The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-25

sis4ant county attorney when Job Lyon
assumes tho duties Of county attorney.
The sou-ip-law OF the president or the
church is John +, Bowman. lie be.
came n member Of the royal family OF
Utah by his marriage to daughter OF
Edna J.. Smith one Of the plural wives
OF the prophet Bowman was a dele.
gate to the convention which nom
mated Lyou for county attorney. One
beauty about church Republican poll
tics in Utah is that the Lord always
cares for his own
"In a talk / had with n Cache coun'
ty FREUD Of mine he gave me the IN.
formation that j.. w. Robinson, one of
the legislatOrs.clcct from that county,
believed that he had cinch on the
speakership. as he had been set apart
by the federal bunch for the position.
This setting apart business. however,
is getting 10 be somewhat old with
good many Of the church Republicans.
They are willing that the royal family
of Utah shall be cared for properly,
and as that family has grown TO be
n great tribe there are a good many to
provide for; hence, when this family Is
taken care Of the places left are few.
And in view that another family has
hccn hogging all the pic, there is Il
great howl going up.
Bishop Thompson in Race,
''Of course, Robinson is a good fell
low, and no doubt would make a good
speaker. but he has got to make his
peace with the Salt Lake delegation.
Ten votes count for "A good deal, and
the Salt Lakcrs might make combi-
nation with some one who has not been
set apart There is some talk of Bishop
for speaker. but IL is questionable
whether the Salt Lake delegation could
unite upon him, Not that the delega-
tion is not made up of good church.
men, but Thompson has some views of
his own, and in view that he is an old
member and knows the capabilities of
most of the Salt Lake delegation he
might want TO name his committees
himself.
Climber for the speakership is pretty
scarce, and it, may be that il the Salt
Lake delegation cannot dictate terms
to Robinson they will 90 TO Thompson,
preferring TO take their chances with
him rather than with the Logan man.
Sutherland oil Marshalship.
''Iu the Lord g own, the Dcseret
Junior senator has broken out with
mouth disease and unburdens himself
on the question as TO who shall be
United States marshal for Utah. The
occasion for the attack was duo to the
story OF an alleged disagreement among
the members of tho Utah delegation
over candidate for United States
marshal for Utah.
"Such n story" Senator Sutherland is
reported TO have said. 'Is absolutely with
out any foundation whatever. There is no
disagreement whatsoever among the MEM
bers OF the delegation FOR the simple rea-
son that no discussion OF the marshalship
has ever been brought up since election.
have had no opportunity 10 talk over
the matter with Senator Smoot nor with
ReDresen tatlve Howell ] am committed
to no candidate and so far as I know
neither of the other gentlemen has com
mitted himself. AS soon as Senator Smoot
reaches Washington | expect to discuss
the question of a candidate with him. j
cannot understand how such an absurd
story gained currency. Certainly In this
instance there is no basis for the yarn,
and I feel sure there will be no dis
agreement among members OF the Utah
delegation
{" Now, the fact is, as YOU know, that
Sutherland will have nothing whatever
TO say about who will be United States
marshal for Utah. The hierarchy will
decide that Question-indeed it has al
ready been decided upon. SO the junior
senator is simply talking on the sub
iect to hear himself talk. He cuts no
ice when United States marshalship
is at stake -