Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-24
Those Interested Are Bringing
Their Figuring Down to
Definite Basis.
CANDIDATE SHY THE CASTOR,
Arc Springing Up in All Sections of
The State To Make Known
Their Demands.

To elect United States senator 80
votes are necessary, and the fact that.
the Republicans are figuring on mini
mum of dozen Democrats. plus the
possibilities of american party repro
sentatives in this county, is bringing
their figuring down TO the definite basis
which the planned for meeting will
take up. when the committee of 10 sue
ceeds in getting its invitations out.
OF the new representatives and sena-
tors, Cache county will send three
house members and no senator, Her
schcl Bullen, Jr., being a follower from
that county. Utah county win send
four members of the house. and no
senators, both Gardner and John Y.
Smith being followers. Weber VIII
send one senator to succeed Hollings-
worth, who is said to be a candidate
for reelection, and four members of
the house. BoXelder will send a sena>
tor TO succeed Peter Clegg of Tooele,
these two counties together forming
a senatorial district with working
agreement of alternating the office be-
tween them. Each county sends a reps
resentative. Morgan county has the
senatorial privilege this year, sharing
the honors with Davis and Rich, from
which Wesley x. Walton is complet-
ing term. Walton has long represents
ed that section. and Morgan may con-
cede her right OF choice to allow Wal
ton the nomination. although the pro-
cedure would be more in the nature of
personal tribute to the man than
concession to the other counties.
From Summit viii come a. successor
to Senator Rasband of Park City as
well as one representative, and from
the south viii come one representative
from Beaver, two from Sanpete, from
which county Senator Seely Is u hoid-
over; and one representative from
each of the more sparsely settled coun-
ties. Senator Willis Johnsons term is
up and this gives Pluto and Sewer
chance to send a senator. while Mil
lard and Juab win send one to follow
up Senator Callister, now secretary
of the state land board.
CANDIDATES COMING UP.
With the spring activity looking to-
wards the legislatures probable make
Up, candidates are springing up in all
sections of the state, to make known
their demands upon tie conventions.
County Clerk David Madison of Weber
may run for state treasurer on the
Republican ticket, contestlng tho posi-
ton with Mayor Anderson of Manti
who has already announced himself as
the leader of the southern delegation
George Halvorsen of Weber wishes
the nomination for attorney-genera to
succeed Major Breeder, he also having
come from ogden. Il. w. Robinson. for
! merly mayor of Logan, Is mentioned as
a candidate for secretary of state, and
for this position, which has a record
| of not going to any one county partic-
ularly in the past ]. I. Eldredge. Jr,
| Salt Lake county's clerk, is also mem
| toned.
EARLY CAMPAIGN.
The recently announced movement in
J the Republican party for a council
! preceding the usual fall convention,
| and an opening of the campaign In the
| spring, instead OF IN the fall has an
interesting explanation, and II is in the
fact that legislative votes win be hard
err to get in working maiorlties this fall
than has been the recent record, dur
Ing the time of Republican walk overs.
What possibilities has the American"
| party to carry the county Of salt Lake
| this fall, is one question Republican
politicians are weighing with care,
Another is: What effect will the hard
times have in sending larger number
of Democrats back to the Legislature
than came last year? And stlll another
deals with the probable Increase Of the
Socialist vote through agitation I'm the
labor world, coupled with adverse A.
| nnncial conditions.
These questions have vital relation
ship to the probable lineup of lagisla-
1 .
wcro eight Democrats last year. and
this was when Republican policies most
completely swept the country. These
with 10 new salt Lake county votes IN
the house and the senate, ana the pres
cnee here OF the American" party,
make the situation which IS driving for
ward the early spring activity.