The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-04
IN VERSAILLES.
Ogden the Political headquarters of
Utah Republicans.

Utah Republicans.
Ogden is to Salt Lake what versail-
les is to Paris and the French nation.
When a political upheaval occurs in
France all of the politicians and Of
f1cials rush away to Versailles to set
tie the matter.
Since the creation of the Crane
Trumbo-Glasmann combine Ogden has
been the trysting place of Republicans
Of all grades of political influence in
Utah. Many factions have become
potent force in the political arena and
have dWindled into insignificance here
in Ogden. Schemes have undergone
incubation here that have blosSomed
out into magnificent proportions and
finally entered into and become a part
of the political history of the state be-
cause they have been carried through
successfully. In and around Ogden
has been the storm centre of the Re
publican senatorial contest from the
time that the choice Of senators for
the state of Utah was first called to
mind by the passage of the enabling
act.
Within the last two months more
has been done here in Ogden to in
fuence the choice of United States
senators from Utah than has been
done in any other part of Utah, if in
deed the matter has not been abso-
lutely settled.
The Herald has kept pace with the
movements of the several factions, has
noted the comings and goings of candi-
dates and their representatives and
watched the moves on the political
checker board with considerable inter
est
Several very shrewd Republican
politicians reside in this city and they
always have and always will take an
active part in the politics of Utah.
Long ago they engineered the non1i-
nation Of F. j. Cannon for delegate to
Congress and later they paved the
way. as they think. for his election
to the United States Senate, and not
content with that, they have under
taken to secure the election of an
other gentleman and they claim they
VIII succeed.
How well the well laid plans of the
manipulators will work will soon be
put to the test and if they succeed in
electing Messrs. Cannon and Brown,
for they are the gentlemen who have
been chosen, then it must be admitted
that as political wire puIlers they are
entitled to the first medal
The fact that from all parts Of Utah
prominent Republicans come to Ogden
to consult and that efforts are fire.
quently made to inaugurate plans that
will counterdct the efforts being made
in the interest Of some particular can
dfdate proves the Importance of Og-
den as a political headquarters. There
is not candidate on the Republican
side Of the fence who has not sought
to gain a few pointers here in Ogden
and they have all recognized the fact
that a great deal was being said and
done here in Ogden that was of great
Importance in the senatorial contest
Out of all the confusion has come the
well developed plan of campaign which
has for its ultimate object the election
of z. j. Cannon and Arthur Brown to
the Senate. Other plans have been
laid for the purpose of defeating this
combination if it may be so termed.
MI Brown is not fighting in the inter-
est of Mr.. Cannon nor is Mr.. Cannon
fighting in the interest of Brown, but
! in the dealing of the cards these two
gentlemen seem to hold by far the best
hands. There is always certain con-
tingencies that may arise in any case
that will change the result but the
friends Of these gentlemen say they
have provided for everything, and that
there viii be no bitches
One complication would be the an
pearance Of Hon. G. O. Cannon in the
field as a candidate. This the managers
say Will not occur, and as has been
before stated in The Herald, they de-
clare he will, at the proper time. ALSO
lutely refuse to allow his name to be
used. Only one phase of the senatorial
middle has been discussed in this con
nection, and that is the Cannon Brown
phase. There is, of course another side
to the question. possibly two or three.
but so far as pledges so. if they go at
all, the Cannon-Brown people have the
best of the fight