The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-25
THE DELEGATIONS.
Pet Projects 10 Be Promoted by the
Various States.
The CaIlfornians Exhibit Their Proverbial
Hospitality Mcconnell and His River
Montana and the Railroad.

The delegations began TO arrive Satur-
day evening. Sunday morning the ad-
vance guard OF the California representa-
tives made their appearance, headed by
S. K. Thornton, ce-presldent OF lhe
California Miners association. The main
body of the Golden Gate delegation came
in this morning with flying colors and
opened their headquarters at the city hall,
with the proverbiaI California hberallty.
CALIFORNIA HOSPITALITY.
Two dozen cases OF the vintage of 49,
and baskets OF the finest fruits of the
golden sands were stored in readiness for
a grand reception, as preliminary to
capturing the next congress for San Fran
cisco. Honorable John p. Irish, the ora
tor par excellence, is present, big
as life. The Sacramento delegation
is an exceedingly strong body OF men
with IL. Weinstoek, the Sacramento mil
lionaire, who is chairman OF the Call
fornia delegation. Win S. Green, Of
Colusa county and George Ocaiar of
Yuba are a pair of 'fsnoruers, - and they
will be heard from when the congress
settles down to heavy work.
CALIFORNIA; DEMANDS.
The Californians are thoroughly
organized, know what they want and
propose to get it. They are unit for
dredging the Sacramento and San
Joauquin rivers and Will swap favors with
the Los Angeles members by supporting
a scheme for opening up the San Pedro
bay.
WHAT IDAHO WANTS.
Governor Mcconnell OF Idaho has met
with royal reception. He has bobhed
up as one of the biggest men in town.
The Idaho governor is a great mixer, -
aud his mingling qualities are immense.
His record as a thirty-day senator gave
him a national reputation. Mcconnell
has his wants along with him and he has
the surveys of an unheard-o of river bigger
than the Hudson), that carries on its
bosom 4 great commerce between the
United States and British America, for
which he viii ask an appropriation. nc
Connell also favors ditching the arid
lands, as well as the river beds, and has
scheme for grants of odd sections to irri-
CATION companies.
NORTH DAKoTA's REPRESENTATIVE.
North Dakota is ablS represented by
Governor Shortbridge, > man after the
mould of Allen g. Thurman, with gray
chin whiskers and an intelligent, pallid
face and square, aggressive jaw. He
wants a state of things brought about by
the congress that viii put the national
representatives at Washington in line
with the necessities of the west.
MONTANA AND THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
George W. Irvine is to the front in ad-
vOcatIng the claims of Montana, and he
is creating sentiment in behalf of the
struggles of the miners against the en-
croachments of the Northern Pacific rail-
way, which corporation claims title to
~
He wants Congress to appoint commits
sion to seggregate the mineral and other
lands.
James 3. Lehigh, of Butte, is going to
insist on introducing politics into the
congress, and has a grand scheme for
party that will hoist the silver flag and
fight its battles boldly under the stand
ard colors of the white metal, regardless
of the old parties.
AWAITING PATTERsoN's ARRIVAL. -
The centennial state ssfeeIs its oatss
considerably and is still spreeing over the
victory il secured over the gold bugs at
the last presidential election, and proposes
to "trip open' every state in the west by
ColoradoiZing them. The delegates, how
ever, appear to be holding their breath
awaiting the arrival of Tom Patterson,
who was expected to arrive last evening.
NEW MExIoo's GOVERNOR.
Governor Prince carries New Mexico in
his vest pocket and the territory will
WELD as much influence in the gap of the
governors waisucoat as any full-fedged
state, for Governor Prince is giant with
q gigantic voice, and when he speaks his
bones reverberate through the opera
house like modulated peals of thunder or
the roar OF a Gagged lion.
SALT LAKES DELEGATION.
The Salt Lake delegation showed up
125 strong and they We're not too modest
to have their names read. Judge Col
born, in a happy humor, insisted that
the secretary should read the list, as it
KS quite probable that all the fame the
members would receive in the convention
was the hearing Of their names read.