Show I I EVES LYS TOWARD UNCLE JESSES JESSE'S J BARL I For Governor Jesse Governor Jesse Knight of Provo Unless all present signs fail faU this is the way tho the Republican state ticket a year hence will be he headed Mr Knight has bis made mado no announcement of his candidacy candidacy candi candi- dacy and it is not publicly known whether he has over given his consent to his n name going before tho the con con- coni i I Perhaps Uncle Jesse is ig not fully cognizant of the fact but ho he is in the hands of his friends s and they aro are leaving nothing undone to room croom him for the nomination Uncle Unde Jesse as ashe he ho is affectionately known has bas a wad bi big enough to choke choko a camel to toleo leo tiso leothe the words of ono member of the tho party parts Mr Ir Kni Knight Inight ht has a barrel and it is s hoped to tap the tho barrel In fact if a small part o of the stories told toM is is true the barrel has been beon tapped several times within tho the past year year for forthe or ortho tho the goo good of tb tho party and the cause causo of tho the G. G O. O P. P in Utah It i is common gossip that the barrel is still being tapped to the extent of a tap or two a month in order that a p part party arty organ ma maybe may maybe be maintained in this cit city Loose and Some Others Col Ed Loose is not tho the only ono one who is putting up a few plunks a week to keep kep the paper going oin was the assertion assertion as flo of one Republican last night There arc are others and Uncle Jesse is one of them I It has been heen an open secret for nearly a 1 year and a half that Former State Senator Loose is the tho angel behind the paper naper which claims to be the party or gan san Colonel Loo Loose o an and Uncle J Jesse are arc close coso personal an and business frien friends s. s and it is now asserted that a l part of the mone money that was supposed to have havo come from the genial colonel was t in fact from tho the bank hank account of the Provo mining man Mr r Knight until recently was not supposed to have any Iny political ambi imbi- What ho he has done aone was t for the good of the part party an and to assist his friends Colonel Loose and the apostle apostle- senator from Provo Within tho past few weeks t a stron strong movement has been set on foot in favor of Mr Ir Kni Knight ht for tho the nomination of governor o how bow ever o This movement has bas tn taken en form formin in a n number of boom articles in the part party or organ nn At the same time his namo name has bas been heen frequently frequent mentioned in in councils of tho party part leaders It Looks Like Loose It is asserted by friends of Mr Ir Kni Knight ht that ho would mako make an In ideal candidate His record as a citizen is clea clean n. n And he has the has tho barrel There Thero is little question but that tho the cans would rather nominate someone else else else-at at least east some bome of them would would would- were were- it not for tho the latter qualification Despite this if the tho state convention were to be bo held lcM tomorrow there is little or no question but that that Uncle Jesse would receive the nomination whether he lie wa wanted ted it or not I All MI classes of members of the party admit that Governor Go Cutler has n not t come up to their expectations and his is looked upon as about the Ule last thin thing that the party part will attempt attempt at nt- tempt a year hence unless the tho nomina nomination lion Hon is ordered from headquarters Even his st staunchest supporters of three years ago feel that to him would spell utter defeat to the party in inthis inthis inthis this state Charles S. S Tin cy present secretary of state and former state au auditor is said to have thou thought ht ho heard the wings of the gubernatorial bee buzzin buzzing near his cars ears in the last few months but according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to members of his party part it it- was T wasa Tasa a false falso alarm Tin Tinge ey is a mighty good fellow said one ODO member er of tho the party a few days ars a ago o. o but ho he insists on running his own office and wont won't take tako counse counsel An And then he has bas no h barrel The name of former Secretary of State James T. T Hammond has also been mentioned in connection with ith tho the nomi nomi- nation It is a pretty safe safo bet that Mr r. r Hammond has not for forgotten tho the treatment which he lie received three years ago ago ago- and it would undoubtedly t take ke a good deal of assurance from the tho powers pow pow- ers era that be hp in the tho party for him to consent to have his hig name placed before the convention And then Mr fr Hammond Ham mond too has bas not a large barrel harrel Heber Wells Suggested The name of former Gov GO Heber Heher M. M Wells is also mentioned from time to time Mr rr fr Wells also had sonic some enco ence with the state convention con three years ago and nd like Mr Ir Hammond it would take tak a good deal of promising before he would permit the use uso of his name State Auditor John A. A E Edwards wards will take tak a if hp he can g get H it pro providing ing he be cannot get the nomination for secretary of state Some of his frien friends s point to the thc fact fart that Mr r was t elected a as secretary of state after a term as IS tab state audi tor and md the they can pe no rio reason why h the e same honor should not he conferred on Mr Edwards Under tb the state law James Jamp Chris Chris- Hanson cannot be as state treasurer Mr Ir however however how how- ever is sai said not to be tired of official life and and has his pye fye ye pit either her on the theau au or the or state elate There i is little or no question but tb that thata lt a new attorney general attorney will be be- nominated nomina nominated ted by the Smoot party at the next conye convention Major Bre Breeden den will have ha served two terms a year next January Januar and there is no question but that a a younger man will Kill re receive ree e the nomina tion If the question of nominating a t superintendent su au- of public instruction were left to the rank and arni file of the party part today there is little question but that they would name the present incumbent incumbent bent bent- A. A C. C Nelson But Mr l Nelson is said to have fallen faBen into disfavor or with the loaders leaders of the party part Mr rr Nelson was a witness 8 before th the senate committee com corn in the Smoot hearing an and while he be did not hurt the case cale of Smoot sen aeri- he insisted on telling tho the truth with regard to the public schoolhouses being used for other purposes than edu edu- ca cation Hon Question of Loca Location The question of oC geographical location lees loca tion of nominees is another thing that always cuts more or less fi figure ure in a 3 state convention convention- Should Mr Knight receive the nomination for governor it is certain that Mr Ir and Mr Nelson could not also receive nominations nomi- nomi nations on the tho ticket That would be riving giving too much to the south part of the unless Salt Lake City would be content with a member of the supreme su su- su- su premo preme bench and either the attorney attorney- general or 01 the secretary of state This would leave e only two offices near the head of ot the tho ticket for the north part of the state and i inasmuch as three of the largest counties countie in the state outside of Salt Lake are arc located ocate north of this city Weber city Weber Box Elder and Cache Cache all all of of- which the Republican can leaders are arc claiming at the present present present pres pres- ent time the tho probably would not stand for any such tuch deal cleal |