Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
POLITICAL POINTERS

The weeks calendar: Tonight. at the
Salt Lake theater 2" American" party
state convention.
Tonight-salt Palace, speech by
Thomas Hisgen, Independence party
candidate for the presidency.
MISREPRESENTATION county conven-
ton. Salt Lake theater.
Tuesday 1880 p. m.-Speech at So
cialist headquarters, by v. r. Bohman,
candidate for governor of Utah
Wednesday--Democr county and
judicial district conventions.
Thursday-Open date.
Friday--Democratic state committee
meeting.
Saturday-Open date.
The American party has brought
out former Senator Frank j. Cannon as
chairman of the state convention to-
night in the Salt Lake thcater 1t is
the first public appearance of Senator
Cannon in American" party activities
for a considerable period of time.
Republicans tomorrow will have some
troubles of their own in selecting be-
tween rival candidates for various
nominations. The east side of Salt
Lake county Is understood to be solid
.ly behind the claims of Walter ]. Bur-
ton OF Forest Dale for county commits
cumbent. has a good sized boom on the
west side, and there are others.
Who will get the Republican nominal
ton for sheriff? Chief Deputy Joseph
Sharp has the largest boom in sight in
the city. Mr.. Naylor seems to have
the outside districts pretty we'll sailed
down In his pocket, and that creates
situation which will make the fight for
sheriff a convention feature
Z d. G. Jackling is the latest aspirant
for a Republican nomination to the
state senate. Another candidate comes
from the Murray caucus of Republi-
cans on Saturday. He Is Doc Wood
him, while T. L. Holman OF Bingham
has announced himself for the lower
house,
Daniel Harrington has addressed the
following letter to Chairman Ed Loose
of the Republican state committee:
Sept. 25. 1905.
Col. Ed Loose, and Republican State
Committee, Judge Building, city. Dear
Sirs: While my candidate was not
successful in the state convention, the
ticket nominated is my ticket and 1
wish to see every man on it elected.
The> convention was one of the fair
est ever nelQ IN any STATE, ana, i an
firmly convinced. that any defects we
have can be corrected within the
party, as the late convention showed
that the delegates We're independent,
able men and that they gave all
square deal.
: Ny services are at your disposal and
l will be glad to fill any appointments
you may make that Will not interfere
with urgent professional work Yours
truly. DANIEL. HARRINGTON.
Socialism as force in Utah politics
will receive expression tomorrow night |
In a lecture at the Odd Fellows hall in |
Postoffice place, the speakers being ". |
r. Bohman. Socialist candidate for gov
ernor;B Charles Crane and Henry w. |
candidates for the state sem |
ate. They are touring the state in the |
of Socialism.
With Lamont Call as chairman, the
county convention, which |
met at Bountifui, has selected the fol- I
lowing county and legislative ticket:
Representative. John w. Thornley,;
commissioner, four-year term,
NJ. NJ. Whitesides; two year term. A. c.
Brown of Bountiful; clerk. Hiram o.
Pack of West Bountiful; easurer. Her
bert Smith of Clearield; sheriff, James
Ware. Jr.. of Layton; attorney, Henry
w. Stable; recorder, Leon Rogers: as
,essor John G. Burnett of Clinton: sur
yeyor. j ohm A. Waite. DR.. of Syracuse;
of schools, Hubert B.
Burton of FSaysville.
The platform endorses the ROOSEVELT
administration and the Taft candidacy
as an expression of it.
The Democratic county convention,