The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-22
The COMMISSION.

| the gentlemen nominated by the
President to constitute the Utah
commission will receive confirm
atien by the Senate. The Judiciary
committee of that chamber, to
whom the names were submitted,
has reported recommending their
confirmation, and as the Utah
question has now ceased to offer, If
it ever possessed, any advantages in
a political fight. this report is
equivalent to confirmation. So far,
none Of the parties has made public
any objection to accepting the posi-
ton, and had either decided to de-
cline, such determination would,
doubtless have become public prop
erty ere this. In all probability, at
the next executive session of the
Senate, the names will receive
favorable action, and all then re-
naming to be done, will be for the
commission to come along and take
away what little power the people
now have, and render the Office of
Governor OF this territory, even
more useless piece of inexpensive
machinery.
Regarding the character of the
men comprising the commission,
the Washington correspondent of
the New York Times explains it as
follows:
The Utah Commission is r1ade up
entirely of western men. Alexander
RamEay is g Pennsylvania by birth,
about 81 years Of age. he was secretary
of the Pennsylvania electoral college 10
1910, clerk Of the state house Of represent
stives in 1S41, and WAS elected SIS q whie
10 the tventy-eighh snd tWenty-ninth
congresses. From l849 to 1853 he IVES
territorial governor Of Minnesota; was af- !
ttrward mayor of st. Paul and governor
Of Minnesota, and was United States |
senator from Minnesota from 1863 to |
1875. He was secretary Of war toward |
the close Of the term of President Hayes.
Algeron S. Paddock was born at Glen's
Falls, n. 7; was krsdusted at Union
College, studied law, and removed to
Nebraska in 1857. Having taken an
active part in the work of the republican
party, he was appointed secretary of
Nebraska by President lincoln, holding
the place until Nebraska became q
state. He was elected United
States senator, serving from 1875
to 1881. George Godfrey is
successful lawyer at Des Moine.,
Iowa, and went from New York
to the west. He is assistant United
States district attorney and is about AZ
years of age and republican, ss the
two proceeding commissioners are Am
brose B. Carleton is also 3 lawyer of
Terre Hsute, Indiana, and is partner of
Senator VOORHEES,. Senator Harrison |
considers him a good man for the place,
but says the President might have found
3 democrat somewhere else. The demo-
Gratis do not need any encouragement in
Indiana. James R. PettigreW, of Ar
kansas, is about IS years of age. He is q
journalist by profession, and iq owner
and editor of the Fayetteville Sentinel.
He is now journal clerk of the United
States Senate. to which place he was ap-
pointed 10 1879 by Mr.. Bureh. During
The rebellion he was 8 Confederate SOL
der. He was recommended for the
place by Senators Garland and Walker,
and was personally known by President
Arthur, VINO made his acquaintance
While ne presi ded over the Senate.
The only New York paper so far
editorial comment on the
is the New York
World. This journal still insists
that the object is to get Utah into
The statehood, and steal the two SEN
atOrs to which she would be en-
titled on admission, and thus secure
a still more formidable republican
majority. The brief editorial note
reads:
The Presidents Utah commission is
more respectable than the tariff commits
sion, but 1t Is impossible to bestow on it
more than that very faint praise. I'm
ike the tsrlt commission, it has mi
nority which will be able to look on and
report, If It is unable TO do ANYTHING
44OlC' ~ 4CAF0 ~ bdu Oub Ol the Union |
until her social condition becomes assim-
Hated to that OF the other states is an in
.elligible and rational disposition of the
subject. The full and able accounts of
he condition of Utah and OF the Nor
mons which have been given by the spe-
,isl correspondent of the World show
hat this j. also the only practicable dis.
position of the subject. To bring Utah
n "a n L. |
1isfrsnehis!ng the great msjority Of its
inhabitants is so crszya scheme that even
! republican Congress will scarcely VEN
ure upon it sfter it is exposed. as the mi.
Iority Of the Utah commission may be
xpe-ted to expose it
THERE MUST be something radi- ,
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