The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-08
THE new OFFICIALS.
Commissioner Thomas Fired Into
the GubernatOrial Chair.
ELIJAH SELLS FOR SECRETARY.
Ellsworth Daggett Gets the suryeyOrGeneral
ship-How the Appointments We're
Received on the Street.

The news of the appointment of Arthur
L. Thomas as governor and Elijah Sells as
secretary of the territory, created some
thing Of d surprise on the streets yesterday
and set all the politicians to questioning at
how it came about
at was simply trade" said one gentle
man who was approached by HERALD re
porter. "a few weeks ago the appointment
OF Sells to the governorship was a settled
thing, but new difficulties have arisen and
the old man
HAS BEEN TRADED OFF.
You see, Ex-Governor Saunders, of Ne
Draska, Russell Harrison's father-in-law,
must have place on the commission, ana
the only way to get him there was to let
Thomas out. There was nothing left to do
but to make him governor and thus clear
the way"
But why" asked the reporter, could
not Saunders have been given the shoes of
one of the Democratic members.n
THAT place has been already promised,
and, besides, there may have been other
reasons for not wanting Mr.. Thomas on
the commission
Others had the trade put up in little
different way, and still others were content
w
Thomas is, anyway"
He'd make first-class governor, if Pat
Lannan were dead was the way one man
put it and some others expressed the belief
that Lannan would be governor in reality
IT WAS UNSOLICITED.
In answer to question put to him by
HERALD reporter, Mr.. Thomas said that
the honor was unsolicited and came to him
in such way that he could not decline it.
He had made 10 canvass for it whatever,
and knew of no effort having been made i'll
his behalf.
THE COLONEL SURPRISED.
Colonel Sells admitted that he was com
pletely surprised at his appointment. He
had every reason to believe, as was gener-
ally known, that he would get the govern
orship, and he had no intimation to the CON
trary until Governor Thomas went around
to congratulate him. When the ire
mendous strength Of Sells backing
is taken into consideration, 1t Is
indeed surprising that he was not APP
pointed governor. Among his endors-
ers were such men as Judge Dill
lon Of New York; Associate jus
tice Miller, of the Supreme court
of the United States: Judge Usher and eX-
Senator Harlan, who were both members
of President LincOln's cabinet: Governor
Foraker, of Ohio; Ex-Governor Ramsay, of
Wisconsin,; the supreme judges OF Iowa,
the governor and all the other state officers
and many prominent citizens of that state:
Senators Allison and Wilson, of Iowa;
Senator Dolph of Oregon; Representative
Morrow, of California; the governor, eX-
governor and eight state senators of Colo
rado, and 50 on.
THE ARRAY Is DAZZLING
and in itself is a high compliment to Mr..
Sells.
When seen at his Office by HERALD re
porter Yesterday afternoon, Colonel Sells
did not appear to be much downcast over
the prospect of letting go of 5000 position
to take $1,000 one. When asked II he
would
ACCEPT THE SECRETARYSHIP,
he assured the reporter that he would. 1T
is just this way, said Mr.. Sells, IF the two
positions had been offered me to choose
from before l had asked for anything,
should have chosen the secretaryship: there
is more money in it, and as far as the honor
goes, the position is Just what man makes |
it. But having asked for the governor
ship, and my friends having worked |
for that place for me, it will |
doubtless be a great disappointment for |
them and it is more or less so to me- had |
ship would be given to me and l had no in |
timation to the contrary until MIR. Thomas |
came in this morning and told me about it. |
the secretaryship will be con-
genial to me; the duties of the Office are
familiar, l having served as secretary of |
Iowa for eight years, and ! will have ample |
time to attend to my regular business"
THE NEW sURvEYoR-GENERAL.
The announcement of the appointment of |
Ellsworth Daggett as surveyor general of |
Utah, was received with much less sur
prise than the other appointments. Mr. |
Daggett is a Utah man with profession |
that fits him for the practical part of the |
duties of the Office, and the appointment |
will, doubtless, give general satisfaction.
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