Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04
MAY ELECT A MORMON
Perry s.. Heath Talks About the Coming
Senatorial Contest.
NO ISSUES FOR THE NEXT CAMPAIGN
Republican Campaigner Says
There is Nothing for the Parties
to Divide On - OxnRrd
Visits Roosevelt.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. Especial Tele-
gram. PERRY s. Heath, secretary OF the
national republican committee, now editing
one Of the leading newspapers Of Salt Lake
City, is in Washington. In speaking OF the
election Of a senator to succeed Senator
Rawlins, Mr.. Heath said: THE republic
ans have the legislature by an overwhelm-
ing number and will send a republican SEN
ator here"
Mr.. Heath says the Mormons are largely
represented in the legislature and 1t is we'll
understood in Utah that a senator of that
religion will be chosen. Mr.. Smoot, an
apostle OF the Mormon church, is one Of
the prominent candidates, and the opinion
of many members of the legislature is that
he will be elected to fill the vacancy.
In discussing the issues OF the campaign
Of 1904, Mr.. Heath says: Not one of the
issues of 1900 or 1902 will. in my opinion,
cuS. any figure in the national campaign
of 1904, l come, as you know, from a sill
yer state, Utah, my home. The electiop1
Of both 1900 and 1902 eliminated silver rs
an issue in any sense. Colorado, Utah,
Idaho, Montana, all. gave large republican
majorities last ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for the
gold standard. Imperialism, expansion and
the Philippines were mentioned, and the
more they we're mentioned the greater be-
came the republican victory. Tariff Teyis-
ion is not demanded generally and talk of
reducing the tariff on trust-made articles
or furnishing trusts by free trade is re-
garded wherever l have Travelled during the
last six months as a fallacy and is not pop
ular. The democrats first raised this ques-
ton, raised It for the. purpose Of creating
an issue and dividing the republican party,
but they have not succeeded. The demo-
Gratis are free traders first and last, and
protectioEists will not take to this propo-
sition. Republicans do not believe in kill
| ing the patient in order to cure 1t. During
the last six weeks / have been asked by at
least a score of democratic business men
what issue divided the two parties, and ]
could not inform them. They all said they
were for sound money, retention Of our new
territory and opposed to free trade as q
means of killing the trusts. If we were to
begin a national campaign tomorrow l have
no idea what the democrats would present
in antagonism TO our present policies Of
progress and prosperity"
oxnard Sees Roosevelt.
Henry T. oxnard, head Of the beet sugar
trust, had a conference with the president
this morning. Mr.. oxnard will probably re-
main here until the meeting in this city
next week of the beet sugar interests of the
country. 1t is stated that while the beet
sugar men believe It would be unfair to
them to cut the duty on Cuban sugar % per
cent they will not oppose ratification Of the
Cuban treaty for the reason that their
business is being hurt more by continued
agitation Of the question OF lower duties
than II will be II the cut is made. They de-
sire to have this question settled at this
session OF congress one way or another so
that capital may know on just what kind OF
basis II may invest in beet sugar enter
priseE. 1t is said among beet sugar men
that comparatively little capital has been
invested in the beet sugar business since
the beginning Of the Cuban tsrin reduction
or reciprocity agitation and that capital
will continue, 10 be'tinid in this direction
until the matter is settled permanently.
Congressman Thomas today called at the
Indian bureau to urge the appointment OF
Bishop II. Perkins Of Rock Rapids to be an