Show Politics and Things Thing g DY DY S For the tho first time In six years the American party part managers make the frank admission that no matter whether er or or not Reed Smoot Is elected re-elected to tho the United States senate the fight that has been waged b by Kearns and his co cohorts cohorts co- co horts will continue This announcement at the tho DuboIs Dubols banquet and In the tho American party press has not only enlivened political discussion but has demonstrated tho the truth of or the Republican party's parly's contention contention contention con con- that Senator Smoot Is not the paramount issue in Utah In the tho early discussion of what might happen during tire coining campaign tho the question of or Senator Smoots Smoot's Intentions Intentions regarding the tho has bas been the leading topic At the tho Dubois Dubols banquet Saturday night speakers ers stated emphatically that he was not an Issue an and that his continuance continuance continuance con con- in office or from the race for re election would not materially ma ma- tonally affect the course of or the American Ameri Amen can party part Whether Smoot is elected to the senate senate senate sen sen- ate or not says sas tho the party pari organ a afew afew few Cow hours after tho the banquet was over the American party will never be content content con eon tent until the politics and civil affairs are aro taken tal-en out of oC the hands hans of the domInant dominant dominant dom dom- priesthood an and until the laws are made applicable to all alike I This frankness of oC expression coming comIns- I after years of or ar argument In when It was never admitted Is regarded by br Republicans Republicans Republicans as of or great significance in the coming political campaign n. n It proves tho the fallacy the they say of oC tho the contention throughout the Smoot Investigation by bythe bythe bythe the senate that the tho retention of or Smoot In the senate was a dominant issue S It 0 Along long this lino IIno It was argued at a meeting of oC Republicans Thursday night that tho the withdrawal of ot Reed need Smoot from Crom tho the race for tor re-election re would woul knock out ue me Ie entire prop from tho the American party The Tho open statement at the Dubois Dubols banquet and the tho subseQuent subsequent subsequent quent avowal of oC the tho Kearns press disprove disprove disprove dis dis- dis- dis prove this theory I Owing to tOI tho the fact that thero there Is a judicial convention to be hold held this spring a national election this fall an and anda a senatorial election by tho the legislature in January the discussion of ot politics has started earlier and with more in interest In- In I terest than for tor the last four tour years ears Politics Politics Poli- Poli tics has superseded every other topic an and with the coming national conventions conventions conventions conven conven- at Denver and Chicago It Is quite likely that there will be bc no up let-up In Inthe Inthe inthe the discussion until the legislature de decides decides do- do who shall be bo the tIme n next senator from Utah Who will run for tor governor Well now It Is early for formal an announcements announcements announcements an- an if it Is not too to-o earl early to begin begin begin be be- gin to cast eyes toward the tho gubernatorial tonal chair Governor Governor Cutler it Is said I will try to bo be Ed Loose of ot Provo Prove Republican national committeeman com com- Is also talked ed of or and Willam Willlam Will Will- lam am Spry United Stat States 8 marshal has been mentioned for tor the place In ad addition addition ad- ad to these Angus T. T Wright a abig abig abl bl big merchant at Ogden has been boosted boost boost- ed eel by somo some of his friends anI and ma may consider consider consider con con- sider tho the governorship seriously before long ong E. E W W. Robinson former mayor of Logan x garr is also discussed in connection with the governorship There Thora Is no cn end of timber for the head of ot tho state ticket within the Republican Re Ro publican party There may be ba other aspirants but the they haven't been talked of or as freely as those mentioned i I 0 Jo El Eldredge rede county clerIc dork and Republican Republican Re Re- publican county chairman ha has been mentioned for the this nomination for Cor con con- gressman He lie wont won't say that he ho is or orIs oris ors Is s not a n candidate because he he like others feels It Is not now the season or or open avowals of oC intention Harry S. S Jo Joseph oseph eph former speaker of tho the house of representatives has been mentioned for forthe forthe the he place and it is in asserted by friends of oC f Joseph Howell the present incumbent bent ent that ho will stand stan upon his past r record ecord and ask for tor a n All of the tho present Incumbents of oC county offices excepting County have evinced e a n. desire to be and re r For Tor tho the W. W l U 11 Farnsworth Howard A. A Kl King S' S and Gideon A. A Gibbs aro are laying heir a although neither has mada mads a f formal announcement u c o t. t The three men ro now v In the tho cl clork's ks k's an any one me of ot them is capable of or D. D a I hard tard fight for tor the tho pla place e. e In the Judiciary race the tho tour four I or the of-the tho Third District bench are arc canal cand dates for Judges Ritchie flitchie Lewis Armstrong and Morse lorse are ou after four tour years more of ot the position the they now hold and in addition to thoi candidacy It was recently announced announce that J. J J. J Whitaker Judge e of ot the civil division of tho tIme City court was a candidate candi candi- date and moro more recently still sUlI tho the name nam of or Attorney General M. M A A. A has ha been linked ed with th the district Judge Jugo- ship S S Frederick C. C Loofbourow the present presen district attorney will be bo a candidate fo for re-election re and H. H A. A Smith a a. Well wel known attorney Is la also casting casting- eyes I In that direction Job Lyon Lon former as assistant as- as t county attorney Is also aspic aspic- tn ing to 10 tho district The Judicial convention will ho bo held May Iny 9 and County Chairman will In a week weel or two call his lila com com- together to arrange arranga for the maries manes The American part part will put a Judicial judicIal Judi judi- cial ticket In the field but Chairman Darmer said Satur Saturday ay that he ts waiting until the Dubois Dubots banquet s ft ts over before ho began beSan to lay plans with his committee for Cor the coming fight tIght It Is said that A. A J. J Weber will run for district attorney and that John A. A Street Is tho the first man whose hose name has been linked with the judgeship A A. N. N Cherry CherT who would have been a logical logical logi logi- cal candidate within the tho American part party party par par- t ty line has now gone to Delta Dolta Colo Cob and his retirement removes one of the most figures in Utah politics polities S One of or the most significant changes In the fall election will bo ho th tho redis- redis dis districting of tho the city It Is very probable that the 41 u voting districts will be In Increase Increased increased In- In I crease creased to 53 and that tho the city and county will buy more voting machines The increase In tho the number of of- voting districts has been made necessary by election abuses last year when not all of tho the voters were wera able to vote ote within the time timo prescribed by law In mahy many districts the tho vote sote was so heavy and the crowd so large near the close of the polls Dolls that many votes otes were lost The machines were incapable of ot taking caro care of the tho voters and tho the city and county have reached an agreement whereby more machines will be purchase purchased pur pun chased chase and moro more districts created There Thero will bo be more voting machines In tho the count county outside 10 the city too too and preparations will bo be made mado this summer summer sum sum- mer men for registering regIsterIng- the lar largest est vote In InI Inthe inthe I the history of Salt Lal Lake e count county and of oC the state of or Utah |