Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-27
DECISION ALREADY REACHED.
Belief That Tribune Owners viii Fall
Into Line so Far as the State
Ticket Is Concerned.
BIG LEGISLATIVE FIGHT COMING,
Thus Far but Seven Out Of the Entire
Legislature Have Been Named
General Political News.

The question OF the Trlbune's boiling
or not boiling the Republican ticket
was squarely met at an informal meet
ing OF Republican leaders this morning,
and the conclusion reached that If 1t
did so there would be a new party or
gan in the field with as little delay as
possible. And that delay viii not ex-
tend over a very great period, For, as
Ex-Congressman Sutherland, who as
pres to the seat In the senate now oe~
cupled by Senator Kearns the owner
and publisher Of the Tribune, said. The
money is at hand, and II IT wasn't 1t
could very easily be raised By popular
subscription. We don't know yet Just
what viii be done The plans have not
yet been worked out and the editor has
not been selected. All we know is that
II the bolt comes the new paper Will
come. The truth Is there are a good
many Republicans who would welcome
It. There are telegraphc services to be
had alright; and IL there were not It
could be made to succeed as purely
local paper and will be Il necessary"
MIR. Sutherland did not say VINO the
men we're who had determined upon
the course outlined IN his interview, but
they are said to include some OF the
wealthiest men Of the party, some OF
whom believe II would be good move
whether the Tribune breaks
away from the conventions Work or
not But with the knowledge OF the
proposed new journalistic venture 10
contend with il IL argued that the
Tribune people viii think twice aud
| tnen probably fan into linz u vas
| thought It would either do that or bolt
this morning. II came nearer doing the
latter. Editorally II was again silent
| but in its local columns there were nu-
merous evidences OF sore spots and dis
satisfaction. Those who waited for the
| editorial keynote now think II viii be
| sounded tomorrow morning when there
will have been more time to ponder
over the results OF the convention and
conclude upon policy. one high au-
thority In the party stated that 1t
would likely give milk and water
support to the ticket but renew It's
| fight upon Senator Smoot
| THE LEGlSBR l. ne
Already there are signs Of the tre-
| mendous struggle that Is coming for
| the control OF the Legislature, A few
| of the counties have held their con-
ventions and nominated their tickets,
| but only a few. Just seven nominees
! have been named. They are Carroll
of Kane for the house; Orvile Thomp-
son OF Willard for the house; James p.
| Curtin OF Carbon for the house; Peter
| Clegg Of Tooele for the house ana
Messrs. Johnson and Christensen OF
| Sanpete for the house and II. c. Callis-
ter OF Fillmore for the senate from
| Willard and Juab counties. The Suth-
| erland people are claiming all but one
| or two of these at most. one OF the
doubtful men is Clegg Of Tooele. The
| Legislature Is comprised OF SO mem
beers, so IL win be seen that there are a
| great many nominations TO yet make,
Several conventions are scheduled TO
be held within the next week or two
and II viii not be long before they will
all he over with. Meanwhile the eyes
Of the senatorial aspirants are upon
them with n view 10 the selection OF
men favorable to their own candidates.
HoLD.ovE SENATORS.
In this connection It Is interesting tc
note who the hold-oyer senators are
An examination Of the Legislative rec
ord shows them 10 be:
Second Distrlct-Alonzo G.. Barber
| Cache, Democrat.
Fourth Dstrlct-DaYid Mckay, We
Der. Republican.
Fifth william n, Williams
Republican, and Simon Bamberger
Democrat.
Seventh Dlstrict-Henry Gardner anC
&. Il. Loose, Utah county, both Re
publlcans,
Ninth Dlstrict--C, +, Larsen San
pete. Republican.
Eleventh Dlstrict-A. b. Lewis Re
publican
Twelfth Decentralization Bennion
| Uintah. Democrat,
This makes nine hold-over senators
Three are Democrats and six are Re
| publicans,