Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-04
POLITICAL POINTERS.

The News Spring City correspondent
says II appears as though sanpete Will
experience an era OF good feeling po-
lticaliy this fall, Doubtless all that
viii tend 10 change this condition, he
saws. will be the failure TO satisfy all
PARTIES In their distribution OF the
county Offices.
Sam King was in the city today ani
incidentally gave Republican head
quarters call. Mr.. Kings name IL
sometimes mentioned for the Demo-
cratic congressional nomination.
Warren Foster, Socialist candidate
for the supreme bench, was sizing w
things at Republican headquarters to-
day,
Franklin X. Lane, the man who, yes
tcrday, secured the Democratic nomi-
nation for governor Of California, Is q
personal friend OF Deputy Clerk G.. G..
Letcher of the Federal court. They
we're boys together, and the Salt Lake
man recalls with much satisfaction the
gallant fight Mr.. Lane made for the
recordership, when he came out win
ner with $4,000 majority. Mr.. Letchcr
says Mr.. Lane Is bright, bralny man,
about 40 years old, and will doubtless
give q good account Of himself In the
forthcoming campaign.
Walter j. Meeks, candidate for
county recorder on the Republican
ticket, has Just returned from an ex-
tended trip through the county VISIT
lrg practically all the districts He
states that the outlook for Republican
success was never brighter. and that
his own candidacy Is receiving strength
daily.
The Republican county convention
Will be held In the Salt Lake theater
Sept. % and %, and not on Monday.
the sth, as reported In morning pa-
per. The primaries for the election of
delegates TO this convention, will be-
held on Thursday. the 18th. y
]. II. Preece Of the Second precinct
county commissioner. Mr.. Preece Is O.
Republican.
ntpoItS nuNt IL tudt JuuEc W. IL
Richie, a prominent Republican, Is be-
Ing groomed for the supreme bench.
The Republicans OF Eureka have cleo
ed ]. G. Sullivan, James b. Whitehead.
II. II. Sowles and =. j. Donnelly dele
gates 10 the state convention. The al
ternates are c. w. Clark, NJ. X. Morris,
NJ. ]. Henroid and Watson NJ. Nesbit.
A. W. Raybould Is mentioned as
likely candidate for county auditor on
the Republican ticket.
This morning Walter ]. Meeks, Sec
rotary of the state league of Republi-
can clubs, received notice from Chicago
Of the call OF the biennial convention
OF the National Republican league. The
convention will convene at Chicago on
the End and Ord OF October. There will
be six delegates at large from each
state and territory organization In the
league and four delegates from each
congressional district. Many prominent
Republicans OF National reputation
viii be In attendance and address the
convention.
County Clerk James Is receiving
-SsL ioJ Scrip eW OF SO sJIIlnbuI 6uem
istratlon for the coming county cleo
ton. and, for the benefit of the public
In general. he announces that the dates
are Oct Z, s. IA and Is.
In connection with the fight for
county seat. the commissioners Of Sum-
nit county met Tuesday at Coalville
and signed proclamation asking the
citizens TO vote upon the proposition
at the regular election 10 be held Nov. 4.
Both sides are hard at work muster
ing forces and the outlook for stub
bornly fought contest Is most promis-
tpu