IHK 'fi B- . . - -. - . -.' -"! r TS!gMWWWWMWBMBJgBBgJi1''' ' "WWHW W inllUlliu loin mm Blimilln HBMMawaWMiWaMM'WlWWBMWMMMilWWMWB aw.'sB H, , 6 GOODWIN'S WEEKLY. 's, S Politics and Things THOSE cold-bloodod individuals who figure politics on a practl- j cal basis will como nearer mak- m ing a true estimate of the November H Vote. From a purely practical stand- H point, and divested entirely of sonti- B ment, one may calculate carefully B and almost to a certainty just how m this campaign is going to end. There H are just four possible results. The m Bull Moose national committeeman 1 smiles when he says: "It's a clnoh Wm iat some one is going to get an aw- H ful trimmiing in November." He 1b H, typical of the careful class of men m who don't get excited over each spco- B tacular incident of the campaign. Hj ''Taft may be elected and so may Hj Hoosevelt and again, so may Wilson. H The fourth possibility is that the olec- B tion will be thrown into the house. B After the June convention at Chicago HH Taft stock was in least demand. It B was ridiculously low. No one expect B ed that he would get weaker because H it was very apparent that he couldn't. B Following the Baltimore convention B Wilson was strongest and if the elec- H tion was held on the first of July he BN would have swept the country. Col- Hf onel 'Roosevelt was stronger after the B Chfcago Juno convention, in which B ho was defeated for the nomination, B than he was prior to that time. It is B recalled that a number of the lead- Hj ing men of the country who tried to B nominate him withdrew from arniia- flR tion with the third party and remained B in the Republican party in their own R states. Yot most of them have an H liounced themselves for the Progrea- BK sive national candidate. Bl Roosevelt has grown strongor, but, H bringing the illustration to our own H door, it is difficult to ascertain just B how much strength he has gained. Be- H fore there was n Progressive organ- m ization in this state it was not known H how far his popularity ran. After H the formation of an oganization and H the distribution of buttons and other H paraphernalia that stamped a man as H being a Bull Moose, thousands were H counted as Progressives. They may H have been Progressives all the time. H So it would be manifestly unfair to H point to this as an evidence of in- HB orease in strength. Again, one can Htfj trace the alignment more clearly now H than before any of the stale or coun- H ty conventions. Many Republicans Hj and Democrats who participated u H their respective conventions after H aligned themselves with the Bull H Moose, whethor for the purpose of pro- ji ouring a nomination or not, is another H matter. Add to the natural growth H tne stimulated growth from organi- H zation work, the campaign of the Col- jH ojiel himself and it is very easy to see H why the Progressives have gained H strength. H In the case of Mr. Taft it is only H natural to expect that he should grow H stronger as the appeal to conservative R voters spread over the c'lntry. The fganization of the Repute. -an party this state, as in many others is in od shape. Once this powerful poll- B UcrI machine got into action it ob tained results. The circulation of campaign literature, the individual work of an army of workers, the lib eral use of money around headquar ters in every county of the state helped to bring back some of the lost power and prestige of the administra tion. The Republicans in this state, too, are fortunate in that thero is slight criticism of the state adminis tration, notwithstanding that it is not progressive, according to the Progres sive standard. In the case of Governor Wilson, he has been growing weaker and if the campaign was two months longer his strength would fall away until It be came an insignificant quantity. The general adminatlon for the man is offset by a general lack of confidence in his ability to perform. He has pre sented no practical theory for better ment and his state's rights theory, as well as his tariff policy are decidedly unpopular, particularly in the West. The nomination of a weak state ticket in Utah has not helped the cause oi Democracy. Even Colonel Bryan made a poor argument for the presi dential candidate. As this is written, there appears all over the country to be a general trenS upward in Taft and Roosevelt stock and a corresponding slump in Wil son's. The fourth contingency is that the election may go to the house. Follow ing out the hypothesis, the house couldn't elect, as each state is en titled to one vote and there are 22 states Republican and the same num ber Democratic while four are evenly divided. These four are Nebraska, Connecticut, Arizona and Rhode Island, making it seem impossible for the house to elect. From the appear ance of the political situation today there seems to be no reason for ex peoting James Schoolcraft Sherman to get very many electoral votes, while there Is a reasonable certainty that Johnson will get a great many. The senate is nominally Republican. Providing that Johnson and Marshall get more votes in the electoral col lego than Sherman then the choice of the senate would necessarily fall be tween these two, if it fell at all. The senate shows a majority of eight Re publicans, and yet there are three groups in the senate Republican, Pro gressive and Democratic. The senate now has no president pro tempore be cause of the refusal of the Progressive aonators to support the Republican candidate, Senator Gallinger. So the Progressives would refuse to suppori Sherman In the senate and likely the standpatters would decline to vote for Johnson. The Democrats could go on voting for their candidate, Mar shall, until they wore blue in the face. In case of a deadlock here as well as in the house, what would be the next number on the progr ai? The elec toral college having failed to show a majority for any one candidate and the house having failed to elect a Presi dent, and the senate failing to agvew upon a vice president, the present in cumbent would have to quit on March 4, and Secretary of State Knox would become president ad interim. Later In the year, of course, there would be special election for President. By the way, that's some calculation and if one of the candidates is elect ed president after the good old cus tom all of this brainstorm will have been for instruction alone. The Progressive county ticket, nom inated last Saturday, ranks well with the other tickets now in the field. In fact, there are candidates on the Bull Moose ticket who tower head and shoulders above any Democratic or Republican candidate. Take Parley Christenson, for an example. Speaking seriously, the Progressives sent a shiver through the Republican and Democratic parties because of the big convention that was held. Heretofore, the Republicans have not feared the Democrats so long as the American party was in the field. Now that thero is no such party, the Dem ocrats, who have been voting the Re publican ticket to defeat the Ameri cans, are back where they belong. This Republican loss is made all the more keen because of the small army of Republicans who are now with the Bull Moose movement. Careful esti mators of election results say today that 10,000 American party voters in this county are aligned with the Bull Moose. Nine thousand would be near er the mark. The ticket named by the Bull Moose follows: For State Senators: F. A. Sweet, Orson H. Hewlett, Joseph J. Cannon. For Representatives: G-. R. Wolf, Claude Y. Russell, P. P Christensen, Dr. Curtis A. Wherry, Mrs. Charles Livingston, Mrs. W. H. Wilkinson, Horace BIrkenshaw, Thomas P. Page and Hugh Dougall. For County Commissioner, Four Year Term: A. Richter. Two-Year Term: Jesse H. Wheeler. For Clerk: Charles W. Lawrence. For Sheriff: John S. Corless. For Treasurer: Melvin C Morris. For Auditor: F. W. Cope. For Recorder: Charles A. Weaver. For Attorney: Brlgham Clegg. For Assessor: Charles D. Rook lidge. For Surveryor: H. L. Fox. A good story was told at the Press club the other night which may or may not have bearing upon the pres ent campaign. Down at Ephraim the Democrats were to hold a rally and a speaker from Salt Lake was to appear. When the unterrified had assembled it was learned that Salt Lake orator couldn't apear, so the chairman of the meeting called upon Hans Larsen to ora(e. He did. "I am not a prohpet, nor the son of a prohpet," he said, "but I tell you that the great Democratic party will sweep this country from cast to coast in November." That made a hit and the Democrats were happy. ' The next night the Republicans had I a rally and, peculiarly enough, the ' Salt Lake speaker didn't arrive, so the chairman drafted Lars Hansen, , a good Republican. Says Lars: "I didn't intend to say anything to night, brethren, and I think I will. Last night a Democratic orator was here and he said he was not a proph et nor the son of a prophet, but ho utterly failed to say what he was a son of." (Applause.) We Can't Move Till the Last of October The New Store (150 South Main; Auerbach's) won't be ready till then. In the meantime, all of October, our prices are cut to "MOVE" Overcoats l off Pants 14 off $1.50 Shirts 95c $3.50 Shirts $2.00 Some Underwear 4 off Some Hats $4.00 now $2.75; $3.00 now $2.25 Aboufs Fifty Suits $25.00 to $30.00, Values mow $15.00 Alford Bros. Co. Clothes of the Better Sort "Go West Young Man!" 1 5 We Second South