Show Will Harden Bennion be Able To Land Democratic Nomination With WIlh the Republicans of the state spurred to action by the visit recently recent recent- ly of National Chairman Will H FI Hays and the Democrats only waiting waitIng wait wait- Ing the word go on the return from the east of Governor ger and other party leaders the two major parties are at the barriers of the coming county state and national nation nation- al l elections says the Salt Lake Tribune Candidacies are beginning to bud waiting only for or the warmer spring weather to bring them forth into full blossom preparatory for forthe forthe forthe the state conventions Hopeful aspirants In both parties are acknowledging acknowledging acknowledging ac ac- ac- ac I Ii i outwardly at least a casual interest In the prospects while In the background even now there Is a good deal of work being done by those anxious to serve p po po- po While candidacies will not b be publicly announced for some weeks currents of gossip have already supplied several names for the most Important offices Political talk I I heard so far this year has Indicated that the state Is approaching one of 1 Its hardest campaigns National leaders as well as those those politically prominent in Salt Lake have stated that the coming election election election elec elec- tion will be among the most crucial and most contested that have ever been held I Ii i I I 1 Present Interest In the Utah election election election elec elec- tion centers upon the gubernatorial contest Republicans among themselves themselves themselves them them- selves are talking of W. W H. H Watt Mattis of Ogden who was defeated last t election for congress in the Flint First district George T T. Odell and W. W D. D Riter Ricer are receiving much mention from members of ot the party Mr Wattis Is president of the Utah Construction Construction Construction Con Con- company wealthy and reasonably sure of the support of his party in northern Utah W. W W. W of Kanab I tl J. J E E. Lo Loose e rf of I and W. W D Cand Caneland Cantland and of oC Mount Pleasant are among the possible le candidates from i cl nt in the stole state t te Mr Candland has las been in n the political arena before as have also Colonel Loose and Mr The party has one certain candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date for United States senator that thatis is Reed Smoot who up to the present present present pres pres- ent is the any ony public official to openly openly openly open open- ly acknowledge that be will be b a candidate for re election Thus far there has appeared no Indication of convention opposition to Senator Smoot Congressional Slate Two members of congress are ate to tobe tobe be he elected also as the terms of both M. M H. H Welling and James H. H Halt Ban expire with this year Mention I Imade to II made by Republicans of the possible candidacy of ot Major Charles Charlea W. W Continued on Page Six HARDEN HAnDEN nE BENNION NION From Page One Mabey of or Bountiful with the probability probability ability that he will have much as yet undeveloped coin competition petition for the nomination Democrats are mourning both as citizens and as party members the death of General Richard W W. Young who was practically conceded to be bethe bethe bethe the party choice for the governorship governor governor- ship The mantle of his influence and position has not as yet fallen rallen on the shoulders of any of the other party leaders leaden D But t there is not for this reason reabon a dearth earth of possible timber for the nomination of governor go B. B H Roberts who was as chaplain of the field artillery is being talked of ol C C. C. C Richards ds Is said by some to be one of or the strongest Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic possibilities and W. W R R. Wallace Wallace Wal- Wal lace state chairman of the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party has many friends It has been said that upon his return from the east and after the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic state has bas gotten under way for the campaign that Mr Wallace may resign his post as chairman to enter the field Funk Strong Upstate James W. W Funk president of or the state senate and recently appointed price fair-price commissioner is probably the strongest of or the upstate possibilities for the Democratic nomina nomina- tion Mr Funk Is a a Democratic power in his bis own count county Cache and andis andis andis is known widely in the state Senator George Dern is another they are talking about as as' is Harden Harden Harden Har Har- den Bennion It is held more thau than likely that Mr Bennion Dennion will again seek his present place as secretary of state James H H. H Moyle assistant secretary secretary secre secre- tary of ot the tho United States treasury is mentioned among possible possible possible ble candidates for the Democratic for United States bena- bena tor Frank K K now assistant assistant assis assis- 1 tant United States attorney general I Is ie Is also mentioned but It Is II held beld by his closest friends that he be will prefer to remain with the law It also Is regarded as possible if not probable that either Mr VeilIng Welling Well Veil ing lug or Mr Mays Mas or both may set seek the senatorial toga They arc are regarded regarded regarded re re- re- re as desirous on the other hand of going back to the national house W. W W Hv Ray recently signed signed sign sign- ed as United States district attorney attorney alter alter- ney has been talked of or by members rS of the party part as material for Cor congress congress con con- gress though Mr Ray nay i that he will continue with his private private vate ate of at law Jaw Oj OI Open n Season for forIt J Lawyers frs It will be open season for the lawyers lawers this year with tho the elections of r tho attorney general thirteen district judges and seven district at attorneys attorneys at- at t- t their assistants also lawyers lawyers lawyers law law- and to say nothing of or the candidacy candidacy candidacy can can- of lawyers for many of or the theother theother theother other offices which are to be filled Dan B. B Shields Democratic Incumbent in incumbent incumbent In- In of the attorney generals general's office Is said to be in a receptive mood for another term and ancl Harold P. P Fabian i Is Is a Republican whose friends are talking of at him for tb the place F. F S. S Richards district at attorney attorney attorney at- at torney is also said to be in the field for tor the Democratic nomination for attorney general E. E A A. Rogers has Intimated d that he would not be averse to becoming tho the Republican candidate for district district district dis dis- attorney of or the Third Judicial district while Mr Richards may decide decide decide de de- cide to seek electon cleeton to the office benow he be now holds by appointment There will be seven state senators to be elected next fall and forty- forty seven members of the house of rep rep- Competition for these offices has not yet started in earnest earnest earn earn- est but present Indications point to toa toa toa a determined effort upon the part of the Republicans to regain as man many manyas as possible of the seats now held beld In do Inconsiderable Inconsiderable considerable majority by the Demo Demo Demo- o 0 Poetry and Plagiarism Plagiarism After Longfellow's poem Excelsior first appeared It was copied all over the country countr In the various arlous journals It wa was not lon long In reaching England where It met with the same enthusiastIc enthusiast enthusiast- Ic p C reception Longfellow Longfellow- In his diary of September 1 1871 notes I II I received from Mr rr Henry GersonI tollay today to to- today day a u Hebrew translation of Excelsior Excelsior Excelsior Excel In the writing of Excelsior Lon Longfellow Long Long- f fellow ellow was charged ed by b- ba a number of critics r with pla plagiarism 1 0 Ojie e a of 1 I ti t LUCKY INDEED Did DM you ou have any luck In you Stock ock market speculations Yes Indeed I escaped with part money Some Logic In His Protest A good story was published In Le Figa Figaro o In to connection with the news pews that a n monument Is being erected at con in memory of Alphonse honse Daudet Daudet Dau- Dau det the French rench novelist no who has Immortalized Im lm- 1 that quaint town b by his It It seems that the town still numbers among among Its Inhabitants persons almost If not quite as eccentric as the renowned The story Is that a recently arrived at the local railway station a mule and after atter purchasing a couple of at tickets gravely cly led the animal ant ant- mat mal up the forty steps by which the platform is reached On attempting to enter a first-class first compartment he found his passage barred He waved his two tickets Into the tile face of the gU guard rd and tried to force his way In but the official proved Inexorable Exclaiming Ex Ex- claiming Indignantly So many asses travel first class that I 1 fail fall to see wh why n a mule should hould not not the muleteer stalked away from the train Flan Flan stir cur In Indianapolis Star |