The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-31

confirmed Yesterday as United States
marshal for Utah. viii resign the chair
manship anyway. and that the commit
tee in the natural course OF. events, VIII
soon be called. to meet TO elect his sue
.CessOr. The meeting viii probably wit
ness a test of strength between the
Wells and Smoot forces, and the Wells,
men, according to pretty reliable re-
port, are preparing to steal a march on
their adveTsaTies.
Would Succeed Smoot.
Governor Wells friends, the story
goes, figure that Reed SmOot will lose
fis seat in the United States senate.
They are credited with desire to be
n control of the state organization he
fore that interesting event is pulled
off, because they want all the leverage
possible TO induce Governor Cutler to
appoint Wells TO the SmOOt vacancy.
The Wells adherents- realize that il
viii he hard to break Governor Cutler
from his alliance with the Snoot fac
ton; but, should SmOOt be discredited
by being cast into outer darkness at
Washington, they figure that one point
" i'll be CARED The next step is to
have the state organization in shape to
hear down on the governor.
Then also it is said, the Wells people
are trying to reach T. r. Cutler. broth
er of the governor. through the sugar
interests, in order 10 have his influence.
Men friendly both to Governor Wells
and the sugar interests, it is said, are
trying to bring that about.
Want Everybody to Join.
To secure control of the state. commit
tee, the Wells faction is endeavOring to
cement every faction. element and inter
est IN the Republican party which is Op-
posed 10 senator SmOt Men close to ex-
Senator Thomas Kearns, it is said are
being felt out with a view to getting
their assistance Governor Wells proposes
it is said, to combine his own following
among the Mormon element with the
strong anti-MOrmOn element in the party
in one grand effort to wipe the Smoot
faction off the face of the earth
Should Senator SmOot retain his seat
it is said, Governor Wells will become a
candidate for congress this fall against
Representative Joseph Howell, with a
view to getting himself into line for the
senatorship two years from next winter,
when Senator Shoots term VIII expire by
limitation. This fact forms an additional
incentive for the Wells men to secure
control of the state organization now.
Governor Wells Denies Ambition.
Governor Wells denied last night that
he had any ambition to so to congress or
to become senator.
I'm in BUSINESS. - he said ''and have
no political ambition any more
-, NOtWithStand the denial it is known
that members of the state committee and
politicians generally nave been approached
on the subject. 1t is known that over
lures have been made to- induce Vice
Chairman Wesley K. Walton of Rich
county, who has hitherto tried to be a
Republican without afflliadng with either
faction. to come over to the Wells contin-
gent and to take the state charm anShip.
Senator Walton, it lis said. is aterse to
accepting the place. He is said to be tired
of the strenUOsity Of Republican fights,
and ShrinkS from being further identified
with them. The Wells candidate for
chairman it is said has not been select
ed The men behind the movement are
getting busy, however, and the candidate
is likely to be sprung in a few days, unless
it should be decided to postpone the trial
OF strength until the time OF the con-
greSsionel convention