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Show THE SENATORSHIP. The presence of Senator Kenrna at the melting of the I-adles' Republican club of rrovo on Wednesday ctcnlng at the time when Hon Heed Smoot announced an-nounced his candid icy for the rolled Suite Senate, we aro glad lo announce, ttns not a prearranged affair. In an Interview In-terview with Senator Kenrns, which will b found In anothet column ot this Issue of The Tribune, he dlsllnrth disavows any Intention on his pan to advocate the candidacy of anv one Hcpubllcan as ngalnst tint of any nihe r nsptiant for thn olllcc of United states Senator fiom Utah. This will li giallfylng in the many ft lends of Senator Sena-tor K earns His altitude In the matter la ceualnly commendable He Is of the opinion that the field should he nn open one, und that the Leglslatuie should glto etery Republican who cleslies to aspire for that high olllce nn oppoi-tunlty oppoi-tunlty to be hard. Utah has a number of Republicans who are well qualified to fill (he posl tlon. Among those who might lv named In addition to (he Hon Reed Smoot and who probably will be Important Im-portant factois In tho contest are Got Uebc-M Wells Hon W 0. MrCoinlck, ex-Scnalor Arthur Brown, Hon Cieorge Sutherland Hon. O, J Salisbury. Thomas fl Webber and Judge Otoigo W Rartrh All of the gentlemen mimed hate friends nnd admirers In the State, nnd while not utteniptlng to detract de-tract from the ability nnd staunch Republicanism Re-publicanism of the Hon Reed Smoot wo arc nioio than gratified to know lhat Senator Kearns, by lending his piesence to (he gathering nt Prnto nn Wednesday etenlng, where Mi, fcinoot announced his candidacy for the I nlied I States Senate, did not, either by his r, -(.nee or the wolds used on that occasion oc-casion contey to the Republicans of Utah any Intimation or suggestion that he favored Mr. Smoofs candidacy In preference to that of any other Repub-llcn Repub-llcn in the State His Interview sets at i"st any Impression that may have been created to the contrary. |