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Show nii11rnni - -- - m nt n ! You 8; SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AUGUST No. 48. Puice 6, 1904. 5 Cents E and Stacie Local Politics. j The contest for the gubernatorial nomination continues to be the leading feature of interest among the republicans. It is the prettiest ante convention contest that has been waged for a long time. The senatorial fight in so far as Mr. Kearns enter& into it is made a leading feature of the gubernatorial struggle. As a matter of fact, however, Truth believes that the senior senator is not taking much, if any hand, in it. His sympathies naturally are not with Mr. Cutler mainly for the reason that Cutler has declared himself as the' candidate, while Governor Wells and Mr. Hammond have not made any declaration anti-Kear- on ns the subject further than that Mr. no strings of any kind on Kearns has them and won't have any. If the senator had his choice, we dont think it would fall on any of the three candidates in the race, but Kearns is really not troubling himself much about the state ticket at all. He is giving close attention however to the selection of delegates to the county conventions, where candidates to the legislature will be selected. That is the matter to the senior senator and the absorbing attention which is being given to the gubernatorial affair is serving his purpose well by diverting observation from his efforts to secure the nomination of friendly legislative candidates. Cutler is still regarded as the leading candidate for the governorship. His adherents are as active as ever in every in the state. The feelcounty ing, however, which showed itself when Mr. Cutlers candidacy was first announced against the pulling down of E. H. Callister and the putting up of The Mr. exists. Cutler still fear that his candidacy is the beginthe creation of a ning of like the one the inmachine dependent republicans have been laboring for years to tear down is quite generally expressed. There may be no real cause for that fear, but it exists and the Cutler people are under suspicion from which they should clear themselves. With all due respect to the political acument of Senator that Smoot, there is a feeling he made a political mistake in urging Mr. Cutler. Another thing that is not good for Cutlers candidacy is the fact of Mr Glaziers candidacy for state treasurer. . It is well understood that Cutler is Senator Smoots choice for governor and that the senator is also favorable to Mr. Glazier, and some of the Cutler workers in the south are advocating Glaziers candidacy. This all-import- -- has had the effect of compelling for the friends of Mr. Christiansen of Richfield, also a candidate for state treasurer, to give up the idea of supporting Cutler and to go to Wells. A similar condition exists in Weber county, where Mr. Moyes is another and a strong candidate for state treasurer. The Moyes people are afraid to support Cutler because they can see nothing for Moyes in doing so. That is about the true situation as it exists today in regard to Mr. Cutler. As to Governor Wells, he is receiving assurances of support from unexpected quarters and has really much more strength than appears on the surface. Mr. Hammond is also much stronger in Salt Lake county than his opponents give him credit for. Cutler may win out, but it will be no walk over. Although the fight is bitter, it is not expected there will be any serious sore places after the convention. self-protectio- n, With relation to the local political situation, one thing may be said, and that is the democrats were never in better shape at this period of the campaign than now. Hitherto the organization has been left to the chairman of the committee selected after the convention has nominated candidates, but now everything is being arranged so that the manager of the contest will have no preliminary work at all Scarcely. Remnants of scattered precinct and district organizations are being collected; frayed ends here and there are being taken up and the work of getting the party solidified is going on at a very nice rate.- Tonight the county chairman and other leading democrats will visit Murray, where a meeting will be held with a view to consulting with the members of the party outside the city for the purpose of perfecting the organization and for the added purpose of accellerating the membership of the Young Mens Democratic club. It is not proposed to establish a rival organization in the county, but to have every one working in harmony. The democracy is going to conduct its campaign on sane plans - this falL J Of course the party is hampered a bit. Numerous workers are sulking in their tents, and are complaining that they have not had a square deal at the hands of the city administration; that it has thrown down its friends and placated its enemies. The organization has this condition to fight and it the requires a diplomat to patch up matand heal them and sores put old ters on a firm basis again. There was plenty of heartburnings a month ago Although the smaller Republican plenty of heartburns a month ago. sheets all over the country are glorify- ing in the prospect of victory, the Inj It is stated that candidates will be dianapolis News, which is owned and required to fish or cut bait this fall; controlled by Senator Fairbanks, the that every one will be asked whether nomine, and is rehe intends to dispense patronage to garded as his personal organ, takes those who have worked to make the a practical view of the ablaparty successful or whether he will tion. The News says: Beginning make a family matter out of it, or give with the 208 votes of New York and the best places to those who did the the south, tne democrats could win most to try to defeat him and his as- by carrying in addition thereto New sociates. These questions will be ask- Jersey, Connecticut and Indiana, with ed before election and the man who a combined vote of 34. This would does not make satisfactory replies had give them 242 votes or three to spare. best look a little out, for his name will It may fairly be argued that the same The working demo- causes that are counted on to give be suspenders. crats point to the manner in which New York to Parker would also opertheir opponents care for their own and ate in New Jersey and Connecticut are going to demand that their party do likewise. This giving of patronage and doubtless would to some extent. But what of Indiana? That, too, to Republicans on the ground of perto sonal friendship has got stop, said has usually gone with the three doubtone worker a day or two ago, and the ful states of the east Will it do so man who does not come out in the this year? Our judgment is that this open and declare himself completely and fully had better keep off the state is surer even than either of the ticket We are dead tired of slaving other three for the Roosevelt ticket. for a lot of candidates and have Re- Mr. Roosevelt has made enemies in There is publicans get the places. much more in this than appears on Indiana, but there is little of that dethe surface, too. Plenty of democrats termined opposition among Republihave good grounds for dissatisfaction. cans here that there is in the east. They were sold out body and breeches And the nomination of Mr. Fairbanks by men they elected and the county will undoubtedly strengthen the ticket. democrats have the fruits of their be- At the same time the state may be trayers efforts to counteract in this uncomfortably close for' the Republicans. The gold Democratic leaders campaign. & J have always figured that there are at Kearns is planning to carry the sen- least 25,000 of them in this state who for McKinley or Palmer in atorial district comprising Wasatch voted 189G, when the Republican plurality and Summit counties and has selected was only 18,000. Four years later Abram Hatch, former president of that plurality rose to 26,000. Probably most stake as his candidate. Brother Hatch of the gold Democrats will be back in this fall. If Parker gets the is an ardent supporter of Kearns and the fold gold Democratic vote and retains all a to made Park City, recently trip the Bryan vote the state will be, at where he was entertained! by Tom at least doubtful, and the result will be dinner, shown through the mine and determined by the new voters and the voters. extended all the courtesies that could independent But leaving out Indiana, the Demo be shown a prospective candidate. In crats have a possible chance in Wisopposition to Hatch, the adherents of consin, which has thirteen votes. With the Smoot faction have selected Pres- Wisconsin they would have 240 votes, ident Smart of the stake for their can- which would carry them through, with Smart is said to be a very one to spare. And the strife in that didate. man with the strong people state between the Republican factions of Wasatch counties and the certainly makes.it an attractive lightof have So great hopes people ing ground for the Democrats. is seem to said that there be many possibilities electing him, although it Kearns has declared if Smart is nomi- but thus far only possibilities. We nated he will see to it that he gets his look for a good hard fight on straight As a result of the matter party lines, with the result somewhat needins. the Democrats have great hopes of doubtful. The Democrats are not, as carrying this district. Hatch is not as they were four and eight years ago, popular in Summit as he might be and beaten in advance. neither is Smart, so whichever faction This statement is a fair and candid beold one and coming from the authority it wins there will be a jolly time, cause there is bound to be some cut- does, shows that the Republicans are ting and slashing. The Democrats are aware they are at a fight All this affair talking seriously of nominating former talk about it being a Mayor Smith and think he will be the Is guff, and the republicans has better realize that and get down to work. strongest candidate they can get. vice-president- anti-Kear- f ial i ll A ns ii i one-side- d ii |