The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
HOW HAMMOND
WAS BROUGHT IN
Light Upon the Combination
He and SmOOt Have
Formed.
HE is TO BE PLACED
UPON SUPREME BENCH
Not This Year, for Morse Is
Slated Now, but the
Next Year.


trail committee. 1t was given out that the
combination was formed to placate the
Wells faction In the party and that when
Mr. Hammond was chosen chairman OF
the committee the Ratchet would be
buried and all would be peace and hnr-
mony during the campaign. But new light
has been shed on the matter, Many con-
ferences were held, prior TO the meeting
or the committee, with Mr., Hammond by
emissaries Of Smoot The apostles en-
roys pleaded with Mr., Hammond to lead
the party In the campaign To all their
pleadings he turned a deaf ear, Finally
II was suggested that II he would accept
the chairmanship he should be given
place, which almost every lawyer covets,
upon the Supreme bench OF the State. Mr..
Hammond, as is we'll known, has Guber-
Material ambitions, but these be finally set
aside and the promise by the Smootites
OF judicial place. with ultimately the
honors OF Chief Justice, won, and Ham
mond was made chairman OF the commit
tee. To The Tribune yesterday a prom
inent politician. Mormon and personal
friend of the apostolic Senator. said:
The deal Is this: Judge Morse is to
receive the nomination for the present
vacancy on the bench, his election being
guaranteed by the machine, Hammond
managing the campaign, and thus prov
ing his subservience and obedience to au-
thority. Two years hence, in the Presi-
Dental year, Hammond is to be honored
with the nomination for the Supreme
bench. thus retiring from politics, and
leaving the Gubernatorial place open for
Cutters denomination. The effort to Sc
cure Hammonds consent to this plan was
a protracted one. but he finally gave In,
and now Is committed to the scheme. This
arrangement, II is alleged, Is entirely
satisfactory to Congressman Howell, who
is said TO have expressed his willingness
TO give Hammond anything in sight, II
only he would harmonlze and lead the
machine to victory In the pending can
vass. In the meantime, however, the
many friends OF Hammond who considered
they had n grievance because of what
the machine did TO Hammond in the last
canvass, and who were looking for fight.
are rubbing their eyes, wondering where
they are at, some submitting. others
swearing. and not few hoping that the
American ticket may afford opportunity
of retaliation, protest, and an exhibition
OF independence. The prospect of an
American ticket being placed in the field
IS not very comforting TO Mr.. Howell,
who sees in this the consolidation OF the
American vote. including many Mormons,
who are sick OF machine and church rule,
and are only waiting the time when at
the polls they can quietly express their
disgust and protest. II Is believed that
IL the American party would only con-
fine its activities TO Salt Lake county,
Howell would be happy, believing as he
does that the Republicans in that party,
having no Congressional candidate of
their own, would vote for him in prefer
ence to a Democrat, even should that
Democrat be a Gentle as stalwart as
Judge Powers"
From Cache county comes the report
that the church Democrats are discour-
aged, the feeling being prevalent that the
State is slated to support the machine, !
headed by Apostle Smoot; and also be-
cause Chairman Martineau is objection
able to a large section Of the Democracy
in that county. Not a few Of this dis
gruntled class are anticipating the oppor- |
tunity of expressing their dissent from the !
Martfneau domination, by voting the |
American ticket. Said one yesterday: |
"The solid and true men. old leaders, |
such as Munson, Thoresen and Farr, will |
never consent to borrow light from Mar |
tineau, nor be guided by inspiration ema-
mating from his personality. They recog- |
nize that his authority Issues from the
same source as does that which guides
the destinies Of the so-called Republican |
machine, both radiating from the central |
ecclesiastical headquarters at Salt Lake, |
having as their object the same end"
Mention has been made In these col
umns OF the grooming OF Judge Noon OF |
Provo as a church nominee for Justice |
and Marshal Henry for Sheriff OF Utah |
county Both Of these persons pose as non
Mormons, Noon as Republican and |
Henry as a Democrat Noon was a wit |
ness for Smoot before the Senate Com |
nlittee on Privileges and Elections, while |
Henry has aided the apostle In many |
ways; therefore Smoot must take care of !
them, and he is going to nominate Noon |
for Justice on the Republican ticket and !
Henry for Sheriff on the Democratic |
ticket and thereby repay political debts |
This is the view taken by weIl-informed |
men In Utah county. one of whom yes
terday said to The Tribune:
I'm order TO insure Henry's nomina- |
tion and election on the Democratic tick |
ct, Smoot Will give Harmon (who is now |
serving his second term as Sherif) the |
nomination on the Republican ticket and, |
on the peoples aversion to the third term, |
kill him at the polls and elect Henry |
There are two avowed candidates for |
the nomination for Sheriff on the Repub- |
Iican ticket In Utah county. VIZ: j. M.
Harmon, the present Sheriff, and Dave |
Barnett, a deputy under Harmon. They
are each confident Of success, and no mat
ter which one gets the nomination. IL will |
and already has, caused a big split In !
the ranks of the church Republicans in |
Utah county Each man Is bidding for |
Shoots approval and the one who gets |
the nomination cinched. 1t is generally |
understood, however. that Harmon fs to |
get 1t. and then beat him at the polls.
Chairman Hammond of the church Re
publican State committee has not yet Sc |
lected either headquarters or secre- |
tary, He promises to do this at an early |
date Meanwhile the several candidates |
for secretary are making life a burden |
to Mr.. Hammond.
Comes now the News and says its an
nouncement of the candidacy OF Judge |
King for County Attorney on the church |
Democratic ticket was a typographical |
error. Other aspirants, however, do not |
vieN il IN that light. Judge King had |
aspirations for a State office, but the |
band of twenty-six that dominate the |
Republican and Democratic parties in !