The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-07

Chairman James T. Hammond of the
Church Republican State committee
has not yet announced his selection of
a secretary, but will do 30 early next
week. Mr.. Hammond is carefully look
ing over the transplanted timber from
Cache county and will make his selec-
ton as soon as he decides upon the
proper man.
The story to the effect that pneu-
matte and speaking tubes will be run
from the office of Chairman Martineau
OF the Church Democratic State COM
mittee, In the Atlas block, to the of
fee of Chairman Hammond of the
Church Republican State committee, in
the D. F. Walker building, is untrue
and has no foundation in fact. The
the telephone and personal interviews
in the management of the church cam
paigns. This is authoritative.
The Smootite Republicans. under the
direction of the hierarchy, are work
ing smooth game. OF course Howell
is the Church -Smoot candidate for Con
gress on the Church Republican ticket.
1t goes without saying that he will
eral candidates now in the field, viz,
Joseph Howell, Farley P Christensen,
Heber NJ Wells, Frank W. Fishburn
course. will have Cache county solid.
He will also have the others before
the convention adJourns. His appoint
ment of Bill Glasmann to be postmaster
at Ogden so incensed the reputable peo-
pie at Ogden that something had to be
done by the hierarchy, which is back
ing Howell, to counteract the effect.
Result, F1shburn g candidacy from Box
Elder is announced. He is expected to
pull the largest part of the Weber coun.
ty delegation to him. Meanwhile Chris
tensen, who is working hard to secure
the Salt Lake and Weber county dele
cations, had made inroads into those
counties, and to stop this Heber M
Wells is trotted into the ring, Wells
is expected to pick up a portion Of
the Salt Lake delegation, in fact, the
larger portion. Down in Sanpete, Liv-
lngston Is making an effort to corral
several delegates All this looks good
to the outsider. But what are the
factsY Smoot, for the hierarchy, pulls
the string When the convention meets
and the candidates are presented there
eulogy and tribute of and to the sew.
eral candidates. The roll will be called,
the vote will be recorded and no one
having received a majority of all the
votes cast, a second ballot will be or.
dered. Meanwhile, the friends of HUI
laniski of Ogden are at work. He
has the Weber delegation for Justice
OF Supreme court, A trade might be
effected. His delegation might 20 for
Howell if the Howell crowd 20 for
him. The deal is made. Weber switches
to Howell. The stampede is on. Smoot
has pulled the string. Delegates want
to get on the band wagon with Howell
He is nominated. The other candidates
are sore, but what of it7 Smoot has
worked them TO finish. They know
1T, and that is what hurts, but the rank
and file do not see it. Smoot is their
boss.
Rollin ". Dole is the new secretary
of the Democratic city and county com
mittee. He was chosen for the posi-.
tion by Chairman Cunningham yester.
day and accepted after arranging for
the care of his private business dur.
ing the campaign Mr.. Dole is a grad.
uate of the Salt Lake high school and
of the law department of Cornell uni
versity, He has been practicing law in
this city for the past five years and is
now a member Of the law firm of Viii.
ley g. Dole. He is an ardent young
Democrat and was a personal friend Of
w j. Bryan when that gentleman was
a struggling young lawyer in Nebras-
ka. Chairman Cunningham announces
that the Democratic headquarters in
the Atlas block will be open Monday
morning and remain open till the close
Of the campaign.