The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-25
The Utah Commissioners.

The long suspense of the Ninety and
Nine is over. On last Friday evening
the Presiien; appointed tho five men,
bers of the Utah Election Commission, ,
| provided for By the Edmunds Bill
These are ex-senator Rams. V OF Mime
sofa; ex-senator Paddock Of Nebraska;
j. L. Godfrey of Iowa; A. B. Carleton
vf iniiaUa; and j. L. PettiSrew OF Ar
kansas. Alexander X mssy was Gov
ernor of Minnesota iuring the IL belhou,
was at'rrward rlecitd 10 the U. S Sen
ate, and finally appointed to position
in President Gmul's Cabinet. S. A.
Paddock served a term in the U. S. Sru-
ate aud is well acquainted with the
Great West. aud is esteemed man too
strong IN pTiuciple aud character TO be
sw-rvrd from the path of duty by any
Influence which might be brought to
bear.
A. B. Carleton of Terre Hau,c, Iudi.
ana, although not having achieved n
nati"n,i reputation, simply because he
has never been He'd to take Il leading
part in the couasels Of the nation, has
COINED u local reputation for sterling
worth, which gives him an envinbls po-
sition wherever he is known. He served
one term, with marked distinction, ns
Circuit Judge Of thu Seventh Judicial
District OF Indiana, composed Of the
counties Of Vigo, Sullivan, Clay, Greene
and Owen, and was for several years
associated with Senator ID. w. Vuor-
hres in the practice Of law. Of the
other two we know little, though taking
into consi loraiion the character OF the
three already mentioned, II is fair to
presume tina; they will compare fayora
bly, with th,ss named.
The appointment OF these Comm s.
sioners sets at rest, for the present the
admission Of Utah as a State, a. thore
can be no question Of their confirmation
Ly the Senate, and the Commissioners
who have just gone TO Washington to
present the Mormon Consultation TO
Congress, may as well purchase return
tickets and wend their weary way to-
ward Zion. as there is not the ghos; Of a
chance that the mission will be produc-
tive Of any T, suit. II is little singu.
lar, SO 1t seems to us, that Utah should
be entirely unreProseut-d III that np
nGInfYnHuf nnna Dr.
really think that there is not a single
NAH III tho Territory capable Of filing
that important position? With the ex.
cephon, perhaps, of Mr.. Paddock of
Nebraska, Notwithstanding their high
reputation, those men know little OF the
country west Of the Missouri, not one
Of them, SO far as We know, bayiI.g ever
crossed the Continental Divide, aud il
would seem no more than fair iha. at
least one If tho ComIni ssinuorS should
have been resident Of tho Territory,
acquainted with the manners, customs
and necessities Of her people. Sp .akins
in THIS connection the Salt Lake Tri.
oHht saN -
- To ignore q whole people; to no. bs
nble to find Ons man in Utah. who in
the Presidents estimation is worthy to
be named on this Commission. is sim.
ply proof that in the narrow estima-
ton OF the East, there Is hero both a
low order Of intellect and OF integrity.
1t is !he same feeling which in the East
caused men in Congress. and these
cren'ro,s who ure given control Of a cor
porntion press 10 ivE &c the solemn
rotrtion of $50. 600 voters of California
rs simply II sand lot manifesto"
This though. is but an echo Of our
sentiments, and wo very much fear that
MIR. Arthur has made another grave
mistake, which will result in untagon-
i2ing the people Of Utah aud the Com
missioucrs, and in that event would
evidently Toe deilimont in tho execu.
tien of that important measure.