Show j I 1 THINGS POLITICAL K the tho candidates for state and county office will now let it be known all that it they ale in the hands of their friends in politics as in ill business better not depend on the interest interi st of friends what selfish things lings ti wo we mortals be we ave know of five or six men nien in who are willing that clerk eliason bo given a vacation after january 1st of next year RV F 0 jensen and abram johnson of mt alt pleasant are tire candidates for legislative honors K herbert smyth of fountain green is willing to perform the duties ties of assessor for the next text two years icv it is expected that the state convention eil tion to nominate a state ticket and congressman will be held 11 sometime in in august congressman howell will very likely succeed bini himself self at this time ed III callister is in the lead for the nomination for governor atit former secretary of war elihu root has been agreed upon as temporary chairman of the rational national republican convention at chicago the subject lias has been under consideration in for some time and it is said that mr root has finally decided to accept the invitation it is predicted that mr loots roots speech will bo be a traster piece a resume of party achievements and a platform of principles in one broad sweep speaker joseph G cannon is to be the permanent presiding officer at the tle national convention this is in ill with the conclusions of leading republican politicians in washington and it is understood that the arrangement is approved by those in other parts of the country who have been consulted 2 it judge W H king is back from a three weeks eastern trip in the course of which he ile visited philadelphia I 1 and was in washington ington for several days he ile was called to philadelphia on busi business hiess and went to washington for the purpose of attending attend hig a meeting of the congressional of which he ile is is a member judge king improved il u his visit among old associates in congress to get a line on oil national politics and discusses the situation in an interesting manner he returns with a firm conviction that judge parker N ill be the presidential candidate and that hearst may be considered as out of the i ace RV the delegates chosen to attend the republican national convention at salt stilt lake lako last friday are george sutherland W F snyder jas H Av anderson derson C E loose H bullen jr and G W shurtliff |