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Show AS IT LOOKS POLITICALLY. By the end of the present week all three parties par-ties will have a ticket launched for the public sanction, and in a few weeks all will be locked in a pre-election grapple for supremacy in November. Novem-ber. With the official verdict of the different parties par-ties so near at hand, it seems idle to make a forecast fore-cast regarding the personnel of the three tickets. But one thing that is quite apparent is that while the Democrats and Americans are arranging their forces with aggression and determination,"the Republicans are at present exhibiting the utmost indifference regarding the nominees of a few days hence. The situation is just as anomalous as it was a week ago, as far as the Republicans are concerned. con-cerned. They are all eagerly awaiting a bulletin from Senator Smoot before announcing their preference for candidates. Throughout their ranks there is apparent the uttermost apathy, which prevails simply because Senator Smoot has failed to give any overt sign of whether he proposes pro-poses to support Mayor Morris or the Republican nominee. His lieutenants in Salt Lake are maintaining main-taining the same sepulchral silence, and as a result re-sult of this political stagnation, it cannot be questioned ques-tioned that many Gentile Republicans who would normally support the party ticket are going over to the American tents where there are some signs of an inclination to give battle. For the first time since Utah became a state, the twin Salt Lake lieutenants of Senator Smoot have failed to exhibit any preference for a mayoralty mayor-alty candidate, a fac so startling that it clearly shows that they would not go into sackcloth if Mayor Morris were given a second term. At the same time, if their purpose is to support the Republican ticket, their preference will be for Chief of Police Lynch, who, besides his other qualifications, is a brother-in-law of "Gove'nah Cutlah." It was indicated in-dicated in these columns several weeks ago that whatever their sparring might be with other candidates, can-didates, their choice would eventually fall upon the chief of police. Apparently, the only other keen contender for the Republican nomination will be F. J. Hewlett, and it seems just possible that he may secure the prize. He is not quite as satisfactory as Mr. Lynch, but would be quite as subservient to the Smoot wing of the party, and would undoubtedly be quite as satisfactory to them if it were not for the fact that they have decided de-cided that a Gentile nominee would be preferable, and that at the polls Mr. Hewlett would be likely to suffer a severe bludgeoning. Still, that wing of the party may wish Morris re-elected, and in that case, the nomination of Mr. Hewlett in the Republican Re-publican convention is assured. The Americans are in much better formation than ever before. They have received many accretions ac-cretions to their ranks, particularly from the Gentile Republicans, who a year ago failed to affiliate af-filiate with the party purely because it was a presidential year and because Mr. Thomas Kearns was supposed to be the motive force behind the organization. Both these unsatisfactory elements ele-ments are now removed, and the party can go before be-fore the people this year with a front unsullied by marks of personal spite and with no exigencies exigen-cies involving the supremacy of Republicanism here or in the nation. The leaders of the party are still doubtful regarding a wise choice for the mayoralty, but it now seems practically certain that ex-Mayor Ezra Thompson will be induced to accept the nomination. If he consents to make the race, it is conceded, even by Democrats, that Mayor Morris is likely for the first time to quaff a libation from the cup of political defeat. The Democrats have the advantage of having already practically decided upon their nominees, and will make a vigorous plea for the popular sanction of the present administration. They are not forgetful of the fact that they have done everything requested of them by the hierarchical jj wHH powers, and with their endorsement they can see jr , fBBH nothing but the rose tints of victory. Demo- SBfl cratic leaders admit that they are not in the least hBIB concerned about Lynch or Hewlett, but look for- uSBI ward to a keen struggle if Ezra Thompson be- ufl comes the municipal standard bearer of the H2B9 American forces. Mgfl With the conventions only a few days away, iH such apathy as now prevails among heretofore flBl vigorous political workers has never before been ( BBB apparent. In the Republican tents, this is due j ;HBH undoubtedly to the unprecedented state of como Bflfl among the Smoot Republicans, who admittedly j iBfl hold the key to the situation, but who have as yet Bfl stubbornly refused to show their hand. The ques- flfl tion upon the tongue of every Gentile Republi- lil can who is disposed to support the regular ticket , 'BH is, "Do they wish Lynch or Morris?" The an- ifl swer to this will be palpable in the developments , BB of the Republican convention next Friday night. HH From all indications now appearing above the BBI urac the choice of Smoot and his satellites is i :BH for ' ris, which would mean that the coming ' j ififl c lign will be a clean cut battle between Mr. j. :SH IV orris, aided by the hierarchy, and the American 'iH |