The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-05
Church Republicans Will Have
Merry Time in the Sena-
torial Fight.
NUMBER OF CANDIDATES
MAY ENTER THE RACE
If Sutherland Is Named for Su-
preme Bench or Commission,
War Will Open.

| II President William II. Taft elevates
United States Senator George Suther-
land to the supreme bench OF the United
States, or places him on the interstate
commerce commission, there will IN all
PROBABILITY be one OF the hottest fights
ever seen In Utah before his successor Is
elected
In fact. contemporary with the rumor
that the president was considering Suth-
criand for the vacancy now existing a
crop OF candidates has sprung up for the
place. AZ the head OF the list is Col. c..
Ed Loose, chairman OF the church Re-
publican state committee. who resigned
some months ngo but was Induced, 1t is
said. 10 retain the chairmansnip through
promises that II Sutherland should be
elected to the senatorship and then given
the supreme court job. that the genial
colonel would be appointed TO fiji the
vacancy in the senatorship.
Others in the Race.
Colonel Loose, however. is not the
only pebble on the political beach. There
are others-.severaI of them. Col. D. c.
lacking. who is said TO have sunk a
large sun, of money In the only "Gimlet."
with the hope that II might assist in
greasing the way for him later. is said
70 have his eye on the job. Also there is
ceptive candidat. for the senatorship
from time immemorisl, and hasn't gotten
over ms lonsing yet. And then there Is
Justice William NJ. McCarty of the SUI
push to the front II there appears to be
2. chance OF his success; and Judge c. w.
Morse. even, is being mentioned as a
superb compromise candidate
What the Prophets Say.
The dope is that II Sutherland is
eliminated from the senatorial contest,
the element of the Republican crowd
which has realized that church domina-
ton already has virtually ruined the
n ~ ,r,N@ ,l,4 s1,t~,
neck and endeavor to rchablltate the
priest-rddep organization and make OF
IT what real Republican party ought
to be.
In the event that Sutherland Is elimi-
mated. the federal bunch expects TO, and
VIII try. OF course, 10 name his successor.
Just as II has been running the machine
right along, but H. is dollars to dough-
nuts That the bunch will fully rcnIlze
that 1t has a fight on its hands before
1t delivers the goods,
Democrats Have Candidate
While the church Republicans are dis
cussing at considerable length the posi-
bilfty OF the elevation Of Sutherland and
the logical man TO succeed him in such
an event. the Democrats are induging
In just little speculation on the Demo-
crat who will receive the complimentary
vote OF the minority.
For this doubtful honor Judge William
II King has received the minority vote
in the past and is likely 10 get 1t again
f3ut rhere are otherS considered. Uncle
Jesse Knight OF Provo. who worked
hard for Democracy at the last election.
Is one who Is considered Others arc
James n. Movie. state chairman OF the
late alleged Democratic party. Judge
Ferdinand Erickson, defeated candidate
OF his party for congress; Sam Browning
of Ogden, who came very close to being
elected senator from Weber county: and
Samuel Newhouse of Salt Lake.
Who viii Present Name
Whoever is named by the Democratic
caucus for the honorary minority vote
he will be named In the senate by l.. N
Olsen of Sanpete county and I'm the house
by David II, Morris OF ST. George and
will receive the complimentary vote of ALI
the available Democrats.
The Democrats have a little better
showing in both houses this year than
last and in the house a ticket will be
placed in nomination for officers of the
legislature. d. II. Morris will undoubt-
edly be named as the Democratic candi- |
date for speaker. while candidates for
the other positions will be named from
which selected Democratic mem |
bers of the legislature. In the senate
where only Olsen and Funk represent the |
Democracy no ticket will be presented. |