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Show Bki: Doin's Politically. H , .u,i; By far the most important happening, politically, HHlf ','' during the week, is the announcement of Con- K8 ' C gressman George Sutherland that he will not be a Bpf'' , ij candidate for renomination this fall. To a repre- mfl'ii,"! sentativo of Goodwin's Weekly, Congressman HH? l' Sutherland said: "No, I will not be a candidate for Hi m I the Congressional nomination this fall, and I make Ha 1 ' the announcement at this time in order that my H9, fy i friends may know where I stand." When asked if Hw 'Mi 'f ho would be a candidate for the United State Sen- HI1 f ' ate, Mr. Sutherland replied: "It is entirely too Hal! early to discuss tliat matter. The election of a HS u Republican Legislature is the first thing to be HSr 'Hr taken into consideration and this should not be Hh' 1,. complicated by a fight between individuals before Hlf . ' ' the election. I believe that the State will go Re- H, "' publican again this fall, and I am anxious to do all HhIi i in my power to bring- about such a result." H 'Ij This announcement from Mr. Sutherland regard- Bf !j, fng his withdrawal from the Congressional con- Hl V1 test wil1 D0 received with joy by the various Con- HH f ..' gressional aspirants throughout the State, while to Hf " ' Kcarns and his cohorts it will come as a declara- Hj1 1 h tion of war. Mr. Sutherland's expression of solici- H ' i tudo for the party welfare is, of course, sincere, HBjj i and his modesty regarding whatever Senatorial HK, aspirations he may have is entitled to commenda- Hlt, j A, i i tion, but that he will be a candidate for the United Bi'i if' States Senate, in the event of Republican success, HHf ij H there is scarcely room for doubt. Since his return Hx JHt to Salt Lake, and especially since his expose of the Bt Mir outrageous treatment accorded him by Kearns and H iv $ the Senator's papers in this city, he has received HH'i I letters and telegrams from all over the State, con- !'' , J ' gratulating him upon the manly course which he fl has pursued, and urging him to become a candi- I date for the Senate. It is alsa said that many . - former supporters of Kearns have assured Mr. Hj Sutherland that they are with him. H ' j HK' I ( Smarting under the gratituitous insults that have Hir 1 j keen persistently heaped upon him by Senator H l k j Kearns at the National Capital, and the organs of H', '. Kearns here at home, Congressman George Suth- K erland has at last broken his reserve and talked H n j freely concerning the matter. He has shown B - I beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the West ! ' i Temple street organ of the Senator, as well as the ', i Main street auxiliary, has repeatedly faked and 1 i suppressed dispatches, in order to prevent him j I'L from being placed in as favorable light as the Hi i ' j publication of legitimate news would have resulted HHyi in, and because of the expose of the Republican Hh j, , t and Democratic organs of Kearns have been HflNji i ' i thrown into a spasm. That Mr. Sutherland's state- HH 1'' gl ments were made to the Deseret News, is exactly Hj ji " what might have been expected, as it was well BH j I . f known by both him and his close personal friends BB jr 3 that it would be impossible for him to secure a Hj A I square deal in either of Kearns's personal organs. HB i I And if this view of the case might have been con- ES1 1 jf i sidered incorrect before the publication of Mr. HlglM Sutherland's interview, all doubt was dispelled IEnn! 1 when the editorials of the two papers appeared on Hfiil J Wednesday morning last. The Tribune heads its mjll k ', editorial with the grave announcement: "Mr. il Sutherland Is Annoyed," while the Hehald calls 1 I it: "Mr. Sutherland's Hysterics." Both papers h ' !j i then proceeded to deny the statement of Mr. Suth- '' rland concerning the faking and suppressing of bbii !i Washington "specials," and both make the same jHglJ ( I sorry showing in regard to the matter. In a manly Wmffltl, ' I and straightforward way Mr. Sutherland shows HHHgl ffl ' that he has been humiliated and insulted in almost ftjifl every conceivable manner by Kearns and his Salt Hfly Lake newspapers, and so far as the outcome of NHB ' the Ogden pobtofflce fight is concerned it appears HH j that a long established precedent was violated by EBHB I Kearns for the express purpose of showing the EHHl Congressman that he was to- have nothing whatever what-ever to say in tho future regarding the patronage of the State. The Tribune, however, in a laboied but amusing editorial, dismisses the matter with the amusing declaration: "The party at large, however, will not bo apt to take account of this purely personal affair, which hardly rises to the-dignity the-dignity of a personal grievance." The Herald is still more amusing and winds up its hysterical editorial as follows: "However, The Herald has no personal interest in the matter. It doesn't care two straws who is appointed to any office in the gift of the administration. adminis-tration. In the future, as in ihe past, The Herald will print the news from both factions fully, freely and impartially. The devil may take the hindmost and all the rest of the Republican politicians so far as the Herald is concerned, and it will refuse to shed a tear." So far as the merits of the case are concerned, the public will of course decide. :ind judging- from the strong declarations subsequently made lv the decent element of the Republican party, the decision de-cision will be almost unanimously in favor ol tho Congressman. t same time, it is a matter of regret for the futL o of the State that Mr. Sutherland did not go farther. There is one very pretty little story in particular which he might have told, for the reason that it has already been made public, and the fact that it came from him could not have injured him in tho least. Here is the story, as told by a Republican Re-publican whose truthfulness cannot be questioned: During the Ogden postofiice controversy, Dr. Condon Con-don of Ogden wrote a personal letter to Senator Kearns, asking him if he was opposing the appointment ap-pointment of Hanson and seeking to secure that of Davis. Senator Kearns replied that he was not interesting himself in the matter, beyond his action ac-tion in indorsing Davis in a "personal way and not in his official capacity. Before this letter was written to Condon, however, Kearns had been to the President and personally asked that Davis be appointed. Immediately upon the receipt of this letter, the epistle was forwarded to Mr. Sutherland Suther-land by Dr. Condon, and knowing that Kearns had been using all of his influence to secure the "appointment "ap-pointment of Davis, Mr. Sutherland called at the White House and showed the letter to the President. Presi-dent. While reading it, the President asked Mr. Sutherland if Postmaster-General Payne had seen it, and Mr. Sutherland replied that he had. Just at this time the Postmaster-General entered the room, and calling him over, President Roosevelt said: "Have you read this letter?" I have," the Postmaster-General replied, and President Roosevelt Roose-velt then said, referring to the contents of the letter: "Well, it is a lie." In tho same connection, Mr. Sutherland might well have told of a little interview which he had with Kearns while the latter was holding up the Ogden postofiice appointment. In this interview, it is said, Kearns said m effect to Sutherland: "If you promise me right here that you will return to Utah and enter the Congressional race, I will go with you to President Roosevelt and ask him to appoint Hanson. Having been repeatedly asked as to whether or not he would be a Congressional candidate this fall, and desiring to set the matter at rest for all time, Mr. Sutherland replied: "Senator "Sen-ator Kearns, I cannot see that the Congressional question in Utah is connected in any way with the Ogden postofiice controversy, and I do not consider con-sider it any of your business. When I return home I will decide as to whether or not I shall enter the Congressional race, and I do not propose to make any announcements here at this time, or any other time." The result of this declaration is now a part of the political history of the State. It is sincerely to be hoped that Daniel Harrington Harring-ton has discovered a few things since Congressman Congress-man Sutherland's return. Some funny things are cropping out in connection connec-tion with the ensuing Senatorial fight. It is pretty well understood, of coiirse, that Kearns is a dead one and that nobody who has ever stood by Kearns in the past has the slightest show of landing anything any-thing at the fall election, or thereafter. Along with this, it is well understood that Apostle Smoot and Governor Wells are candidates for the United States Senate, in the event of Republican success. It is also known that these misguided individuals did more, perhaps, than any other two men in tho State, to land Kearns in the Senate. Now, they are candidates themselves, and they have already realized that the friendship of Kearns is the heaviest load that they could possibly be called upon to carry. In addition to this, Smoot has troubles particularly his own, by reason of the fact that he is an apostle of the Mormon church, and that many of his own people, who can see a few inches beyond their noses, consider that it would be a very unwise move on the part of the church to allow him to be elected. Governor Wells, it is said, shares this view and will do all in his power to remove Smoot from the contest. That is just what Kearns wants, and right here is where the fun comes in. Smoot and Wells realize that they must quickly pull away from Kearns in order that they may have a slight show of election, and Kearns, strange to say, is perfectly willing. Smoot is already reported to have said that if he were not a high churchman, and unalterably opposed to the use of profane language, he would declare that Kearns was the blankety blanketiest ingrate that ever breathed; while Wells, who ranks as a pretty smooth proposition himself, is not proclaiming Kearns' greatness from the housetops, as formerly. But Kearns is not kicking. He is too deep for that. What Kearns really wants, and this statement state-ment is vouched for by a man who is acquainted with the innermost workings of the Kearns machine, ma-chine, is for Wells and Smoot to fight each other so bittely that neither will be able to land the I Senatorship, and at the proper time Kearns will I have the name of Perry S. Heath sprung before I the Legislature. Along with tho presentation of Heaths' name, it is further said, will come a recom- & mendation from President Roosevelt and the members mem-bers of the National Republican committee that Heath be elected. If Heath is elected Kearns will be happy. If either Smoot or Wells should be the winner, Kearns will still not kick, as he can get either of them whenever he wants him, just as he has in the past. There is the whole matter in a nutshell. As to whether the decent Republicans of the Ctate will stand for it, remains to be demonstrated. demon-strated. At any rate, the Republican organ of Kearns and his Democratic auxiliary, should have compared com-pared notes. On Monday morning the Tribune gravely announced hat it was not aware that the: e were any pai ly diffei ences, while the Herald on Wednesday morning declared that everybody in Utah knows that a bitter factional fight has been going on between Utah's Republican representatives rep-resentatives at Washington. From the strict standpoint of excruciating humor, the Herald is still a few laps ahead of the Tribune, when it says: "The devil may take the hhidmost, and all the rest of the Republican politicians poli-ticians so far as the Herald is concerned, and it will refuse to shed a tear." When Tom's eyo lights on that the editor of his Democr.atic organ will probably be given an opportunity to guess again. Tt is said that ex-Detective Sheets is awaiting itiently for the return of Senator Kearns from li . x It is also said that Sheets has a few things to say to Kearns that will probably interest the Senator, and that Sheets will not remain i(Ue long after he has his say, I |