Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-05
Tho RepublIenn Nominee.
J.CANNON,

The selection OF Hon. Frnuk J. Can.
non as Congressional delegate caudi.
date to Congress, was happy hit Of tho
Republican party in Utah. No person
could be more specially fitted to safety
all the demands OF the peculiarly ar.
ranged conditions now surrounding the
Grani OiiPntty la this Territory.
a Territorial product Ia the
trucst sense OF the word, Mr.. Can.
non has found the pusl.on that
his early prejilectiDu4 haA ominentiy
suited him to MI; he has grown into Ii
IA one grows iuto business thnt tue
heart loves aud % which une's iuclina.
lions loan, squirting one on to achieve
lasting success.
on the 18th Of January, 1859. he was
born IN Salt Lake Guy. Leaving
.cho1l at the age Of L., he went 10
OGDEN To serve ~ deputy clerk aud
recorder OF WouHr County. The
nvatness, care, order, exactnuss and
taste that IL "A characteristic
VI all his literary LAHORE, and which
have manifested themselvss In hls
public career, were achieved Ia he
I
rom tho Universally of Ctuh, aui in
1878 was employed ~ reporter ON the
DEsEKEr NEwa which was inc begin.
niUg ot his newspaper career Leav.
ing the NEWS hu again went 20
Ogden 10 an Tie position Of city editor
On the Morning Junction. a year
later, 1879, he went 90 Logan
TO edit the Lc0dtr, Whioh was
estahlithod by the Junction COM
pany. The following yelr found bin
iu California where no received the
graduating touches OF mis- newspaper
education on the San francisco CirOni.
Of, uplu wnicn he served nrst ss re-
porter nud then rs news editor.
Returning g. Utah he spent his time
In literary pursuits, and iu 1854 went TO
Washington NE private secretary Of
Hon. John r. Game, DELEGATE 10 Con.
grtss. Ia 1855 DO became conn.
" recorder Of Weber county.
When his term expired two
ytnrs later, ho returned to bis
ch zen vocation, ps editor OF the Ogden
Ncr0d HIS return was an era Ia the
history " OWieu,i Tor from that time the
'utufu historian viii trace the germs
OF action which, ia the following years,
gave that city the business impetus
hat has gradually developed into It,
present prosperity. On the 1t day Of
January. 1855, appeared the Ddiy
Standard, the cfOwuing Effort Of jour
nalism Ia Ogden; he was iis editor until
he received tbs present cal b lead the
Republican uusF.
Ia 1909 he was chief clerk In the
Utah Legislative Council, and was
elected Inst vice. rfcsi1ent " the Terri
tufial League Ut Republican clubs in
lsbl. lie IL At pre-eut "a member OF
tue Dgien CITY Council, ANA was sent
lhiA year 10 the National Republican
convention at Minneapolis, " one of
thc party deleggtcf. He is also one OF
the regents Of tue Utah University.
Mr. Cannon n an eloquent mud
pointed us well rs interesting speaker,
bright, witty Hnd entertaining; his
language Ia smooth, anu his dictlOu
graceful. HH haas u pleasant way Of
making friends aud winning the con.
tidrnce Of tue people, ms well as their
lasting friendship. He IL ready
writer, aud with his short, cutting
sentences RARELY loves thn reader la
doubt about the emphatic meaning Of
clear cut pOlula. lle II friend OF
progress, education, aud liberty, and IL
q siaunch advocate OF the principles OF
spuhlionu'sm. When elected 30
represent Utah In Congress, IL eau be
SAID safely that IN none OF these points
viii the brst Interests OF the Territory
he permitted 10 gulcr