The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-09
CANDIDATES FOR
HOUSE OFFICES
Many Republicans in the Race
for the Speaker
ship.
RIVALRY FOR THE PLACES
LEGISLATION TO CONTROL SALT
LAKE PLANNED.

Although it will be something like
two months before the newly-eIected
legislature holds its regular session.
legislative politics is already being dis
cussed with more or less warmth. The
sDeakerShip contest holds the center of
the stage just now, but interest is be-
ing manifested in the prospective fight
for the presidency of the senate and for
the minor offices in both houses.
Practically every Republican who
has been elected to the house is firmly
convinced that he would make an ad-
mirable presiding officer. No less than
four Salt Lake candidates are in the
field. They are Harry Joseph, John @.
Critchlow and William Mcmillan of the
city and III. j. Robinson of Bingham.
Rudolph Kuchler of Ogden has also
manifested symptoms of a speakership
bee.
Joseph's friends are particularly in
sistent. They have at least one splen-
did argument in his favor. 1t is an ar
gument that will be recognized by all
members Of the last house as we'll nigh
unanswerable- 1t is that if Joseph is
elected speaker he will have w. lit
tie time in which to talk from the floor.
Then, too, his voice can be heard all
over the house when he makes ruI-
ing, thanks to his stock exchange
training.
Mr.. Critchlow's adherents point out
the fact that, as secretary of the Utah
Credit Mems association. he has pulled
many a defunct mercantile institution
out of the hole, and that he ought to be
able TO inject some ginger even into a
Republican house Mr.. Critchlow has
written letters to his fellow members
elect presenting his claims, and Will
make a strong bid for the place
The report that Atha Williams and
Postmaster Roberts of Bingham are
backing Mr.. Robinsons candidacy is
authoritatively denied. While Mr.. Rob
inson's course as editor of the Bingham
Bulletin has been such as to strongly
endear himself to these gentlemen
they are understood to feel that they
cannot afford to sacrifice their private
personal business long enough to get
out and rustic votes for him. Neverthe-
less, Mr. Robinson expects to get some
votes.
Bishop Mcmillan believes that his
record on the vaccination questionable
is the author of the characterization
law-entitles him to recognition. An
other fact that will be in his favor is
that he has for some time been wear
ing a Smoot collar and is now able to
appear az if he liked it. And the
chances are he does like It,
AuCLllSI VI OSOS1 VIII, IL Is reported.
come down with the votes Of Weber
county's house delegation behind him.
That will help some, but he'll have to
get a lot more. Kuchlers record is now
being looked into by the Smoot man
ayers. If they find that he has been
at all times loyal to the machine
which is doubtful-he may have a
chance.
Stephen III. Love, president Of the
senate during the last session of the
Legislature, is a candidate to succeed
himself The only thing the new
solons have against Love is that he is
not and never has been a Smoot man.
He voted against SmOot in the Iegisla-
tive caucus four years ago, and voted
for him in the joint assembly only I'M
der pressure.
George n. Lawrence is also talked of
for the senate presidency Lawrence
labors under the same handicap as
Love.
Senator Wesley X Walton of the
Rich-Davis district is the alfalfa can
didate. Senator Walton's claims were
presented last year, but he failed to
land the prize. Walton is a strong
Smoot man and that may help him out
this year.