Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-31
Is NOT A CANDIDATE.
Hon. Reed SmoOt Issues Statement
Regarding Senatorship,

Hon. Reed Smoot who has been M.
quently spoken Of as a candidate before
the Legislature for the office of United
States Senator, has issued the follow
Ing statement
Agreeable 60 promise, / make the fol.
lowing public statement regarding my
position as a candidate for the office OF
United states Senator. TO be- elected by
the Fourth regular session Of the Legs.
lature OF The State of Utah.
The question is not whether / shan be-
Senator and my personal wishes in the
matter should not Doe considered. but tn
Two great questions are these.
tlrst-Nhat man can best represent
Utah ana accomplish most Tor her In.
toItsts1
second-What Is best for the future
interests of the Republican rarty'
These two questions I sincerely hope
VIII be carefully considered by our leg.
islaturs. / am an American citizen an0
Republican. ana hold he right Go ac.
cap, any nomination offered me by my
party.
am sorry the question has arisen as
90 whether thp Senator 60 be elected
shall De- "a Mormon COZ "a Gentle but
as II has, the present incumbent Of the
Office of Senator. who rs Gentle Dem.
ocrat cannot in Justice and ought not
90 De charged against the Republican
Gentle portion OF Utah.
After careful consideration. ! viii
state hat I am not candidate ana
my only wish is that the man best fitted
for the place may boz elected
] love our dear Utah, ! am Jealous of
her interests, ! am deeply interested In
her future prospects. ana these are
more 90 me than the honor OF being
United States Senator.
wish also to thank my many friends
both Gentle and Mormon" for their
kind offers u friendship and support
given 10 me, unsolicited and appre-
cIate them more than words can ex-
press
All success to the grand old party,
tSgned) REED SHOOT.
OTHER CANDIDATES NUMEROUS.
The action Of Mr. smoot. while II
clears the atmosphere somewhat I'm the
eyes OF those who nave viewed his can
i.GaCy with apprehension does not
seem 90 have lessened the number "
those mentioned for the Senatorshlp
Hon Geo. NJ Cannon now seems 10
have rc-cntorod the fight with renewed
yigor. and he has formally announced
his candidacy 20 his friends. Hon
James T. Hammond IS also again prom
inently mentioned
IL does not look as though there
would be- any opening for headquarters
by the various candidates on the lines
followed In previous campaigns: but
this Is not saying that there is not a
tremendous amount OF activity going on
IN the camps and among the followers
Of the various asplrauts u the office
Every candidate has his captains and
liautenants out arguing. laborlng and
perWafng among the members Of the
legislature. ana u country member
OF the legislature shows his face In the
city as "a number have done during the
past week. De finds himself the center
OF "a degree Of attention that would Boz
sufficient % turn his head n he were
not on the lookout FOR an such blan-
dishments as are shoWcred upon him.
M Mccormick can De- seen seated at
his desk in his bank at almost any
hour " the day and there his friends
report 90 him from time 90 time, how
they think the campaign is progressing.
Mr. Salisbury also takes matters quiet
n
SMILES ssrenely and says but little Hon.
Arthur Brown is not allowing his ropu-
tatiOn as "a hustler 90 suffer be .
here. there and everywhere, emphatic.
alert and letting nothing pass him;
Postmaster Thomas as understood 10
have done on enormous amount Uf work
and to have q number OF positive
pledges from out of town members,
Judge Bartch rs said 90 Doe % receptive
candidate. as Us also Hon Thomas
Koarns, who Us doing no active work
but s willing 90 respond should be be
called upon.
A gentleman high up in the Republic
can councils said today that when the
first ballot was taken 10 would Doe found
that despite bis declaration. Mr. SmOot
would be- found % have from sixteen 10
eighteen votes. Asked as 90 whether
they would Poe rendered asia compliment
or with "a view 90 staying the gen
tleman could not say
Another Republican authority said 90
a News representative. ~ look to see
the Senatorial question settled early Do
caucus ! have been gratihed In talk
ing with various members OF The Legs
laure from the country t1 find that
while many have preferences few are
pledged. and while they say that they
propose voting for this OF that gentle
man. It win only be till they feel sure
he can not De elected when they vill
vote for the man whom they deem the
next most desirable"
AMONG THE DEMOCRATS.
No names have as yet been mentioned
among Democrats for the honor Of the
Senatorial nomination a caucus OF
chat marty will likely br called and SOME