The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-15
HONORS FOR
". MONT FERRY
American" Leaders Size Up
His Barrel and Would Run
Him for Congress.
BARTCH TO JOIN PATRIOTS
CHIEF JUSTICE AND REPUBLIC
AN MACHINE AT OUTS.

Councilman w. Mont Ferry who has I
political aspirations, is likely TO have
them gratified this fall. In the inner !
circle OF the American" party Mr.. Fer |
~ is being touted as the proper man TO /
run for congress this fall. and, unless he |
declines the empty honor with consid |
cradle emphasis. he is likely to have it
thrust upon him
No American" however optimistic his
temperament, has the slightest idea that
his party candidate for congress will
stand a ghost of show to be elected
this fall. All the glory Mr. Ferry would
get out of the race would be the pleasure
of spending his money and having his
friends in the east know that he had been
nominated for congress.
Mr.. Ferry. however has coin in plenty,
and looks good to the patriots. They
propose TO center the American" fight
in Salt Lake county with view to elect
ing the county and legislative ticket mere.
They would tap Mr.. Ferry's barrel with
that end in view, and use his bank ac
count to Install Americans in the cOun-
~ offices now held by Republicans.
AS a statesman Mr.. Ferry has not thus
far proven TO be bowling success. Prob
ably no member of the city council pays
or knows as little of the council routine,
He rarely attends committee meetings,
and his chief cOuncilmanic service thus
far has been to cast his vote as directed
by the American party bosses.
Where Is Bartch Drifting?
Rumor has it that Chyf Justice George
". Bartch of the supreme court, after
i 1dtng office at the hands of the Repub-
lean party for many years is about to
signaliZe his retirement from public life
by Joining the american party. Judge
Rartch denies this, but his denials lack
emphasis, and it is known that he is
holding frequent political consultations
with american" party leaders.
Aforetime Judge Bartch subjected him
self to much criticism from men who are
now active in the American" party by
his friendship for the Mormon church.
All that has changed, however. Judge
Smoot machine That organization of
patriots has bumped the judges multi
farious POLITICAL ambitions with an ex-
ceedlngiy hard bump at every turn of
the road. He and Senator Sutherland do
not speak when they meet on the street
He is angry because Reed Smoot sup
ported Sutherland for United States sen
ator instead Of himself. Moreover as his
anxiety for federal office has increased
Win the near approach of his retirement
from the bench. he has been given to I'M
derstand that ne could hope for no sun
port frGm SmoOt. Therefore he has CON
c'nd"d TO take hand in saving Utah
lf"'1 Mormon domination.
No Hope for Judge Frick.
ne Smoot machine. it is said has de-
t.ied dennitely 10 turn down Judge j.
l. trlck for the supreme bench. The
nomination is TO go to District Judge G
W. Morse. and it is doubtful if the Smoot
crowd will even consent that Judge Frick
Shafi have the vacancy which will thus
ne created on the district bench. And
thereby hangs tale.
Judge Frick declined to indOrse William
spiE for United States marshal. He was
solicited TO do so. and refused on the
ground that he did not want TO mix in
the fight. The Smoot machine is nothing
II not intolerant of opposition and luke
warmness. and, inasmuch as there is not
the slightest doubt that the machine will
control the Republican state convention
Judge Frick will probably have occasion
10 regret his unfortunate refusal of Mr.
SpTyS request
Is Glasmann Turned Down?
There are persistent rumors that Sena-
Tor SmOot has directed Congressman How
ell to snuff out Bib" Glasmanns am
Dltlon 10 be postmaster at Ogden lest
The Republican party in Weber county be
wrecked by the appointment. Glasmann
mas indicated in his newspapers that he
Is not candidate for the place, and il
looks as though he was standing from
under. prOminet Smoot man said yes
tcrday' that, while GlaSmann was not
10 have the postOffice he is still friendly
10 the machine. and that he will support
congressman Howell for denomination
rms man gave out the impression that
Gtasmann is 10 be given some federal
CfIlce which Will not be an open offenSe
To the people OF Ogden. nor bring Glas-
mann in direct contact with them. What
this office will be the man did not indi-
cate, but he expressed the fervent hope
that ii would be one which would take
GlasmanE out of Utah. The fact that
Whitelaw Reid is talking of retiring as
ambassador TO the Court of St James is
responsible for a rUmOr that Senator
Smoot will try to secure that place for
the OSdenite.
Farley p. Gets Busy.
County Attorney Farley p. Christensen
who has not Yet been told by Senator
SmOot that he is not running for con-
eress, has dubbed himself thu "anti-Fus-
sE candidate for congress. To hear Mr.
Christensen tell il one would imagine that
Pussy Jimmy" Ed Callister and the
rest of the machine We're sitting up nights
TO devise ways and means of heading off
the tremendous wave of Christensen pop
ularity which mas set in from ST. George
10 Logan. Mr.. Christensen tOuts himself
as the only genuine, original blown-in-
the bottle anti-machne candidate for con-
eress and that political salvation for
tab lies in his nomination alone