Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-04

though 1t is limited that ex-senator Cannon
win figure largely before the new legislature
a candidate.
The republicans have nothing to fear by
way of comparison in their campaign. They
have been aided by speakers of national
reputation, and have canvassed the state
from one end to the other.
Because of the prosperous times they
have had to contend. as in other sections
of the country, with apathy. Added TO this.
the democrats have succeeded In working
up an intense anti-Mormon feeling. which
resolves itself into a serious condition in
Salt Lake county, the largest and most i'm
portant section of the state. Here the fee
ing against the church is intense, and in
the past has seriously affected elections,
HOW far and to what extent it will hurt
the republicans this year cannot be fore
told. Political conditions In Utah change in
a night
Both parties claim the state. An un-
usually large registration is taken by the
republicans as a sign of success, and Chair
man Cannon is equally positive that it
augurs well for the democracy.
The republicans, with the exception of the
split in Salt Lake county on account of the
church, have had much the better of the
battle. With stand by the President" as
their slogan, they have carried the fight
into the enemys camp and won many votes.
Utah Is for Roosevelt, and the mention of
mis- name works wonders among the farm
ers. Then the republicans have been fortu-
nate in pointing out the prosperity of the
country under republican rule, and the irri-
CATION law which will reclaim thousands of
acres of Utah's arid land. is used as an
argument of what the party has done for
the state. Senator Rawlins' speech in the
last session Of Congress on the Philippines
in which he scored the soldiers, is being
used to good advantage, and the republican
organs are printing extracts of 1t every
day. 1t is believed by the republicans that
this argument alone will win the soldier
vote
The democrats have been crying tariff re-
form and down with the trusts" The coal
strike was used with telling effect in the
country districts as argument against
the trusts, which the democrats claim is
synonymous with republicanism. Since its
settlement by the President there has been
a reaction, and during the last days of the
campaign the republicans worked the SUBJ
ject for all it was worth.
Whatever dissatisfaction exists in repub-
llcan ranks, and there Is considerable, has
been due to the avowed candidacy of Reed
Smoot Of Provo for the Senate Smoot is
an apostle of the Mormon Church, and oc-
cupies high ecclesiastical position In that
church. He is a comparatively young man
OF modest attainments intellectually but a
successful business man. The democrats
claim the church is behind Shoots candi-
dacy and Is seeking to have a representatiy
in Congress for no good purpose. They
claim (and with much force) that there
must be division of church and state and
this is the keynote of the whole situation.
The republicans have paid little attention to
this. They believe, however, and you hear
1t on every hand, that the church should
keep out of politics, and that 1t would be
unfortunate to send such high church
dgnitary to the Senate of the United States
But they dare not give public expression
of their views, because it would have the
effect of losing many votes among the Nor.
MONS many of whom are Mormons frs,
and democrats afterward.