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Show o POLITICAL POT BOILING. Although there is every likelihood of there being several hot days ero the first frost arlves and withers tho broad leaves on tho squash vines, the political politi-cal pot has commenced to boll and tho various candidates for tho several offices of-fices are getting a movement on themselves, them-selves, and, with great juice and unction, unc-tion, are humping themselves up and down through tho length and breadth of the land, proclaiming to their admirers ad-mirers and friends: "Look upon mo with smoked glasses, good people, for lo, I am It." There aro but two state offices to bt filled this fall, outside tho legislature, that of associate justice of tho supremo court and representative In congress. The last Is engrossing tho attention of at least five gentlemen, and there may bo more ero the convention meets. 1 First comes tho immortal Joseph How- ell of Cache, present Incumbent. On his trail Is camping Hon. Parley P. Chrlstensen, the largo and essentially good-natured young man from Salt Lake City, who fljled tho position of secretary of the constitutional convon-tlon, convon-tlon, and who now occupies the somewhat some-what exalted ofilce of county attorney In the somewhat wild and Intensely wcolly county of Salt Lake. Parley Is not nlono In the race. He has valuable assistance In the person of the energetic ener-getic F. W. Flshburn of Box Elder, tho suave and gentlemanly scholar of tho old school. Dr. Condon of Weber, and Inst, but by no means least, Hon. Dan-lol Dan-lol Harrington of tho capital city. In justice to Dr. Condon It should be said that he Is not making an aggressive f; rU fight for tho nomination, although tho ,republican party might go further .. and faro a great deal worse. m Mr. Chrlstensen lias been assailing 1 1, tho rear guard of Mr. Howell for some ( time. From tho sandy lanes of Kanab yv to tho rugged dales of Covevllle, and from tho green fields of Vernal to tho dry canyons of Tooelo he has been canvassing tho horny-handed agriculturist agricul-turist and shaking hands until bedtime. Ho has gripped tho soap-washed digits of tho Logan dry goods clerk and has enclosed in his own Illy whlto ones tho warty extremities of the granger, fresh from tho grain fields of Sanpete. Tho delight of his heart has been to ontor-m ontor-m , tain tho hard working miner at Park "V w City and to flatter tho mosquito-Infest ed denizen of Grantsvlllo. Inasmuch as Parley is endowed with an excellent gift of gab, and when ho talks Illuminates Illumi-nates his bouquets, mado up of tho flowers of speech, with tho smile of pleasantry, he has been making fi lends wherever ho went. Mr. Fishbum lias ben going some, too. When he enters the convention he will havo the support of many delegates. dele-gates. Fishbum has been a member of the legislature. As such he was a hard worker, and his knowledge of conditions, con-ditions, particularly those appertaining to irrigation, stock raising and other Industries in which Utah people engage, en-gage, mado him a valuable man. Mr. Daniel Harrington is an attorney attor-ney at law. Ho 'was a candidate for this place, before tho convention, onco before. Although tho votes ho received would not havo wadded a shot gun more than fifteen or twenty times, Mr. Harrington professed to be satisfied with the progress ho had mado and, like Judge Powers, his canvass that year will linge: in the innermost caves of his memory as a pleasant one. Seriously Se-riously we do not think Mr. Harrington will bo nominated, although ho may, and if ho is, and Is elected, ho will serve this state as well as ho knows how. Rerhans better. As to Dr. Condon, any one who knows this excellent gentleman will concede his ability, his gentility and his fondness for Utah and her people. Endowed by nature and by education with all that could bo desired, ho would make an Ideal congressman and would be heard from In the debates In the lower house. Captain Hulanski, tho old war horse of tho Republican party, of this city, and at present the county attorney of Weber couny, Is a candidate for tho supreme court justiceship. While Captain Hulanski stands as good a show as any other man In tho race, one cannot convince Salt Lake county there is any other man on earth save Charles W. Morse. While Judge Morse Is undoubtedly an able man and would make an Ideal supremo court justice, in this instance there will no doubt bo a good scrap before a selection Is made. Surely other countries beside Salt Lake ought to have as good material ma-terial as can be found in the capital city and there Is Httlo doubt that the balanco of tho state may assert Itself in connection with this nomination. So there you have tho line-up. You pays your money and takes your choice, and, whatever may bo tho feeling, feel-ing, may tho best man win. State Journal. o |