Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-22
POLITICAL CIRCLES.
The Crop" Of Candidates iOr once
PhcucmlIally Large This Year.
MANY WILL DE LEFT IN THE COLI.
= tar 20 or fu.ltu Between Democrats
aud ropulis's Tn Tho Safe
Legislative TitLal.

With the gradual approach Of cam.
paign anu election time comes the
prognosiicntor n possible political oo.
cuuenuei; the newspaper narrator OF
the uUpUg, aspirations anu efforts Of
candidate Tor Office, the appearance
In tho arena Of men who are in the
"hnuds Of their fricuip." The last
few days have harvested phenome.
molly largo crop u this character Of
individuals hereaBouis aud tue pros.
poets for still iut,hrr increase Of tho
annual yield ntu 10 apparent that
trouble ~ scented Ia tho party camps
AMI councils. The fact Ia the
crop Il ~ prolific that II will
be impossible to properly care
ior H.. some Of It must Of necessity
DO lett out M the open air unprotected
from the storm, Of defeat aud dlssap.
poinImenl The difficulty IL one that
the people and not the politicians will
nually be called upon 10 settle. They
VIII be the judges of what part or parts
OF the "otop" Bhall 20 uucared for.
A canvass among some ~ the local
mOuldCfs Oi political opinion To-Day 10.
suited In finding not a low OF them
drifting ain'lessiy about ON tho sea VI
uncertainty. Ihey are waiting Tor de.
vclopmeuta that are very slow In de.
vuloping. The silver question IL about
ihu only Ono on when there appeau
10 be- anything like a unanimity OF
opiniOn. Important Ms II Ia many
other matters will soon receive atlen.
ton. Organization Of tue womsui
vote Ia both the Uig parties will begin
ere long. The Popuiists, u 10 said, will.
attempt rO.hiug along this line this
yea. TITO most surprising bit VI politi.
cal Information heard here tot tomt
time u the quietly ana apnaTeltly
well founded fumUr Of Au effort TOT
Democrats aud PJpullsts 10 fuse ON the
Legislative ticket TO DO elected this
fail. THIS announcement " sure 10
create sensation In political circles
anu the possible results will be
vatiously discussed. just what the
Populists expect 10 gain by tho fusion
10 not known. Warren Foster hat
announced himself n candidate fot
Congressman hut then the names OF AT
least two Democrats - Judge w. II.
King aud David Evans arc also hts1.
cinted with tho nomination and II ID
| not likely mat ID cir frienus would have
them step aside IN favor Of the editor
| Of the lntetmountnin Advocate.
Judging from what IL being said COO.
| ctTuing tho matter among those favor.
able 70 fusion II 10 not improbable that
| Foster, or some other representative
POpulisi, might be- given Legislative
nomination, but boy ond tnat Ills quite
certain he would look Tor Democratic
support In vain, anu tho onrF OF even
that much assistance may create SUCH
| opposition Ia the Democratic ranks As
10 make iusiOu impossible.
POLITICAL SHORT BITS.
Bomau Cannon denies that he IL an
applicant for shfleyalty honOrs.
Friends OF J, W. Hamm are striving
10 have hin maze chairman OF tue
DemOCfalIu state committee. Hut
then Judge Powers 10 n candidate 10
succeed himself aud viii doubtless
"get there"
Morris sOmmor still has aspirations
| Tor German cInaulship ana by max.
| ing silver speeches 10 the American.
iz,d Tcutons Of Iowa, Illinois And In.
diana, he believes no will get n, pro.
viding w. j. Bryan should DO elected
President.
Hugh Watson, Of the Sixth ward,
IL w to date, the solo Democrat vino
has declared himself 10 DO candidate
tor shVrn this fall, though an effort
will probably be made 10 force Police
officer BuTblugointo the II sht Bgsiu.