The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-25
BENTON Is MARSHAL.
His Postoffice Record Helped
Him.
SOME OF THE INSIDE HISTORY.
John Morgan and Wiley Brown Glorify,
While Pat Lannon Feels Very
Glum and Morose
HERALD BUREAU,
Cor. 18th ana G. Sts., n. W.,
Ir-,cuor u Il Sai.t -

Irving A Benton OF Salt Lake United
States marshal of Utah. to succeed Mr..
Parsons. whose resignation was announced
in these dispatches several weeks ago. Mr..
Benton is the present postmaster at Salt
Lake city. He was one of number of
applicants for the Office, but the president
selected him because of his thorough quail
fcation for the place. Mr.. Benton, 1t
seems, has made an excellent postmaster.
His application for the marshalship was
indorsed by some of the strongest men in
the territory, and when President Har-
rison yesterday went over the list of as
piring gents who desired to ill the vacan
cy, ne was struck by the fact that several
of Mr.. Benton's indorsers vera
men in whose judgment the presi-
sident has great confidence. The
presidents next step was to send to
the postcfice department for q statement
az to Mr.. Benton's record as postmaster.
He was informed that it was gilt edged;
that he was a man Of the highest character;
that he had proven himself to be an ad-
mirable administrative officer, and that his
conduct in the Office had been marked by
D thorough efficiency in every detail
He decided thereupoa that Mr.. Benton
should be appointed, and his commission
was made out and signed at the White
House today 1t will be forwarded to him
at once, and as soon as he qualities and fur
nishes the necessary bonds he will enter
upon the discharge of his new duties.
INSIDE HISTORY.
Since writing the foregoing l have
learned bit of inside history regarding
MIR. Benton's appointment that will be
read with interest in Salt Lake. / learn
that MIR. Benton was selected, not only be-
cause Of his good record as postmaster
but principally 10 emphasize the fact
that the administration purposes putting
only Republicans on guard in future, SO to
speak In other words, President Har-
rison has decided, after mature delibera
iion, that in this, as well as in other fed
eral appointments TO be made hereafter
that he will select only Republicans.
AS Mr. John Morgan Of Salt Lake ex-
pressed it tonight ''This appointment
sounds the
DEATH KNELL OF THE LIBERAL PARTY"
Mr. Morgan is wild with delight at Mr..
h6uIOu 5SiCCb1OA. ia AlA VILE otCft
ing. Said he
ut is glorious victory, and it will en-
courage the Republicans of Utah amaz-
iugly. By his action in appointing Benton
President Harrison has turned his back on
the Liberal party, and L look now to see It
crumble TO pieces. It's cohesive power is
gone. There is nothing left to sustain it.
So long as they controlled the patronage
they held together, and it was . commun-
ity of self interest. Now that the patron
age has been wrested from them, they will
rapidly disintegrste. Tue sooner they do
80 the better. Three parties in Utah is
anamolous. There are but two elsewhere.
There should be but two with us.''
"Are you surprised at Mr.. Benton's ap-
pointmentf'
MIR. Morgan smiled 1t was self-satis-
fed smile, and fancied / saw in it shade
Of pity for the
IGNORANCE BETRAYED
by my question. He stroked his beard
tboughtfully for moment and said:
al knew this morning that he had been
selected. came here ten days ago. but it
was not until today that l discovered who
Tue lucky mdu WOUlu Dc 4OL0 UolC d
number of Republican candidates. They
were all good men and any of them would
fill the Office acoeptably. 1t was a matter
of Indifference to me who was selected. /
was interested only in seeing that the ap-
pointee was a Republican. The man was e
secondary consideration. 1t was the party
! varted recognized"
"Did you come here to look after the
marshallship2r
mir Wiley S Brown, of Salt Lake, and
myself were selected by the territorial Re-
publican organization to come east and see
that q Republican was appointed TO the
vacancy. We arrived about ten days ago
and we have had repeated conferences with
the attorney general since. We found Gen
eral Miller most kind and considerate. He
understood the situation perfectly, and we
found it unnecessary to explain it to him.
He fell in with our purposes from the
start, and co-operated cordially with US.
We feel very grateful TO him for the cour-
tesy he has shown to the Republicans of
the territory through u.s."
POOR PAT LANSAN.
ibid the Liberals put forward candi-
datep
''Oh, yes. Pat Lannan was their man.
Poor Pat; this viii be q great disappoint-
ment TO him. He came east just before we
did. He went directly TO New York. An
impression exists here that Mr.. Lannan
believed the appointment would not be
made until after the election, and that
when 1t was made it would be given to
him. He did net come down to Washing
ton from New York. and the story is that
he did not think il necessary 10 do so. He
thought he had the place sure"
''Of course" suggested, there will be
. scramble for Benton's place."
'Oh, certninly.'' Mr.. Morgan replied. II
expect an avalanche of applications as soon
as this news reaches Salt Lake. Mr.. Brown
and myself will stay here until that va
cancy is also filed"
s'Do you think it viii be given to Re-
publicans''
s'There is no aboubt of that" said Mr.
Morgan emphatically 1.-THE president
has already indicated his future course in
dealing with the territory in the appoint
ment of Benton. All his other appoint
ments will be Republican, including the
man be will select 10 succeed Benton. His
course 50 far as that policy is concerned is
fixed unalterably by his action today"
s'Wil the president Ill any other Utah
vacancies before the 4th of March nextzn
.'Judge Anderson's term expires liz jan.
fhoro he xva l,aor f<,,- e,x,,,