ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ˈæftɚ jˈuːtɔ hæd bɪkˌʌm ɐ jˈuː.ˈɛs. stˈeɪt, hiː stˈʊd fɔːɹ ᵻlˈɛkʃən æz ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pˈɑːɹɾi kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɚɹə stˈeɪt sˈɛnət sˈiːt ɪn sˈɔlt lˈeɪk kˈaʊnti.
In 1896, after Utah had become a U.S. state, he stood for election as the Republican Party candidate for a state senate seat in Salt Lake County.