Show ROBERTS IS THE democratic BOSS proved himself in control at the salt lak convention new republica n candidate for state auditor and another democrat out for attorney general salt lake city utah june la the apparent harmony that settled over the democratic convention here thursday was only obtained by the earnest efforts of some of the donled men of the party who are expected to furnish the sinews of war and one of whom at least expects to be honored by being sent to the united slates senate because they knew that unless the opposing factions were curbed the breach would be irretrievably widened the greatest danger lay in the discussion of support or nonsupport non support of an anti mormon resolution at st louis in favor of this action against utah and the majority of her people frank cannon the present state chairman took the lead and he was supported by tho gentile element which in the old liberal days represented the vindictive assailants of every thing mormon cannon Is probably not acting thesbe cause he believes that his course is tor the best interest of either the state or the people residing here or of the people who have honored his family name but because it ie in accord with a compact made with his conspirator coconspirator co in politics fred dubols of idaho and ath hearst whose string of yellow journals has sensationally attacked the cormons mormons in season and out this reported compact was exposed by judge goodwin in his paper hero some weeks ago and at the same time it was inferred tha cannon had been in washington in the interest and at the behest of senator klarna to assist in the fight being made at that time against senator smoot at least this Is the opinion of cannons attitude which is expressed by the other faction of which B II 11 roberts Is the leader roberts had made up his mind to have the difference of ideas definitely settled at the convention and as he is evidently supported by the majority of the party he would no doubt have carried the convention with him but peace was finally patched up by the concession of all the convention officers to the roberta faction and the promise of this faction that they would not interfere with the selection of cannon and sam king as national delegates the kings arc mixed up with the anti roberts faction simply because roylance got in with tho majority before they did As a consequence roylance Is in a position to dictate what he wants which Is the gubernatorial bernat orial nomination and the kings will have to continue to play politics as shrewdly possible i they hope to remain in alio game that the roberts faction have everything their own way s apparent when it is considered how easily peery was elected national that they will dictate the ticket Is also evident this Is admitted and ono 0 the admissions was made by frank cannon when he said ho would not be state chairman any longer lie had been informed that the roberts men are grooming another man for the position who will have more information concerning a campaign than affords him word from utah county that john C graham editor of the provo enquirer is to be nominated down there for a member of the next legislature on the republican ticket graham deserves well at the hands of the party in utah county As county chairman tor several terms and as a member of the state committee he lias fought tor republican principles until his county has been redeemed from a normally democratic county to a reasonably assured safe republican county he was a candidate for the legislature at the time of tho first statehood election but was defeated at that time by a small majority tho office he has ever held has been the at provo and tho story of ousting from that has become a part of the political history ot this he Is a warm friend and supporter of reed smoot and in fact firsta interested the latter in politics when he induced the junior senator to run far mayor of provo back in 1891 Y is aggressive and antagonistic to kearns and all that reminds out one of the senior senator 1 friends of jan es driscoll at present the postmaster a eureka alie metropolis of the tint district are urging his candidacy to state auditor it Is not known ho would accept the nomination but there is no doubt that it he will li s name on the republican ticket would add bength to it he has serve several terms in cho legislature from juau county and ho ts popular with the miners has a democratic candidate for a nomination on tho state ticket of that paty it is edward pike tor years of baab county and he asins to be attorney general he has boyi at the head of the knights of in this state for a number of terms and la well known throughout atao P II 11 L |