Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP
OVER THE STATE
Smaller Towns Have Many 0pin-
ions on Current Events
In Big Parties.

With the nominations for the judicial
ticket completed on the part Of the Ee-
publicans, and soon to be called for by
the Democrats, and the nominations 20
the Chicago convention a week old.
the people of the state at large have
had ~ delectable seven days of political
gossip.
People who only see politics from
Salt Lake viewpoint gather but little
of the earnestness with which questions
of state are fought out in Logan and
in the towns to the south, and how
strongly the convention delegates from
these far-cities maneuver and plan TO
capture points from the state conven-
tons here.
The stat Dress throws much light on
these 81 + fights which are seen
here only their elimination as con-
Vention difficulties, and often the APP
parent leader on the floor is chastsed
severely by the home town paper after
he goes back defeated or the possessor
of laurels.
Down south this week they are tell
ing eX-Judge Jacob Johnson what they
think of him. and his convention fight
with w. d. Livingston, The trend of
the articles Is that Johnson and Liv-
ngstcn had done enough lighting
down south, and had no need to re-
new IL up state. These two citizens
have a feud on of their own and that
has made one OF the interesting chap
tiers of southern Utah history. Mil
lard county. To Judge from the local
press. is proud Of the fact that its
delegation stood by Livingston in
his convention fight here for nomin-
alton as n delegate to Chicago.
BINGHAM DIVIDED.
over in the Bingham baliwick the
denizens of that town seem to be as
pro- Robinson or anti-Robinson as
anything else, and just now the antfs
are celebrating over the difficulties
Harry J. went mp against In the judi
cial convention. The fact that two Of
his old time enemies were on the ere
dentiaIs committee which rejected
him is not played up, but the Bing-
ham Press finds its chief joy ana big
gest headlines I'm the fact that Rob-
inson was rejected as delegate Last
fall" the paper declares in black face
type set with a special border for
trimming 1--WE prophesied that Rob
inson would be read out or the party
sooner or later The day came soon
| err than We expected. In the city too.
| he has lost his drag. The day has
| passed when one man can buffalo the
camp. and play the big chier stunt
| The best man for the place will DOM
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| ham paper thus having relieved IT.
| self. goes on TO say that the ticket Is
| lust the proper thing and has the
partys entire support,
IN CARBON COUNTY.
Down in Price they find that John
| Potter. formerly Of Sunnyside Is after
tho Republican nomination for clerk
and recorder, and that James Downs,
representative In the legislature, would
like to succeed himself, while william
O. Brnffet and J W. Warf want the
nomination for county attorney.
MARTINEAU SANGU1NE.
When It comes to owning town "all
by one's lonosome,' Lyman II. Mar
tineau seems TO have Logan liked that
way concerning his Democratic nom-
ination for the governorship. a county
often united with Logan IN Democratic
conventions Is Utah county, and down
that way Mr.. Marincau Is quoted In
the Utah County Democrat ON the
Democratic outlook;
You can say for me that the pros
Meet for victory of the Democratic
marty OF this state has never been bet
Ter for the last ~ years Reports from
All parts OF the state show that inc
members Of the party are In harmony
and ia line to effect n strong orsanlIa-
ton for campaign WORK
we intend 10 form strong state or
gani1ation and also organize youni
mems oluhs IA All parts OF inc slate
and set forth 70 the young men ms
plane ON which good Democrats sianu
| Tho ticket that Will be presented iol