The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09
FARLEY P. MAY
DEAL WITH SMO0T
Rumor That He Will Turn Over
His Votes for a Fat Fed
eraI Office.
HOWELL IS DISCOURAGED
MACHINE THINKING OF DITCH
ING HIM FOR DARK HORSE.

The coming week will witness i'm
portant developments in the Renub-
lican political situation. County con-
ventions will be held in many counties.
and primaries will be held in Salt Lake
county next Friday night for the cleo
ton of delegates to the state conven-
tIoh; That convention will meet one
week from next Thursday.
rom an apparently inside source the
information comes that the Smoot
crowd has about decided to ditch Con
gressnan Joseph Howell and spring a
dark horseN on the convention. The
machine fears, it is said. that Howell
canho. De reelected, even if il is able
10 nominate him in the convention
The plan is said to be to keep Howell
IN the race until the convention meets.
ana then sidetrack him i'm favor of
some man whose name has not VET
been made public.
Understanding With ParIev Pr
Right on top of this rumor comes
dIo'IIer that the machine has all along
nad an understanding with Farley p
Cnrlstehsen whereby he will cooperate
tloh. The truth Of thus runor cannot
De Vouched for. but it surely issin cir
culauon. The understanding was
reached II is said. when Farley p Wis
lted washington last spring. Tmme-
uldJely upon his return from Washing
ton he announced his candidacy for
congress. It is alleged that he did ca
as the resu& of an understanding with
Smoot and Howell, and it is even
charged that the machffie has financed
MS campaign for congress-
NnhnHrr
nominate Farley for congress. If is
claimed. however that. in return for
what he may be able TO do for9he ma
chine i'm the convention. he will be
taken care of i'm a federal office. II is
known that the objective point of
Farley P.'s political career is to- main
tain an unbrOken connection with n
steady salary, and this fact lends color
10 the rumOr
Couldn't Help Howell Much.
Having made his campaign for CON
gress as an anti-HoweH candidate
Farley p. probably could not turn over
much of his support TO Howell in the
state convention: but he might be able
TO turn II over to some ostensibIv in
offensive dark horse. IF he has not al
ready made a deal with the machine
the latter viii try TO make q deal with
uiii peIOIe the convention meets. Par
ley p. moreover. is always willing TO
listen to reason. even if he does pro
claim himself the "anti-Fussy" can
didate for congress.
Christensen has visited seventeen
counties i'm his canvass. and has talked
scandinavian to MANY trusting
brethren. When these brethren reach
the state convention to vote for him
however. they may find him trying to
deliver them to somebody else. With
what strength the machine will have
1t could probably nominate Farley p.
for congress. but the Smoot leaders
fear he can't be elected
Orlando would beat him." is p COM
mon expression among Republicans
when Farley P.'s name is mentioned.
Howell Is Discouraged.
Congressman Howell spent two DAVIS
I'm Salt Lake last week. and departed
Tor Logan a discouraged man Even
the contingent i'm the federal building
discouraged him. IL is believed that
they paved the way to break the news
to him that he is dead one. and Mr.
Howell is said to be expecting the blow
any minute.