The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-19

viii Get POstmaSterShIp and in
Return Send Delegation for
Howell to Convention.

If Congressman Joseph Howell has his
way, William Glasmann will be the next
postmaster at Ogden This much has
been determined from his visit to Ogden
yesterday and which will be concluded
today. Further than this. Glasmann's
name will be submitted to President
two weeks This is the programme that
the state machine had made up some time
ago and to which the Utah congressman
was pledged to give his support. 1t
seems 10 nave been a question of losing
the support OF the state machine for his
nomination as congressman or to take
chances of losing the Weber county del
egdtiOn. The visit of Congressman How
ell to Ogden can hardly be called one for
the purpose or investigating the charges
against MT, GlaSmann although Mr.. How
ell did listen to what many of the local
politicians had to say on this subject.
The machine wanted the support of the
Glasmann papers in Weber county this
fall and the opinion prevailed that in
order to command this support GlaS-
mannS appointment TO the postmaster
ship was essential. The true object of
Mr. HOwelPs visit from political stand
point was to pour oil on the troubled
Republican waters in Ogden. How sue
cessful he has been in this respect is yet
to be seen. A greater portion of the time
spent here yesterday was with the various
candidates for the office, excepting Mr..
GlaSmann, who was out of the city. With
each the situation was gone over thor
oughly. He did not fail to mention his
candidacy for denomination, which in
each case was supplemented with the re
mark that the appointment for the post
mastership of Ogden would be made with
the, good of the party in view. To some
of the local politicians he intimated that
the whole matter was still undecided, but
from the admissions he made to others
this is known to be purely diplomacy on
his part His own conversation regarding
the GlaSmann papers made clear the fact
that this was the greatest factor in Glas-
mann's behalf. The fact was pointed out
to him that these papers made misera-
bic mess of il last fall in their support
of Rudolph Kuchler for the mayOralty.
There are those who believe that, not
withstanding the recommendation Of Mr..
Howell, President Roosevelt will not
name the former mayor for the job, and
no doubt the fight will be carried up to
the nations chief executive By the fact
that he will make his recommendation
within the time specified above, it is
evident that the congressman intends to
face the music rather than to be accused
of being a shirker and letting the matter
lay over until the fall elections. 1t was
admitted by Mr.. Howell that the Utah
delegation was not unit in the matter
although ii is not believed any opposition
to GlaSmann's appointment VIII be forth
coming, but rather that they will ac-
quiesce in the matter. 1t is not believed
that the pleas of Mr.. Howell for har-
mony in the Republican ranks in Weber
county will bear much fruit and that the
matter of Glasmann's appointment will
be carried on to the floor of the next
state Convention. In a recent interview
Congressman Howell stated that Glas-
mann had not threatened to run for con-
grssman against him in the event of his
not being named as postmaster, but he
said that he understood that there had
been some talk along these lines. This,
perhaps, had something TO do with the
of Mr. Howell on the side of the
Glasmann forces. His remark that pol
itics was not cut out for angels is also
significant at this time
Mr.. Howell will conclude his labors in
Ogden today and leave for his home in
Logan.