreciated by the local Republicans and he will be given a warm greeting on his return to, Salt Lake City the first of next week. A Senator A. B. Lewis, a holdover from tho Eleventh district, composed of Beaver, Bea-ver, Iron, Washington and Kane counties, who has been East for several weeks, la expected homo early next week. Wayne county Republicans will hold a convention at Loa on August IB. to elect delegates to tho Stnto convention and to vhc Tenth Senatorial convention Tho Tenth district Is composed of Sevier, Wayne, Pluto and Garllcld counties. m Albert S. Reiser, tho clever deputy county coun-ty auditor, who Is a candidate for Auditor of the State on the Republican ticket, Is lelleved by many of tho Salt Lake politicians poli-ticians to be practically certain of 100 out of the 125 vJtcs of Salt Lake county. Ills friends are busying themselves In almost every. voting district Senator Smoot made his regular weekly visit to Salt Lako City Thursday. Tonight a crowd of Young Men's Republican Re-publican club members will go to Murray to help rat fy the organization of a Young Men's Republican club for Salt Lako county. A sufficient number of cars will he chartered to carry all club members who may desire to accompany the party, and theso cars will leave State and Second Sec-ond South streets promptly at 7:1G o'clock this evening The Republican central committee of Utah county meets at Provo next Saturday Satur-day to fix the dates for a convention to select delegates to the State convention, nomlnnto legislative candidates and candidates candi-dates for county ofllces. Two of Utah county's besl-known Republican Re-publican business men nre candidates for Representative to the Legislature. They are Jonathan S- Page, Jr., of Payson, and ' , Hon S. L. Chlpman Trwo Legislative of American Fork. Candidates ,r- 15,a-e Is proprle-TTf proprle-TTf o v ri 'or of a stationery in Utah County. am notion store and Mr. Chlpman Is manager man-ager of the Chlpman Mercantile company. com-pany. He was also a member of the last Legislature Both of these candidates aro legardcd as ilrst-class legislative timber and havo a high standing In their respective re-spective neighborhoods, and there Is said .to be strong likelihood of their nomination. nomina-tion. , Ijcal Dtjmocmty are not quite certain that MaJ. Richard XV. Young will again decline to enter tho contest for Governor when they show him how determined some Democrats are to secure permlfslon to uso his name. He declined quite positively posi-tively several weeks ago, but there In a movement on foot to outer him again. ' Thorc is some talk of a movement In Salt Lake county to persuade, If possible, the Republican committee to do away with the primary' method of selecting del- : ' , egaios to tho Stato Talk of Mass convention nnd elect Convention to tho delegates In mass Select Delegates. sonra?-lr , learned at this tlmo Intro Is no particular head to this movement, move-ment, but among those who have civon 'he matter any thought thero is a disposition dispo-sition to favor tho change. One of tho arguments offered In favor of tho mass convention Is tho immense amount of work necessary to properly tjganizo the ninety-two voting districts that only a man of considerable means can afford to enter a political contest because be-cause of the great amount of machinery Involved In tho numerous election districts. dis-tricts. An politics Is worked In Salt Lake county this obliges a candldato to plan to care for practically ninety-two conventions, conven-tions, which cntallH no ond-of trouble and great expense. It Is urged In this connection, connec-tion, that a mass convention In Just aa fair as Is a primary and that a method of so-leotlng so-leotlng tho delegates could be approved by those present that would be as satisfactory satis-factory as would the primary plan. County Chairman J. U. Eldredgo, Jr says the committoo has not fixed a date" to select the State delegates, but that tho delegates will doubtless bo named 6mo time between August 15 and 0. Local Democrata figure on having a considerable con-siderable amount of spell-binding In thlH campaign. They will endeavor to secure a few speaking dates for Senator Bailey of Texas and Bourke Cochran. Democratic women of Salt Lake county will select 100 young womon to act as members of the reception committee at Saltalr on "Parker day." The outsldo counties will be asked to name about fifty more. The promoters of the outing are determined deter-mined to give the visitors toSaltair their moncy'3 worth and these 1E0 young Democratic Dem-ocratic women probably will attempt to niuke every man happy by pinning a Parker badge on his lapel, which Is, In itself, the promoter say, a fetching part of the program. . Mayor William Glasmann has returned to Ogdcn from a brief visit to Idaho. The tone of the Standard would Indicate that the Mayor-editor had not recovered his composure during his absence. Charles McGougan. a well known Republican Re-publican of Mt. Pleasant, and Al Peterson, Peter-son, a promlnont stockman, were in the city Thursday. Tho list of Republicans who are active or probable candidates for the Salt Lako city and county offices Is becoming a very lengthy one. Several names have recently recent-ly been added. Excluslvo of tho Legls- lntlvo candidate, u Many Rcpublicnnscomplete list o f Want local which Is not avail-want avail-want i,ocai nb,c at tnl8 tlm0 Nominations, but which will bo Announced In a few days, the following tiro either known to be or nre talked of as candidates: County Commissioner II. N. Standlsh, Fifth precinct; John C. Mackay, county, James Metcalf, county; E. D. Miller, Third; Wright Pickering. First; Charles Cotlrell, Jr.. Second. County Clerk-Oohn James, Fourth precinct; pre-cinct; J. U. Eldredgo, Jr., Second product. pro-duct. Countv Attorney P. P. ChrlstcnBon, Fifth precinct: A. B. Irvine, Fourth precinct; pre-cinct; Guorgo Moyor. Fourth precinct. County Assessor B; "B. Bltncr, county; C. M. Brown, county; XV. M. Wantland, Third precinct; Solh Plxton. county. County Auditor 1. M. FlBhcr, Fourth precinct. County Recorder P. O. Perkins, Fifth precinct; c. S. Buckwnltcr, First precinct; pre-cinct; Angus McKollar, First precinct; A. C. Sadler, First precinct; J. L. May. Third ireclnct. Sheriff C. Frank Emery, Third precinct; pre-cinct; Peter S. Condlo, Second precinct; Jack Smith, First precinct; W. S. Nay-lor. Nay-lor. First precinct; MaJ. H. P. My ton. Fourth precinct; D. P. Thomas, Third precinct; James Rae, Second precinct. County Treasurer W. O. Carbls. First precinct; Charles D. Rooklldge. Fourth precinct; W. H. Farns worth, First precinct. pre-cinct. County Surveyor J B. Sweneon, Fourth precinct; Ed Lo Prohon, First proclnct; J. T. Breckon, First proclnct; Samuel J. Paul, First precinct; Jesse W. Fox. Second Sec-ond ircclnct. City Judges J. J. Whltaker, Flrat precinct; pre-cinct; ThcodoRlus Botkln, Second precinct: pre-cinct: II. V. Van Pelt, First precinct; C. E. Diehl, Fifth precinct; Dana T. Smith, Fourth precinct; D. II. Twomey, Fifth precinct. , was in Salt Lake Thursday Inquiring into his prospects for a following In Salt Lako county for tho Republican nomination for Stato Troasurer. Mayor William M. Roylance was hero from Provo yesterday. He said his visit was purely a business one and had nothing to do with his candidacy for Governor. Democratic Stato Committeeman Thomas P, Cottam, Mayor of St. George, says he favors .holding the Democratic State convention nt Salt Lako City be-twocn be-twocn September G and 10. . A statement was recently made that former Representative Orson Hewlett of the First ward wns a candldato for Representative. Rep-resentative. Mr. Hewlett la not a Leglu-latlvo Leglu-latlvo candidate. He has been discussed by many of the Salt Lake politicians ns an available candldato for tho State Son-ate, Son-ate, but ho has not consented to ask for the nomination. Virgil Kelly, who has lllled tho ofllcd of postmaster of Doserct so acceptnblv and who prior to the last election hail boen Sheriff of Millard county for four years, Is In Salt Lake for a fow days Mr. Kelly Is a candidate for tho Republican Re-publican nomination for Senator from Millard county. He declaroa thnt his county will roll up a handsome majority for tho Republican ticket this fall. Be-foro Be-foro settling In Millard county, Mr. Kollv who has been largely engaged In railroading railroad-ing and contracting, was Deputy Sheriff for eight years In Washington county under un-der A. P. Hardy and prior to thnt filled a similar offlco in Mojave county. Arizona. Ari-zona. C. W. Watts. C. W. Aldrich and Walter James are also candidates for the Senate Sen-ate from Millard county, and Orvlllo L Thompson and J. S. Black are candidates for the lower house. |
