Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-18

VINO are close students ot pulllicdl az
fairs are insistent in their claim that
bis majority this year Will be- nuch
larger than IL WAS IN 1904. despite this
ie what is termed an on year
John II. Seely OF Nj Pleasant rs the
prospective successor % state oend-
tor G.. =. Larsen from MantL lie
secured the Republican nomination 30
the Ninth district last night hy dctia-
nation, the convention meeting in ms
home town. Sanpetc is hardly 70 be
counted In the Democratic column I'M
less the unexpected occurs tnis year so
Mr. Seely Is in a position where be
may indulge in counting unhdlcheb
chicks For he lower house ot lhs
legislature g. 2. Dyriug of Manu ana
e. &. Dorius OF Ephraim were selected
10 make the running. The convention
delegation comes NJ uupledged, but
Farley =. Christensen h. supposed to
have following among them, the ma
jority. however being for Howell
Friends OF any OF the three Rcpub-
llcan candidates for the congressional
nomination Howell, Christensen ana
tomorrow evening and during the con-
yoution period at the Wilson, IN the
case Of MI. Howell al the Kenyon IN
the case OF Mr.. Fishburn, ana az ~
Main street, In the instance OF Farley
Z. As for the convention Itself, the
Blooms % AL the candidates except
Howell seem to have been punctured
recently, as each report OF detailed N
formation brings more assurance that
he Is the man selected for the position
by a good majority OF the votes. FISH
burns strength even IN his home town
a. not unanimous, and the southern del
egations are not as strong for Christen-
sen as was anticipated a few weeks
ago.
Ben r. Haywood. eX-United states
marshal Of this district, Is an Amerl-
can party possibility for the senatorial
nomination. lie was talked OF for sher-
IN. but this seemed hardly a suitable
reward for "a man who had held a fed
eral appointment. and besides his bus
mess venture as manager OF the cullen
hotel viii hardly permit him TO give so
much time TO his state, just at present
Hence the switching Of his boom To-
wards the legislature. Haywood was
one Of the first 10 follow Thomas
Keams into the ranks Of the new
party.
wednesday evening the Republican
state committee meets at state head
quarters to plan for the Thursday con-
vention. and select us temporary ohl-
GERS.
H. Y. Meloy is out for the American
party nomination as county CLERK OF
Salt Lake county. He declares he VIII
put whatever force he may possess INTO
the campaign II nominated.
The American party is furnishing
about the only political diversion to-
dav az the other parties have settled
down 10 the routine Of preparing for
conventions and primaries. and the
fights for recognition BY the party are
about over.
Anice large row is on IN the American
party. however. II Is the first one Of
any consequence since the kearns-
| Lippman forces were backed up within
the party itself to give some tone Of
responsibility 10 u. and w. Mont Ferry
was trotted out as Exhibit "A good
citizen. while Lippman was turned
| down as delegate from his own pre-
| cinct. The row this time Is over the
little matter Of the nomination foI
[ sheriff. Time was within a week when
/ Ben Haywood could have had Il passed
10 him on platter. and Ben would
have none % g. His refusal to run
has thrown the preserve open to tht
public and TO-DAY i Is fairly thronged
with pot hunters.
When Il comes 10 landing the game
however. Tom Pit seems To have The
| latest model. automatic, self-lOadine
shooting iron. while Jos. Raleigh trails
In the rear with good sized pump gun
and Geo. Hancock Is out with blum
derbuss guaranteed TO kill az forty
rods The three candidates didn'
waste any time today loving each 9th
er. They were out early organizing
their forces. and they promise 10 maxi
the American party county convention
the llvellest In the county series. unless
the Willard Hanson boom IN the Re
publican camp develops into a gallery
feature OF large proportions.
The American party state ticket u i
! practically certain VIII be headed b.
exhibit "A good citizen, W. Non
Ferry. and trailing IN his wake OF re
speciality the honorables will be men
toned tn u comes down 10 the COUNTY
Offices where picklngs are good, am
then those who would feed on prospec
tive picklngs are IN the race for keeps
An American party worker today Of
ferod 10 wager a hat his party wouli
pou 10000 votes IN the state. 1900 o
these coming from salt Lake City. Tn
wager was taken, and these figure
seem 10 represent the outside limit o
American party optimism.
secy. Horace H. Smith OF the Re
publican county committee today de
clared he had not opened party head
qnsrters because he thought u wa
W 20 J. L. Eldredge. Jr., and that h
thought they would not be opene
until the ticket Is placed In the helS
Mr.. Smith IA now employed IN IN
office OF Dr. T. b. Beatty secretary
the state board Of health, and cay
that all the preliminary work propt
10 a secreiary's Office has been attend
cd to from his offiee'
County Chairman Cunningham {
the Democrats. seems 10 have mic
policy Of getting a 'heart-to-hear'
now and then with his secretary. Ro
lin W. Dole. The two OF them me-
AZ the Royal cafe about 1880 ever
day and team Il at lunch. developin
their plans while their good narl
friends and others hesitate on the
way 20 other tables. TO pass the tin
~ day and forecast the coming ele'
ton results Cunningham Isn't on