The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10

"Wel,, it's not so bad as it might
be"
With this sage observation the DEM
ocrats have settled down to contem-
plate the antics of their good Repub-
lican friends for a few months. They
want to see the Republican legislative
leaders handle that unwieldly majority
In the legislatt re. They want to see
the raw governor call together the
Tribune advisory board and let it map
out his policy under the government.
They want to see the great scramble
for the scholarships and for the pat
ronage in the gift IF the governor and
mayor. while they are enjoying them
selves in The first balcony.
Interest now has centered down to
the question as to who viii be elected
10 the Senate from this state. The
Republicans are generally dividing
into factions and endeavoring to bring
influence against the legislators and
they are keeping discreetly mum. 1t
is every body's race and devil take the
hindmost. Judge Goodwin has bought
a black SOFT hat and replaced his
white one. Colonel George Pepper
Norris has tilted his white hat at just
a trifle more acute angle. Frank Can
mons hair is more shocked than ever.
Colonel Trum hos smile is Just a little
more bland; while Arthur Brown and
Judge Bennett are skirting around on
the outside.
Every senatorial candidate is trying
to be just little more pleasant than
he was last year at this time. For
truculency the candidates cannot be
excelled. They form an interesting
group. patriots all. ready to sacrifice
themselves for the good of their be-
loved country.
In this condition the attitude of
George Q. Cannon is the all-important
thing to be considered. Republicans
admit that if Mr.. Cannon desires the
senatorship he may have it Tor the
asking, for the Republican party will
not refuse it. However it has been
told around the streets for the last
three months that MI Cannon has
said that he would not take any nom
ination coming from partisan source.
OF course, If he is not in the race
Frank j. Cannon would be the favor
ite. With him in it Frank would be
compelled 10 take back seat
Colonel Trumbo is basing his candi-
dacy largely on the supposition that
George Q. Cannon is a candidate He
believes that in any case he would be
the running mate of that gentleman
Still IL Frank Cannon should be cleo
ted he would not be without hope, as
he has always depended on running
with Frank IL there was no other way
Of reaching the goal.
Judge Goodwin stands in position
where he would like to know whether
Frank Cannon has been totin' fair with
him. He has before now expressed a
private opinion that the relia bility of
his side partner did not reach par and
that he did not know just what would
happen. If he does not get it he will
be fit subject for treatment for
melancholia
one very disappointing thing about
the senatorship is the fact that it viii
last for only a short period The con-
stitution of the United States provides
that the senators shall be divided as
nearly as possible into three equal
classes. AS they are now divided he
classes whose terms expire in 1897 and
1899 have only 90 each. while the class
whose term expires in 1901 has 80 sena-
tors. Therefore. Utah's two take the
short terms and will serve for slight
ly over one and three years respec-
lively, drawing for the terms in the
Senate
Next year the same battle will be
fought. The legislature then elected
will have the election of another Uni
ted States senator At that time the
woman vote will be factor, and it is
conceded even among the Republicans
that this vote will make a great DIFF
ference in the chances of the two par
ties. Many counties. now considered
safely Republican, will be turned into
the Democratic column. 1t is expected
that this vote will turn the tide TO the
Democrats and that there will be
sweeping victory next year. Had the
women been allowed to vote this fall
It seems undoubted that there would
have been a substantial Democratic
victory.
More than that there is a strong ap-
prehension among the Republicans re-
garding the change of sentiment on
silver. They do not know what Is
likely to happen during the next year
to disturb the party balance here and
throw it against them.