The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-28

Last week The Herald gave piece
of political information which aroused
great deal of attention. 1t was IN
+ba shane of a letter from man IN
Springville, who had heard in Sanpete
county and elsewhere that an agent OF
Colonel Isaac Trumbo was intlmaCihg
that he was working for the election
10 the United States Senate of Colonel
Isaac Trumbo and George c. Cannon.
This letter was received by Judge
Mowers or the 21st. inst, and lew
T5avs afterwards Colonel Trumbo, in
sneech at Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete couh-
ty. formally endorsed President George
O. Cannon for the United States SEN
ale. This was taken by The Herald
from the personal organ Of Trumno'
m which il had been telegraphed by
him and in which it had been dis
played with fash headlines.
The Herald and the public waited
for some action to be taken There
s.as disinelination to believe that
/ Abere was any sort Of combination oe-
GvSrween President Cannon ana the man
who has come here openly to gam d
sena+orshi because of his money anu
the influence of the great corporal oi,
interests behind him. 1t was eXpected
tba+ President Cannon, in view OF the
fact that his telegram to Colonel
Trun1bo is being used as campaign
document. and in view of the unsaVory
political reputation Of the man, Woula
promptly make disclaimer OF any
continuation with him or of any right
on his part to place the former IN the
race for the United States Senate.
No such action, however, has been
taken and already the names
of President Cannon and Colo
mel Trumbo as the two nrst
senators-in the event of such
calamity as Republican ElcIory-SdIe
being connected in political circles
The silence adds conviction to TINS
connection Of the names and 1t IS be-
ing generally talked about that there
Ms an agreement between the two. Inc
Same reports come in from Ctah' SAN
pete and other counties.
In a Peculiar Position.
This. of course, places President
George @. Cannon in a very peculiar
nosjtion. especially in view of the re-
cent developments in politics. rum
11o has been claiming for many months
that he has an agreement with Presl-
don't cannon and that when the proper
time came he would receive the &C.
clesiastical support necessary to secure
his election. He has claimed that the
nomination of Moses Thatcher was the
best possible thing that could happen
10 him. saying that Mr.. Cannon was
an aspirant for the senatorship and
that this action would force him to give
1p any idea of being elected by the
Dem@eratic party and would force him
to 20 10 the Republican party for the
office. Such remarks as this We're
rNnnade by Trumbo Immediately after the
YOgden convention and have been made
in Dubl;c ana private ever since.
To place President George Q. Cannon
in the race for the senatorship just at
4he present moment gives new sig
nificance to the fact that one who
-,sould be a rival under such ciTcum-
Ltances was criticized by HIM in a
S~giesthood meeting by his endorsement
Of the remarks of another. 1t would
also give new meaning TO his utter
ances since his return on the great
issue before the people of Utah. 1t
would take him out of the ecclesiasti-
raj purview and place him in posi-
ton to be regarded as politician. in
stead of as one Of the members of the
first presidency.
IF Colonel Trumbo was authorized to
7resent that name, President George
q. Cannon is a rival of Moses That
cher for the senatorship, and the peo-
pie will be forced to choice. If he
4. II
aid. of course. believes that the whole
hing was unauthorized.
There is also a very general desire
among the people in this and other
counties to learn if the representative
of the SUGAR trust-the man who has
heen regarded as political mounte-
hank. whose chief fanra rests in the
fact that he has been a lobbyist, who
has hoped by money, display and oili-
ness to reach the United States Sem
ate-is to be helped to that position
by George @. Cannon. whose name is
heing used by him. The silence of Mr..
Cannon Is being taken as an evidence
that he is willing to have his name
so used Such q conclusion must add
xSrgatly to the uncertainty in this cam
tpaign.
There is another phase Of the case.
however. that should be OF exceeding
interest. 1t has been told up and down
the streets that Charley Crane has
been saying he sent Mr.. Cannon east a
short time ago by a threat that ne
would publish certain correspondence
he claimed to have from MI Cannon
on political affairs. Another thing;
the politicians are connecting with this
Trumbo declaration the peculiar word
ing Of Trumbo's brochure, in which
Crane holds out threats of exposing
certain Republicans whom the party
has delighted to honor In the past. 1t
is naturally supposed that Crane re-
fers to Frank Cannon there and
makes the threat that he will bring
forth the proof under certain condi-
lions. 1T is said that MIR. George @.
kcannon has agreed to help Trumbo
Such are the stories that are abroad.