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Show il u If. ,i tt J Yol. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FEBRUARY 1, No. Price 15, 1902. 5 Cents. confident he will make himself felt in due time. The breach between Senator Kearns and Congressman Sutherland was wide and is far from being healed. Mr. Sutherland, if he enters the race, will have the machine against him. ft ft All these calculations are made on the assumption that the next legislature will be Republican. The present outlook is that it will be so, but there is no certainty about it. There is no gressional nomination which would decidedly weaken the entire ticket and lose it many votes especially in Salt Lake City and county. The state of affairs in the Republican ranks is such that the Democrats are greatly encouraged and are giving signs of coming out of the hole in which they have been reposing for several years. If the National Democratic party has sense identified both in politics and machine is not allayed, the result may choice of the push would be their choice, closely business that in the mind of the public be such a splitting up of the party as which it is thought is not at all likely they are inseperable. That they should will allow the Democrats to win out, case. Senator Kearns so far Utahs senatorial honors is are considerably worried, but as the election is a good way off they are hoping that their differences may be patched up in time to prevent serious injury to the party. Senator iaJ Contest In It. and is probably true. Most people would like to wear the toga of a United POLITICAL MELANGE. - more States Senator, but that Mr. Heath Many people see a good deal behind the disturbance in the city coun- will be a candidate hardly seems probcil than shows on the face of it. The able. Mr. Heath is too astute a polienough to build a new platform upon at be to said which is contest of kind a contest to tician that into senatorial patriotic Americans can stand next go and the State Democracy has sense of a show at least without fair winning, the bottom of it. The four dissenting to e Trum-bof and Colonel with the enough get a few good healthy examples bosses Republicans, it is claimed, are against and is Tom and Fitch before him, it organizers the possibility of what proportions the present their acbe would telling who senator one for would Mr. Heath any carrying the State next fall hardly likely that will in attain. rift the his would and be so remote as is generally, Republican not party Kearns fate court a similar to theirs. Again ceptable to Senator believed. and to If the the so it are grows antagonism Anyway the Republicans unless it should happen that the Mr. Heath and Senator Kearns push, . to be the has, according to all outward appearances, taken no hand in the coming senatorial struggle and much uncerbe the tainty prevails as to who will of the machine candidate. One object four insurgent Republicans, it is asserted, is if possible to force the machine crowd to show their hands. The four councilmen as representatives of a wing of the anti machine section, want to discover if their candidate, Apostle Reed Smoot, will receive the support of Senator Kearns and his friends, or if not, who their manwill be. If not Smoot, they want to build a little machine of their own to help his candidacy, and as a part of this proposed machine they want to have as many local officers, including the chief of police, on their side as possible. That is said to be a strong reason why they want the mayor to declare in advance who he will appoint for chief of police in case the council concurs in the removal of Chief Hilton. ft ft It was very generally believed that when Smoot stepped aside when Senator Kearns was elected by the last legislature, it was On the understanding that Smoot was to get the plum next time. This agreement, it is claimed, was in accordance with the wishes of the late President Snow, who some say was a party to the arrangement, but it is now asserted that President Smith refuses to be bound by tbe arrangement said to have been made by his predecessor and that it is all off so far us he is concerned. It is also said Senator Kearns is very glad to be released from the compact. Others who ought to know , declare that no such compact was ever made either with President Snow or Senator Kearns, and that all talk to the contrary is mere idle mising. Gov. Wells, . sur- ft ft it is generally understood, was the choice of Senator Kearns for the senatorship, but it is now intimated that the senator has left his early choice and is strongly inclining to Perry Heath as a successor to Senator Rawlins. Persistent rumor that Mr. Heath wants to go to the senate is kept up, monopolize not thought reasonable, and both have notwithstanding the overwhelming Retoo mucn sense to attempt it publican victory of one and one-hft ft years ago. Senator Rawlins would Coming back to the city council row then probably succeed himself and King would again repreand the senatorial outlook, . H. sent the state in tne lower house. Mr. is credited with cutting considerKing might, however, be a candidate able ice in the general muss. Mr, for the senate and in that case Senator of course denies any complicity Rawlins would have to look to his laurKing is very popular and morein the mix up, but it is well known that els, forwould meet the requirements on he has considerably more interest in over, the theory that the next Senator should the situation than a casual observer of be a member of the Mormon church. the events that are passing, and in adft ft dition he has a good deal of influence ne The senatorial candiwith a certain section of his party, and it is a very considerable section too and dates while opposing each other are cannot be ignored. It was in recogni- united in t.heir opposition to Senator tion of it that Mr. Callister received the Kearns and are fostering the condiappointment of internal revenue collect- tions which they hope may have the or. It is now said, however,1 he is not is and machine the accord with of effect in quietbreaking up the combination. ly working against it, and that he is Should they succeed in that then it will the power behind the four insurgent be every man for himself. The macouncilmen who are openly opposing the mayor, the head of the machine in chine however is powerful and its cohesion is strong. It has a monopoly the city. ft ft of the press of the state and from all The feeling that the next senator will retain it. The heads will be a Mormon is gaining strength. appearances and underof it are shrewd There are those who say that if he is to stand how to makepoliticians concessions so as to be a member of the dominant church as far a possible the various placate he ought to be a thorough out and out factions. The jubilation of Mormon, the higher up in the church Brown over the possible breaking up the better. That means Apostle Smoot. of the machine are a little early. It Others have a deep rooted antagonism will not lose its power suddenly. There to an official of any church for senator. are who want to be on the those always This feeling is not confined to Gentiles, will stay with but is entertained by many Mormons, winning side and they especially the younger members of the the organization as long as there is an church; Gov. Wells will have the sup- even chance of it remaining on top of port of these and he will also have the the heap. The result, however, might backing of the Gentile element, as be that the Democrats would sail into against Smoot. The governor is keep power. Those Republican gentlemen ing very quiet but in due time it will who are intending to be candidates for be shown that he has much strength. the legislature and for county offices in ft ft this county are, worried over the Salt Lake If the congressional nominee is a in the party. Mormon there will be a chance for the county was pretty close at the last election and the loss of only a few hundred Gentile candidates for the senatorship. votes in this city and county would Among these W. S. McCornick is de- give the Democrats the entire Conin the lead, with, cidedly legislative'' ticket from the 'county. present If an election were held right forgressman Sutherland following, and the. chances, are .the Demomer Senator Arthur Brown and O. J. now,,, crats would carry the county.; Then Salisbury in the distance. Mr. McCor-nick- s there is the fear that Glasmann by friends are not idle and some are some mischance might receive the con alf Cal-list- er Cal-list- er anti-machi- Ex-Senat- or J dis-sentio- . . . , . ns . , ft ft. James Devines congressional boom is growing. His supporters are working quietly and with considerable effect. He will be heard from later in the game. James H. Anderson is gaining strength and would distance Devine in the outside counties. He is well known and well' liked all over the state and it is said made more Republican votes on the stump before the last state election than any other speaker. If it were not for the opposition of the machine Congressman Sutherland would, however, stand a good show of being Roosevelted into taking the renomination, but he is said to be entirely at outs with the ruling organization and that there is little chance of a reconciliation. Sutherland they say has also lost the political friendship of Arthur Brown. , - - THE STATE SUPREME COURT. The criticisms of the State 'Supreme court which have been indulged in by a few members of the Bar Association is not participated in or approved by the members of the bar generally.' As a matter of fact the reverse is the case. The . movement against the court as now constituted Is instigated by a few. corporation lawyers who would like to see on the supreme bench judges who could be controlled by the large corporations. It is a notable fact that corporations have not been able to control our Supreme court and that private individuals have a fair show in actions against those aggregations of. capital.: The lawyers instigating the unfavorable criticism keep in the back ground and put forward a few young members of the bar just fresh from college who think they know it all to attack the court and if possible bring the members into disrepute so that they may be replaced by others who would, befavor- ably inclined to the big borpo rations. There has never been the slightest imputation on the honesty and integ- - |