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Show Vol. 3; No. 34. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, APRIL 30, StaJe &.nd Local Politics. The latest plans, somewhat In however, of the Kearns contingent of the republican party, is to renew their plea for harmony, to profess that they have no special interest in the nominations and that the legislative candidates should be free and unpledged to any senatorial candidate. The scheme behind this is very apparent. While pretending to be apathetic they will keep on a still hunt for the nomination of Kearns men for the leg- em-bry- o, islature, directing their main efforts in behalf of men who are supposed to be either or not tied to either faction,, but who in fact up are either Kearns men or purchase-able-. A legislature net pledged for or against any particular candidate would be a splendid field for the exercise of boodle influence and would be a strong card in the hands of any senatorial candidate who has the money and is not averse to using it for the It behooves the purchase of votes. to this be exceedingly fall republicans careful in the selection of their legislative candidates, so that only men who are absolutely unapproachable in the way of boodle will find places on the ticket. & Truth and the general public as well are very anxious to know officially why it is that in the Smoot committee's .investigation of church influence not a word was said about the election of Senator Kearns to the United States senate. The witnesses when given an opportunity to tell about the most flagrant instance of church influence and boodle influence on record in this state, either avoided it entirely or if they assayed to mention it were promptly shut off either by the lawyers or by Senator Burrows, the chairman of the committee. When Mr. Van Cott, of counsel for Smoot, tried to bring out that most Important phase of the case, he was prevented by Chairman Burrows, Senator Dubois or other members of the committee. The reason for this of course is no secret, still we would like to have it from an official source. The facts are that Senator Kearns, Perry Heath, Senator Hanna and even President McKinley sought most persistently for Mormon church influence. For the election of Senator Kearns they received it, but with a new president of the church, the influence desired on behalf of Perry Heath for senator was emphatically denied them. t has repeatedly been denied in behalf of Senator Kearns for The spectacle of men holding the highest offices in the land seeking Mormon church influence Is anti-Kear- ns anti-Smo- ct n. net edifying, especially when those who so diligently sought it for them- selves were loudest and foremost in their denunciation of it. That is one weighty reason why the prosecution so carefully avoided bringing out those facts. Another reason why the prosecution dared not bring it out was that Senator Kearns was a very large contributor to the fund for the prosecution of Smoot and the prosecution would not get their chief supporter into the meshes of the net they are trying to weave around Senator Smoot. In addition to other large contributions to the fund it is well established that Senator Kearns paid the $10,000 retainer to Mr. Carlisle cf counsel for the prosecution. The $10,000 was paid by two checks of $5000 each on the National Bank of the Republic of Salt Lake City. The checks were drawn by either Keith or Kearns, but of course the former had no interest in the matter, Kearns furnished the money. 1904. Purer: E. II. Snow, of Washington county, is mentioned as a probable candidate for secretary of state. Snow is a bright young man, who has served a term or two in the legislature. lie was a member of the state senate at the time of the code revision and was a very valuable man at that. He is a s democrat and very popular ilrst-clas- all oyer the state. & Judging, from the political news printed In the country weeklies of Utah, everybody must have abandoned the field, for outside the Manti Messenger, none of them appear to know there are two parties in tho state. Jt J S. E. Ilaiqer of tho Second precinct, is being mentioned frequently and favorably as a candidate for county recorder, on the democratic ticket. Sam has been a working democrat ever since the division on party lines, and if he does not get something pretty soon it may be said of democracy, as it is of republics, that it is ever ungrateful. lie is at present a jjt member of the city and county comAttorney M. M. Kaighn is making mittee and is one of the hustlers who an aggressive campaign for the nom- ought to be taken care of. ination from the republican convenMr. tion for district i attorney. Judge Alex McMaster is a candidate for for one of the nominations for city Lake in Salt has been Kaighn many years, is a G. A. R, man and has His candidacy was recently never had any political recognition in judge. He has announced. He is well known and fathe .way of office holding. considered. That makes many friends who are active in his be- vorably men in the race for the demothree half. cratic nomination; Judge Sommer, A. & J S. Fowler and Alex McMaster. On the democratic side the name of J J Judge Cherry is mentioned very freAccording to tho Congressional Recquently as a candidate for one of the ord, Senator Kearns saved the union judgships of this judicial district. He a few days ago. During a fierce dehas the endorsement of a goodly porroom of the tion of the Salt Lake bar irrespective bate on whother the east of politics, and is regarded as a con- capltol should bo whitewashed or some wild, wicked and very scientious and honest lawyer of abilof no ity. He filled the position of district woolly democrat made tho point and the judge in Salt Lake for a term with quorum. The roll waB called He will be a presence of the senior senator from general satisfaction. numstrong candidate before the conven- this state made up the requisite senators the other ber, whereupon tion. drew long breaths of relief and the & & was renewed. In order to head off the nomina- bitter forensic battle .3 tion of Aquila Nebeker for governor Citizens of Sanpete sent a petition by the democratic state convention, which will be held this summer, thht to Kearns a few days ago, asking for the passage of a pure food bill. Tho portion of the mugwump element of the party represented by the Herald, senator arose with that charming and infectious bon hommo which is circulating a runior to the effect gracemade him famous, presented the has that Quil is not a candidate. That no document and was about to move the one has authority to announce his previous question on its adoption when That is one of the de- a mean old man from Maine, who precandidacy. alspicable ways the small fraction sides, stated that under the rule it luded to has of trying to injure would lie on the table indefinitely, and chances. Truth reiterates thus was another great oration, one that Nebeker is a candidate; that he which would have made Ciceros best is going to make the race; that his efforts look like two dimes 'and two friends are working for him with his nlckles, lost to posterity. full knowledge and consent and that J at this writing It looks as if he would for the conventions time the As win the nomination hands down. anti-Smo- ot cal-draine- Ne-beke- rs 4 -j- mh j ; XT' IWaMW lT it. 1 d, Cunts draws nearer it Is noticed that Joe Jppmans meuso is displaying greater activity than ever in his search for information. I If Dan Wenger does not get a nomination for a judgeship on the republican ticket it will not be because ha and his friends havent rustled for it It & 5 is stated that 1). Y. Golding wili again make an effort to securo the nomination for city constable. B. Y. was the candidate at tho previous election, but Hills beat him out, but Goldings friends say it will be different this time. C. M. Nielsen is favorably mentioned in connection with tho nomination for city justice of tho pcaco by tho demo- crats. J Fred J. Kiescl of Ogden is likely to cut a good deal of Ice In the democratic gubernatorial contest. Mr. Kiescl has a strong following, is well known all over tho state and has many warm friends who would like to see him Truth mengovernor of tho stale. tioned some time ugo that there was a feeling that it would bo a good thing especially at this particular time to havo a Gentile for governor and in to the full vole of his party Mr. Kiescl, his friends think, would draw-big Gentile republican vote. ad-diti- on a Tho feature this week in the repub- gubernatorial situation is the fact that Governor Wells is very likely to becomo a candidate. The governor is at present in St. Louis, but a delegation from the north waited on him a few days ago and to them he is reported to have said, that hCwltt p8 rait his name to go before the convention, .'lie will have Weber county solid to begin with, Jesse Smith, Wesley K. Walton and other prominent men are said to bo working for him. Secretary Hammond is lying low for the present. He thinks a six months campaign is too much of a strain. There are those who say that E. H. Calllster has a cinch on tho nomination, backed as ho is said to be by the s faction. lican anti-Kearn- Fred Loofbourow at this time Is in the lead for tho nomination for disThe politicians comtrict attorney. plain that Benner X. Smith is too offish and isnt hall fellow well met with Loofeverybody who comes along. bourow has hitherto been reckoned as a strong Kearns adherent, but it is said he has repented and anyway some concessions will be needed to L. unite the party for tho election. Tooele of L. Baker, county attorney county for two terms, will come up |