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Show I UTAH CANDIDATES " I HAD SQUARE DEAL l United States Senator Thorn-Is Thorn-Is jl as of Colorado Denies Re- f I ports of Undue Interest, i j1 !h PUSHED NO UTAH MAN ! Believes Next Senator From P Utah Elected by Direct ) Vote Will Be Seated. 1 The representations made that Cliarlcs B'ttl S- Thomas. United States fenator from ft JO Colorado. In taking an actlvo Interest In I M the cdcral appointments for Utah arc I jjj absolutely untrue, according to an cm- j II pirn tic statement made by the senator I !?j yesterday, just beforo leaving for Grand 5' If Junction, lie said: B ' My attitude v:lth reference to gll recommendations for federal appolnt- IX monta in Utah Ib precisely the same .ft. aa it is in tho case of every state U'L not represented in the sonata or tho J. Iiouec by a Democratic reprcsenla- ;j tlVC. Has No Candidates. Ill When applications from Utah for H i federal position were c'cd 10 , II I attention I saw to It that N reached tho proper c.iaiuielfl. One or IP two applicants for federal Positions IS! mc to Washington from blah. I Mil assisted them in obtaining introduc-Hft introduc-Hft tion.s to persons In tho departments, m considering the appointments to m which Uuiy abplrod. Applications foi federal positions in Utah have not H i received my Indorsements and I hae ml no candldat.es whose interests 1 wish W. to forward. Tlioso who declare that Ifi I have taken any Interest In aasist- 18 K ing or opposing Utah candidates for ffl' federal appointment arc greatly mls- i " il?.eThomas will remain a day or two in ml Grand Junction, wtcrc he has 'been called iH t on lecal business. Ho will ttien go to H'!t Denver for a brief vlali and will return D(f to Washington next week. Kf Direct Election Test. Mr. Thomas left Washington last week Hjf Immediately after the vole was taken Hi r seatlnc Blair Lee, the new United States HI "Sto? from Maryland. The senator is H I Inclined to think that the action at the II 2- United States senate in seating Lee win H I mean that no further legislation is ncc- 10 ft essnrv to put the direct election amend-H amend-H W ment to the fedenil constitution in oper-BH oper-BH atlon. He believes that the precedent H 5. would govern In Utah where thero is no M I' law on tho subject and that tho candidate U elected next fall In Utah will be seated in mm the senate without opposition, ovon 1 though no law providing a modus opcr- , undi for the election Is enacted. ; The political situation In the country la 1 at present rather puzzling to Uie mind cu B I Senator Thomas. llo said: i f Principles Changeless. Political conditions are at present I ' in a tlux. out of which will doubtless I f emerge two political parties. What f the appellations of these parties will ill be no man can tell at this time, but t ; If It Is iafo to assert that .broadly speak - i Ing there will always bo a Demo- i Bl. ' crutlc party1 and an aristocratic ftp party; one party which beriuves that I 110 matter how imperfect the system 1 In a republican, form of government I l tho .pcoplo will always prove the best I Hi, repository' for that government, and Mlfi the other party composed of those who Hui o?ross this -belief. m ni ft is. perhaps, too soon to say what B III will be Ihf) r-:wilt of tho election In I U 101S. Tox rtitny things may happen Hf lit between now and tlui to warrant a Hi fli gucsc. However. It would not be BJ Hi amiss to say Unit thcpresont admin- n. Istratlon Iihh lccelved such wlde-Bj wlde-Bj spread commendation and such con- (', fldencc as to piovo very encouraging HI III to the party, and doubtless very llat-R llat-R Hi tcrlng to the president E Expects Some Losses. Hly As to the fall election this year, I j d'jn't believe that their result will W?h ihango In any marked degree tho I ' present political complexion of con-Hi con-Hi I ' gress. Tho Democrats wjll probably Mil Iokc a few members of tho house and ; the Democratic majority will be cut (HI I ' somewhat, though not materially. It En j probably would be better If the Dom- n ! ourats had a smaller majority In tho m! t lower house. because experience IV . 1 teaches us that the Interest of tho Wif country arc host Hafcguardcd by a KOfj fairly even division of congress be- HJ n tween the forces of the udnunlstnitlou HV '. and of the opposition. In the upper Ht.j ' house tho Dcmocraty will retain tliclr Wk majority of six or seven. One or two W I J sitting Democrats may be dcfcUcd 11 ' . and tho cjime Is true of one or two l I fitting Kcpubllauis. jit The strengtlipf the Progressives Is lljl an enigma, rfesrlts In the by-clcc-m; Hons v.-cre confusing. The Progrcs- I nvc showing In New Jerev was dl3-niii dl3-niii appointing. whI0 In .Massachusetts HJl ' It was magnificent. i. For Equal Suffrage. B Universal Miffnige may cut some H? Si figure In future elections. Votes for HJj , uonion are sure to come, though It Hjl'i may be a few years yet before wo Hf ) succeed In getting a constitutional Wm'M,'1 amendment giving the bnllot to wom- 3 en through congress. Hi 11 Tho committee of which I am j hJ chairman haa recommended tho adop- HJ R' tlou of a constitutional amondineut HJ j,' for efmal niiffraKe, and It la now on Hi E.' tin; calendar In the senate. Tho HI V chances for lis passage In tho ncn- Hjl ate. I believe, are good, but I have 8 ; no hopes that It will pass t'.io house M ' , l ''Is session. Tho suffrage movement M has gained ouch momentum that It HE ( now does not need to depend solely HH on the education of the publlt: to lt.t HR: j merits. It has grown so rapidly that fl ' it is now attracting those who al-H,"' al-H,"' ways want to bo on the winning pldo K 'f a movement, ulilch Is a sure sign HBj j of its' ultimate succs?. |
