Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-10
Working All Sorts Of Tricks 10
Succeed Senator Smoot Two
Years Hence.
WANTS ABBOTT FOR CONGRESS
u Also Trying 20 Induce John Howell,
Democrat, TO l,un for sheriff on
American Ticket,

Ihe center OF polltlcal activity ~ SAT-
Lake shifted today from the private Of
fees Of party leaders to party head
quarters. The Republicans opened
theirs IN the Atlas block with secy.
Horace Hsmith In charge, while Coun-
ty Chairman ". F. Cunningham took
possession OF the Democratic headquar-
tiers aided and abettei by secy. Rollln
W. Dole. II IA possible that the state
Democratic headquarters win not be
down In the Atlas block with the coun-
~ Offices Chairman Cunningham has
al his disposal rooms l02, 1903. 100 and
le5. but Sun he doubted II there was
room there for Martineau and his state
committee.
Chairman Maftineau is said 10 be hg.
uring on headquarters IN The Herald
building, where his own Office Is located,
and may locate there. The state Re-
publican committee viii probably 60
to the Atlas block along with the coun-
ty headquarters.
who the executive and finance com.
lniitees OF the Republican party viii be
Is sun undecided. Chairman Hammond
had set this morning as the date foi
lhe assembling Of his committees and
the naming OF secretary. but when
asked az noon for the result OF the
meeting, Mr. Hammond declared that
there weren't any results. because he
Was sun waiting TO hear from some
out or town members. and would moi
announce his committees an ne Was
sure they would accept. His secretary
100 ne has not yet decided upon. IN.
tending to submit the names Of the can
dldapes 10 the executive COMMITTEES
when 1t is chosen.
KEARNs WANTS TO co BACK.
In the American party the center Of
ACTIVITY Is not at party headquarters
ihis week. but at The East South Tenn
PIE street mansion where Silver King
collars have been transformed into
marble glory and scenic splendor for
the comfort OF the American party com
mander. Thos. Kearns takes himself
seriously this year, aud Is into the cam
palgn IN a quiet way, with \ lustful eve
FOR the United States senatorship.
which drew from out his reach two
years ago, when Senator Sutherland
captured the plum. Witness the Amer
lean party list OF candidates for tho
legislJure. Those from Salt lake. 30
far az announced, are men who would
vote for kearns with their ewes shut.
and kearns is seeing TO II that such
candidates are put In the field
AMERIcANIsM IN OGDEN.
In Ogden II Is practically certain that
kearns Is willing ia organize the
American party on the drop OF the
hat as one well Informed man put il
today. The ogden state-J Journal, a
kearns newspaper, edited BY G. NJ.
Jackson, who went over to the Amer
lean" party after the Democrats we're
defeated In the last city election, is
entrusted with the work OF organizing
in Ogden. An American party victory
In salt Lake county this November,
means the nucleus OF vote for Kearns
Tor the senate two years from now. II
the nucleus II formed, an organization
VIII be born IN Weber county az the
nrst chance. and the hope OF Kearns
Il TO come Into the legislature two years
from now with enough votes 70 form a
deadlock. and then possibly the hope
Is still ahead OF buying his way over
the difficulties.
ABBOTT FOR CONGRESS.
Therefore Kearns Is at work. Darmer
ran the city campaign without bar.
rel and single handed, and with almost
a deadlock between him and Lipmann.
This time however, kearns is not pas
siye watcher. lie is trying to get his
party TO accept Ed, Abbott. ex-sherln
Of Davis county. as candidate In the
congressional race.
He knows, OF course, that any con-
gressional candidate on the ticket will
be merely stood up 10 be knocked
down, so he isn't particular. and u
Abbott will take Il, the party will be
strengthened by the use OF his pane,
kearns thinks. Abbott was a witness
IN the Smoot case In Washington.
AFTER JOHN HowELLs.
There are also others Rearns has
been al work with. Friends OF John
Howells, formerly sheriff Of Salt Lake !
county, assert that Tom took John 10
lunch three times in the past two
weeks. and held out 20 him the golden
lEre Of nomination for sheriff on the
American ticket, which he assured the
prospective candidate would mean
calling and election sure. Howtlls is |
reported 10 have turned down the pro-
position cold, giving tho answer that
he thought all political questions could
be fought out IN tho two parties prin- |
cipally concerned, and the Democrats
had ~ good a chance 10 win IN their
"auti-machine hght" as the Amefi-
oans Mr.. HoWclls is now q candidate
for the nomination a. sheriff on the
Democratic ticket. What Mr. Kesrns
said at the end 81 the series Of inter-
views Is not on record.
g. :. Cummings is being eroomed
for the Democratic nomination for
sheriff OF salt lake county. lie made
the running two years ago, in a Roose-
Welt year. and Is anxious TO try II
again
Friday night Of this week the Re-
publican primaries Will be held. These
are the FIRST definite meetings II the
campaign and viii be followed By the
Republican convention Sept. 20. and
The American party mass convention
Sept 81. The first county convention
Is the American which conrenes Sept.
%.
The Woman's Democratic club has
entered the fall election race, and VIII
hold its tirst meeting Wednesday after
noon Sept. Il Al $40 o'clock In the
Democratic headquarters. The women
o. the party VIII then plan TIE line OF
their activities preceding election day.
A meeting Of the supporters Of Par
ley y. Christensen for Congress was
held Saturday afternoon IN the law Of
fees Of Arthur Brown on Main street.
and The rooms we're well filled with his
frienda Reports were made on oondl-
tons In outside counties. showing that
the handsome candidate Is popular in
Sanpete, and other southern
counties. But little Joy was brought
IN from Cache. which IL the home coun-
~ OF Representative Howell, or Weber.
kfnn., Il narfrr fha nrt~r.r.tf.