The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-24

ernor Ferry, who has been mentioned as
possible candidate for the United States
Senate. Ferry wants to be the first gov
ernor and undoubtedly viii be- as he has
no rival for the Republican nomination,
but it was thought when the legislature
met he might be elected TO the Senate. The
committee on executive and pardOning
power reported this morning, however,
among other things, a provisO that the gov
ernor . ! be ineligible for Office as Sen
ator. L 1is, = I passes, greatly strengthens
| the chances If Ex-Governor WatSon's. sue
cess, and his election to the Senate is now
almost certain from Western Washington,
if Ferry is removed from the field
! The other provisions of the article on
executive are creating the offices of COVER
nor, lieutenant governor, secretary of
state, auditor, treasurer and commissioner
of public lands. The governor and lieuten-
antgovernor hold Office for four years
| the others for two. The returns of the
! election for governor and lieutenant COVER
nor are to be opened before joint session
| OF the legislature. II two candidates have
the same vote the legislature elects.
The governor must send an annual mes
sage. He has the veto power; the power
| to fill all offices not elective; can pardon,
remit fines or forfeitures; can veto any
item of bin without killing the whole
bill. His salary is to be fixed by
the Legislature at not less than
$1,000 nor more than $4,000 The
lieutenat-governor gets from $1,000 to
81, 600; the secretary of state, from - 800
to $1,000; the treasurer, from 81, 500 to
81, 900, and is ineligible to office after two
terms; auditor, $1,000 to $1,000; attorney
| general, s., GOO to $500; superintendent of
public instruction, 81 500 to $500. The
commissioner of lands has his salary fixed
| by the legislature The governor and lieu
h.a
OF age and must have resided five years in
the state. The other officers must have re
sided here two years, and all must be citi-
zens of the United States. The governor,
secretary of state, auditor and treasurer
must reside ut the seat of government.
The report was read and ordered printed.
Then the convention took up the report of
the committee on federal relations, provid-
ing that certain lands should be ceded to
the federal government for naval and mil
itary purposes.
Considerable discussion was INDUCED in
over the question of what shall be done
with the land now ceded to the federal gov
eminent which III future may not be needed
and relinquished. The whole matter was
finally laid on the table for the present.
Sullivan wanted the convention 10 invite
H. D. Blackwell. secretary of the Woman's
Suffrage Association of America, to ad.
dress 1t, but number OF members objected
to anybody being invited to address it for
any such purpose 1t was finally agreed
that Blackwell or any person desiring to
address the convention can hire Il hall and
invite the convention, but no formal notice
will be taken by the convention as a body OF
any such person or persons.
Leading Republicans are here from ali
over the state and will hold conference
this evening to determine on the partys
policy this fall. Some OF them advocate
holding state election in November after
the territory is admitted, but large ma
iority prefer that it should occur at the
same time rs the constitution is submitted
to the people. This Will be left to the
convention, and all the delegates of both
parties who have expressed any opinion
favor one election. The Democrats viii
hold their state convention about the
middle of September, leaving them two
weeks for the campaign.