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Show l&JelU Gaining Strength A Queer Game in tah County !r Dentine's JVtbu Ambition. Ever since the announcement of Heber M. Wells that ho would be a candidate for Governor for a third term, he has been steadily growing in favor. Conservative people generally favor him for re-election, and much support Is coming from a class who do not usually interest themselves in politics. Among politicians and business men he is the favorite candidate, and the only objection that the opposition has been able to advance is the fact that he is a third term candidate. The thinkers in the party cannot see any reason rea-son for a change. Wells has made a good Gover-uor, Gover-uor, and If he is the best man for the p.ace, what difference does it make if he has held the office for a dozen terms? A Mormon is to be nominated, nomi-nated, and of the three candidates Heber M. Wells is better qualified In every way than either of the other candidates. But in the meantime the others are busy. Cutler Cut-ler has workers out in all of the counties effecting an organization, creating sentiment, and pledging all possible delegates. Callister, whom he succeeded, suc-ceeded, with his lieutenants, are working overtime over-time in a strenuous endeavor to land the nomination nomi-nation for him, though Jimmy the Fussy is not quite so enthusiastic as he was during the time of the firing of Twin Callister's rockets. Cutler is a man of means, and appears to be willing to use his means to ge't the nomination, but the situation remains about as it did before with Cutler substituted for Curly Callister. $ & & Hammond is making very little noisq, but he is working systematically lining up his supporters. Cutler is very aggressive, but the impression iHaM(H seems to prevail that by combining their strength Wells and Hammond can defeat his nomination, and after that is accomplished, Hammond may turn his strength to Wells. At all events, it is a pretty three-cornered fight. & & & Smoot's connection with Cutlerfs candidacy is a considerable handicap. The feeling In political politi-cal circles is still strong against the Apostle tor his hand in foisting Cutler into the field, but that is not the only reason why Cutler could do better without him. Smoot also appears to be trying to land his brother-in-law, C. A. Glazier, in the office of State Treasurer, and as Mr. Glazier is from Provo, this prevents Mr. Cutler from making a combination with any other county than Utah. So Smoot must give up one man or the other. Then further, the trlends of John De Urey Dixon, the present State Treasurer, who is a candidate can-didate for Secretary of State, are taking advantage advan-tage of the situation, and have a considerable following fol-lowing In Utah county, Mr. Dixon's home county So possibly Utah county may have to decide between be-tween two or iose the possibility of getting any representative on the state ticket. There are quite a number of Republicans in the state who are quite willing that Utah county should go without with-out representation, as it already has a man lining the important oilice of United States Senator tv t tv A political development of the week is the candidacy can-didacy of James Devine for Secretary of State. It has been generally understood that Brother De-vine De-vine would be a candidate for Sheriff, but he thinks that there is an opportunity to land the bigger plum, reasoning that In as much as the Governorship would go to a Mormon, the next position po-sition would naturally fall to the lot of some rising ris-ing young Gentile, and Mr. Devine knows the man His friends are polling sentiment to give the posl- tion to a Gentile, and mean to make Devlne the beneficiary. Some' of the more ardent suggest a mass meeting to encourage the former chief, but it isn't likely that the Idea will be carried out toS jt je Devines candidacy does not appeal very strongly to gther candidates, such as those who wish the nomination for Supreme Judge or Attorney At-torney General, positions of iar more importance, and they wish to discourage his line of thought. C & ? A. S. Reiser is still leading in the race for State Auditor. Mr. Reiser was formerly City Auditor, Audi-tor, and has a fine record. v tV w The Young Men's Democratic Club will have Its first outing at Saltair on August 4th. There will be the usual programme for such occasions, sreechos by some of the more notable orators of the party, and a living picture display is promised, prom-ised, to be entitled, "A Reunited Democracy," In which D. H. Peery, W. H. King, O. W. Powers, William Igleheart, R. W. Sloan, Martin Mulvey, and C. M. Jackson will be discovered shaking hands. v tw IftV E. D. Miller of Salt Lake, and John W. Mackey of Granger are the leading candidates for the position po-sition of County Commissioners. They have a very strong following. Other candidates are H. N Standish, the present Commissioner, J. D. H. McAllister, Charles Cottrell, Jr., and possibly our own Fussy James. tv v P. O. Perkins and Angus McKellar are the strongest candidates for County Recorder, and others mentioned are C. S. Buckwalter, A. C. Sadler Sad-ler and J. L-. May. 5 2& t Legislative candidates are popping up thick and fast, and from the present outlook everyone who happened to be in the last legislature intends to go again. "Stove" Love is a candidate for re-election to the Senate, and Orson S. Hewlett is also being urged to enter the race. Daniel McCrea,""who served in the House, is a candidate for re-election, and Thomas Hull and A. L. Hammond of Salt Lake, James W. Cahoon of Murray, and Charles Brink of Bingham would not refuse to serve another an-other term. E. W. Kelley, one of the original Kearns men, and J. J. Meyers, another of the supporters sup-porters of the Senator, are both candidates for the lower house. x & & t The time for the .county convention is not yet fixed, but the inclination seems to be to follow the custom of two years ago, and have a two-day convention con-vention about the middle of September, the county nominations to be made the first day, and the legislative nominations the next. There are rumors of a dark horse appearing to darken the way of Congressman Howell, and it is said that the man from the north is preparing for just such an emergency. & jc John James has decided to become an active candidate for a third term, his chief opponent being be-ing his deputy, J. U. Eldredge, Jr The contest promises to be a great fight, and will probably show the real strength of the Kearns and anti-Kearns anti-Kearns forces. The reason Mr. James gives for entering the race is as follows: He figures that third term talk will not affect him, as he is really C.erk of the District Courts and as the Judges are elected for four years, the same period of incumbency incum-bency should not be a bar to his re-election. trV t& (W There is a movement on foot to organize a County Republican Club In Salt Lake county, similar sim-ilar to the Young Men's Republican Ciub, and the Idea is meeting with favor among Republicans. A circular letter has been sent to thousands of Republicans Re-publicans the past week, explaining the proposed organization. It is signed by a dozen of the leading lead-ing men of Mill Creek, Murray, Draper, Sandy, Granger, Taylorsville, Holliday, Bingham, Union, Rlverton, and West Jordan, who are working hard to effect an organization. |