The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08
THICK AS LEAVES.
Candidates Are TunlbIing
Down.
MAKING A MORMON STATE.
President Cleveland Is Believed to
Have a Scheme of That
Sort in View.
MAKING A MORMON STATE.
Special TO THE MoRNIse CALI.

WASHINGTON. April III President
Cleveland delays the California appoint
ments much longer he will have a fine array
of talent TO select from. The California
candidates are as thick as leaves in Vallom-
brOsa, and still they come. Robert Fisher
OF Berkeley to-day flied his application for
appointment as Superintendent Of tile Mint
at San Francisco. i. c. MattinGly of San
Francisco wants TO be Collector Of Internal
Revenue for the first district. and the other
Pacific Coast applicants are as follows: DR..
l.. L. MullineX Of Astoria wants TO be Col
lector Of Customs az that Port and Willis
u. Potter applies for the appraisership at
Portland, Or; c. w. Dyer of Spokane
wants 10 be immigration Inspector
The appointment of Caleb w. West as
Governor Of Utah to-day is not so much due
TO his own merit as TO Carisle's warm
friendship. West is n Kentuckan, and
both Carlisle and Blackburn arc his in
Innate friends. Cleveland said only yester-
day 10 Congressman who called upon him,
that he would not reappont ex-office-
holders except in cases where rival candi-
dates were inferior in capacity to former in-
cumbents, who were candidates for re-
appointment, and who had served with con-
spi uous ability.
Vests four years term as Goyerno or OF
Titan under Cleveland's first administration
was not marked by any act that will make
his name known to posterty. At first he
identified himself with the liberal party OF
Utah, but afterward took up with the
MormOns, and is now chairman of the Salt
Lake County Democratic" Committee.
which is composed principally of Saints.
President Cleveland has always been suS-
pected of having soft side for the Mormon
people. and Governor West, since his re-
moYal by Harrison four years ago, has
spent considerable time in Washington
lobbying for the Mormons Even while he
WAS Governor of Utah ho spent good part
of every winter here, and it was reported
upon reliable authority at one time that
President Cleveland suggested to him that
he had better devote more time to his official
duties, and spend less time in Washington.
Governor West was then lobbying on tho
other side. that is for the Gentle or liberal
party.
1t is believed that Utah will be admitted
as State at the next session of Congress
without doubt. and Governor West is ex-
pected to I've candidate for United States
Senator. Delegate Rawlings will probably
oppose him. Ex-Delegate John I. Game
will be the other Senator, the idea being to
elect one Gentle Democrat and one Nor
mon Democrat.
Judge Orlando ". Powers of Salt Lake
City, prominent Democrat, who is here
now, is strongly opposed to the admission
of Utah. He says that tn Mormon people
have been ard are under the absolute con-
troll of the church, there being n less than
10000 Mormon church Office holders. This
gigantic body is so thoroughly aud com
Dletely organized that the Mormons have a
perfect civil government ana a system of
church courts. They are instructed by their
leaders how to vote, and this tremendous
power may be thrown one way or the other
at the dictation of these men.
1--WE are against statehood consequently"
he saws. until We are satisfied there need
be ne fear of church dictation and domina-
ton in politics. While we entertain a
friendly feeling toward the Mormons, their
church system has been and is antagonistic
TO good government and it will not do TO give
over the State to the Mormon church In
our opinion, Utah has been aud is admirably
governed by its Territorial officers. But
once the powerful supervision of the United
States Government is Withdrawn the Nor
mons would have /: In their power to
rise in their might and do about as they
pleased"