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Show ' i " ' Hecirns9 Callister, Anderson, Combine. Volitics in General. It is reported from apparently reliable sources that negotiations are pending for an alliance between be-tween T. Kearns and the Callister-Anderson political po-litical team. There is no way of confirming the story, but politicians who have been closely watching the movements of both factions will not be surprised in the least if such a deal has nlroady been consummated. The proposal is that T. Kearns will enlist the services of his army to accomplish the nomination nomina-tion of Callister for Governor, and will consent to the selection of James H. Anderson as Canister's Canis-ter's successor as internal revenue collector, a position which Callister will vacate immediate.ly if nominated. In return for this, the Heavenly Twins will use their influence to carry Salt Lake county for Kearns. While no definite information is obtainable regarding this, the deal certainly looks like a probability ,in view of Kearns well known opposition oppo-sition to Wells, and the fact that Callister and Anderson would be able to do more effective political work for the senior senator than could Secretary Hammond. w w w The Republican national convention made a I wide detour when zealots approached the powers that be regarding an anti-polygamy plank in the platform . The same fate will probably be met by Messrs. Dubois, et al., in the Democratic national m convention, although they will make a strenuous endeavor to have such a plank incorporated in B the platform, in order to provide material for ora- tory for a party not largely overstocked with. campaign ammunition. As all the outside world is unanimous in its denunciation of polygamy, it is difficult to see how a denunciatory resolution on the subject can be coverted into campaign I thunder by either of the parties. I The general belief among local politicians is I that the course of the national Republican con- vention was right. The practice of polygamy will probably be known no more here in the course of a decade. The real menace in the Mor- mon communities which needs remedial attention is the omnipresence of the dominant iron hand of the church leaders in the politics of the state. I Apostle George A. Smith, Mr. Kearns' eccles- lastical agent, has not yet reported to the sen- ator regarding- the most feasible choice for a Republican gubernatorial candidate, anjl conse-I conse-I quently the tip has not yet gone out to the Shifty's faithful ' army. I Of the three leading candidates Callister is the most active, and the friends of the revenue collector, who, to quote his own words "is not in politics," are showing Inoreased confidence in his chances. Emmlssaries who have sojourned to outside out-side counties report that little interest is being displayed in the governorship. This condition is taken to be favorable to a thirteen year gubernatorial guberna-torial career for Governor Wells, as the only hope for either Hammond or Callister appears to be In stirring up a huge sentiment adverse to his excellency's longer occupancy of the executive execu-tive throne. ! 8 & Kearns' choice for Governor lies between Hammond Ham-mond and Callister, as Wells seems to have incurred in-curred the wrath of the suave Park -Cityite. Wells' chief offense was probably his recent appointment ap-pointment of Benner X. Smith and Arthur Pratt, B two of the bitterest political opponents of Thom- w Kearns and who were among the loaders of the I revolt which resulted in the defeat of the Kearns' municipal ticket a year ago. Hon. William Glasmann is successfully deluding de-luding the Weborites into the notion that he seriously seri-ously expects to be elected United States Senator. Sen-ator. William went after them with such remarkable re-markable suavity that they didn't even gasp when he made the announcement. He informs his friends that the friendly attitude of his paper toward to-ward the Mormons has placed him on genial terms with the political powers that be on Brig-ham Brig-ham street. Thomas Kearns cannot have the senatorship ,that out of the turmoil of the troubled trou-bled waters, the head of one William Glasmann will emerge triumphant. This beautiful dream of William's is a little too deep for us, but the candidacy of the Weberite means that he will probably be a power in the coming legislature. Glasmann's position in Weber county is similar to that formerly held here by our own Fussy Jimmy Anderson. While the poitlcians hate him, they likewise fear him. ? Chris Burton of Davis county, R. W. Watt of Tooele county, and W. D. Candland of Sanpete are candidates whose names have been recently mentioned for the state auditorship nomination. A. S. Reiser of this county, however, appears to maintain the lead by a safe margin. & & & Democrats are awaiting with breathless interest inter-est the verdict of Mr. Samuel Newhouse on Monday Mon-day night, when he will be tendered the presidency presi-dency of the Young Men's Democratic Club. If Mr. Newhouse accepts the position, the organization organiza-tion will plunge at once into the preliminary work of the campaign. The Young Men's Republican Club is prepar- SBl ing to do some aotive work in the way of having fBH as many Republicans as possible naturalized this IHH year. It is expected that some enterprise in this SHI directfon will result in increasing the Republican ' IHH vote to the number of several hundred in Salt fflfl Lake county alone. HiH & & & flHi Everything has been quiet around the portals HI of the city and county building since the de- H parture for Chicago of James H. Anderson, H whence he departed partially on a wedding tour 9B and to straighten out any complications that flH might arise among the Republicans at Chicago. It H Is stated that the manager will push the Callister H campaign with reinforced vigor upon his return. H 5v fcy fcV M The symmetrical figure of T. Kearns has been M apparent at numerous excursions and gatherings H of a like nature of late; for instance at the com- merclal men's outing at Logan, the Elks' affair IH at Proyo and the G. A. R. assembly at Park City. IH He has buzzed at the dear excursionists with i beautiful urbanity, but the general impression Is M that Thomas is much better at long range fight- m |
