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Show Doin's Politically. Republicans are not especially exultant over the so-called change of politics of Mr. Shurtliff from Democracy to Republicans. Democrats feel more relieved than Republicans feel rejoiced at the so-called change. The truth is that Mr. Shurt-liff's Shurt-liff's politics has always had a string upon it. He does what he is told at church headquarters, no more, no less. It has been understood for months that he has been half stoker, half engineer, for the Kearns-Church Kearns-Church machine, and subject every moment of the time to such counsel as is supplied near the corner of Brigham and State. Personally Mr. Shurtliff is a pleasant gentleman, politically he belongs be-longs exclusively to the 'Mormon church. There are predictions that there will be other house warmings beside the Brigham street affair when Senator Kearns begins next week, and that "our crowd" will be on the defensive. In short, it is rumored that the junior Senator suspects his lieutenants, and that he will ask for an accounting ac-counting in such a way that there can be no mistaking mis-taking his meaning. It is rumored tnat he thinks Ben Heywood showed that letter to more than one person, and that he knows Axton showed a similar one the one which began "Dear Doctor" (Doctor of Divinity) and ended "T. Kearns." The Senator has an idea that the former letter was never lost but given by the recipient to another. At any rate, he will ask to be shown, and the conversation ought to be very interesting. Most of the stage settings are ready, the chorus is getting wise, and the principals will be ready to begin rehearsals next week for the rotten machine ma-chine political play to take place during the next few months. With Kearns, Heath and that prominent prom-inent priestly citizen, Daveler, back from their summer vacations, there should be nothing needed to start the wheels of progress, of the "gimme make" and the "promise pattern." Reports from the southern part of the State indicate that Smoot is not overlooking a single bet. Sunday is his star day for deadly work, and unannounced he is going the complete rounds of every meeting-house in the State. "Why, what a surprise, Brother Smoot; we didn't expect you, but we're awfully glad to see you," and before one, Brother Apostle Smoot finishes that aftern'oon and one side of the primary is all framed up, the Brother has presented his case to such satisfaction satisfac-tion that the Bishops feel it their duty to guide their flocks Provoward. Ambrose Bierce must have had Utah in mind when he wrote the "Fantastic Fable of the Kangaroo Kanga-roo and the Zebra." As it runs a kangaroo hop- ping awkwardly along with some bulky object concealed in her pouch met a zebra, and desirous of keeping his attention upon himself, said: 'Your costume looks as if you might have come out of the penitentiary. "Appearances are deceitful," replied the zebra, smiling in the consciousness of a more insupportable insupport-able wit, "or I should have to think that you came out of the legislature." Wanted by the Democracy of the State of Utah a rapid calculator to figure on the proper person per-son for the Congressional nomination. Powers will not think of it, Henderson will not consider 't, Quil Nebeker says he might accept it, if forced uPon him, and as usual, King is emphatic in say-tog say-tog that the party must not consider him. No one seems to be crazy about receiving the nomination, but it will probably be Nebeker or Klng. King is much like that fabled candidate toe lightning caught up to, iind said: "See how much faster I can run than you can." "Yes," replied re-plied the candidate, but see how much longer I can run." Benner X. Smith has returned from San Francisco, Fran-cisco, where he has been resting and coquetting with several ways and means committees, and announces that he is a candidate for State Senator. Sena-tor. Ho was one of the few decent American members of the last Legislature and made all kinds of friends. His clean record shouldn't be held against him, however, and it is the belief that he will be easily renominated and elected. Several gentlemen have been 'mentioned" for the nomination for Supreme Judge on the Republican Repub-lican ticket, but everything indicates that it will be a contest between McCarty and Johnson, and a hard one. Both candidates will show surprising strength. After continued efforts on the part of the Utah Republican State central committee for a tri-state rally to be held at Ogden the evening of September Septem-ber 11th, replies have been received from Wyoming Wyo-ming and Idaho announcing the willingness of Republican leaders to take active part in the grand rally, and each State will send a representative represen-tative delegation. Wyoming promises to send Senators Clark and Warren, Congressman Mon-dell Mon-dell and Gov. Richards, together with many other prominent Republican leaders, and a letter was received this week from the State Chairman of the Republican State committee of Idaho stating that there would be a delegation from that State headed by Ex-Senator Shoup and Mr. Morrison, the recent nominee for Governor. The speaker of the evening will be the eloquent orator, Senator Beveridge of the Hocsier State, who is being mentioned men-tioned for the Vice-Presidency, and it is predicted that one of the greatest rallies ever held in the West will be the result. Several glee clubs will furnish patriotic song3. Among recent deserters from the ranks of Democracy Dem-ocracy to 'the straight and narrow way that will lead to success in the coming campaign are quite a number of men formerly high in the council of the un-Godly, and while there is no doubt some of these reformed- Bourbons have really experienced a complete change of heart, there is also no question ques-tion but that others have been influenced by something some-thing other than conscientious convictions. Among the bolters who have climbed into the Republican Re-publican band wagon recently are President N. C. Lund of Mount Pleasant, ex-Democratic member of the Constitutional convention; ex-Democratic Senator Sen-ator L. W. Shurtliff of Ogden (of whom more anon); Mosiah Evans, ex-Democratic County At-, At-, torney of Provo; William K. Reed of Manti, ex-Democratic ex-Democratic candidate for District Attorney in 1900; T. G. Bean of Richfield, ex-Democratic County Coun-ty Attorney and chairman of the Democratic county coun-ty convention; Abe Crawford of Mercur, candidate for County Attorney on the Democratic ticket in 1900; George R. Lund of St. George, son of Robert Lund, who ran for State Treasurer on the Democratic Demo-cratic ticket; H. H. Harder of St. George, and a . m host of other former members of the Democratic lll faction of Utah, and the end is not yet, as every f1 IjH day is witnessing the old story of "rats leaving a ( 'iH sinking ship." ( jH Sam King of Provo made a flying call on Chair- H man Christensen Thursday. gH |