The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-26
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Ogden, Dec &c.
WHO WILL BE THE SENATOR'S.
Ogden, Dec &c.

The announcement in The Herald
yesterday morning of State Senator AL
lson TO vote for Cannon and Brown for
United States Senators caused quite a
commotion in political circles.
Senator Allison is looked upon as the
leader of the Weber county delegation
and is withal very conservative man,
one who does not act hastily, is care
ful and exceedingly cautious about
what he says and does. So when he
speaks as pointedly as he did on the
senatorial proposition his remarks are
OF more than ordinary Importance in
political circles.
The Herald stated that Mr.. Allison
was not the only member of THE Weber
county delegation who viewed the SEN
atorial contest in tine same way, there
fore Cannon and Brown, it may be
stated, are certain of more than one
vote IN the Republican caucus.
Referring to the candidacy of Hon.
f. j. Cannon it should be remembered
that in saying that he is certain of
the support of tine delegation from this
county 1T does not follow that he will
be the choice of the legislature. A de-
ternined effort is being made to defeat
him and the forces at work against
him are by no means to be despl5ed.
The Crane-Trumbo interest is against
HIM, and The heratd IS able to Say,
judging from scraps of information
that have been picked up recently from
the several senatorial bureaus in this
city, that Of all 'dle candidates. Tor the
United States Senate from Utah, Mr..
Trumbo has the most powerful back
ing, SO far as outside influence is con-
cerned, both political and financial.
Trumbo is for George Q. Cannon for
senator and that is good reason TO be-
lieve that the elder Cannon would not
be averse to a short term in the Senate
of the United States. BY common con-
sent one place in the Senate has bean
conceded to the Cannon family in the
event of Republican success, and while
f. j. Cannon has been the ayOWed can
didate there are those high in the coun-
ellis of the party who have always
maintained that George @. Cannon was
enubtled to tine distinction.
MIR. Cannon, sr. has. never been an
aVowed candidate and The Herald has
information from a source that is very
reliable, to the effect that in the sense
of seeking the place he is not a, cam
didate today, although he is not I'M
mindful of the fact that many of his
Warmest personal friends who cannot
be accused of desiring to serve a Self
ish purpose are very much in favor of
his election. There is good reason to
believe that if it should appear that
George Q. Cannon WIS in reality the
choice of the Republican members of
the legislature or amy considerable
number of them, F. ]. Cannon would
not stand in the way of his father even
should it appear that he would be GER
tain of his own election by remaining
in the field. 1t may be written down
as q certainty, however, that there will
be no contest between father and son
over The senatorship in the leglsla-
ture. If the Republicans were certain
of controlling the election of a senator
next year, or could elect three senators
this winter, the matter would be set
tied ait once One Mr.. Cannon would
be a senator for one year and the
other for six years. With the choice
of one senator narrowed down to one -
two men, and the other place free
for-aN race, with every indication that
there can be no caucus nomination OBJ
tainad by any one of the numerous
candidates, and the certainty that one
of the most powerful Hobbies ever ar
rayed in a senatorial election will be ant
work in the interest of one particular
candidate the choice of two United
States senators from Utah promises
to be the most memorable senatorial
contest in modern times.