The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-12
GEN'L M'CLERNAND.
His Illinois Friends Protest
Against His Removal.
GOVERNOR A. L. THOMAS, OF UTAH,
Responsible for the Hullaballo-A Union Sol
dier Will Not be Removed to Give Place
to Rebel Brigadier.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11-[Special telegram
to THE HERvLD The Illinois friends of
General NJ cCiernand are very indignant
at the efforts that are being made to GUST
him from his place as a member OF the
Utah commission. Within the past few
days number of gentlemen from that
state have protested to President Harrison
against the generals removal, unless more
substantial reasons be advanced than have
been thus far laid before the executive.
The tauth is that Governor
Thomas, of utah, ais primarily response
BILE for this hullaballo which is being
raised regarding General McClernand.
My best information is that Governor
Thomas, during his recent visit to Wash
ington, complained bitterly of General Nc
Clernand as Crank" an obstruction
ist' and disagreeable person generally
he assured the President it was very de-
slrable that General McClernand should be
Superseded before the next assembling of
the territorial legislature and urged that
speedy action be taken 10 the matter by
reason OF the fact that the date of
convening of that body is very near at
hand. Gentlemen In this city, familiar
with Utah matters, say that Governor
Thomas is no doubt misquoted in this latter
particular, and what he really meant was
that the utah ring" is DESTROYS of General
McClernand's removal before the next city
election occurs, on account of the difficulty
they anticipate, in endeavoring to use him.
Neither President Harrison nor Secretary
Noble is disposed to act hastily in the
matter. Both are fair men, and both are
determined to weigh all the arguments pro
and con before reaching positive con-
clusion.
President Harrison, when | spoke with
him upon the subject to-day, said: 81 do
not like to state in advance what my action
will be in any case of this or similar ma
ture. can only say that the politicians are
giving this affair great deal more consid-
GRAFTON than l am, for, to be frank with
you, haven't thought much about it,
From another source 1 am enabled to
state that even if General McClernand
should be removed, land this is by no
means certain), that his successor will not,
under any circumstances, be Ex-Governor
west. Both the President and such mem
berS OF his cabinet as have been consulted
regarding the matter have repeatedly and
with marked emphasis declared that it
would be most iniudicious and i'll advised to
dismiss a gallant union officer from a DO
sition of trust and replace him with rebel
brigadier, if General McClernand is to be
removed. The code of political ethics
which governs this. administrator requires
at least that he be succeeded by another
gentleman who fought quite as calamity
for the preservation of the union.
1t is but just to Governor West to say
that he is personally held in the highest
esteem by both the President and Score
tary Noble. 1t is his unfortunate army
record that initiates against him, but that
and l speak by authority in saying it's
an absolute and unqualified barrier to his
aspirations